Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-02-02

/ the first time this session tho lieutenant
governor was calico upon TO cast his vote.
| He voted in favor OF the amendment The
| Senate then killed the bill Ivy vote OF IS
! to II.
| s.. 100. granting town and municipal SUI
fraEe to women. WINS killed
Senator Cushman's bill relating to the
! employment OF child labor was passed
without debate after an amendment had
been adopted by yea and nay vote ~ 16
to 10.
HOUSE SHORT or WORK.
The House this morning found its work
we'll in hand. and by noon had little left
to do untu something more was sent in
| from the Senate. There is no reason why
| final adjournment cannot he reached Sat
urday morning.
| The one lively debate IN the House this
morning was over Senate bill |. intro
| duccd early in the session by Senator
| Powell OF Chttenden. which cxerpts for
10 years buildings erected for hotel pur-
poses. Tho House proposed an amend
ment providing thst such exemption
should I've In erect only when majority
OF the grand list and aiority OF the tax
payers approve. The discussion was over
an amendment proposed by MIR. Boyoe Of
Waterbury, which restored tho Senate
| amendment which provides tina. no bar
| shall bc run in such exempted hotels.
This amendment was opposed by Mr..
| Habbltt OF Rockingham, Mr. Bean of
| Newport Mr.. Hall Of Isle La Motto, Mr..
| Clark OF Morristown. Mr.. Bailey OF RAN
I dolph and others. 1t was favored by Mr..
! Dartt OF Spring'lod, MIR stat ora Of Brat
! t,eboro and MIR. Ellis Of RrookheId The
?neudmcnt was killed ana the Dill was
ordered to- third reading by a vote Of
1l6 to ca
| MIR. Stone OF Walllngford and Mr.. Mar
| tin of Brookline had clash on the bill
introduced by Mr. Stone providing for the
election Of the superior judges for a term
| of six years. Mr. Stone said II this bill
| became a Law It would do away with lob
bying every two wears by these judges
I who must look after their own interests.
He said every Judge of the supreme court
had approved OF this bill.
\ Mr. Martin Of Brookline cited noted
Instance several years ago, when n fudge
from Rutland county who was oblec-
tioua ole 10 the people failed OF rc-eec-
ton Mr. Martin opposed the bill
because lie wanted the superior Judges
to he kept close to the people. Til, bill
was killed.
DORMiTORY ELL. PASSED.
After a few slight amendments. the
House passed without objection the bill
appropratng 5000 for the erection of
horinitories Mt the State Industrial
School at Nergonnes. Also the bill APP
Iropriatins 5000 for making repairs on
In" highway IN jamaica leading from
Wardshoro station 10 Werdsboro village,
| Mr.. House OF Berlin called Up the bill
| introduced by him which prohibited bulls
more than six months old running at
large. The present law provides that
bulls ore-year-od or over shall be KEEP,
confined. Mr.. House made a brave effort
to save his bill but It was killed
An unsuccessful attempt was made
this morning by Mi Dewitt Of Newfnn ne
| to have the House reconsider its vote by
which Yesterday IT refused a third read
in 81 the bill which increases the salary
OF ." state highway commissioner from
$3.50 20 $500 and gave him $500 for
CLERK hire.
The Dill increasing the salary of the
bank commissioner from 5000 to $4,000
was ordered Ia a third reading after It
had been amended On motion OF Mr..
Fletcher of Cavendish. making the salary
$3.50 a year. This salary is paid by the
! savings banks OF the State After an
extended discussion this afternoon. the
bill was killed.
Bridges had the right of way for the
| last half hour this afternoon and the
House voted to appropriate y5,5co for
hyd
at Lunenbure. 5000 at Westminster and
$500 at Bradford
Mr.. Battell OF Mddlcbury had an
uphill fight in the House this after
noon when the bill introduced by him
relating 10 the operation of automo-
| biles came up as special order. on
the question whether the bill should
be read the third time. Mr. Battell
proposed several amendments which
| the House out of courtesy to him
| adopted, but they could not sanction
the bill. Many Of its provisions were
so radical in their nature az to en-
tireiy revolutionize tho present auto
mobile laws OF tho state Mr. BsttelI
made strong argument for his bill
and tried 10 have II lie until the
amendments could be printed with the
bill. 1t was opposed by Mr.. Stone of
! Walinsford, Mr.. Eabhtt Of Rocking
ham and Mr.. Gillett OF Richmond. Mr.
Battell demanded the yeas and nays
and tho vote stood IS for ana 15l
against its third reading.
| Immediately after the bill was kill
ed. Mr.. Babbitt OF Rockingham intro
duced joint resolution which was
unanimously adopted by a rising vote
In the House, extending the thanks OF
the people In Vermont to Mr. Rettell
for his public-spirited generosity in
donating Camel's Hump to the State
The bin introduced early in the SEES
| sion by Mr.. Howe Of Bennington pro-
Nidlng for system of colnpensa ton To
victims Of industrial accidents and their
| dependents was killed in the House Mr.
| Howe spoke briefly on this bin. saying
that under the present constitution hs
| had become convinced that the bill II
passed would be unconstitutional, but II
| the proposed amendments to tho constitu-
| ton Of tho State are finally adopted. he
believed such bill would eventually be
enacted into law.
SENATE PLUCKS UP COURAGE
Tho Senate plucked UP courage this
morning and again adopted the Joint
resolution providing for final adjourn.
ment on Saturday morning which 4,