Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-26
TIE VOTE: DECIDED
BY SPEAKER HOWE
He Helps Send Bill to Third
Reading That Does Away with
Hanging in Vermont.
CAMEL'S HUMP GIVEN STATE
Senate Committee Will Hear B
& M. and G. v. Argue Their
Case This Afternoon
No Brattleboro Trip.


russed for an hour or more this after
noon the bill which appropriates $4,000
In the next six years for erecting at
Jrattleboro a building for the care and
education Of defective children. for which
the late William Austine of Brattleboro
appropriated $4,000 The only opposition
TO the bill itself came from Mr. Howard
of Whiting. The main discussion this
afternoon was over the amendment
proposed by Mr.. Amey of BriShton, which
provided that imhecle children shall first
be cared for. strong speeches in favor
of the main bill were made by Mr..
Martin Of Brookline, Mr.. Cory of Mont
pelier, Mr.. Hatch of STAFFORD and
others.
For the first time this session. the
speakers vote was required on a tie
This was when the House bill relating
10 homicide came up for third reading
This Is a substitute for the bill vetoed
early in the session by Governor Mead
because the bill which he refused to sign
contained no saving clause which ex-
Guided pending cases. This bill provides
that iuries may qualify their verdicts in
murder cases by adding the words with
capital punishment and practically does
away with hanging in Vermont. The
vote in favor of the third reading of the
bill was 81 to S. Speaker Howe voted
IN the affirmative, and IT went TO
third reading.
Mr.. Battell Of Middleburv to-day turned
over to Governor Mead deed of 1000
ncres of land on Camels Hump. The
decd provides that this shall he used as
q State park. that no automobiles shall
be run on the mountain. except on a
roadway built for them. that the forests
there are to be preserved and that the
name Of the mountain in the future is to
he left to the good sense Of the people
of the State. Mr.. Battel does not press
MS suggestion made when he first ten
dered this mountain to the State that
the name Of the peak be changed to
Mount Ethan Allen"
SENATE DECLINES JUNKET
The Senate again this morning refused
10 go to Brattleboro to look over the
ground of the railroad war between the
central Vermont and Boston Maine
railroads. This time the proposition was
to 30 at the expense Of the State. The
matter came up by Senator Barden offer-
ing a Joint resolution providing that the
Senate as a committee OF the whole. visit
lorne by the State.
The resolution was read twice and re
forred to the committee on State and
court expenses. This did not suit Senator
harden, who moved that the rules be sus
pended and the resolution placed upon III
massage. Senator Powell objected to 1
suspension OF the rules and raised poin
of order tn, blocked this move for
while.
little ter after bunch of Hous
hills had been referred. Senator Gordon
who had been doing little visiting amon
the senators, moved that the conmitte
an state and court expenses he releve
from further consideration Of the resolu
lion. This was agreed to and he the
moved that the rules be suspended an
the resolution be placed upon its passag
so that the Senate might find out whethe
OF not 1t was going to make the uiI
The rules were suspended and the resoiu
ton killed by a vote of p to six
on demand OF Senator Barden the yea
and nays were taken. Those senator
who voted against the resolution were
Archibald Clark Coolidge Cushmai
cults. Dale, Daniels, Darling, Edgertor
Gordon. Griswold. Hitchcock Morton
ron. Smith, Taplin and Tnttle. Those ia
voring the resolution were Adams, Bal
u.n. Butler Butterheld Davis and Ll
ford.
HEARING FOR RAILWAYS
After the adjournment OF the Senat
T. meeting OF the railroad and Judiciar
: nrnittees was held and the speci'
committee orgnnlzed by electing Senate
Archibald chairman. lie Is chairman
lne judiciary committee Senator Arch
bald was Instructed to ascertain Il
Earliest possible time when both SIDE
would lc ready for a hearing and
reported this afternoon that the 30
ton & Maine people would not be pr
Jared until tomorrow afternoon ar
tat the hearing would be held then
Rl5 O'Clock. The attorneys OF the &c
trail Vermont stated that they were reaC
at any time and 1t was at first propose
h hold the hearing this afternoon.
The vote on the resolution Is not r
racded as indicating the strength in Il
Fonnte NJ the two roads although Il
original proposition to have tho Sena
visit Prattiehoro came from the BostC
& Maine side II is however, regard,
here that the bill does not stand as go,
81 show - Pc ing the senate as it d
last week
The only ot1sr business transacted
Tho Senate This morning was the klhl
Of three bills They were II. go, relatil
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