Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-12
House Does Not Reconsider Pri-
mary Election Bill-An Hour
Spent on Rabbits.
new NORMAL SCHOOL IDEA
johnson May Offer It's Plant for
New Central Institution il
State Will Build Dor
mitory.

mitory.
Montpelier. Jan. s-rhc Senate was not
IN session yesterday but the House put
IN a fun forenoon. complicated situa-
lon arose just before tho noon adjourn
nent At the opening of tho session Mr..
toward OF Whiting moved that the
House reconsider It's vote of Friday
whereby II passed tho primary election
siII. To this Mr.. CORY of Montpelier
,bjected. and on his motion tho motion
}. Mr.. Howard was ordered to lie, just
heforo udfcurnmcnt Mr. House Of
Berlin called M this motion 10 orda- TO
llc hut a wranElc cnsued and on motion
of M Martin Of Hartland the House I'D
journod There was not anything near n
uuorum present and It is hcievcd what
over action might have hoe" taker
would no, nave held water. \ call of
We House was narrowly avcrted ana rs
,hc mattrr now stands more than "A hours
eii have elapsed between the passage Of
lhc till and tho co1venr4 e the Lceisla-
lurc Monday evening Therefore. the
House can take no action on reconsidera-
& suspension Of it's rules.
When the House was called to order
yesterday morning. Nj Amey Of Brigh
ton rose to question Of privilege over
the letter read by him. written by G. J.
Ferguson Of burlington. when the bill
granting suffrage to women on the
liquor question was under discussion
Thursday morning. Mr. Amey used
language with the bark on in regard to
the letter which spoke of Representative
Alderman Of Vernon as "the South
Vernon saloon keeper" MIR. Amey
vigorously defended Mr. Alderman from
being called any such name. He said
Mr.. Alderman Is a respected hotel keeper
OF that village and it was beneath most
men to cast such aspersions upon the
honorable gentleman who Is member Of
the present House. The Speaker was
obliged to suppress the applause that
Mr.. Ameys remarks evoked.
\ MUNICIPAL COURT BILL.
The committee on minor courts in
troduced two substitute bills yester-
day for the establishment of munich
pal courts in Newport and Middleburr.
The bill for the Newport court asks
for an increase of salary for the Judge
from $500 to $1,000 annually and for a
larger jurisdiction. These bills were
ordered to lie and he printed.
Tie last act in House bill was
performed YESTERDAY morning when
the House concurrcd in the Senate's
proposal of amendment changing the
title Of this bill. II was introduced
early in the session and is entitled
An act to provide additional instruc-
ton in Middlebury College" The
friends of this bill have had an all
the-fall- and winter tight TO keep ii
alive aIN to get 1t safely through
both houses. This bill provides $500
additional for the department Of ped
aGogy and forestry In Middlebury Col
lege and $4,000 additional for the
med ical department of the University
Of Vermont.
The House wasted nearly an hour
yesterday morning in discussing the
unimportant bill which lengthens for
two months the closed season on rab-
bits and hares. In this discussion
rabbits Of all colors, wild and tame.
WEIGH rabbits, Belgian hares, and rab-
bits caught by cats figured. After the
discussion had gone on for some time
Mr.. Hatch OF STAFFORD accused the
House of splitting hairs and those
who wero present smiled aloud.
TO TAKE CARE OF CAsTLETON
The committees on state schools and
appropriations will, If the central
normal school hill goes through. take
care Of the present normal school al
Castleton by appropriation or other
wise \ paragraph IN tho Free Press
Saturday morning would convey tht
impression that the school at Castle
ton is 20 he left out in the cold al
together. hut such is not the case
The committee on the Judiciary
from thr two .Touses will give public
hearing Wednesday evening In th'
supreme court room on the employers
liability bill, and Thursday evening II
the same place on the workmen
compensation act.
GOVERNOR SIGNS REQUlsITlON.
Governor Mead signed yesterday 1T tn
request OF states Attorney Home
Skeels ~ Windsor county. requisitiol
papers for the return to Vermont o
Pcnpelio Jaccobucci. who was recent!
arrested at Philadelphia, The arrest wa
made on the request OF the sheriff o
Windsor county JaccObucci Is under in
dictnert for tine murder of Dominic
Schittini Mt wilder last August. Tn
body of Schittin was found in the wood
badly decomposed He was last seen Il
company with Jaccobuccl Sheriff Kinir
Of Windsor county will 20 with the re
QUESTION papers 10 Philadelphia to brin
JaccObucCi to Vermont
Hugh Henry Jr., the newly ciectc
commissioners of weights and measures
is to resign this week as executive cler
10 devote all his time to the duties O
the new office MIR. Henry will be sue
oeede1 as executive clerk by ". j. Con
ant a law student Of this city. As 500
as relieved OF his duties here, Nj
Henry will visit New York and otho
States where n weights and measure
Jaw is IN force to famil.ariae hinsel
with its working
NEW NORMAL. SCHOOL IDEA.
Representatives OF the Johnson norma
school are putting up a proposition I
the state, that II tho State will build
rev dornitory at Johnson at a cost c
1850 or 5000 tho entire school plaT
there. estimated to Re worth $4,000 wi
be turned over to the State for n 81,
for the central normal school Th
special committee appointed in the Hou.
went yesterday to Johnson to look ovs
tie property and will report by bill
otherwise
The deed to the State OF 900 acres {
M m o1Ax 10.