Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-11-19
ktore Than GOO Bills Introduced
IN Both Houses--Less Than
100 Disposed OF.
SOME APPOINTMENTS MADE
Govc' nor Names Il. c. Mower Judge
Again in Burlington -. Sabbath
real<ing Dill Iiilled-QucstiDn
of Next Week on Held Tn
Pending Developments

Montpelier, Nov. 17.-Out Of more than
100 bills introduced into both houses OF
The Legislature up to this evening. 20
have reached the Office Of the secretary
Of state signed by the Governor. OF the
remainder. about 80 have been refused a
third reading and the others are still in
the hands of committees or in process of
passage through ths two houses or the
latter only a few can be considered as of
State importance or interest. Added to
about 70 House bills, quarter as many
Senate bills are in tho hands OF the re-
vision committee 70 b. introduced this
week From this 1t can not oe wondered
that the question OF final adjournment
before Christmas is becoming doubtful.
GOVERNORS APPOINTMENTS
Gov. George H. Prouty this afternoon
made the following appointments:
MembtN Of board OF penal institutions
for six years-Newman K Chafree of
Rutland.
Member Of board OF dental examiners
for five years-Dr. K Longfellow Cleaves
OF Montpelier.
Members Of board Of medical registra-
ton for six years-Dr. Halbert S. Water
man OF Brattleboro, Dr. e. d. Whitaker
Of Barre.
Judges Of municipal courts for two
years-Erwin NJ. Harvey Of Montpelier
Edmund C. Mower of burlington, Ma
than N. Post of st. Adams, Ernest W.
Gibson Of Brattleboro.
Trustees of permanent school fund for
two years-Joseph A. DeBoer OF Mont
pelier, Zophar NJ. Mansur of Newport,
John L. Southwic< Of Burlington.
Member Of board OF pharmacy for two
years-D. F. Davis of Barre.
Member Of board OF library commits
sioners for five years-March NJ Wilson
of Randolph. Mr.. Wilson Is also desig-
mated chairman of the board.
All these are reappointments except
that Of Or. II. s. Waterman Of Brattle-
ooro TO be member of the board of
medical registration.
The Senate this afternoon tackled the
trustee process exemption bill as spe-
cial order but finally by vote OF 16 to
10 ordered It to 10 until after the
Thanksgiving recess
KILL SABBATH BILL
The bill! regarding Sabbath breaking,
repeating the old blue Sunday law that
lothing but works Of necessity or charity
should be done on Sunday was taken
up as a special order in tho House and
after discussion OF an hour or more
is passage was refused by a yea and
lay vote of 1876 10 66. Mr.. Barber who
introduced the bill ably defended II and
u his position he was supported by MI
.ioodel of Nottingham. Among those
We'll for a continuance Of the old New
England Sabbath were Mr.. Fuller OF
Bloomfield Mr. Ballou of Chester, Mr.
Blaisdell of Bridport, Mr.. Locklin OF
Richford and Mr.. Wheeler OF South
Burlington. Mr.. Leary Of Burlington op-
posed the bill on tho ground that II
was unconstitutional
The House again this afternoon wen,
into a committee OF the whole to con-
slider the bill to pay certain printing
concerns In the state sums claimed to be
due for State printing. On this bill the
committee on claims had made a favor
able report Mr.. williams Of Newpor,
was called to the chair and the matter
was discussed for the remainder OF tn,
afternoon. Frank f. Langley Of Barre
State printing commissioner, was asked
made by W, b. Howe. manager OF tn
Free Press association OF Burlingto,
and f. c. futile, head Of the Tuttl
Printing company OF Rutland. The com
mittee finally rose and reported progress
The bill was ordered to lie until tn
state printing commission can report a
% whether the bills are excessive.
ADJOURNMENT HELD UP.
The Senate this morning laid on tn
table until Thursday morning the Joir
resolution introduced In the House yes
terday and adopted on the part OF tina
body providing for an adjournment owe
next week without pay. It Is understoo
this was done that the developments
.he smallpox epidemic might be watche
Tor day or two and that II might [
decided more definitely the last Of tn
week whether It was advisable to nc
journ over for n longer time than unit
Tuesday. December I.
Identical bills were introduced in II
Senate and House this morning by SEM
tor Orvis of Bennington In the Sena
and by M. Balm OF Lincoln. by reques
IN the House, which provide that men
hers of q General Assembly shall
Ineligible to be elected to any ofii'
created by that General Assembly, Tn
Is tho measure that Mr.. HapGood
Peru advocated so strongly when he W;
member Of tho House.
HOUSE BILLS Still. COMING
The food Of bills still continues to 40
into the House and will for nearly all III
week AS the revision committee stlll HI
in it's hanCs about rs House bills to cor
in. beside numerous committee bill
Twcnty-siS now bills were introduced !