The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-03
SENATE TAKES
WHIP HAND.
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minds OF many should have properly
come under the general Incorporation law
and saved all the time All Of which
/ goes to show that if this keeps up there
/ is some doubt of adjournment by Christ
mas and some 60 SO far as to predict
that the record Of the legislature OF two
years ago will be eclipsed
j Just why Mr.. McCuen did not want
4 this bill to pass lie has not revealed
/ but it was quite evident the way he
sailed into il that he was. to say the
4 least, opposed to it, lie laid great stress
on the unlimited powers granted the
corporation and pictured awful things
/ that might happen We're the state OF
/ Vermont to place such authority in the
hands Of a soulless corporation. The
sincerity OF his remarks was in question
4 a few minutes later, when Mr. Peck
of Burlington, who favored the bill
showed similar bin introduced into the
Senate with the name OF r. w. McCuen
as one of the iheorporators.
1 Mr.. Hunt of New Haven took prom
inent part in the debate, and the old
gentleman would have made i'm excl
lent speech if he had only known when
to stop He made that altogether too
common mistake of speakers OF rambling
on after he had said all he had to say,
+ and as a consequence the House got tired
and had little sympathy with the speak
ers who followed. The result OF the
debate was the ordering Of the bill to
a third reading, and unless Mr.. McCuen
keeps up the fight the gentlemen from
( Burlington who are named as incorpoTa-
tors in the bin will probably be allowed
to 90 ahead and develop the water
they own at Vergeunes, as far as the
House is concerned.
Contrary to expectations, the dog.li-
cense bill, which was expected to bring
forth torrents of talk, did not, as it was
evident that the members were not suf-
ficieutly primed to do justice to the
subject, SO il was laid away with a
proposed amendment and will doubtless
be heard from again. just as every dog
has his day, etc
Even the Senate woke up Bit yes
terday afternoon and ventuwed few
remarks on Senator Powels bill to re,
peal some OF the worst of the Sunday
laws To the ungodly the bill seemed
to have some merit, as ii simply made
lawful those things that every man,
woman and child in the state does every
Sunday in the year in violation of law,
and which il they were not permitted
TO do there would be terrible cutlery
Senator Powell told the Senate as much,
but it seemed to be subject the SEN
ators did not care to mix up with much.
This was pretty evident when it was
reported from the general committee
without recommendations Senator Butler
Of Windham, all unconsciously made a
splendid argument for the bill, when
he said he could not see the need Of
any such legislation for down in his
section everybody got along an right as
it was, and no fuss was ever made about
such things Senator Archibald was op-
posed 10 the bill Senator Gordon, In
his remarks, was apparently not hos
tile to the measure, but when the vote
was taken Senator Powers voice was
the only one to be heard in its favor.
The bills come in but slowly, and If
the number next Tuesday is to any,
where near approach that of two years
ago, or even that of sessions previous
to that, there will have TO be some lively
hustling to get them in or another ex.
tension OF time There might be such
a thing as a limited number this SEES
sion. but to those experienced in legis-
ative ways it would be regarded rs lit
tie short Of miracle. OF course, il the
important matters We're out Of the way,
some Of which have not come in vet,
there is plenty on hand now to sufficient
ly eumber mp the statute books
Both Mr.. Webster Of Swanton, whom
the Democrats would have made speaker,
and Mr.. Peck OF Burlington, whom some
Republicans would have chosen speaker,
occupied the chair for short periods yes
terday, and the House was given just a
peep at what might have been Speaker
Howe does not say whether It was by
design or accident that he invited the
gentlemen TO occupy the chair on the
same day