Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-03
HOUSE AMAZED At
WHITE SLAVE BILL
Members Rubbed Their Eyes
When Speo' sr Nowes Meas
ure Was Read.
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me Serare passed Senate bills relating

me senare passed Senate bills relotins
q operation of railroads, amending
J arrc's charter making an approx ration {
fr pedestal for the Colamer statue IN
Washington and making the father the
guardian Of a legitimate child and If he
be dead, the mother.
A. the afternoon session Senator bardcN
introduced a Joint resolution to have
Nermont's members of Congress use Their
influence to secure the passage OF
parcels post law. a bill vas Introduced
I Senate T1ittjc Il ! tland, mending
& 9 law relating to tho taxation Of real
estate SO that such pronerty shall I've set
g. the list to the Owner u. record April
H. the town wher, it is situated
A third reading was ordered of tho Bills
l. Knitting Jurors to qualify their verdict
iii murder cases. Incorporating the Am"ri-
can Fidelity company and relating TO
grand and petit jurors.
Senator Tutt!e was not present to-day
As his wife, who was dangerously burned
- her home in Rutland carly In the ses-
sion, is not as well.
S,cNATOR SHELDON EXPLAINS VOTE
senator shelcon of Franklin, one OF the
n TENDERS Of the Senate who has been
severely taken to task for voting against
the bin to abolish justice foes in criminal
scs in places where there is a municipal
curt, says that the arguments are not al
81 favor o. the bill some would have
J. appear. The senator gald II voted
AGAINST that bill, not through the IN
r fence of any politician. az has Been
olargcG, but through a desire to prevent
the case of the poor unfortunate who has
committed some nsdemeanor being made
any harder than Il Is under our present
laws. Now If that bill becomes A law It
certainly would and for this son,
Take q breach OF the peace for In
stance. If the person commits Il he Is
ken before a Justice Of the PEACE and is
fined a certain sum and cost which per-
haps he ls able to pay. In that case the
state pays the justice a Fee Of -. Now II
this same person Is taken before the
:udge of municipal court there IS, OF
course, no justice fee for the State to pay,
L as tho other costs are much more in
the municipal court than they are in the
Justice the unfortunate man : either
Obliged to pay much more to escape going
t. jail or the additional costs make the
sum more than he can pay and he has to
serve a Jail sentence. Now 1t strikes me
that the State is better able to pay the
CaSlonal justice ices II is CaIleQ upon
70 do il these cases than to take it out
of the poor cusses and their families. II
the bill Is amended SO that fees In NUM-
opal courts are made the same as they
are in justice courts l haven't word to
fly against the bill, but until 1t Is ] shall
oppose 1t on the grounds I have just
Mentioned. I can stand criticism all
.ght when Il Is deserved bu: ! do object
u being held up to the whole State as the
tool of a politician when l think the
eight of the argument is in my favor
An object lesson for those who have
l,-en asking questions as to how the ad-
dlt'onal appropriation made by the last
c9islature for the normal schools has
tecn expended Is the exhibit made by
the Randolph and Johnson schools at tho
larish house of Christ Church on State
street. The exhibit consists of drawing
sowing, bashetry and woodwork. Miss
Iriggs. teacher OF art at Randolph, has
the exhibit in charge.