Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-21
HOUSE AFTERNOON.
JOINT RESOLUTION.

or BOTH be hereby empowered to visit |
Burlington and Wnooski on Monday, |
December 2. 1912, and hold public hear
ings on Senate bill 81 and House
bills 1o3 and 23o. and make other
proper investigation deemed neces-
sary. the necessary expenses to be paid
by the state Adopted on the part Of the |
House.
BILL RECONSTRUCTED AND RECON-
MITTED
On motion Of Mr. Mcclellan Of Ply
mouth. House bill GO, relating to the
planting OF land to forest trees and to
the taxation thereof, and which failed Of
pa ssage yesterday. was recommltted to
the committee on conservation.
SPECIAL ORDER
H. 1l6-Providing that punishment for
murder in first and second degrees be
| imprisonment for life. Mr.. Miller of
Bethel proposed that the bill be amended
making murder In the first degree i'm
prisonment for life; second degree. I'm
prisonment not less than % years; pun
| ishment of convict who commits MUIR
der while under sentence shall be death
Mr.. Wright of Westminster opposed the
amendments, as did Mr. Jose Of Johnson
MIR. Hapgood of Peru favored the
amendments. On a viva voce vote the
! first amendment was lost. when Mr.. Mil.
| Ter withdrew the second amendment He
then favored the passage OF the bill and
called for yea and nay vote. Mr.. Cook
| Of Lyndon favored the passage OF the
hill Mr.. Mcclure Of Derby opposed. Mr.
, Hapgood of Peru favored the bill. Mr..
Hulett Of Rutland city opposed the bill.
Mr. O'Brien OF South Burlington. Mr..
Weld of Berkshire and Mr.. Ferrin of
Essex opposed the measure. Mr.. Martin
| of Bennington favored. Mr.. Adams OF
Marlboro. Mr.. Orvs OF Manchester and
Mr. Foote Of Cornwall opposed the pas
sage. yes, IS: noes. 1871.
II. SAN act relating to bounty on por-
cupines. was. on request, returned TO the
Senate.
SPECIAL ORDER.
II. 2lS-Amending the acts incorporat-
ing the Burlington Light and Power
COMPANY On motion OF Mr., Howley Of
Burlington was recommitted to the COM
mittee on corporations. yeas. %: noes. II
BILLS INTRODUCED.
II. 33s-By Mr.. Ryder Of Rockingham
rela ting to fees received for marriage GER
thcates, and providing for the appropria-
ton thereof to the Home for Destitute
Children, Kurn Hattin Home and St.
Josephs Orphanage. In addition to
the usual marriage license fee. the person
, applying shall pay four dollars extra,
which additional money is to be divided
among the homes above mentioned) To
general committee.
; r. 34O-Bv Mr.. Hewitt Of Planfield. TO
y g
relating to the traffic in Intoxicating
liquor. provides for both State and town
votes on license annually. II both ques.
tions carry, license will he granted In
towns so voting: otherwise only license
of fifth class TO he granted. To Join,
committee on temperance.
II. 3il.-By Mr. Ransom of Jericho
providing for the teaching of aRricui-
ture, the manual arts and domestic
economy in the public schools. (Towrs
4 maintaining high schools of the nrst-clas.
? may maintain such COURSES and depart
q ments) To committee on education
". 342-By Mr. Brigham for the com
mittee on insurance. TO repeal Sec. 4sl
OF the T. s.. amended by No. IL OF tn,
II acts OF 1905. and to amend sections All
9. and 1890 Of the p. s., relating to brok
be printed.
:; II. 343.-By Mr.. Pelkey OF Fair Haver
n to amend Sec. 3. of No. 34l of the act
ii Of 1906, entitled AN act to incorporat
= the Walingford Water company. r
committee on corporations.
H. 3H.-By Mr. Brigham o. Bradfor
to tax premiums paid to non-ict nsed In
T. surance compa MES To the committee o
- ways and means
, II. S45,-By Mr. Demeritt of Water
J. bury. TO enable the Christian Advcn
society Of Waterbury to convey II
70 church property To committee on COZ
y porations
" THIRD READING ORDERED.
:, II. officiating to practice of optic
H. metry
:. II. s6.-Relatng to appointments h
" the Governor
JOINT RESOLUTION
n Relating to Thanksgiving recess, thu
,h when the two houses adjourn on Frida
70 Nov. %, 1912, 1t be to meet on Monda
Dec. .. 1912, at $50 o'clock In the eveI
@ ing, and that members from neithe
~ House shall be entitled to pay from II
nv State during this recess. but shall T.
~ ceive one-half the usual mileage NJ
~ Coburn Of Milton moved to amend /
NJ making It full mileage Mr. Weel
OF Middlebury opposed the pr
n. posed amendment as did NJ
y. Hapgood of Peru who demand,
"a the yeas ana nays Mr.. Howley of Blu
10. iington favored the full mileage and al
:, thought that the members should I
ceive pa for their time from the Sta,
~, as they would from any other employ,
49,. The vote resulted as follows. Yeas
w nays u.s. and the House refused TO anne
the bill.
" Mr. Robbins of Newport moved tn
the House propose to the Senate to anne
-''' the resolution by striking out the h,
~" mileage and making it the act,
mileage expense but the House refus
U" TO adopt Mr., Robbins's motion
Mr.. Cook of Lyndon moved to anne
u the resolution by adjourning in the To-
ms noon instead OF the afternoon, and
wy motion was carried by vote OF l4O
'ho SO.
81" Mr.. Coburn of Milton objected to
Wv House taking the proposed Thanksgivi
(by racass and want.d ~. 1Io,,.. A., go.
les session and work
MT Mr.. Mullen of West Rutland moved
further amend the resolution by strik
" out the half mileage proposition and ma
Inns 1t mo mileage" and on this question,
h'e Plumley of Ludlow dema nded the V,
'"'' and nays. Mr.. Carpenter of Ches
o''- moved that the House adjourn. which
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