Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-24
JOSE Of JOHNSON
REGRETS ACTION
Leader of Progressives Informs
House He Is Ashamed of
Unseemly Conduct.

Montpelier. Oct. 1s-Mr. Jose Of John
son will make a formal apology to the
House and Speaker Plumley on Tuesday
for his improper and unparlamentary
conduct Yesterday, attacking the SUPER
intendent of education and the speaker
when nominating II. J. Stannard of
Barton for superintendent of education.
| Mr.. Jose was absent from the House
| by Mr.. Cook of Lyndon the leader of the
progressives on the floor of the House
| Mr.. Cook said he was shocked and
| ashamed that man Who had been his
| friend should have made such an UNI
seemly exhibition: that Mr.. Jose him
! self regretted his action when he under
stood its improperly. Mr.. Jose was OBJ
! lged to he at home on business to-day
but he (Mr. Cook) was authorized to
state that Mr.. Jose would tender a formal
apology when the House reassembled on
| tuesday
| His speech was severely criticised by
all who heard 1t and it is recognized that
he is being treated with consideration In
being permitted to escape with nothing
more than the offering OF a formal
! apology. He might have been subjected
| to a resolution of censure and brought
| to the bar of the House to make his
apology or he might have been expelled.
| 1t Is understood that he was told by
| some OF his associates last night that he
must make an apology or that one of
the progressves would himself offer q
| resolution of censurc.
| JOSE A NEW CONFER, TOO.
| Mr.. Jose's action is the more severely
| criticised because he has been in the
| State only two years and yet undertook
| tc critcise not only the superintendent
! Of education and the speaker. but Incl
| dcntally the ordinary course of legislative
| procedure.
This statement by Mr.. Cook was the
only thing to break the monotony of the
morning session. with the exception of a
! roll call of the House ordered at his re-
| quest
There were II senators present when
| the upper house was called to order by
Mr.. Rabbit. the president pro TEN. The
only work in that body was the introduce
ton OF three bills the passage of one
House bill relating to the county build
| ings at Hyde Park.
Mr.. Cook of Lyndon asked that the roll
be called to show the members who were
absent without leave. This was done.
| and at its close he asked that the roll call,
which disclosed 12S members present, be
not made a part of the official record,
which was agreed to.
The portrait of Ex-Governor Mead,
which has been hanging in the executive
chamber, is being boxed up this after
noon and will be sent to Rutland. The
portrait has been commented on very
unfavorably by most OF those who have
seen it. The medallion on the bronze tab
let to the common soldier Is a better like
ness and finer piece of artistic work
MEMORIAL FOR THOMPSON.
The commission authorized by the
Legislature of 1910 to provide some fit
ting memorial for Daniel =. Thompson
expects to recommend that bronze
tablet bearing suitable inscription. be
placed underneath the portrait OF Judge
Thompson in the State House. No me-
mortal can be placed at his grave in
Green Mount cemetery, as his descen-
dants refuse to permit anything to be
erected there
A law Is being drafted providing for
publicity of campaign expenses which
will be very comprehensive, 1t will cover
both the expenses incurred in securing
a nomination and an election, and the fill
ing of statements covering every eX-
pense in detail. whether the expense has
been met remains unpaid.
No formal invitations have been or
will be issued for the Governors re-
ception Tuesday evening or the reception
of Mrs Fletcher and Mrs. Howe Thurs
day afternoon, but the public invitation
is general and informal.
There will be public hearing on the
question of woman suffrage next Thurs.
day evening at 80 O'Clock, at which
those interested in the bills before the
Legislature are invited to state case
pro or con. before the Senate committee
on State and industrial interests which
has jurisdiction of the suffrage question
in the Senate, and the House commit
tee on internal affairs to which such
measures go in the House. This may
be the only woman's rights hearing OF
the session.