The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-06
WEEKLY PAY
BILL WINS
Decisive Victory in the SEN
ate After a Brush
-AnI0uRMMEMT nee Ia
ADJOURNMENT DEC IA.
House Refuses to Adjourn Over Satur-
day--work Of Session Will Prob
baby Be Completed by
That Date.

Montpelier, Dec s.. For the first time
IL the history of Vermont legislation,
ID bill to compel corporations 70 pay
their employees weekly has conquered
opposition III both branches If the gem
eral assembly TIE second fight came
IN the Senate yesterday afternoon, when
a bill, which was introduced in the
House BY Representative jackson of
Barre City, and which passed that body
easily, came up on the question Of third
reading Several attempts we're made
to chew the measure np with amend
ments, but one after another they were
baten down Or withdrawn, until the
iinal vote ordering third reading was
favorable by the vote Of 70 to s The
bill was read the third time and passed
today. II il said that Governor Proctor
will sign the bin when 1t comes I'll him.
senator Daley of Windsor was the
chief opponent To the measure Yesterday
afternoon lie took the ground that IL
would be unconstitutional, bnt Senator
Chase of Windham reilted that claim.
Senators Iowlanl Van Patten and
johnson favored the bill. An attempt
was made to except numbering corpora
tions from the provisions of tile bill.
ilt failed Then 1t was tried to exempt
/ logging companies. but It failed like
wise. Then Senator Van patten moved
70 amend by excepting railroads, but
there was storm Of opposition to that.
I Finally Senator Van patten withdrew
his third and supplementary proposal
luf amendment. which wes to allow rail.
roads to pay fortnightly, and yea and
nay vote was asked for on the third
reading.
1ne vote resulted as follows: Yea,
AlArich Of Weathersfeld, Chase Of rs.
sex, Chase Of Windham, Coruth d
4 Charleston Davis Of Pomfret, Fletcher
OF Essex, Greene Of ST. Alhans. Howland
LOT Barre, johnson Of Randolph.s Moody
lof Waterbury, Moscley of Mortified
4 Morse of DanvilIe. palu of West EAirlre
I Phelps cf Westminster, Reifeld of Hub
bartlton. Russell Of Shrewsbury. Somers
Of Irasbmgh, Stafford of Morristown
and Van patten of Burlington. Nav
Collins Of North Ferrisburgh, Daley Of
4 Hartford, Delong OF Shoreham. Holden
of Bennington, King Of Grand Isle, King
Of Rutland, Roberts Of Bennington and
Roberts OF 1nIttcnden Senator Pelt0r
lof Richford asked to be excused from
voting, rs he bad agreed to pair with
Senator (now ludge) Taylor permis
sion was granted.
| Following The disposal Of the weekly
payment bin the employers liability aet
came up and was slaughtered. in spite
Of strong fight put np by Senatoi
Rowland IFS introducer. The vote stoot
10 TO rs. and was as oflIows: Yea
Chase of Essex. Chase Of Windham, Flet
cher, Rowland Moody, Moseley Paul
Phelps, ReIfell, Somers; nay, Aldrich
Collins, Coruth. Daley, Davis, Delong
Green, Holden. Johnson, King OF Gran,
Isle, King of Rutland. Morse, pelton
Roberts Of Remington, Roberts Of Chit
tendent, Russell, Stafford and Van Pat
ten.
Adjournment December H.
The proposition to adjourn tomorrow
over Saturday was voted down In tn,
House today almost unanimously an,
Il now looks as II the legislature nigh
finally adjourn week from tomorrow
Good progress was made with legisla
tion today. The House killed 14 bill
and the Senate two, ono being the bill
introduced BY Senator Howland by re
! quest, to provide for elections in tow
meetings by ballot The druggists II
cense bill introduced early in the scs
sion was also killed Among the bill
killed in the House was the one to regu
late the manufacture and sale Of paten
medlcines, hedgehog bounty bill. the bill
to amend the license law 40 as to cu
prima facie evidence, tie bill 10 increas
the age limit from i6 60 IS in the sell
ing Of tobacco, and the bill to investi
gate the water resources Of the state.
The House passed the bill to incor
porate the Wells River and Barre Elec
trio railway, This bill had alread
passed the Senate. The Senate. afte
quite a struggle, passed the bill freein
the Sand Bar bridge from tolls.
A bill was introduced in the Hous
providing The governor shall appoin
states attorneys in case Of vacancies.
Approved by the Governor,
\ r. 30. An act to amend section 46l
Of the Vermont statutes as amended b
! No So of the acts Of 1900, relating I
. the protection Of beaver and otter.
Z II. 202 An act in relation to til
Deerfcld River Railroad company.
II, 27l. An net to prohibit the broker
I age Of insurance.
II. 3O7. An act to amend section 437
\ of the Vermont statutes relating to MOI
wich university.
. II. $50 An act TO amend subdiyisio
. Of section 80 Of No 30 of the act
4 of 1890. entitled 9An act to incol
poratc the Capital Savings Bank an
Trust company Of Montpelier, Vermont
H. 351. An act to legnlize the qua,
= ennial appraisal for the year 1906 an
. the grand list for the years 1908, 100
7 1905 ana 1906 Of TIE town II Jay
II. 855. 81 ari to amend section
u Of No. ii3 Of ,lia acts Of 1852, entitle
) An net to incorporate ti,o village :
4 st. Jollrshngy. a. amended by No "a
II Of The acts ~ 1883
!. II 500 IN act % prohibit the misui
; of receptaclcs used IN the sale and in q
S conveyance Of milk.
s H. 304, An act TO amend section
1851 and 1852 Of tie Vermont statute