Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-10

DAYS remain. In this connection, the
speaker read list OF 25 important bills
yet to be acted upon in both houses. all
OF which will have to be thoroughly dis
cussed or killed outright. These bills must
be acted upon he said, before the Legisla-
ture can reach final adjournment with
ga isfa elton to itself and its constituents.
Speaker Cheney said the House should
not slaughter bills that ought to be passed
or pass bills that should bc killed 80 rs
to get out Of Montpelier before Christmas.
He aIso said the introduction Of bills must
stop or final adjournment would never be
reached The speaker expressed his strong
faith in the House and its ability to do
good work and predicted that before ad
iournmen, is reached the work before the
House will he done properly and
satisfactorily.
TIME TO sToP NEW BILLS.
Mr. williams Of Newport rose to
point Of order, protesting against the in
PRODUCTION Of bills after the time limit
has expired without Il committee en-
dorsement. The chair DECLARED the point
we'll taken and stated It was not suffi
Gent for bill to be introduced thorough
"A committee by a single member Of that
committee. but that bills to be introduc
ed in the future must bear the endorse
ment Of tho entire committee from which
they come.
The Senate this morning passed with
ont n dissenting vote the House hill pro-
vidins for paving certain publishing con
Germs. after proposing amendments
which nut the bills back to their original
figures before they were cut down 10y
the House. This bill will be returned 70
the House and the amendments will I've
acted upon within n day or two.
THE senate this morning refused third
-eadlur TO House bill g. introduced early
in the session. which takes away all fees
from prosecuting officers and compels
the states attorneys in the several coun-
,ios TO do the work without extra COM
nensation. that Is now done by town and
city grand Jurors It also killed the
House bill repeating the law which com
pels owners of land TO cut the bushes,
grass. weeds ard trees from the high
WAYS abuttine their lands.
senator Donaway of Addison intro
duced bin making It a penalty Of
5000 for any person to wilfully injure
any of the machinery, apparatus or
work Of an electric light and power
company.
IMPORTANT CATTLE MEASURE.
The bill introduced into the House
this morning by Mr.. Hitchcock OF
Pittsford, from the committee on ag-
riculture. is one OF the most import
ant of the session bearing upon the
question OF bovine tuberculosis. This
bill provides for compulsory tests by
C C
herds where tuberculosis Is suspected,
| retains the present IS per cent. to be
paid by the state on appraisals Of
diseased cattle killed by order Of the
state, and limits the amounts to be
| paid annually by the state for dis
eased cattle to $4,000. the money de-
rived from sale OF diseased cattle at
slaughter houses and rendering plants
excepted. This same committee in
troduced another bill which provides
| that creameries must pasteurize or
steri,ize all SKINNED milk and butter
milk taken from creameries by farm
| ers or others.
OPPOSE WEEKLY PAYMENT.
The only public hearing at the State
House tonight was that before the
court room on the bill introduced by
| Mr. Howe OF St. Johnsbury which
amends the present weekly payment law
SO as to include numbering corporation.
in the weekly pay provision.
| John r. Amey Of Lancaster. n. r..
representing the Connecticut River Lum-
Der company, appeared in opposition 10
the bill. He said the men employed IN
the numbering business In Vermont are
not asking for this legislation He said
it had been intimated by the gentleman
who introduced the bill that the lumber
men in northern Vermont had troubl. in
getting their pay from the Connecticut
River Lumber company OF winch George
Van Dyke. who was present ~ the
hearing, is president. This is
not true, he said. II the men
in the lumber camps were paid weekly
the work Of tho winter would lie
demoralzed It would result in the men
leaving once week TO spend their
money and the logs would never reach
their destination. The Industrious woods
man does not want hi. money weekly.
He wants Is when the season ends to send
or take 10 his family. Vie also brought
evidence to prove that the claim that the
men. who are paid by check AT the end
OF the season, hsv. to discount these
checks IL not true.
VAN DYKES STATEMENT.
Mr.. Van Dyke stated that the 40.
cusation that the COMPANY ~ which he
Is president is cheating or robhing It's
men is absolutely untrue ". paws OUT
, $50 900 annually III Essex county for the
labor OF 200 men and these mon are MOI
asking for their pay weekly. To make !
weekly pay day will drive hi. compan,
out OF the woods.
Henry stevens first selectman o,
Bloomfield. stated that II would be a
, great injustice and Inconvenience to com
lpany to pay Its men weekly.
, Harry Amey OF Lancaster, y. H.. pre-
, scented petitions from tho men protest
ing against weekly pay.
MANSTR is AGAINST IT.
Col. Il. NJ. Mansur Of Newport told o
his experience in hiring lumhcrmen an,
believed that the payment Of such me,
weekly would badly demor,li,e thing. /,
lumber camps where largo loggin;
business Is done.
This hearing was very largely attende,
the court room being crowded Repres
entative Howe of ST. Johnsbury acted n
chief inquisitor and summed NJ befor
the committee urging the passage OF TN
amended law.
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