Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-10-27
House Redeems Party Pledge
Measure Provides Ten Dol
lar Exemption.
DEBATE LASTED TWO HOURS
Big Gallery Listened Intently-
Redmond Opposes Exchange
of Mileage Books for
Advertising.

Montpelier. Oct. 25.-After lively
debate lasting nearly two hours. to which
hundreds of ladies in the galleries and or
the floor We're interested listeners. tn,
House redeemed one Of the party pledge,
In the republican and democratic plat.
forms and passed the $40 trustee process
bill
| This bill was made a special order for
this afternoon. and the pending question
was on the amendment proposed last Fri
day by Mr. Carl of Canaan which struck
out the $40 exemption emasculated the
bill, and left the law as it Is at the pre-
sent time. Mr.. Carl to-day defended his
proposition and championed the amend
ment as he believed such bill was not
demanded by the people of the STATE.
| He was sustained nv Mr.. Ellis of Brook
field, Mr.. Chapman OF Windham and Mr.
! Barron of Barton. When the question of
the passage of the bill came M. after
the amendment had been voted down by
II yea and nay vote of &c to 1873 Mr. Ellis
of 3rookhed moved that the bin be or
dcred to lie until another trustee process
| bill. which makes the exemption 50. was
reached. The House thought II could take
| care of tho bills as they came along and
with few dissenting votes Il passed the
bill under consideration
VOTE on AMENDMENT
The yea and nay vote on the amend
/ mont was as follows:
! Yeas-Abbott. Allen of Ferrisburg. An
drus BAILEY, Ballard. Barron. Barton.
/ Sean of Newport. Beeman. Billings of
Barnet. Branch, CARL Chapman. CLARK.
',ftr 80
ell. COvoy. Dixie, Dwyer Eaton of Ham
cock Ellis of Erookfcld. Fisk, Fitch.
! Fletcher of StockhridEe. Grout. Hawkins,
Howard of RoNbury. Hubbcll. Hutchin-
son. Ives, Jackman. Jenne Johnson of
Somerset. Jones, Joslin. Kellogg Kent
l.add of Worcester. Levns Lucier of
JAY, Lyon, Marshall. McElroy. Ormshae.
Pendrigh, Plumb, Rice Roy. Sherwin,
Taylor, Ward. Wiley. Williams of Crafts
bury, Young of Westfed; total Sc
Nays-Aldorman. Allard of Colchester.
Allen of Westford, Amey, Babl It. Bald
win, BarroWs. Batch. Battell, Reehe. Re-
mis-. Billings of Vershire Blanchard Of
Rcadsboro, Blanchard of West Windsor.
f'owles. Boyce Breed. Briggs. Bronson.
Bryant. Buchanan, Bundy. Burbank, But
terrified, Byngton, Caldcrwood Cam
eron. Campbell. Carpenter. Cas-
WELL Cave. Chaffce Clearey,
COOK of 1rashurg. Cook of Thetford.
Cook Of Ripton. Corliss. CORY. Croft.
Cunningham. Cutting of Concord Cutting
Of Waterford, Daniels, Dartt, Davis.
Dawson. Day, Dearborn. Dewitt Dodds,
Eaton of bradford, Elliott. Ellis OF
Royalton. Flanders of Orange. Elan
ders Of Tunhridge. Fletcher Of Cavcn-
dish, Fletcher of Eaton, Foster. Gage.
Gatchel. Goodwin Guernsey. Hall.
harrington of Pomfret. Harrington Of
Shelburnc. Hatch. Hayes Hazeltinc.
Hill, Hosford. House. Howard of Lon
donderry, Howard of Whiting. Hulihan.
Hunt. Jennings. Kennedy of Duxbury.
King, Ladd OF Essex. Leary. Iceland.
Lewis, Iucier of iineshurg. Lyman.
Marsh. Martin Of Rrookline. Martin Of
Hartland, Mason, Maun. McCuen. Nc
Hugh Nolan. Mclean. Miller of BETH
el, Mills. Myers. Myrick. Nelson. Nor
ton, orvis, Packard. Page. Parker.
Parkhurst Peck Peters. Pitkin. Pitt
ridge, Pollard. Pond Reed, Roberts.
Root, Rowland, Rumerv. Russell, RYAN.
Sawyer, Schoneld, Scagcr. Shattuck,
Shaw, Sheehcy. Shorey Smith of New
bury Smith of Shrewsbury. stafford,
Sternbcrg Stevenson, stone. Tassie,
Thomas Of Guiford, Thomas of Monk
ton, Thompson. Towle. Tracy pf
Belvidere, Tracy Of South Hero,
Warner Webb of Arlington, Webb Of
Shcrburnc, Webster. Wells Of Wardsboro,
Wetr3ore. Wheeler. whitney of Bakers
field, Whitney of Marlboro. Wightman,
Williams Of peacham. Williams OF Win
hall, Willmarth. wood, Woodbury., Wright
of Coventry Wright Of Montgomery,
Wright Of Starksboro, Wright of West
minister, Young of Orwell, total, l5S.
Absent and not voting-Allard OF Whit
inCfsm Rean of Maidstone Bell, Bentley.
billings OF Woodstock, Bishop. Bond,
Bowen, Converse Crandan, Crosby.
Drown. Dudley, Ellis of Pi.tsneld, Gillett,
Gleason. Griffin, Ham, Hines, Holden,
Speaker Howe, Jakway Johnston Of
Castlcton, Kennedy OF Williston, Marlowe, |
Mattison. Miller OF Putney Phillips.
Pierce, Robinson. Wall Wells OF Victory.
Williams Of Peru, Young of Westield
DISCUSSION OF AMENDMENT.
In The discussion Of the amendment |
proposed by Mr.. Carl OF Canaan, Mr.. |
Webster OF Swanton said: II the amend
ment prevails. 1t deprives the wage
Garner OF all protection. He vigorously |
the amendment and stated that
many other States have larger exemp-
tons than the one proposed in the bill
MIR. Fletcher OF CavenLish said II party
pledges mean anything then every mem
Der OF the House is pledged to the sup
port OF this bill, and to the defeat of the
amendment. He said a party may break
It's promises once, but never mora than
twice II this bill is killed 1t lays tho
foundation for new party, which mona
of us desire.
In opposing the amendment, Mr. Peck
of burlington said the bill smply nuts
every man who earns $40 n week IN tho
same basis. If this bill should pass in =.
short time the relation between wnpe.
earners and employers win he improved
Both parties are committee to the mass.
ago OF this bill. Two years ago tha
promise of the passage OF such measure
was ignored. This year both parties and
tho Governor of the State in acceptinu
his nomination. are all pledged to such
a measure
TOOK BROAD VIEW or MATTER
Mr. Elliott OF Hartford. although "A re-
Tail merchant said he took not selfish
but u broad view of the matter, and he
opposed the amendment, As d delegate