Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-11-26
Members Went Home Saturday
to Rest Until Monday Even
ing, November 80.
CUSHMAN TAX COMMISSIONER
Renppointcd by Gov. Prouty-Burling-
ton md Rutland Charter Bills In
troduccd-House Kills District
Court Bill-Members Paid
S12O Each Friday.


House worked industriously to-day and
cleared the desks OF all accumulated
business. The House will go IN at eight
o'clock tomorrow morning for short
time for the Introduction Of a few bills
and the Senate will be in session only
brief time. after which an adjournment
will be taken until Monday evening, No
vember go
Ten bills were introduced In the Senate
this afternoon. one from the commit
tee on the House of Correction provides
for giving a rebate of good time of five
days in each month for prisoners con-
fined In the House Of Correction whose
conduct is good. and IL they are without
money when they are discharged. pay
mcnt Of one dollar per month for the
time they have been conf1neu in that in
stitution.
AUDITORS SALARY RAISED.
The Senate had little tilt this after
noon over the bill making the annual
salary Of the auditor OF accounts $500
and allowing him not to exceed 5000 an
nually for clerk hire. but the bill was
finally passed in concurrence. 1t was
passed by the House several days ago.
Under a suspension OF the rules the
Senate this afternoon adopted in concur
renee tho joint resolutions from the
House which provide that the chaplains
Of the Senate and House the messen-
gers, pages, sweepers. Waterman and
telephone girl shall receive SO per day
and mileage. the same as members OF
the General Assembly.
THE BURLINGTON CHARTER
the Thanksgiving recess with the Bur
lington and Rutland charter bills which
came in the House to-day and were re-
ferred to the committee on municipal
corporations. The bill amending the Bur-
lington city charter contains II pages Of
reprint and typewriting and the bill con-
laining the Rutland charter so pages
Mr.. Drew Of Barton introduced bill
changing the name OF the village Of Bar
Ion Landing to the village OF Orleans.
The committee on elections made its
report to the House this afternoon on
the contested election case Of Dummer-
ston where J. Arms Miller contested the
seat OF Walter F. Walker, tho returned
member. The report seats Mr.. Walker.
Just before the House adjourned this
afternoon Speaker Cheney took occasion
and expressed the hope that they would
all BIO able to return to Montpelier week
after next to take up and complete the
work OF the session.
The members OF the General Assembly
were paid $40 each to-day on account
and were thus enabled to settle with the
hotels and boarding houses where they
have had quarters before going to their
hnrnes
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
After some discussion this morning the
Senate refuses third reading to the
House bill giving the board Of railroad
commissioners authority to regulate the
blowing Of whistles and ringing OF bells
on LOGON olives. The Senate took up for
discussion the House bill establishing a
State board OF education ordered It 70
lie until after the Thanksgiving recess
and then reconsidered the vote and pass
Cd In the afternoon.
NINETEEN NEW BILLS.
Three bills were introduced In the SEN
ate this morning and 10 in the House.
One by Senator Kennedy Of Chittenden
provides that school teachers shall for
felt a portion OF their pay II they do not
keep school registers properly.
Among tho bills introduced In the
House this morning was one by Mr.. Mar
tin OF Plainheld, making close season
on partrdgcs until September 10, 1911.
Another bill to equallze taxation was
introduced by Mr.. Flint of Braintree
and was referred to the joint special
committee on taxation.
The committee on railroads introduced
bill which empowers the Central Yer
mont Railroad company to own sell on
operate line of steamships,
A bill which provides scholarships In
Norwich University under certain con-
dtions and provides nay for drills by
members OF the Vermont National Guard
was introduced by tho committee on APP
propriations. The pay for drills to be 81
per day
The Joint committee on the House OF
Correction introduced bill approprat.
ing the unexpended balance for that In
stitution for the last biennial term fol
building barn at Rutland.
Mr.. DeBoer Of Montpelier introduced q
bill which provides for 100 clerk hir,
In the Offices of the State treasurer ant
the secretary Of state and provides fol
payment by the State Of the expense o.