The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-09
HOLD NOSE TO
GRINDSTONE
Legislators Denied Right to
Adjourn Over Sunday
BY A VERY CLOSE VOTE
It Stood ~ to ~ in the House, and
Then Speaker Cheney Voted in
the Negative-Senate Passes
the Tax Bill.
State House, Jan. 0.

A peculiar situation arose in the
House this morning over adjournment,
and the whole question Of adjournment
this morning until next Monday evening
or staying until afternoon to meet again
Monday, was up to Speaker Cheney
who cast his deciding ballot against the
adjournment proposition.
1t came about something like this:
Mr.. Lewis of Norwich. the adjournment
specialist, moved TO adjourn about 1885.
Mr.. Fletcher Of Cayendish asked the
member TO suspend a moment until in
quiry was made of the speaker as TO
whether there was enough work on the
desk to keep the members going this
afternoon, as he said many would like
to 60 home on the noon train.
Speaker Cheney announced that there
were but four or five bills on the desk
for third reading, that the report Of
the telephone Investigating committee
was ready, but that it might be printed
and be ready ON Monday. Mr.. Fletcher
then suggested that be thought adjourn
ment ought to be taken until Monday
evening with the understanding that the
legislators were then back to stay until
final adjournment was taken, with per-
haps a temporary adjournment over the
next Sunday if necessary.
Mr.. Fletcher said that II would be i'm
possible to get tho taxation question
before the House for debate this after
noon and If adjournment was taken un-
til Monday evening it might be possible
to have the matter ready by then.
Speaker Cheney endorsed what Mr..
Fletcher had to say and said that when
the members came back they ought to
stay in their seats until the work was
They ought to get at the big
questions that were coming before them
and settle them. The fight was then on.
Mr.. DeBoer said that he did not favor
this adjournment proposition and that
If it were good thing to stay in
session next week until the questions
we're aispofed Of, II was good thing
% stay now. He said that II adjourn
nent was taken it would be impossible
% get the large taxation committee to-
yether to act on the measure passed by
he Senate. He favored staying in ses-
ion and keeping the taxation committee
1t work. They should work all the
afternoon, all the evening and all SUN
lay, il possible, to get something in
shape to report to the House on Mon
lay. He was sick Of the criticisms
IN the committee by the continued ref
.rence to the fact that there was nothing
IN the desk.
Then the vote was taken on the ad-
ournment proposition until Monday
,vening This result Of the vote was SO
yea and AZ nay, thus showing that there
vas not quorum present. Mr.. Fletcher
II Cavendish said that IL was very CON
Tanient for the gentleman from Mont.
oelier to remain over Sunday where he
lived, but there were Others who desired
% 60 home If, az the speaker said, there |
vas not enough work to keep them GO
ng. Mr.. Howe Of Bennington said that
he members away in remote parts had
1een willing to stay and had stayed here
% work and the fault OF the many adj
ournments should be laid to these who
ived near the capital. He believed in
,taying to work over Sunday.
The vote was again taken on adjourn |
nent until Monday night and it stood |
u to ~. Speaker Cheney cast mega
i've vote, and then declared the motion |
oss. The House then adjourned, to re.
iume this afternoon.
Among the bills killed by the House
o-day were these, to promote the pouI- |
ry interests Of Vermont, and relating |
% the statute OF limitations; by the |
senate, amending the charter of the
Ninooski Savings Bank, amending stat
ties relating to voting for town officers. |
The, Senate also refused third reading |
o the Joint resolution relating to the |
payment to Mrs. George Il. Marsh the |
alary and mileage of George r. Marsh, |
deceased repreeentative-el from Ham
ock TO the general assembly. The com
nittee reported adversely on the bill. /
senator's McIam, Flagg, Bliss and Cory |
avoEed the bill, while Senators Sherwin, /
Butler, Finn and Gibson opposed it. |
rhe yeas and nays were called for by |
senator Cory, which resulted as fol-
ows: yeas 9, nays 20.
The House this forenoon passed these |
ills, to regulate commitments to penal
Institutions and TO provide salaries for
herifTs, also to amend the charter of
he city Of Burlington in 80 particulars.
rhe Senate passed few small bills and /
me larger one relating to the rate of
axes assessed on railroad property, the |
ill having come from the House.