Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-26
Yea-and-Nay Vote of 1856 to Sc
Sends Hard Fought Measure
to the Senate.
PLATFORM PLEDGE REDEEMED
Peck's Employers Liability Bill
Endorsed-Senate Puts the
School Proposition Up
to Governor.

Montpelier. Jan. 2n-By Yea-and-naY
vote .of 1876 to sc the House this after
noon passed what has come to be known
The railroad bill" and It has gone
10 the Senate. When tho question of the
passage of this bill came up this after
noon. Mr.. AmeN of Brighton. speaking
- question of personal privilege. re
scented the imputation made on the floor
last night by Mr.. Bryant OF Ludlow that
because he is an attorney of record at
Island Pond for the Grand Trunk rail
way he had been unduly influenced in
advocating this bill and that ii was
cloudy legislation" He also answered
the arguments made last evening by
Mr.. Martin of Brookline and Mr. Bean
OF Newport. He reiterated that the Grand
Trunk railway was the only one that
stood out for New England dffercntials
Mr.. Amey said that although he was
an attorney for the Grand Trunk rail-
way he never had and never would ac-
cept dollar for anything he had done
on the floor of the House in opposing
this bill.
Mr.. Martin Of Brooklne replied. deny
Ing any intention of making misleading
statements. Mr. Bryant Of Ludlow said
If Mr.. hmey was an attorney for the
Grand Trunk railway. the House had
q right to know IT,
The bill was further opposed by Mr.
Cory of Montpelier and favored by Mr.
Stafford of Brattlcboro who aaid the
Grand Trunk railway in Brattleboro has
been properly taken care of in this bill.
fhptr i,,tn
ed. Mr.. Branch Of Grand Isle favored
healthy competition
LIABILITY BILL PASSED.
BY yea -and-nay vote Of 169 to "a
the House this morning FULFILLED one
Of its campaign pledges which was n
plank in the platforms OF both parties
during the last campaign by passing
the employers liability bill introduced
by Mr.. Peck of Burlington. This was
taken up this morning as unfinished
business. and was amended yesterday
excluding farmers. domestics and log
drivers from its provisions.
Just before adjournment this fore
noon the House had an unusual debate
on the bill establishing municipal
''hll III inc lOWH OIL NluQIeDuTy. 1t
was peculiar from the fact that six
representatives from Addison county
opposed the passage of the bill, and it
was favored by Mr.. Martin of Brook
line, chairman of the committee on
minor courts, because of the fact that
that committee had spent so many
hours in the consideration of the bill
he did not think the committee had
been treated fairly when the repre-
sentatives from Mddlebury, Leicester,
Lincoln. Weybridge. Whiting, YER
gennes and Sudbury now come before
the House and say such a court was
not desired. Several of these gentle
men apologized to the chairman of the
committee on minor courts and the
bill was killed.
POWER COMPANY WINNING
The bill to incorporate the Fifteen
Mile Falls Power company. introduced
by Mr.. Calderwood of st. Johnsbury.
came up this afternoon with favor
able majority report and an unfavor-
BILE minority report. The third read
ing of the bill was opposed by Mr. Roy
of Barnet, and also by Mr.. Hunt of
New Haven.
Mr. Hunt said they proposed TO
build there n dam $50 feet high to
inundate 1000 acres of land. which
would include q cemetery and site
Of a present school. to generate $4,000
horsepower. and he argued that they
lad no right to take property for
private use by the right OF eminent
domain. Mr., Hunt also argued that
granting this bill would create dan
Ecrous monopoly of the water power
Of the state. He moved that the bill
l. ordered to lie until the opinion OF
lie encouragement can be secured
ms to whether or not the section au-
thoriZing this company to take pri-
waite property for private use by the
right Of eminent domain would be
constitutional. Pending the discussion
OF this resolution the House adjourned
until evening.
On reconvening this evening, the
resolution was defeated. In the dis
oussion of the third reading OF the
bill Mr.. Cave of Barre city presented
petition from the Barre board OF
trade. the Barre Granite Manufac-
turcrs' association and the Quarry
Workers union, praying for the pass
age Of the bill The bill went to a
third reading with very few dissent
ing votes.
NORMAL. SCHOOLS APPROVED.
The Senate this morning passed the
normal school bill by a vote OF two to
one and. unless the Governor should re-
fuse to sign the bill, the schools at
Johnson and Castleton are better taken
care of by the State than they have ever
been before. There was quite general
let H,hic tOOk most of the time