Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-10
Bill Providing That All Liquor
License Fees Be Paid State
Passes House.
MOST OF DAY DEVOTED 7OIT
senate Reverses Action Of Previous
Sessions md Kills Woman's Suf-
frnge Bill-Originnl Figures
Restored in Measure 10 Pay
for Public Printing.

| MONTPELIER, Dec. 4-The House has de-
voted a good share of this legislative
day in discussing tho House bill which
was ordered to third reading this
moaning and which provide. that all
fees for licenses to sell Intoxicating liq-
uor shall he turned into the state treas
| ury and redistributed to the several
town. and cities In the state according
to their population.
| When this bill was reached this morn
ing and had hen read the third time
on the question OF it's passage, Mr.. De
Boer OF Montpelier moved that the bill
be dismissed. and on that question came
the dscuss>.on OF the morning. In IA
| vorins the motion, Mir. Guudall OF Whit
insnam said lie wa. opposed to this
measure because his town did not want
TO take this conta minated license money
to be used in the education Of its chill
dren. Mr.. Kinsley OF Rutland showed
that bennington. Burlington and Rut-
land pay into the State treasury every
year half OF the license fees for selling
inteXica ting liquor that It receives, and
pointed out the injustice Of dividing This
money among the several towns o, tie
| State.
| Mr.. Howe Of Bennington sad this Is
| one OF number OF oils that have been
introduced which arc backed by the
Anti-Seloon League and intended to Grip
pie the present license law. He showed
by statistics that IL this bill became a
INV it would give to each individual in
the state about 10 cents, just enough
| with which to buy a drink.
LEARY's STRONG POINTS.
One Of the strongest arguments IN on
position to the bill and in favor OF its
Dismissal was made by Mr. Leery OF
Burlington. He told Of existing condi-
lions in that city and showed what an
injustice such a law would De to the
taxpayers there. He said the repre.en-
tatives came 10 Montpelier promising to
let the license law alone and not to Grip
pie II and put it to death as such bill.
as the one now under consideration at
tempts to do.
In speaking in opposition TO the mo-
ton to dismiss, Mr.. .-' 70 OF Chester
said Il this license mo-. is tainted let
us purify II by devotins 1t to the educa-
ton OF our children. Other forCible ar
guments In favor OF the bill and against
its dismissal were made BY Mr. Fuller
O, Bloomfield, Mr. Daniels OF ra.,
Montpelier. MIR. Williams OF Newport
and Mr.. Jone. OF Sudbury. In opposing
the bill Mr.. Howe Of ST. Johnsbury
called attention to the lily white condi-
tons that have existed in st. John.hury
and In Caledonia county since the licens,
law wa. enacted. He said 81. bloomsbury
had no desire TO go into the liquor bust
ness In any way or to receive any OF III,
money paid into the State treasury from
towns voting Tor license.
AMENDED AND PASSED.
BY yea and nay vote OF - noe. I,
u yeas the House refused to dismiss I'll,
bill and pending an amendment TO b
offered by Mr.. DeBoer OF Montpelie
which provides for devoting this license
money to the permanent schesl fund. Ar
adjournment was taken for dinner.
This bill was taken up when the ious'
reconvened this afternoon. A motion t
amend made BY Mr.. DeBoer OF Montpel
Ter so that all tho license fees shall
be turned over to the permanent schoo
fund was adopted. After an amendnen
10 thi. offered by Mr.. Ieary OF BurlinG
ton had been adopted which provide
that the State shall pay all the ex
pense Of the license commissioners il
towns voting license. the bill was the,
passed without further debate.
SENATE KILLS SUFFRAGE BILL.
After expanding any amount " eners.
and oratory and discussing fer an hou
or more the bill introduced by Senate
Finn OF Windsor, granting municlpa
suffrage to taxpayins women, the senat
refused IL pass this bill by yea an'
nay vote OF 10 to II. The Announcement
that Thu. bill would ne discussed IN tn
Senate failed Ia attract any unu:un
audience and the oratory was large!
wasted. Senator Finn lea In support o
the bin and ne royalty shook cut thu
fag In defense OF the women. Senate
Dorogay OF Addison also made a stir
ring appeal in behalf OF the bill as di'
Senators Lewis OF iamoille, Nolan o
- Orange. Thayer OF Addison and Fair
banks OF Caledonia, The most e7ectiy
speeche. made in opposition TO the bill
we're by Senators Cory OF Washington
. Mcintyre OF Rutland. Fass Of Orans
and Gleason Of Caledonia Mr.. Parma
lee Of Eno.bursh Falls, who appeare'
before the committee when there was
hearing on this bill. was present thi
II afternoon.
BARE QUORUM IN HOUSE.
d The senate this afternoon adjournc
n until 80 next Monday evening, An at
tempt wa. made to get similar I'D
?, iournment in the House but the motto
to do So was defeated l2s to Il, d bar
quorum being present, as nearly all u
those who would nave favored such q
J. adjournment had left for their home.
The House will probably adjourn "a
morrow forenoon until Monday evenint
The Senate committee on state priso
=. introduced "A bill his afternoon IN tn
Senate approprating 5000 for needo
repairs at the state prison at Windsor
The House this afternoon dismissed tn
n bill which provided for the regulation {
a, slaughter houses ana for inspection {
meats. which as il was WOrdod, woul
ID compel every farmer In the state wi
~ Kills and sells pork, beef. veal or mutto
to take out IA license for SO doing.
The House again this morning refuse
to dispense with the roll call and
m members failed to answer to their nam
Several of these, however, were In con
mittee rooms In other parts of the bull,
ing.
WOULD PAY PRINTERS BILLS.
or The Senate this morning ordered to
n third reading the House bill which pr
vides paying certain publishing concer
for public printing, after proposi'