Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-04
Need for This Not Explained
Compromise Proposal to Ex-
tend Time Until Friday Voted
Down.
STATE HOUSE ADDITION
Senate Passes Proposal to In
vestigate Newspapers-The
State House, Education, Mill
tary Affairs and Other Mat
ters under Consideration.

Montpelier. Feb. 1.-The House to-day |
granted itself an extension Of one week |
In which bills can be introduced The
need Of It was not explained. and Mr.
Proctor OF Proctor said that every de-
sirable and NECESSARY bill could be In
,roduoed ANYWAY as committee bill or
by unanimous consent. Nj. Soule's
motion to amend the rules so as to give
one more week finally passed after
the House refused to accept a com
promise proposal from Mr. Hewitt of
Plainfield to extend the time to Friday. |
The numerous road bills calling for |
special appropriations for roads have all
been transferred from the committee ON
appropriations to the committee on high |
WAYS and bridges. They will later be
passed upon. trimmed, and combined |
In a bill which will probably be reported
TO the House by the committee on ap- 7
propriations. Other appropriations are
being held and considered in committee
and will probably not he reported out
for some time.
FOR NEWSPAPER INQUIRY.
The same committee that visited the
Vail school and farm will visit the Ran
dolph school, according to a resolution
introduced into the House
The Governor reported the signing of
four bills and six joint resolutions to
the two houses to-day.
The Senate passed in concurrence the
proposal to investigate the newspapers
IF the State. They took off the limit in
the original House resolution which pro-
vided that conditions previous to January
l. 1910, should not be investigated SO
complete probe of Journalism In Vermont
can come as a result of this nvestiCa-
ton. The Powell anonymous and de
famatory communication measure was
ordered TO lie.
THE STATE HOUSE ADDITION
There were several interesting COM
mittee hearings in the course of the
day. The library and supreme court
addition was the subject of discussion
in the committee on public buildings
The state House would be condemned
by the board of health if an eXamina-
ton were made" said Charles -. Wat
son of st. Adams, a member of the
commission in charge Of the proposed
new building He pointed out the lack
Of proper ventilation and the deaths
of several members in both of the last
two sessions. The need of the library
for more room was laid before the
committee by Librarian Wing. About
4,500 new volumes are placed in the
library every year, he said, and the
library is very cramped. The vote of
the referendum was analysed and in
terpreted by Mr.. Stone of Woodford.
He said that 46.b per cent OF the vot-
ers at the polls were in fvor and 53,5
per cent. were opposed to the ques-
ton. AT least ten per cent. he esti-
mated did not want to kill the addition
project. but thought that It could not
he started in 1914. because of the ex-
pense Some members of the COM
mittee visited the library after the
meeting.
The fish and game committc, held a
meeting at which the Cur clubs We're
heard.
The gun clubs of RaudolpH ANA Hard
wick were represent ... presented
their views on FISH, and fur
Clarke c. Fits woulH ., deer ex-
terminated. Senator In,,. would not
30 quite 30 far as that Tne hearing
was attended by about 70 persons TheI e
is apparently more public interest in IA
fish and game hearing than any other
committee business. The public will tie
given an opportunity to express its opin-
ions at another meeting next week.
The l. members of the House and
Senate committees on States prison re-
turned to-day from a trip OF inspection
of the State prison at Windsor. They
were very favorably impressed by condi-
tons at the prison, after having spent
yesterday afternoon and this morning
in inspecting the entire institution. The
committees will report soon. Two mem
beers of the penal board were also pres
ent and visited the prison with the com
Inittees.
The committee on grand list reported
House bill 40 favorably, with amendment
1t would repeal the 1910 statute creatint
a county board of three appraisers t,
hear appeals. The committee changed
the bill so that the board could have
more power, could raise as well as lowe
a mans taxes and could act board
of equalization.
WILL STUDY EDUCATION BILL
The committees on State schools an'
education which heretofore have hat
nothing to do, met this afternoon anC
organized. The education bill will be re
viewed and studied by the committee
on Thursday evening and public hear
ings will be arranged for the first o
next week.
The election OF congressmen - ,,-ural
ity instead of majority vote proposed II
House III, was reported :avorably by tn
elections committed
The committee on minor courts report
ed favorably House 2S which empower
the Governor to appoint n municip1
Judge In Addison county, there havin'
been some doubt on this matter becaus
of the constitutional amendments an
resulting mix-up.
The committee ON military anairs
which under the leadership OF Colone
Tostee OF Calais. believes In gettni
things done reported at once on Hous
aB. This bill contains three provisions
FIRST to give neld officers unlimite'
tenure instead Of but hve years; second
ITO give the judge advoca te-general duue