The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-12
JANUARY 25
SET AS. DATE
For Legislative Adjournment
by the Committee
MEMBERS TABLE REPORT
They Don't Know Just When They Do
Want to Go Home or When the
Business Will Allow Them to
Leave It.

Business Will Allow Them to
Leave 1t.
The Vermont legislature this morning
decided it win adjourn finally when II
gets good and ready. AT least it's ac.
tion on the report of the committee to
fix date for final adjournment would
Indicate that. The report OF the com.
mittee was az follows:
"The joint special committee ap.
pointed to ascertain the earliest day
practicable and consistent with the
business Of the session for the fnal
adjournment Of the general assembly
respectfully report that they have
considered same and recommend the
adoption Of the following joint reso-
lution;--
Resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives; That the
president OF the Senate and the
speaker Of the House of Representa-
tives adjourn their respective houses
without day, on Wednesday. Jan.
25, at : o'clock in the forenoon
In the House Mr. Billings Of Wood
stock, MIR. Maun OF St Albans and Mr.
Stone of Wallingf0rd favored the reso.
luton; Mr. Martin Of Brookline was
opposed to final night session. Mr.
Fletcher OF cayendish thought the House
should not bind itself up ia the matter
of adjournment. but that it had better
work right along and do the work prop
erly and get through as quickly as il
could. He thought if the House so de.
sired ii could adjourn week from Sat
urday. Mr. Chapman Of Windham agreed
with Mr.. Fletcher and moved that the
resolution be ordered to lie, which was
voted.
The Senate. on motion OF Senator
Daniels, took the same action.
The Business Piles Up.
Meanwhile, the work is piling up
four bills having been introduced IL the
House this forenoon, bringing the total
to B5T in that branch alone One Of
these provides for registration Of legis-
lative counsel and agents with the ser
geHnt-at-arms, together with name Of
employer and matters to which their
business pertains; and X fixes fine Of
not less than sl00 aud not more than
$1,000 Another bill would amend the
law relating To the aid Of towns which
are excessively burdened, by repeating
the laws granting state aid for high
ways and bridges.
An appropriation Of $4,000 Il asked
in the third bill for erecting two dor
mitorIes at the Vermont industrial
school at Xergenues; and the fourth
provides for taking over by the state
Of the Sand Bar bridge in Lake Cham
plain aud making ii free.
The House disposed of some minor
business this forenoon, passing few OF
its own measures,
Some Senators Feel Criticism Keenly.
The Senate Il growing restive under
criticism and Senator Powell
rose this morning to a question of per-
sonal privilege to object to the language
used bY a morning paper to-day In char.
aeterizing the action of the Senate in
filing the direct inheritance tax bill yes
terday, without consideration, as con-
temptueus Senator Powell also took
exception to the criticism bestowed so
freely on the Senate for its refusal to
remove the time-Ioels clause from the
Senator Archibald said he thought the
senator from Chittenden attached too
much Importance to the article in this
paper. To appreciate newspa.
per criticism declared the senator. he
should have been one Of the band Of
ten senator's to whom the newspapers
had recently devoted so much Of their
space. These senators had come to feel
if day passed when they We're not
for something that on that
day they must have been remiss in
their duty.
Public bills passed in concurrence by
the Senate We're H. 37l, relating to the
state for the sale Of fish; FL 443. re-
lating to commitments to the industrial
school; II. SO, relating to exemptions
from taxation on account of debts ow-
ing; H. SIS, empowering the state fish
and game commissioners to dispose of
killed or injured deer; Il. 5S3, relating
to the appointment OF administrators
and executors; Fl. 59l, relating to terms
OF the supreme court.
On motion of Senator Archibald, the
Senate voted 20 reconsider its vote kill
ing the direct inheritance tax bill and
ii was reeommitted to the committee
for further consideration of section
four.
BY request of Senator Gordon, the
of the income tax amend
ment to the federal constitution was
made special order for next Tuesday
afternoon at 2:l5 o'clock. Il is under
stood that Senator Gordon intends 60
address the Senate at length ON this
question.
The joint resolution. authorizing the
appointment of conservation commits
sion was adopted.
DIVERSITY OF OPINIONS