The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-08
PARTY PLEDGE BROKEN
Senate Killed $40 Trustee Process Bill
Wednesday

"A SVlIlLtu ueudlH LUX pace III lut
senate Wednesday afternoon when
that body refused a third reading to
the bin eXempting wages to the extent
Of $40 from trustee process after the
amendment prnposed by the majority
Of the judiciary committee and provid-
ing that the bill should not affect
standing obligations had been adopt
ed, says the Barre Times. There were
three yea and nay votes taken before
the bill died, and from a motion to
reconsider and lay the motion on the
table by Senator Finn, which he
withdrew Just before adjournment was
taken it may be that this ardent ad.
yocate of the bill may call it up
again for reconsideration All the
senators were present and voted upon
the bill on Wednesday with the eXcep-
ton of two Senators Barney Of Frank
lin and Gibson of Windham, who was
sent home on account Of the small poX
scare
The story Of the death of The meas
ure promised i'm the platform of both
parties and which passed the
House long time before the re-
cess runs s0metning like this The
bill has had several public hearings
and the majority and minority com
mittee reports have been known for
long time, although the final show
down of the senators has been de-
ferred from time to time I'm order that
there might be a full Senate voting up
on IT, It was finally laid on the table
to be called up after the recess.
The majority committee report was
read then the minority report The
minority provides that exemptions be
allowed to the extent Of $40 except
for house rent, clothing and other nee
essities of life. The majority report
was signed By Senator Finn and the
minority by Senator Gleason.
The ball was set rolling when Sena-
tor Finn mCved that the minority re-
port be laid upon the table Senator
Gleason admitted that this amendment
took the sting out of the bill, but that
he thought IL a better measure than
the one in its original form Senator
Lewis Of Orleans then made a polish
ed speech In favor of the trustee bill,
saying that 200 representative people
belonging to his party had promised it,
Che read that section of the PLATFORM
and he believed IL was not right TO
repudiate In the hour of triumph the
promise made at a time Of uncertain
~. Senator Gleason said that he low
ed his state as well as anybody. He
was proud OF his record as a Republi-
can But he did not propose TO vote
for a measure he did not believe was
for the interests of the state He be-
lieved that the senators should do
their duties as senators and not pol
iticians and he believed no was doing
his.
The yeas and nays were called for
The result was l6 to ~ iu favor Of
laying the minority report ON the ta-
ble The yeas We're. Senators Bliss.
Butler. CORY DonoWav, Fairbanks.
Finn. Hunuey Kennedy. Kidder Lew
lis of lamoille. Lewis of Orleans Nc
LAM Scott Thayer Vance Walker,
nays, Senators Bingham Croft. Flagg,
Gleason. Gorham Gross. Hobart. Nc
mtyre. OUis, Potter Sherwin and
Wright
Then The yeas and nays were called
for ON the question of the adoption of
the majority amendment. Senator
Butler explained that &c was thought
20 be less Objectionable 10 those who
did not exactly apply TO existing obi
| cations. Then a number of the sena.
/ tors explained their positions so that
their future voting would not be mis-
| understood They said they would
! vote for the amendment but that thoy
wanted Il understood they were IN fa
yor of killing the whole trustee bill
The amendment came nearer to their
stand than the bill. Among the sen
ators who explained their positions
| in this way were Senators Scott
! Gleason, Sherwiu. Donoway Croft
and Mcintyre Then Senator Lewis
| OF l.amOille supported the amendment
and the bill itself as his party prom
sed Senator Finn believed that n,
time TO express disfayor of the meas
ure was before the promise was made
| He said his Irish was ON the ascen
dant and he intended TO use his righ
on the floor TO the fullest extent fol
the passage OF the bill. Senator Cor
~ spoke for the bill saying Il wat
not amended In the Republican plat
form when adopted IN Armory hall
Senator Finn called for the yeas di,
nays on this question. The vote VA.
unanimous for the amendment.
Then the yea and nay vote was call
ed for again on the question OF th'
third reading Of the bill As th'
names were called. responses wri'
made as follows: yeas. Senators Bliss
Butler, CORY. Fairbanks. Finn, Hunt
ley. Kennedy. Kidder. Lewis Of lam
ollie. Lewis OF Orleans McLam, Nanc
Walker; nays. Senators Bingham
Croft. Donoway. Flagg, Gleason, Go.
ham. Gross, Hobart. Mcintyre, Oryls
Potter, Scott. Sherwin. Thayer AM
Wright Then Senator Finn aske
the privilege OF changing his vote q
the nay column. and this made the i
nal vote i6 to - lie did this so tina
he might vote with the majority an
have a chance to move to reconside
lie made u motion to reconsider pu
lay the motion on the table, but Their
seemed to be misunderstanding au
he withdrew the motion.