Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-02-27
MEMBERS HAVE THEIR PAY
Governor Appoints A. w, Cal.
houn Of Middlebury Factory
Inspector and Has Sew
eral More to Make.

IlONSt. III tIlt lOlIJ eyre WUfIt lI'
newspaper reports Of the session have
been prepared, not a sound reaches to
break the quletude: no echo of tax
discussion floats along the upper air;
no tread of feet or hum Of voices dis
turbs the Stiffness the doors of the
Offices are locked. y litter Of papers
cumbers the floors. and to the hustle
and activity of the past five months
| has succeeded a quletudc that is OPP
pressve. The only sound to break
the silence is tho clang and scrape of
the snow shovels that are being WELD
ed to remove the slight accumulation
of the night on the walks about tho
building
Final adjournment was formally
taken at eight o'clock yesterday
morning. There were about 90 mem
hers In the House and four in tho
Senate when the presiding officers, in
accordance with the Joint resolution,
made the official declaration that
their respective houses were adjourn
ed without day.
The treasurer's office WAS open all
lay, as the members did not begin to
draw their salary until yesterday
morning. Most of them were paid off
in time to take the noon train for
their homes and when tho afternoon
trains departed they took all the re-
naming members except some few
who hal business to detaiu them
other than that of legislatiou
Little Of actual work was accomplished
after midnight of Friday and everything
previous to that time was published IN the
Free Press yesterday. The sessions lasted
until nearly five o'clock, with frequent
Interruptions and much horse play. There
were nearly a dozen conference reports.
practically all Of which resulted in moth
ing, the reports either being of a failure
to agree or being themselves refused by
one or the other of the two houses, some
times by both.
| LAST BILLS SLAUGHTERED.
a The weights and measures bill was
2 slaughtered in the closing hours, and the
= whole matter OF regulatine trade remains
2 as it was before this session opened, with
= some slight exceptions. The primary
t election bill was swamped in the fna
- disaster and the matter of publicity OF
campaign expenses was also wrecked
: The matter of a direct primary has beer
o referred to the people and they will b.
asked to decide whether they desire a dI
| rect or 4 preferential primary.
Governor Fletcher remained In Mont
peler until this noon. when he took tn,
train for home. He will be here AGAR
next month when the appeal Of the state
treasurer from the Appraisal, OF rairoat
= property will be heard
All of the Governors appointments witt
which the Senate has 10 do have beer
sent in. It is not expected that Mr.. Oar
ling and Mr.. Watson will retain their ap
poIntments in the legislative reference
bureau in the State library. hut it wa!
necessary to make some appointment
r. under the new law. and as there was Il,
time for Investigating the capacities o
men who might be available, the mel
who have been doing the work Of tn
revision committee were made the ap
pontees Mr.. Watson having been mad
chairman of the board Of pub ic service
commissioners. It is not expected that h
ne viii care to assume these otter duties
ne and Mr. Darling being clerk Of Orang
county can hardly be expected to tax
70 such onorous Guties.
~ Allen W. Calhoun Of Middlebury ha
IN been named as state factory inspector.
IS SEVERAL POCKET VETOEs.
ed To the list of vetoes which the Governo
st has sent to the General Assembly mus
ed be added several pocket vetoes, vetoe
de that result under the provisions Of III
constitution from his failure to sign tn
he measures within three days, the LeGsa
lr. ture havlus adjourned in the meantime
Other vctoes have been obviated by HAY
I'D ing various bills recalled either by III
nd House or Senate, that certain error
might be remedied.
a The Governor has not interposed h
he personal opinions and prejudiccs or pre-
.cr erences between the General Assembl
a and the people but has acted as a car,
full guardian of the interests entrusted
,a- him For instance. the State detentiC
me- farm bill. which some of the best me
,ca in the State have favored, is the subje
NJ, of a pocket veto, not because the Co
iernor is not I'm favor of the idea unde
on lying the bill but because there are leg
m and constitutional objections to 1t
nd drawn.
m Another bill relating to the transfer
loo inmates of penal institutions to the sta
n, hospital for the insane suffers the san
ma fate and for the same reason. 1t is deSi
able that some such provision should
-, made but a bin which would permit
III person sentenced to a short term in
penal institution to be transferred to Il
- hospital for the insane for an indehni
- term. on the order OF the authorities
such penal institution, without any hea
ing as u his sanity, has objcctionah
features tina. cannot be overlooked
mt the same way, some bills relating 10 t
of charter of power companies failed to
m signed, because the grants they car
Id, are too extensive or too indefinite.
or POSSIBLE SPECIAL SESSION.
49, There has been a great amount Of d
= cussion as To the probability of a speci
~ session of the Legislature. This may
80 made necessary in the event Of affirm
=, tive action by the people on some of I
oIs proposals Of amendment to the constlt
80 ton that have been submitted to the
al Under the terms of Joint rosolutl
81 adopted in the latter hours OF tie Sc
Of sion, the Governor is authorized to a
m point a commission TO inquire into I
m. changes in the statutes that m
or: he made necessary by any chahs
Mt of the constitution No appoli
RI ments have been made una
tn this resolution and there Will
NO occasion for any such investigate