The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-25
Between Senator'S Cory and
Lewis To-day
OVER THE INCREASED PAY
Montpelier Man Wanted the Bill Acted
on Immediately and Lewis Wanted
It Put 0ver-It Was Not Acted
on This. Forenoon.

State House, Jan. 25.
The Senate was in session for about
an hour this morning, while the mem
bers OF the House smoked cigars OF
took a row OF seats reserved for specta-
tors.in the, Senate. It was short ses'
sion, but things moved speedily although
not without friction. There Is a struggle
on between the House and the Senate
over the bill to raise the pay Of the
members Of the general assembly, and
there are all sorts Of coniectures as to
trades between the two bodies. Senator
Cory and Senator Lewis OF Orleans
crossed swords in the Senate this morn
ing on the question of taking up the
bill to increase the pay Of members. The
latter wanted the bill held up until after
the return of Senator Gibson, and the
former wanted 1t to be taken up at
once. The scrap was carried to the
corridors after adjournment and cross
words passed between the conflicting
parties.
The story Of the affair goes something
ike this. Senator Butler made a motion
that the committee having the bill re-
lating to the pay Of the members OF
the general assembly Be requested to
report the same and that It be taken
up as special order for this afternoon.
Senator Lewis Of, Orleans said that the
biIl was being held for the return of
the chairman of the committee on state
and court expenses, Senator Gibson, who
intended to return. The other members
OF the committee are Senator's Lewis Of
Orleans and Scott of Rutland He
thought il would be discourteous for the
Senate TO act upon the bill until he
returned, as he had been called home by
A.s fatal illness of his father
Then Senator Cory arose TO second
the motion Of Senator Butler. He said
that be had been told that Senator Glib
son did not intend 10 return. He was
opposed to the bill being held up in this
manner. He said he wanted chance to
let the state know how he voted on the
question. He attacked Senator Lewis for
his method in evading the bill. lie said
the Senate had been courteous to Senator
Lewis in matters relating TO bills of a
personal interest to the senator from
Orleans.
Senator Lewis replied that this was
the third time the senator from Wash
ington had attacked him on the floor af
the Senate in two days He maintained
lit was unjust He said that Senator
Gibson had told him that be intended
TO return and had asked him to hold Ger
tain bills before that committee until
his return
AS To the question Of the pay Of the
members, Senator Lewis said that the
committpe did not intend to hold the
bill, and he didn't want TO say how he
stood ON the bill, because he yet had
no opinion on Ii. ITe said that the
funeral OF Senator Gibson's father was
to De held to morrow and that Senator
Gibson would probably be back SO that
the bill could be acted upon Wednesday
morning Senator Cory thought the
legislature would be all over by that
time.
Senator Finn said that he was sorry
to announce II, but final adjournment
could not possibly be taken before Thurs
day. He had been working day and
might to get certain amendments in
shape and that they could not be submit
ted before this afternoon, anyway. SEN
ator Cory asked what bill 1t was he
had been 50 arduously working on. and
Senator Finn replied that it was the
tax measure.
The situation was getting strained,
and finally Senator Donoway said that
the feeling between the senators had
been good until recently and he thought
to preserve this feeling Of fellowship
it would be well to order the motion
Of Senator Butler to lie. Senator Butler
agreed to this and 20 the motion was
carried and The Senate adjourned.
The Senate, in the eyes Of the House,
has been holding this increased pay bill
for the members Of the general assembly,
of which a majority Of the members Of
the House are in favor, as sort of
cudgel over the House TO make the House
pass certain measures that the Senate
desires, and so now several members of
the House think they have hold on the
Senate by having the resolution to ad-
journ Oh Tuesday morning on the speak
er's desk This joint resolution, which
originally called for adjournment last
Saturday was ordered to lie in the SEN
ate, then called up again and amended
80 that adjournment take place Tues
day morning at o'clock. The House
ordered the resolution to lie, and now il
is threatened that il the salary bin is
not acted upon by the Senate. the House
viii 20 to work and adjourn on Tuesday
by calling up the adjournment resolu-
tion and adopting if as the Senate
amended it.
Cory Telephones to Brattleboro.
After the adjournment Of the Senate
to-day, Senators Cory and Lewis met
in the corridor and again exchanged
words over the bill, the feeling not hav-
ing abafed meanwhile. Then Senator
Cory rushed to the telephone and called
up Senator Gibson on the long distance
phone at Brattleboro.
DO you intend to come back to Mont
peIer, Senator Gibsonzr was the nature
Of senator Corry's question first.
Il have not made up my mind" came
the response.
Then do you object to having The
increased pay hill come up this after.
noonf1 Cory again quizzed.
4 have. no objection, declared the