Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-12-08
Handles CT Bills and Adjcurns
with the Desks Clear, a
Fine Record.
MILEAGE BILL Is AMENDED
Passed TO Third Reading Unani-
mously-Senate Approves Em-
ployers' Liability Meas
ure-Otker Business.

House adjourned at four o'clock this
afternoon. Speaker Howe announced that
the desks We're clear. that the House had
handled 81 bills to-day, and 80 bills yes
tcrday. This was splendid record and
Is another evidence that the Legislature
of 1910 is not marking time.
The principal feature in the House this
afternoon was the consideration of House
bin c. introduced by Mr. McCuen OF Yer
Fcnnes, relating to free transportation,
and better known rs the mileage bill.
This bin came In from the committee on
railroads with an adverse report 1t is
The measure that has been strenuously
opposed by the chairman OF the public
service commission, and has been dis
russcd in many public and private hear
ines
when the bill came up for considera-
ton this afternoon, Mr.. Chaffee of Rut-
hand, chairman of the committee on rail
road-, proposed an amendment to the
bill which provides that mileages re-
coivod by the newspapers for advertising
MUS, he accounted for to the public serv-
fee commission as though sold for cash,
and advertising bought with mileage
must be vouchered and included in tho
ADVERTISING expense accounts as though
paid for in cash.
MY. McOueh maze no onJecuon 10 INC
''''eilu'"o". an" IT. was '''l''. Cn ' -,
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that had been made to it. and the vote
that followed showed that his words car
ried weight.
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Mr.. Hunt Of New Haven was the only
othe' "ei"oer OF 'he House VINO spoke
Oh '"e question ana he III WHY Spee'h
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,,a,srro ,bo. :. oo.o1 80 +. 49,. ,.
No, dissenting voice vos beora - ~
derlng the bill TO a third reading.
Inc Dill amending the act granting a
'''aI'tr 10 the city OF burlington. which
Voc id'u Oh 'he table yesterday was
'N,'' up to-"as ana passed without op-
i was eai'eo up ny MI Row.
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EFFORT FOR ELltOf KENT.
The bill committing the death SEN
tence of Elroy Kent to Imprisonment
Tor life which has had several public
md private hearings was reached In
the House this morning with an adj
verse report from a majority Of the
committee to which 1t was referred
Kent is now confined in the State pris-
On at Windsor, sentenced to he hanged
next February for the murder of De-
liza, Congden at Wallingford. The
1In1ae was ready to Kill the bill this
morning but on motion or Mr.. stone
Of WallinTford. who desires to present
to the House some facts That nave
not appeared before the committee
the bill was ordered to lie and was
made special order FOR tomorrow
morning at ten o'clock Mr. stone Il
strongly opposed to the passage OF
The bin,
Ihe House Dill taxing TWO ana one
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