Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-09
Committee on Revision of Rules
Will Recommend New
Regulations.
TWO RAILROAD COMMITTEES
One 10 Consider steam and the Other
Electric ponds-Iroposc Ia Make n
Committee on Appropriations
Cannot Restrict Call for
Hca and my Vote.

Montpelier. Nov. 2.-Thc commit &C
on the revision of the rules OF tho
Senate and House of the Vermont Leg
islature that has been in session at
the State House since yesterday morn
ing, completed it's labors this noon
Walter Is. Farnsworth of Rutland
secretary of the Senate. sat with the
committee to-day, as did w. A. Lord
ana Hale *. Darling of the revision
committee. In accordance with tho
law creating this committee they will
on or before january next submit to
Governor Bell their recommendations
md send two copies thereof to the
chairman of tho present committee ON
rules of the House and Senate.
The full text of the changes that
will he recommended in the present
rules are: That tho committee on elcc-
tions should be made up in the House
of II instead of seven members.
That there shall be- two committees
ON railroads. to one of which shall he
referred all bills referring to steam
railroads. this committee to be COM
posed of nine members. and to the
other committee composed Of five mem
bcrs shall be referred all measures re-
dd'lilS TO rlCttflc falIrpaUS.
The committee recommends abolish
Ing the distributing committee, which
really has no work to do. and recon-
,nends striking out from the title Of
the committee on highways. bridges
and ferries the word "fcrrics.'
II is also recommended that the cont
mittco on corporations shall he divided
~ in other words. that two committees
On Crrpos ltiors shall he appointed. to
ono of which shall go al hills relating to
municipal corporations. ana to the other
al measures of whatever kind that
should properly go to tho committee on
corporations.
Cine of tho most important rccoinincndd-
lions is changes in tho rule regarding
the introduction of bills. The committee
will recommend that all bills to he intro
Guced shall first he referred to "A commit
tee on revision of bills. composed of two
representatives and one senator, that all
needed changes in forms and expressions
may he made Tho bills will then lie intro
tuced through the speaker and prcSl-
dent of the Senate and read the first
time by their title only. 1t is recommend
ed that this committee on revision of
bills shall have clerk who Shall be
pad SIX dollars per day. and Il stonoG-
raphcr. the clerk to he appointed by the
lieutenant-goveinor the speaker of the
house. the secretary of the Senate, the
titrk Of tho House and the secretary of
state. thus removing the appointment of
this important official out of the realm
Of politics.
TIME LIMIT ON BILLS.
The committee Will also recommend
that no bills shall be introduced in either
house after November ! unless by
unanimous consent. except through the
committees Tie present rule allows hills
10 creep in by n two-thirds vote.
The creation of Il committee on appro-
prlationS is also recommended 10 which
snail he referred all bills appropriatiny
money, which can be held until near the
end or the session. thus giving every
measure OF this kind q square deal Tn
der the present rule, appropriations are
often made early in the session for "A large
amount for some project, and later IN the
session equally mcritorious bills are turn
ed down after an economical streak
Strikes tho Legislature.
The work of this committee on anpro-
rriatons will not interfere in any way
with the duties of the committee on wav,