Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-13
NEW BILLS STILL APPEAR.
House Killed the Bill Establishing q
Permanent School Fund-Appro-
priation for Repairs at state
Asylum-Another Increase
In Pay.

hands of the revision committee, the pros
pect Of final adjournment next week does
not brighten. Sixty-four seats were vacant
In the House this afternoon and It Is not
probable quorum will be present to-
morrow morning. Mr.. Senter OF Montpel-
Ter gave notice to the House this after
noon that If there was no quorum present
for the transaction Of business when the
House convenes tomorrow morning, he
should demand the yeas and nays on the
first measure that comes up for action,
thus placing on record those who went to
their homes after they voted unanimously
yesterday morning to remain and work
through Saturday and Monday.
Speaker Cheney, who was nephew of
the late ex-Crov. George w Hendee of
Morrisville, left this evening to attend
the funeral tomorrow. Before leaving he
stated to the House that nothing but
death and Illness would have induced him
to leave the House at this critica, period
OF the session In accordance with joint
resolution adopted yesterday. Speaker
Cheney appointed Representatives Hui
burd of Hyde Park and harris Of Stowe
to represent the House at ex-Gov. Hen
dees funeral tomorrow.
The House this afternoon ordered to a
third reading the bill appropriating $780,
900 for repairs to the State hospital for
the insane at Waterbury, after amending
the bill so that it appropriates only &c.,
0O
The Senate killed this afternoon by n
| close vote of 10 to Il the Senate bill pro-
viuing that persons who are residents OF
| the State for only three months in the
year should be obliged to take out hun
tha HI
requiring dealers in evergreen trees to
| take out license.
A joint resolution introduced In the
| House this afternoon. and adopted on the
part of the House. provides for paying the
clerk of the revision committee Sc per
day, and the stenographer of that COM
mittee So per day for the session. The
original resolution made the pay of the
stenographer of this committee 81 per
day but on motion of Mr.. Senter of Mont
| pelier II was raised to s..
The morning hours Of the Senate were
devoted to routine business.
| The Senate bill to regulate the pur-
chase of supplies for State institutions
was passed with slight proposal of
amendment. Senator Moody introduced
a bill from the committee on State and
court expenses which provides FOR the
creation of a commission to establish
uniform system Of forms and records for
probate and county courts.
| In the House the House bill providing
for assessing State tax on interest
bearing deposits in national banks came
up n special order. Amendments had
been proposed which excluded deposits
of railroad. telegraph and telephone COM
panies from the provisions of the act
which We're adopted. Another amendment
makes deposits of trust funds subject to
n go tax Mr.. Gibson of Brattleboro
wished to amend by making this 3-4es
but the report OF the committee was sus-
taned and the bill was ordered to a
third reading
Mr.. Porter of Wilmington from the
committee on ways and means introduced
a bill which provides that unless other
wise provided unexpended balances OF
Appropriations shall revert to the State
treasury.
The Senate bill providing for the ap-
pointment Of a woman on the board OF
visitors to State institutions received a
storm OF no votes when the bill came
up for passage IN the House this morn
Ing but on rising vote 1t went through
by vote of lis to II.
The House also passed the Senate bill
appropriating ST. 500 to build a janitor's
house near the Bennington battle monu-
ment.
The House also passed in concurrence
the Senate bill regulating the salary OF
the superintendent OF the State prison,
the House OF Correction and the State
Industrial school. This salary Is fixed at
81 900 and subsistence.
The House this morning killed the bill
on which a public hearing was given last
Ievening, and which was n favorite meas
ure of Representa- tive Mead of Rutland,
. which provides for inspection OF con-
centrate and condensed milk and stamp
, ing the same with the approval OF the
State board of health
The bills establishing municipal courts
in Swanton and Bellows Falls, on which
the judiciary committee made an adverse
= report, were also refused a third read
: ing.
The House this morning passed with
/ out debate the important bill which
, provides for permanent school fund
and creates a board OF trustees to manage
) the same.
| The House adopted on It's part a Joint
resolution providing that Ann Story
= lChapter Daughters OF the American
Revolution. of Rutland may eXpend the
: $l19N It has in Its hands which was
3 appropriated by the state for the sup
port OF Esther Damon. the last surviving
widow In Vermont of revolutionary
soldier, who died recently In purchasing
) and erecting a suitable monument for
her.