Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-11-04

of adjourning over from Friday until
Wednesday. and Immediately the storm
broke. Speaker Cheney called Mr..
Fish to the chair and he took the floor
in favor of staying here to work. He
demanded the yea and nay vote so
that the people could know just who
among all the members were willing to
stay and help get some of the legisia-
tion out of the way. A majority of
the members stood by the speaker and I
refused to take the long adjournment. |
Some one moved that if they adjourn
for so long time that it be without |
pay, but this proposition was killed
instantly. Many of the members de-
clared they would go home anyway and
this led Mr.. Howe of ST. Johnsbury to
call attention to rule IL which provides
that no member shall absent himself
without permission. He moved that
the rule be considered as in full force
and the house voted to sustain the rule.
The senate delayed action on the ques
ton until later in the week, but after
spirited debate they adopted joint
resolution calling for an adjournment
until after cleo ton. After nearly
every. senator had spoken on the mat
ter the resolution was adopted on the
part of the senate by vote of IL to 6.
This was sent to the house and the bat
| tie of Tuesday was fought over again.
Speaker Cheney again took the floor
and succeeded in holding his forces to-
gether we'll enough to kill the resoIu-
ton. A majority Of the house had vot-
ed against the proposition on Tuesday
and they were angry when the senate
seemingly imposed on them by sending
the same resolution again expecting
them to stultify themselves by Hopping
from the vote Of Tuesday. These
votes were all taken by a yea and nay
vote and it would have been an easy
matter to pick out those who Topped.
1t is but right to say that the Or
leans, Essex and Caledonia county
members of the house voted consistent
ly and with one or two exceptions all
supported the speaker When the
house refused to concur with the senate
the senate became angry and threat
ened to kill the bill allowing members
to vote at the state house. After some
filibustering however the senate finally
passed the bill so that any member
might vote in Montpelier. But the
senate found way to get their ad-
Journment. 1t Is not a part of the
official record of the senate, but there
was mutual understanding among the
senators that they might all go home
and stay until Wednesday and some of
the Washington county senator's would
go up to the state house Monday af-
ternoon and adjourn again until Wed
nesday morning. One branch of the
legislature cannot adjourn for more
than three days without the consent OF
the other and so it became necessary
2 for the senate to meet on Monday,
which they did for few minutes with
! not more than three or four members
7 present. This course on the part Of
the senate was perfectly proper. since
\ it is we'll caught up with its work anc
: there is abolutely no reason why the,
= should have remained in Montpelier
b It is impossible to see wherein tn,
= house gained very much. So man,
e members were absent, even agains
the rule Of the house. that very littl,
g was accomplished. It did howeve
r show that the members are honest ant
'e are willing to sacrifice something TO
l. good Of the state.