Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-10-11

Athens, house OF correction; harrington OF
Somerset, fourth joint rule.
In the Senate Mr.. Barber OF Brattleboro
and Mr.. Babbitt of Rockingham, both expert
enced legislators, are handsomely recognized
The former is chairman OF the committee
appropriations and the latter Of the COM
mittee on finance. Mr.. Barber is also on the
committees rules, judiciary, agriculture,
and the joint committees on state and court
expenses and games and fisheries. Mr.. Bah
bit is on the committees on railroads, land
taxes and state and industrial interests.
Montpelier, October 10.
The Senate today manifested strong dis
position to carry out platform promises,
ordering to third reading Senator Rabbits
bill introduced Tuesday, providing for the
exemption OF wages from trustee process to
the amount OF $40. The third reading
ordered without opposition and Senator
Barber moved that the rules be suspended
and the bill Immediately placed upon its pas
sage. Mr.. Wallis of Washington objected on
the ground that it was too hasty legislation.
Mr. Babbitt urged the passage of the bill as
something that was generally demanded and
promised. On standing vote 29 senator's
favored immediate passage and opposed 1t.
This was less than the three-fourths required
by the rule and the bill went over till to-
morrow. There is no doubt OF it's passage, as
those who voted against immediate action are
in favor of the bill. The measure is identical
with the one passed by the House last
session and defeated in the Senate. Mr..
Adams Of Marlboro, then in the Senate, was
sick that day and absent from his seat. Had
he been present he would have voted for the
bill, thus making a tie and requiring the
lieutenant governor to cast the deciding vote.
Bills to substitute electrocution for hang
ing, in almost identical language, were intro
duced by Senators McFeeters OF Franklin
and Elliot of Windsor.
The bill to repeal the hedgehog bounty was
introduced in the House, were two others
appropratng $4,000 for the state fair and
$4,000 for the agricultural school at Kan
dolph.
Hapgood of Peru undertook again to lecture
the general assembly his attempt taking the
form OF resolution. This required the COM
mittee on state andc court expenses TO report
within ten days what they considered pro-
per lump sum for the expenses OF the Legsla-
ture and also what they considered proper
compensation for the employees OF the House
and Senate whose compensation is not hNed
by statute. His vote was the only one in
favor OF the resolution.
Senator Wallis OF Washington offered this
morning resolution which was adopted by
both houses requiring the commissioner ot
state taxes to prepare statement IRON SO
representative towns OF the amount OF per
sonal property returned for taxation and the
amount OF offsets claimed and allowed on
account of debts owing. lie followed this in
the afternoon with bill limiting the amount
OF offsets to $500,
An attempt was made today in the House
to have adjournment taken on Friday until
100 Monday evening, but it was voted down.
The occasQn for evening sessions has not yet
arisen.
The committee on revision OF bills has
nearly 100 measures before it, and there is
evidence that the number introduced this SEES
sion will be greater than ever.