Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-13
Bill Introduced Thursday b,
Chairman Of Committee on
Appropriations.
| ADJOURNMENT NEXT FRIDAY
Legislature TO Work One Saturday,
House Kills 10 Mills in Lump
Committee ON lewiston OF Laws
want q big Bonus--Serase
Passes Weekly Pay
mcnt Bill.

Montpelier, Dec 8.-The question OF
hnal adjournment on Friday, December
IA, was practically settled in the House
this morning when that body without
a dissenting voice killed a resolution
introduced by Mr.. Senter of Mont
pelier mat when the House adj
5ourns tomorrow morning 1t be
until next Monday afternoon. MIR.
Senter introduced this resolution to
test the feeling of the House. He Wig
orously opposed his own resolution, as
did Mr.. Finn of Springfield, Mr.. Porter
OF Wilmington. Mr. Kicker or Croton,
and Mr. Darling Of Chelsea. 1t was
pointed out that II the House remains
in session through Saturday and Mon
day the business of the term can be
completed without night sessions and n
final adjournment he taken next week
Friday. The vote on the adoption of
! the resolution was a standing one, and
no one arose in its favor.
The House got out It's Ratchet this
morning and at ono fell swoop slaugh-
tered IS bills. Among these measures
was the one providing for bounty OF
30 cents on hedgehogs. another appro-
priating $4,000 for agricultural
course IN the Essex Classical Institute
at Essex. another making 1t unlawful
TO sell cigarettes and cigars to persons
under IS years old under a penalty of
two months Imprisonment or a fine of
$50, and another providing for an agri-
cultural course at the Leland &c Gray
Seminary, and appropriating $4,000 to
purchase and equip farm there, also
to appropriate $500 annually for an
instructor In agriculture.
The House ordered to third read
Ing the Senate bill abolishing the board
OF directors of the State prison and
House Of Correction, and the board of
trustees Of the Vermont Industrial
school. and to create a board of penal
institutions. Mr. McCuen of Nergennes
proposed an amendment to the bill
which excluded the board OF trustees
of the Vermont Industrial school from
the provisions Of this bill, but 1T was
voted down and the bill was ordered
to a third reading without amendment.
On November 10 the House refused
a third reading to the Senate bill which
appropriates $500 for an Investigate ton
OF the water resources of the State,
provided the federal government would
appropriate a similar sum. this to apply
to the years 1907 and 1908. The vote
refusing this bill a third reading was
reconsidered. 1t was recommitted to the
committee and came up again This morn
ing, when, after discussion of nearly
an hour. 1t was again laid to rest by a
practically unanimous vote. The bill
was strongly favored by Mr.. Senter OF
Montpelier Mr.. Parden Of Wallin gford
Mr.. McCuen of Vergennes Mr. Fletcher
of Cavendish and Mr.. Thomas Of Marsh
field. The opposition was led by Mr.
hrnli ho1I -
ported by Mr.. Kicker of Groton and
Mr.. Carpenter Of Huntington.
The House this morning adopted the
amendment to the House rules proposed
yesterday by Mr.. Darling Of Chelsea,
which provides that ell corporation bills
be read the third lime by their titles only
joint resolution was introduced In
the Senate this morning by Senator Sta r
ford which provides that the members Of
the judiciary committee from the House
and Senate who compose the joint special
committee on the revision OF tho laws be
paid &c per day and mileage for the ses-
sion. This was referred to the committee
on State and court expenses.
The Senate devoted most of the fore
noon in discussing the House bill which
frees sand bar bridge from tolls and es-
day was ordered to third reading The
discussion mainly on proposed
amendments to the bill which was finally
passed in concurrence. The Senate killed
the bill originating in that body relating
to the election of town officers by ballot
This hill provided that on the request Of
20 taxpayers any town, whether or not It
uses the Australian ballot, could have the
Oh Of oil bo1l
to be voted for at the annual March meet
Ing.
The Senate ordered tn n third reading
the Senate bill appropriating $4,000 for
repairs and improvements at the State
prison at Windsor.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The provisions OF the bill for the sup