Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-11-19
Contrary to Expectations Both
Houses Held Sessions Satur-
day Morning.
CHANCE TO INTRODUCE BILLS
House iAsscs tho $40 .OCO Appropriation
Tor Mcdtcnl Collcgc---CoOlcr COuu-
sci AIInycd wild Tnlk about
AdjournirS in Fear of
Smallpox

Smallpox
Montpelier. Nov. 1s.-.I}oth branches Of
streak. Contrary to the expectations of
many. neither house adjourned this aft
ernoon over Saturday and both will be In
session tomorrow morning There are
in the hands of tho revision committee
more than $50 House bills and by sitting
Tor a short time tomorrow forenoon and
Monday forenoon, nearly y not quite
saf Of these bill can be Introduced and
II the hands Of the printer. Had an nd-
journmert over Saturday and Sunday
been taken this afternoon It Is probable
,he Introduction of bills would not have
been completed by the time adjournment
over Thanksgiving week is taken a week
from to-day.
When a motion 70 adjourn ove- Satur-
day was made In the House this after
noon by Nj Danl.,s OF East Montpelier.
Speaker Cheney explained tho situation
TO the House and asked those who would
in any event remain in Montpelier over
Sunday to como In for a short tim. to-
for the introduction OF these bills, and
not for the transaction OF any business
This they were very glad to do and Mr.
Daniels withdrew his motion for an over
Saturday adjournment
TRUSTEE BILL IN SENATE.
The Senate this afternoon discussed
FOR an hour OF more the so trustee bill
v,-tt 4
finally laid It on the table, making it a
special order for next Tuesday afternoon
The Senate judiciary committee to which
this bill was referred rendered a ma ior-
~ and minority report. Tho majority
report proposed amendments to the bill
which would exclude present indebted
ness, and the minority wished to amend
h SO that 1t would not include the neces-
)ities of life which would pra ctically
vitiate the bill.
An attempt was made In the House
this afternoon to have the vote re-
considered by which yesterday it re-
fused third reading to the bill pro-
viding for the payment Of 1905. So to
Giovanni Viscoms, but 1t was voted
down by a largo majorit.'.
The 1Iouse passed this afternoon
without debate the bill relating to the
appropriations for tho University OF
Vermont and state Agricultural Col
lege. This bill carries an additional
appropriation Of 10000 for the sup
port Of the medical department of the
University of Vermont.
MEET STATES ATTORNEYS
Attorney General G. c. Fits and
John G. Sargent Of Ludlow, who will
succeed Mr.. Fits as attorney genera
December | next, met several State'S
attorneys and states attorneys ct
in the supreme court room this morn
Ing to discuss with them various
phases OF tho work of those officials
Among those who attended this con.
ference vera Gov. George II. Prout;
and State Auditor Horace +. Graham
Attorney General Fits rccomme ndeC
that bill be introduced to provide
that all cases in municipal and JUS
tce courts shall be reported to tn,
attorney general. that all fines he pait
to the State and that all costs. in case
where fines are not paid by tho re
spondent, shall be paid by the State
Auditor Graham expressed his approx
bill embodying these features will
probably be introduced.
COMMITTED PUMPED AGAIN.
The House judiciary committee 20
It's bumps again this morning whel
the bill introduced by Mr.. Howe of S,
Johnsbury, repeating section 1902 O
tho public statutes which provide
that on tho refusal OF a person I
pay fare on a railway train ne ma
be fined not more than SEQ nor les
than 81, which was adversely report
ed by the judiciary committee wal
afts1 considerable discussion, almos
unanimously ordered TO 3 third raad
Ing.
MT Fish Of Vcrgennes. chairman {
the judiciary committee. explaine
that IL this law was repealed pei
son might, by being put off from sta
ton to station Cor not paying his far
travel long distance in tho cours
Of time.
Mr.. Howe OF st. Johnsbury cnarac
tcrized tho present law as ridculou
outrageous and one that has Doe
abused by the railroads lie ridicule
the idea OF man getting on fro
station to station without paying h
fare and said after n man had bee
once put OF for non payment Of fsl
he would be in no condition 70 get E
again but would be q candidate Il
the hospital. Tho bill was also IA
ored by Mr.. Daniels OF East Montpc
fer and Mr.. Martin OF Brookllne ar
opposed BY Mr.. Lewis OF Norwic
The number of votes against its tnil
reading were very few.
THE SMALLPOX SCARE.
The Legislature was somewhat PANEL
this morning over the smallpox que
ton when 1t was reported that mi
from Londonderry. just coming dow
with this disease, was In the crowd
coat room at the state House Wednesd
evening during tie session or I
Farmers club. Some wild talk OF a
journing at onco for two weeks was heal
but cooler counsel prevailed and t
Legislature went on doing business.
The bill amending the. old Sunday bl
laws which, after n long debate Thu
day forenoon was ordered to a third re-
ing. came up for passage this mornii
II Is evident the House desires anotl