Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-11-08
They Will Continue to Appear in
Legislature throughout the
Week.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT BILL
Substitute Measure for Abo1ishmen mt
Made Special order for Friday
Norning-Thr House orders
the Biii for Alobish,ncnt of
Grade Crossing 10 Third
Reading.

Montpelier. Nov. e.--Thc fact that the
presiding officers of the two houses and
the Joint revision committee Interpreted
tie new rule regarding the Introduction
Of bills that all bills must to-day be in
the hands of the revision committee, but
Tat this committee should have three
days TO get thesc bills back into the two
houses. prevented to-day the great rush
of bills that has always covered up the
C'erks and secretaries Of the two houses
Gnl swamped the printer on the Last
day for their Introduction. These bills to-
night are all in the hands of the revision
committee, hut this committee will have
practically all this week to yet them in
PRODUCED in the two houses.
Senator Redneld introduced in the
Senate this morning n bill to abolish the
board of directors of all the State in
solutions. and create in their place a
penal institutions board of three mem
hers who shall perform all the duties that
row davolve upon the boards of directors
Of the State nrison, House of Correction
and state Industrial school. This bill also
provides that one member of the board
shall he named by the governor as n
purchasing agent for all these penal in
sttutions.
Few of the bills introduced in the House
This morning were OF general interest.
ar. Reed Of Rrookhcd introduced ono
which approDriates not more than 81 No
annually for an instructor to assist the
T.ato board of agriculture at farmers in
stitutes and other meetings Of farmers.
nd to teach elementary agriculture in
.ho public schools where required
Tho substitute bill aholishing capital
punishment was reached in tho house
this MORNING ON this bill favorable
report had been made. 1t will be taken
up rs a succial order next Friday
morning at 1916.
The bill providing for the election
Of representatives to tn" General AS
scmhly by plurality on the fourth bal
lot. which was killed last week in the
Senate. came no in that body this at
tcrnoon on the question of reconsid-
cring the vote refusing it n third read
ing. The Senate was not in mood
to tackle it this afternoon and the mo-
ton to reconsider was again ordered
to lie and WIS made special order for
Thursday morning at eleven o'clock.
The two special orders on the House
calendar this afternoon were disposed
of in short order. After brief but
convincing speech in its favor by Mr..
Fletcher Of Cavendish the House or
Icrcd to n third reading the bill re-
showing the limit OF deposits in say.
ings banks and trust companies sub
ject to taxation. After amending tho
bill providing for the adjustment OF
grade crossings on steam railways so
mat the burden of expense should be
larger on the state and less on the
Town, and further amending it so that
unless a town agrees otherwise not
more than one grade crossing shall be
abolished in any one year. the bill was
ordered to 4 third reading without
debate.
From the committee on HIGHWAYS and
bridges Mr.. Carr Of St. Johnsburv in
troduced n hin ,rbic1, ,,,,,r,,,,ria 90
coo for Improvement of the highways
way go 10 p' expended under the
- ""o'"'n OF state highway
. ''V' VINO N'iiI 10 appointed by
nus Htat" commissioner Is