Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-30

constitutes an amendment, and how
that may be differentiated from a
substitution has been quoted. This
same question arose in the Congress
of the United States when the Wilson
tariff bill was amended out of its orr
ginal form by the Senate. The House
acceded to the action of the Senate
in that case as It did in the case of
the Dingley bill. In fac most of the
tariff Legislation of the country IS
really devised by the Senate, though
the hill, under the constitution, must
be originally framed in the House.
LONGEST SESSION ON RECORD.
Mr.. Weeks of Middlebury, speaking to
the House this morning as chairman OF
the committee on ways and means. a
part of whose duties it is to inquire into
the state of the treasury, called attention
to the fact that this was the oath day OF
the session, and that this had already
exceeded in elapsed time the duration of
any previous session. He stated that the
expense Of the session was approximately
81, i51 per day, and that every time adj
journment was taken from Friday until
Monday evening It cost the State $500.
He urged the member to remain in Mont
pelier, attend to their duties and close
up the business of the session as early
as possible, as a matter of economy. He
corrected his statement this afternoon, as
he had learned that this was only the
N9th day of the session, but did not re.
tract any of his advice.
At the afternoon session Mr.. Week.
offered a resolution providing that nc
bills shall he introduced in the Hous,
after this date, by committee or other
wise, except as substitute for bills already
introduced or to correct defects in pre-
vious enactments, and also excepting bills
from the committee on ways and means
for the support Of government and those
introduced by unanimous consent, This
resolution, which would give one member
the power to prevent the Introduction of
bills, was ordered to lie.
Mr.. Hoag of Grand Isle moved that
when the House adjourn Saturday after
noon 1t be to meet Monday morning.
There was some debate and the motion
was defeated by a vote of 81 to So. Mr..
Proctor of Proctor later moved tina when
the House adjourn Saturday morning 1t
he to meet Monday afternoon at $50.
and this motion prevailed.
GOVERNORS APPOINTMENTS.
Governor Fletcher sent his first list OF
appointments to the Senate this after
noon. They were all reappointments and
all were confirmed by the Senate i'm
mediately, under suspension Of the rules,
instead OF being allowcd over "a
hours, as Is customalt. ro the
appointments +. c.. B. New
port bank commiss'cN vXpires
December 81, 1914.
+. It. Kidder Of Woodstock. member
OF State board Of health, term expires
December 81, 1918.
c. W. Gates OF Franklin, State highway
commissioners term expires December 81,
1914.
George W. Perkins OF Burlington, State
seolosist, term expires December 81, 1914.
i. II. Edgerton OF Rochester, Levi G..
Kingsley Of Rutland. Frank j. Butter
field OF Derry, Horace w. Bailey of Rut-
land, board Of visitors to Norwich Univer-
sity, term expires December 81, 1914.
The House has made the taxation meas
ure sent over from the Senate a special
order for Tuesday morning.
The proposal of amendment to the state
constitution which provides for the meet
ing OF the Geneal Assembly on the first
Wednesday after the first Monday in
January was adopted BY a vote of lag to
"a In the House.