The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-28
FRIDAY FIXED AS
DAY OF FINAL
ADJOURNING
Joint Resolution to That End
AdObted by House
SALARY GRAB BILL TODAY
House Refuses to Concur In senate
Amendments to cushmAn Tax
Bill.


last evening adopted joint resolution
in regard to final adjournment fixing
Friday morning at eight o'clock as the
time for dissolving the General AS
sembly. A short session was also
held by the Senate in the evening at
which the bill increasing the per diem
pay of the Legislators was laid on the
table until this morning. The Senate
discussed the measure in a committee
Of the whole during the afternoon but
took no vote
After discussing the Senate propos-
ais of amendment to the Cushman tax
bill nearly all the afternoon, the house
at six o'clock by yea and nay vote
of 5S yeas and 1856 nays refused to
concur therein.
The Senate has receded from it's
proposal of amendment to the joint
resolution to pay certain printing con.
Germs the sums therein named The
proposal of amendment was TO in
clude the futile company OF Rutland
in this resolution for about $780, The
st. Adams Messenger company and
the Free Press association of Burling
ton will now receive their money.
A pleasant episode was the presen-
tation during the Senate recess yes
terday afternoon of loving cup to
Lieut.. Gov. Mead. Senator Finn oc-
cupied the chair and Senators Orvis
and Kidder presented the governor
at the bar Senator Finn presented
the cup in an eloquent speech. He
referred to the happy healing of all
differences in the Senate and said all
that now is heard is the rustling of
our good angels wings. When the
golden clouds settle over the governor
in LIES eventide, he hoped that mem
cries of the Senate of 1908 would clus
ter about the cup as fragrant remem-
brances.
Yesterday morning the house took
up II. 500, the normal school bill,
which appropriates $500 for each in
stitution, and in addition. $500 to be
used in the discretion of the board of
education. To this the senate at
tached an order carrying an appro-
priation of 100000 for a new normal
school building, project which the
house recently killed Mr. Locklin
Of Richford, Mr.. Croft of Berkshire
and Mr.. Boutwell, of Stockbridge op
posed the senate amendment Mr.
Daniels Of East Montpelier, Mr. vii
liams of Newport, Mr.. Branon OF
Fairfield and Mr. Martin of Plainfleld
favored the amended bill Mr. Coob
Of Dandy asked the appropriations
committee to explain the bill, which
was done by Mr. Bacon of Hartford
the chairman. Mr.. DeBoer OF Mont
pelier made strong speech In favor
of the bill, The yeas and nays be
ing called for, the house, by q vote
OF 1877 to sc, refused to concur In thu
senate amendment.
The so-called "salary-grab" bill hal
not yet been taken up in the Senate
for consideration. The report OF thu
committee on conference with refer
ence to II. $50 was adopted in tn,
House, This changes the bill so tina
the railroad commission may compe
the printing of the time tables in tn
newspapers by railroads in this stat
along the lines of the road.
The House refused to concur In tn
Senate's amendment to the printers
bill, which provided for the collection
of 1892 by the futile Co. OF RUTLAND
When the Senate was called to Of
der yesterday morning, Presiden
Mead read a short letter from Sent
tor Butler, who rendered his resll
nation to take effect at once Sent
tor Lewis OF Orleans moved that tn
resignation be accepted and express
es regret that the Senate was abou
to lose an esteemed member. Sent
tor Finn of Windsor seconded tn
motion and stated that for the mos
part the best of feeling had existe
between the members and that the
were loath now to lose one from the
midst. Senator Butler thanked tn
members for their loyal support an
said that he believed the present lei
islature was a strong one and sal
that he had been especially please
at some OF the legislation with refe
ence to the courts, which he believe
would be TO the best interests OF IN
state.
He again thanked the members K
their remarkable support and sal
that he would try to perform his ne
duties In manner that would nev'
cause those who had been instrume
tai in his election to regret their &C
ion. Judge Butler has received h
commission from Governor Prou'
and has taken the oath of office.
may be that Senator Butler will ha'
to assume his new duties at once, :
lievlng Judge Powers, who Is presl
ing at Windsor,
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