Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-26


regular per diem during that time.
While the need of making provision
for better accomm odations for the
Legislature and State officials Is ap-
parent to all who have occasion TO
be about the capitol, IL the committee
Is to make a recommendation favoring
such All increase 1t IL important that
IL present In the report such facts as
VIII make 1t plain to the people of the
state why such increase Is needed, and
this extra time Is needed for them to
procure such information and place
1t In proper form.
FLAT RATE BILL SURVIVES
In the Senate this afternoon 1t was
rumored that the fiat rate bill was to be
Killed when II came UP for a third read
ing. The opponents of the bill we're said
TO be sure of 20 votes against It. and some
influential members believed that the
sooner the bill was disposed Of the better
When the bill came in with the recon-
incubation of every member of the FIN
| anoe committee that it ought not to pass,
there was a moment OF suspense during
which several members of the Senate
were observed to prepare for hasty
| fore Senator Rabbit. the chairman of
| the committee, moved that the bill be
made a special order for Tuesday, jan
uary $. at 2:15 in the afternoon. 1t is said
! that this action was taken to prevent any
! hard feeling on the part OF the House.
one more bill providing for publicity OF
| campaign expenses has made Its appear.
ance. being introduced in the House this
! ia,
substitute for H. 1a9 The bill is much
| like the measure prepared by Mr.. Bailey.
| the secretary of state. early in the ses
sion, and differs from 1t only in minor
| details There has been some surprises
expressed at the delay in reporting In ok
any of these bills, but the preparation Of
| the substitute accounts in part for the
! delay
! FACTORY INSPECTOR GOES OVER.
| The Howley bill. providing for the APP
pontment of commissioner OF labor
and State factory inspector, has been
| laid over until after the Christmas re-
cess 1t was made "A special order for this
morning and action was postponed on
motion Of Mr. Cook OF Lyndon
If the commission proposed by Mr.. Cook
can accomplish what he desires it will
be important work. a resolution intro
duoed by MIN and adopted by the House
provides for a commission to sit without
pay during the Christmas recess to con-
slider whether it may be possible to con-
solidate some of the State commissions
now existing without injury to the work
they are expected to perform. There has
been complaint for many years Of the
! II ir1 &c
lection is usually made when new
commission is proposed. but there Is a
continually increasing amount OF work
TO be performed by commissions or SINH
lar agencies.
The House is undecided in regard to
granting independence to the Philippines
! Mr.. Watson offered resolution this
morning expressing opposition to the
Jones bill. now pending in Congress. and
asking the Vermont representatives to
use their influence against IT, Mr.. Hap
good Of Peru and Mr. Miller OF Bethe,
| opposed the resolution and IL was or.
dered to lie
| An attempt was made to secure re-
| consideration of the Inheritance tax bill,
but failed.
| EDUCATION COMMISSION MEETS.
| The education commission met this
morning for the purpose Of further map
ping ont the work before It. It Is under
stood that the commission has decided tn
hold public hearings al which all material
presented will he taken down by com
missions stenographers. and put in shape
to he studied by members Of the commits
sion. 1t is expected that President Butler
| NJ n min -piN he HI
attend most of the sittings. but will act
| in an advisory capacity corresponding
with the commission and attending some
of the later meetings. T. y Val! is said
to have expressed his interes, in the
work the commission has in hand and
hopes soon after Christmas to b,
sufficiently recovered from his recon,
operation to give some time to IL. 1t /.
intended to hold the first public hearing
January 9. This hearing Is intended
especially to afford an opportunity FOL
members of the Legislature 10 appear be
fore the commission and It Is possible thai
the Governor himself may speak.
1t Is rumored that n serious split ha.
developed in the ranks Of the suffra Gist.
here. One party It is said are willing &c
take what they can get even though II
may De no more IMAM UuaHnen munlcipa
| suffrage while the other will accept OF
no compromise. Furthermore II is under
stood that the older faction. personihcd
by Mrs. Annette W. Parmelee. who have
been the stalwart and undauntcd support
ers Of the cause" through many defects
do not take kindly to being superseded
now that the goal seems drawing near
They arc said to resent particularly the
intrusion into their chosen field Of Mrs
Rastall of Manchester, whose ideas OF
the immediate end in view do not en-
tirely conform with theirs.
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