Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-11-29
Legislature Protects Mill Men
Rather Than Fish ard Game
Interests.
CASE OF RUSH LEGISLATION.
Nawyers Got bill through Both
houses In Half an Hour to Correct
n BIundcr in Court Reorgnni,-
Automatically Payment bill
Reported.

Montpelier. Nov. 22-Aftor spending
nearly half q day in debating the biennial
measure to prevent placing sawdust in
streams, the House again to-day defeated
the bill providing such prohibition. Mr..
Evarts of Windsor and Mr.. McCuen OF
Vergenncs made strong speeches in Its
behalf, representing as they did the fish
and game interests of the State. but the
bill never had n chance for Its life. II
was killed by large majority. The lead
ing arguments against Il were made by
Mr. Kicker of Groton, Mr.. Brown OF
Powna and Mr., Archibald OF Man
chester.
The House refused 70 pass in concur
renee the Senate bill providing for bring
ing to Montpelier the votes for state :
attorney OF Bennington county. The
joint assembly to hear the report OF the
Joint standing committee to canvass votes
for county officers and to elect Judges
OF the court Of claims went over until
Tomorrow morning at eleven O'Clock. The
Joint assembly to elect Judges of this
supreme court Is fixed for Friday morn
ing at 1880.
State Treasurer Deavtt to-day gave
each member OF the legislature n check
for sl20 on account and Auditor Graham
took care of those officials of the gen
eral assembly who receive their salaries
through him.
The Senate to-day adopted in concur
renee the Joint resolution providing for
adjournment over Thanksgiving week
and the work of the session will end Fri
day afternoon until Monday afternoon,
December 8. Senator Taylor offered q
Joint resolution providing that the joint
tCOmnirtea IN Through ba
public statutes, and the joint special COM
nittee to investigate the accounts of com
missions may sit through the Thanks
giving recess with pay, which was adopt
ed by the Senate
The Senate killed the Senate bill re.
qulring towns to erect ratings in danger
Gus places on highways. The measure
was discussed by Senator Moody and
Pelton and was killed. II to II.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED
The Senate to-day confirmed the follow
ing nominations sent to that body yester-
day by Governor Proctor:
Rolltn NJ. Pelton of Richford. to he
supervisor of insane for six years from
December l next.
Fred r Kidder of Woodstock to be q
member of the State board Of health fol
Six years from December !, 1905.
George II. Perkins of Burlington, to bt
State geologist and curator of the State
cabinet for two years from December
next.
Governor Proctor to-day appointed w
J.. Gokay of Bennington to be a member
of the state board of pharmacy for five
years. to succeed c. G. Bingham of St
Johnsbury. The governor also reappOnt-
ed Henry l.. Clark of Castleton, G. II
Stearns of Johnson and Albert Edison Of
Randolph, to be resident normal schoo
commissioners.
The Senate ordered to third reading
the Senate bill providing for the consoli-
dation OF the Burlington Gas company
md the Burlington Electric Lighting
company after amending it so that abe
franchise Of the old companies extend:
10 the consolidated company.
QUICK LEGISLATION.
After the bill providing for the reor
ganization Of the judiciary had passec
both houses Yesterday and has gone tt
the governor for his signature, it was dis
covered that clause therein disqualified
Judges who are at present sitting In coun
ty courts from performing those duties
until their SUCCESSORS were elected. \
bill Introduced this morning by Mr.. Oar
ling Of Chelsea remedyng this defect wa
rushed through both houses under sus
pension of the rules ana was on the gov
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