Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-10

| his party pledge just as well by voting
| for this bill.
Senator Butterned Of Orleans said no
| had looked both bills over carefully and
agreed with Senator Cushman that vote
| for the Senate bill Satisfied the platform
pledge Of the party. He thought undor
| this BIZ nil OF the costs OF the trustee
process would DC saved for the working
| man and II was far better to save MIN
| these costs than 10 say TO him he could
| get trusted for so and need not pay H.
Senator Ruttcrneld said he was inan'-
facturer. employing about 100 men, ana
thought the bill would be better FOR
both employer and emDoye thon thc'
| House bill
HAD ONE WEAK SPOT
Senator Daniels Of Washington said
| there was just one place where the
| Cushman bin would work well ana
that was in n corporation store. Ii"
wanted to do something for the uplift
of the work nsmnn and give him an
| exemption that would place him as
near rs possible on Il plane with oth"r
| classes who enjoyed large exempt 1n3,
We thought it would be n bad bill Tor
the employer who would be bothered
with rrcrating the amount taken out
| of wages between more than one crad-
itor and no thought It would be ofi
for the employee because once he got
In debt and had any hard luck he
could never scrape enough together to
get out Of town. lie believed in keep
ing to the letter of the party pledge.
He felt sure the wage earners would
rather have the present law than the
one proposed.
Senator Cushnan replied to this by
presenting n petition signed by 4l2
wage carriers from bennington pro-
testing against the passage of the
Fl ouse bill on the ground that 1t would
destroy It,
CRACKED THE PATTY WHIP.
Senator Gordon Of washington fol-
lowed up the petition by saying that
$4,000 members OF organized labor
were asking for the passage OF the SO
exempt IN bill thov had been promised
by the party platform against the +i2
from Bcnnine ton. who had signed
petition for fear they would lose their
credit Organized labor went to the
makers of the party platform ana
we're given the $40 exemption plank
and now it was UP to the Senate 10
: see that the promise made then was
redeemed He predicted that rnanutac-
turcrs would not be satisfied with :he
: Cushman bin and said the Senate
would he passing a law to make dead
beots ~ the bill was passed. senator
GORDON cracked the party whip to the
best of his ability.
Senator Archibald of Bennington said
= TINT those who were opposed to the 81
exeuptlon bill were accused Of party dis
honor and perhdy because they favored
measure they regarded ms carrying out
; the princi,lcs OF the party platform. lie
was bound by hi oath as Senator 70
act on all matters as he thought for
| the best and If this was reading him
self out Of the party out he went Ho
: ,nado a strong argument in favor of The
Senate bill.
r Senator Porter of Caledonia also fa
vored the Senate biz and said he did not
: relish tie attempt to coorce him int
fayorinp n law which he considered wou'
: he objectionable to both debtor and credi-
tor.
, Senator Powell of Chittenden Inade {
strong argument against the bill and like
- the other senators who opposed il thought
: the Senate should. If it cared anything
, about part pledges, pass the $40 exemp
: ton hill.
/ After some further debate the committee
r of the whole was dissolved and the bill
y with an amendment, which added sec
ton to ensure the carrying out of IN
provisions in regard to an employer keep
ing out the 10 per cent OF wages whel
It n Judgment was filed with him, came III
! for third rcading and the yeas AM
J. nays were demanded by Senator Cush
n man. The vote resulted as follows;
YEA AND NAY VOTE.
y Yes-Archibald. Butler, Buttertiell
+ Clark Coolidge. CuShman, Cults. Dale
~ Darling. Davis Edgerton. Field, Girls
l. void. I.vford. Norton, Porter. Scrihner
,r Soaver sheldon, Shepardson, Smith
= Tarlin, total p.
No-Adnms. Daniels, Gordon. Hitch
v cock. Powell, total 5.
N Senator futile was absent
te In the afternoon the Senate rested aft
or its arduous labors OF the morning
10 and contented itself with the introduc
/ ton Of three bills of minor importanc
o. and ordering 70 third reading thre
It, bills This took hut little time and al
20 ournment was taken SO that most O
&c the debate on the womans suffrage bill
COL. ESTEY RESIGNS.
The resignation was announced to-da
z of j. Gray Estsy Of Erattleboro q
u colonel of the First Regiment, V. y. {
His resignation has been accepted to TAX
r., effect as soon as his successor is electe,
Col. Estey has been colonel Of the reg
ment since 1890 and has been Connecte
with the regiment in all ranks from pr
es vate up ever since his father WAS colon
ia of the regiment before him. f.. II. Dwy,
l.. of Rutland Is Northumberland of II
q regiment and ii. T. johnson Of PraIfor
le r. H. Thomas OF Montpelier and ].
Nc Tinker are the ma jors and it Is from the!
NJ. officers that Col. Estey's successor is lik
i'll ~ to be chosen.
ga Fred l.. Davis of Pomfret. State catt
RI commissioner, was at the state Hou
H. to-day. 1t is said on good authority TIL
ne Gov. Mead is not to reappoint Mr., pav
Ia and that the place will go to l.. II. Coo
an Of Dandy.
,,, Hon. ]. l.. Lewis of Troy. who was Go
IT, Mead's frst-lieut enant during the ear
as part of last springs campaign. arrived
NV Montpelier yesterday.
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