Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-04-22


s.,sts fa Che deliberate fashion Of
IA, toak ur House Bill ~ in its
y" - tfma. making It a special order
y. ~, dsy aud hour "A day late in
30. to which time the session had
ys..I ss.o prolonged, chiefly on account
~ ~. f,ts,mfasbls seuatorship deadlock.
y 4. y. ,5s b5uf arrived, the House adj
- and az many Of that body a.
80 w .,ogded into the upper chamber
9.scrt the doors, awaiting the out
~. ~. b.sstbIessly. Poor Mrs. Reynolds,
es,,ls8 by the suspense, was given a
IN an one OF the nlnsh divans TO Wit
=. nat Eight be the last act in the
T..,.itlon Of her husbands case. Be-
~ H. AT Hazel Spencer, scarcely less
.s..,rsd but seeking by her near pres.
- -. md 40 occasional clasp OF the hand,
!. ,i,s comfort and encouragement.
Wbsp the bin was called up, to the
..,,,,l surprIse. % was ordered to third
..si,g without debate. A buzz fol-
.rs3 this unexpected action. Then a
s,,,o, favorable 10 The bill, intending to
-, tbs advantage, moved to suspend
4. ule and put the bill upon its passage
! sncs. This motion, too, carried, and
4 ssned assured that victory was at
MA But on the question, "Shall the
stl pswr several senators desired to be
,nr5. Some Of them favored and others
sroossd the measure. For two hours or
nm The debate continued. When the
M vas called and each senator had re-
ro,ded, the count showed that the bill
s,d hIled TO pass, thirteen members vot-
na for Il and sixteen against, with one
,bsplee. To prevent a future reconsider
roa one senator OF the majority
.bsBged bis vote 10 the minority, moved
. reconsider and helped to bury the last
.ssnoe Of saving Wilkie Reynolds life
sT committing his sentence. II was all
. unexpected and mysterious that no
soiy understood it, but the fact re-
1sined. So far as then appeared, the
iiop must carry Wukie Reynolds to his
DOOM.
The faces Of the two women on the di-
I'd hlanched and their hands locked con-
ulsvely, But neither spoke, as Ray
15ni Gray led them forth from the
chamber the throng at the door making
say ior their passage. A closed carriage
bore them away as the shades OF early
SEEMING fell.
The people Of the state accepted as final
,hs legislative disposition Of the Reynolds
ase, but a loud call went up for re-
preye at the hands Of the governor. II
seemed that a great wrong was to be done
l The execution of the Kingston homi-
,ide The case was tried before many a
store court and home Preside and nearly
llEays The yerdic, WIS for tbs prisoners
le When the demand became so insis-
tent that Governor Granger could no
longer ignore it, be gave out a statement
to the effect that he would not act to stay
the execution,
"Ihe court has found Reynolds guilty I;
the legislature has refused to commute.
Il would be presumptuous and indefensi-
pe Tor me to Interfere declared the
governor,
There seemed, indeed, no hope. The
Ha'e uttered a groan and prepared to
witness the inevitable.
Toe question Of final adjournment be-
gao 10 press now. The session had con-
Aaued longer than ever before and the
press and people Of the state we're clamor-
lg mat it should end. The governor
saa senate we're disposed to yield but the
n.l'e majority, angBfed by the Senate's
A'oa 10 the Reynolds case, insisted that
a'''s', over The holidays should be tax
q sna lha assembly return to complete
~ election OF senator and finish some
. sl., business not yet disposed OF. The
T nae az length complied and the first
'.'slAY N January was fixed as the be-
sIa'ns oil the pUst-Christmas session.
Ole OIL that appeared Just before the
NV. Nv, greatly Interested the sympathy Of
w Hlsndi the member from Kingston,
~ ~ q very subdued aud hUmesick indi-
,. ana, WIN bis yearning Tor official life
NY ~. satisfied. II was only in the hope
-, 'ls OH might pass that he finally
G MS mind TO stand with his
W.. .-ll gray aud vote 90 come back. 9th
- nothing would have tempted him
-. - me home 10 Kingston whose at
49, ..', .'l absorbed all his conscious
800. now The bin in question proposed
. - the compensation OF members
IN Nlfse collars 90 four dollars q day.
M \ gum De conhded to some of
legislative friends, "I do know
i. ~ ye"'e fixed, but I End it's cost
~, ', y, 'sF come up herein I've got
ns,. " IL ] didn't expect tew make
s'I ~ Out ] dew think we ought tew
s,,t 'sat even. Four dollars a day
am ! nofs.n make me square"
s, .",,' ieit tha same way, and the
h5, ' 90, became one o. the most impor.
Ts,'GI.Allla.ns go De acted upon.
,so N, ,y,l''''mas recess, according to the
m, -''ol adopted by the two houses.
No.. " oegin Friday at 4 o'clock in the
,r.,.s .l. When tho morning paper.
d, 49,. ~ .aa' day aud were placed on
'' Oh lae members by the pages,