Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-23
House Spends Large Part of Day
Discussing Overpass in
That Village.
QUESTION Of ADJOURNMENT
Amount of Work Ahead 1ndi-
Gates That Legislative Session
Will Extend beyond End
of February.

road erossino bill occupied the attention
nj thc Ilons, for "A largo part of to-day s
session The House had killed one bill
permitting the construction Of an over
PASS with Is feet clearance and the bill
under consideration to-day cam" over
from the Senate. This provides that the
overpass may he constructed under the
direction of the public scrvicecominission,
and shall be not less than Is feet clear
once The matter was debated for most
Of the morning session and several
amendments were offered but failed. Mr..
Crosby Of Brattlohoro warmly advocated
the bill aud Mr.. Cook of Lyndon was its
principal opponent The debate contin-
ued into the afternoon session, and on
YEA and nay vote. called FOR by Mr. HUI
Iette OF Rutland city. the bill was ordered
to third reading by vote Of III to So
The Senate committee on constitutional
amendments this morning reported favor
ably on the proposal in regard to char
ters. which provides that no charter of
incorporation shah he granted, extended,
changed or amended by special law, eN-
ccpt for such municipal. charitable. edu-
cational. penal or reformatory corpora
lions as arc TO bc and remain under the
patronage or control of the state; bnt
tho General Assembly shall provide by
general laws for the Organization of an
corporations hereafter to b" created. All
general laws passed pursuant to this ar
ticle may be altered from time TO time or
repealed"
The roll was called and the amendment
was adopted, the only senators voting
against it being Mr.. Darling of Caledonia,
Mr. Roy and Mr.. Henry.
STATES ATTORNEYS SALARIES.
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,t,o+ that otHcial did more Sorl, than the
s,,t,.s ..,ttnrr.v of any othor county. and
"a. much as three of the larger counties
combined, ana Thought that Jusu'e ue
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a.,.ittoIn. tuo small. Mr. Elliott.s amend
men, WAS defeated Vie then moved an
amendments reducing the salaries in
tAtt'ud"I. Rutland and Washington
counties, Z" SLIGO saving That the bust
n"sS of those counties did not warrant
amy LARGER salary than was paid in Wind
sor. but the senate refused 20 accept this
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fit j IA llNh ORDERED TO LIE.
Senate bill III. to regulate the sale
and distribution of electric energy was
a special order in the Senate this after
noon, and on motion of Mr.. Ratcheldcr
was ordered to lie for the fifth time 1t
is desired to offer an amendment in re.
gard to petitions for the usc of electric
current and tho form of amendmerr 10
vet a rnattor for consideration
The tramp bill. which imnoses the costs