Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-01-28
House Reconsidered Vote Killing
Bill and Then Passed it by
Large Majority.
ANOTHER SALARY RAISED
Fish and Gnmc Commissioner Wi,
,scrcnftrr Get $500 Instead of
si.0O0--Sc nate Proposed n Long
Amendment to House
Tn.ntion NIL

ed 81 gO~d 81 are OF this afternoon IN
discussing tho Scuato hill providing for
Increasing tho rumhrc O. judges OF tho
supreme court from couc TO FIVE and final
" passed IT by q large majority. The
I;ouee had previously refused 4 third
reading TO ;';s bin but rcconsidcrrd its
vote in Order that Tho question might
nave fair d:scuGson.
Mr.. Watson Of s.. Albar7 city thought
this orc of tho most imror;ont bills Of
the session Ae the supreme court is
now constituted. lie said. there is pos
s,hilitv Of tie or a uon-concurrcncc
Mr. Watson did not claim that tho rre-
sent supreme court Judges are overvork-
ed, bat lie based his plea for another
Judge on tho ground Of norconcurring
opinions rs tho court Is now constitut-
, cd.
Mr. Harhrr ot Bratt!ebnro referred to
tho fact that in case Of . tie in supreme
court. the Judgment Of the lover court is
| affirmed and offer in doing this on n pro
| forma Judgment ar Injustice Is done.
Give rs supreme court Of i've judges
| and Vernon will have as strong n su-
prone court as has any state in the
| I-nior
| NE Mile Of Bethel argued that the
reform in the iudiciarr Two wears ago
| which was then advocated as an eco
nomical measure had not proved. such
| although e may have been q good thing
! for the state. Now tho referee system
| has been restored by tho present 1.egis-
| laturo and tho annual salary Of the SUI
preme court Judges has been raised
! from 5000 to $4,000 Mr. Miller said a
hill is now pendins which provides that
| In case of concurrence p superior
court Judge may he called to the supreme
| bench and he thought the supreme court
ought 20 he satisfied with what the pro
sent LEGISLATURE has done for them. Mr.
( Ba;Cholder Of Tovnshend insinuated that
the hill was introduced because some
| BODY wants job.
| FOR BENEFIT OF TIE PEOPLE
! Mr. Learv Of Rurlincton asked the
House to consider tie bill not from tho
la wvers standpoint but from the stand
| point OF the people. Tor the benefit of
whom the supreme court was created
| He called attention to tho unfairness Of
Il tie in supreme court and havin, the
| Judgment of a lower court affirmed Mr.
| Learv thought the Increasing business OF
the state demands proper legal ma
ClinerY. Nh Daniels OF East Montpcl-
Ter denied that the bill was designed to
create an Office for some one. 1t is in
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of much of thoir worli
M Howe OF st Johnshurv said he
could get along I'll -i:cht with four su
prone court judges because 10 Is gener-
ally wrong and he could convince foul
judccs easier than he could five He
said the increased expense Of tho iudc
larry during tho past two years "a du,
to the fact That the dockcts of tho courts
Worc o"orcro Uded and long terms have
been needed 70 clean them Mp Mr.. Howe
maintained that the supreme court as a
present constituted is overworked.
NJ. Fletcher Of Cavonrlsh thought III.
state had survived for the past tw,