Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-31
twenty One Members Support
Mr.. Jose in Opposing Later
Opening of Polls.
ADJOURNMENT QUESTION
House Has Passed Bill to Vote at
Capitol-senate Proposes to
Go Home till Wed
nesday.

Montpelier. Oct. 29.-Mr. Jose of john
BON consumed more than an hour Of the
lime of the House this morning, speak,
ng seven times on one question and then
demanding the yeas and nays.
The bill was H.. 81, introduced by Mr..
OBrien of South Burlington, relating
20 the hour for opening the polls on
election day. The committee recommend
I'd that the bill be amended so that in
towns of not more than 100 population
he polls shall be opened at ten O'Clock,
and in larger towns at nine o'clock UNI
'ess the town votes otherwise at the
annual March meeting. Mr.. Jose opposed
the amendment as being unfair to labor
Ing men who have to go to work early,
while 1t would be no great hardship for
the town officers to open the polls at six
O'Clock. He was supported by Mr..
Crosby of Brattleboro and Mr. Donnelly
of Vergennes. while Mr.. Adams of MARI
boro. Mr.. Blanchard Of West Windsor,
Mr.. O'Brien of South Burlington and Mr..
Blais of Colchester favored the amend.
ment.
Mr.. Ryder of Rockingham sought to
smooth out the difficulty by reversing
tho proposition with an amendment pro-
viding that In towns of more than ZOO
the polls shall be opened at six O'Clock
unless the town votes otherwise. Mr..
Jose continued to protest and demanded
a roll call. Twenty-one other members
voted with him and 2O3 for the amend.
ment. The bill was then further amended
changing the population number to 1,5N
and the bill was ordered to a third read.
ing.
MAY ADJOURN TILL WEDNESDAY.
The question of adjournment over cleo.
ton will cause some complication to-
morrow. The House has passed the bill
introduced by Mr.. Billings of Woodstock,
providing for voting at the State House
by members Of the Legislature and others
employed about the capitol. The Senate
this afternoon sent to the House a join
resolution providing t rat when the two
houses adjourn Saturday morning it be
to meet Wednesday afternoon.
The House and Senate have differed
but have not yet clashed, and the House
this morning receded from its amendment
to the Senate bill providing hat wher
the Governor fills a vacancy in the Senate
he shall make the appointment from the
political party in which the vacancy oc.
cured.
The need Of some place where criminals
guilty Of minor ~offenses may be confined
Instead of being placed in contact with
more hardened characters has been under
consideration by a number Of those inter.
ested in penology, and a joint resolution
has been prepared by Senator House OF
Wa shington county. which was intro
duced this morning in his absence by Mr.
Darling Of Orange. providing for a com
mittee to investigate and report upon thu
reed Of a detention farm.
After hanging in the wind for some
time, the House this afternoon ordered
to a third reading s. ], the trustee
process bill. This was lone after a fav
orable report came from the iudiciar!
committee to which it had been re-re
ferred. The margin was narrow, the vot'
being o. to 81. This will probably b'
debated on the question Of passage. FOL
the measure is very Objectionable t.
some members.
GUILDHALL ELECTION VOID.
The House committee on elections to
day made a second report on the Guild
hall case, recommending that the sea
he declared vacant. This was tabled an
is expected to be the cause Of some de
bate Thursday morning when 1t is mad
a special order for 1880 o'clock.
The committee submitted an amende
report dnu ueClSlOIl, III eIIeCt tHdt III
election in itself was not In accord wit
the usual custom at such meetings
There was no fraud in the marking o
casting of votes. The contest was owe
the validity of five votes alleged to hav
been cast on the ilrst ballot. The boar
of civil authority was evenly divide
upon the question of the validity O
these ballots. Said ballots should hav
been counted as valid in favor of MI
Ball, the contestant: hat Mr.. Kellan
the returned member, conducted him
self in a legal and proper manner; tina
"the civil authority of the town of Guild
hall did conduct the meeting In a lOos
and illegal manner and the second bale
was loose and Illegal and of no avail
and that the seat be declared vacar
and no candidate is entitled to the same
The report was signed by the entire CON
mittee.
PUBLICITY OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS.
A fourth bill providing for publicity
campaign Expenses was introduced In II
House this morning by Mr.. Billings {
Woodstock.
The Cook bill relating to elections. whic
would prevent candidates from buyir
space in newspapers, has been ordered
lie. An amendment was offered by M
Weeks of Middlebury excepting new
paper advertising from the provisions
the bill. MI, Cook was unwilling to ha'
this lone unless such matter was markt
''pouticai advertising and the bill wit
proposed amendments was ordered to II
1t was later taken from the table and i
committed to the committee where 1t
likely to undergo considerable change.
Immediately after adjournment I
morrow afternoon the joint committee {
immigration and Industrial affairs W
hold a public hearing In room II on Il
bill for the Limitation Of the workiT
hours of women and children.
On account of a bad throat, Govern'
Fletcher has been considerably indispos'
this afternoon and found 1t advisable n
to risk the hard night trip to and fro
burlington to attend the banquet
Gardner, Collins and Gutterson.
The joint committee on game an
hsh gave a hearing In the supren
court room or Senate bill No. 80, RI
pealing the act permitting seining
Lake Champlain. Frank Braggs. hi
telkeeper at Grand isle. ]. w. Titcoml
state hsn and game COMMISSIONS
George b. Walton of Montpelier. M