Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-11

Montpelier. March THE greater
part Of the business transacted by the
Legislature ON saturday was that of
The House. which body had the largest
Saturday attendance thus far this
,ession. but the main interest will be
transferred to the Senate this week
Nhen several important measures both
special orders and hearings are book
ed for consideration.
Or. Briggs, who represents Bristol,
Introduced a bill Saturday which par
:icularly interests Burlington, provid-
ing as it does an annual appropria-
lion of s35. 600 for the College Of Med
icine of the University of Vermont;
his appropriation is exclusively for
that department, in furnishing clint
:al facilities and providing medical
instruction. all of which will be of
!ncalculable benefit in Keeping that
Institution in class a and the front
rank of medical colleges throughou
the country.
The bill OF the day. that which un-
sxpectedly proved of greatest interest
and furnished more or less amuse-
ment for the members and visitors and
which Embossed the founts of pent-up
oratory. was II. 4O4. which furnishes
financial assistance for AGRICULTURAL
tairs. Mr.. liapgood spoke at length
several times-on his proposed amend
ment, which would eliminate all gamb-
ling devices or gaues of chance from
all fairs: Mr.. iIapEood in vigorous
terms denounced the operation and
management of many fairs, that he
said had come under his personal oh
.servation. and deplored the tendency
which he insisted was continually
gaining ground. of lair directors
winking at and overlooking the gamb-
ling and obscene exhibitions which
prevailed at most fairs: in fact. he
only excepted one, and that was the
Valley fair at Brattleboro. He was
inexpressibly shocked at one fair he
visited, the first thing that greeted
his eyes on entering the grounds be-
ling a mammoth sign, over a tent
bearing this legend, Come and
isee Rosie. for only 10 cents-for
gentlemen only" He insisted that all
things OF such n nature should he
stopped for all time. and the moral
atmosphere Of such places made so that
I1o OIit NOuIQ or COuld De offended. Mr.. !
Stacey of Hartford made a vigorous de-
fense of fairs generally and the State
fair in particular; he insisted that II. 1913.
recently passed. covered all the law
necessary in such matters and thought
hat the Hapgood amendment would open
he way. by cranks, to persecution as
well as prosecution. Mr.. Taylor of
Springfield was materially opposed to
he HnnUnnd i1.n ,itf- 49,. -.
adoption would eliminate all forms of
he most innocent sports. MI. Eaton of
Woodstock took up the cudgels. for fairs
operated as at present. being satisfied
hat the governing laws We're ample and |
believing that If further restrictions
we're imposed. that they would have to
30 out of business: Nh. Hapgood said
hat II the proposed amendment would
tut the fairs out of business. then they |
'ught to go. Mr.. Stacey wanted section |
of the bill stricken out; this provides
hat fairs cannot receive State aid I'M
ess sworn declarations are made by the |
directors that no gambling of any kind
has been licensed or permitted. This WAS
opposed by both Mr.. Proctor and Mr..
'raham, who believed the section pro-
ided needed safeguards. The manage
nent OF fairs generally was praised bv |
h' Foote of Cornwall and Mr.. Moore !!
f Barnard, the former utterly repudiat- |
ng the statements of Mr.. Hapgood. as
ar as the Addison county fair was con. |
erned' The proposed amendments by
9th Mr.. Hapgood and Mr.. Stacey were
nocked out by decisive votes.
The House adopted unanimously the
pint resolution as amended. accepting
ne slft or Theodore X. Vail of the
srcultural school and the MAGNIFICENT
peedwell Farms property at Lyndon
ne Dill was amended TO read accented
tnrough their representatives here AS
embed and Subject to the consent
nd approval of the Governor" This
1easure only awaits the Governors
gnature to become law.
The suspension of the rules, twice in
ne sitting, and the reconsiderat ton Of
20 bllls Killed. was n most unusual thing. |
II 1t happened in the cases of II. 400.
b the motion of Mr.. Miller of Bethel.
no declared that the bill had been |
aughtered under n misrepresentation; !
us bill was simply to reimburse the town /
Stockbridge for legitimate expenditure |
account of the State; the other, II. 49,
as recalled by Mr.. itixford of Highgate.
reimburse Hyde Park for expenses in
Tired In the funeral of a burglar who
as killed there some time ago while
ying his vocation. The bill was ordered
lie, as was H.. >, relating to the Home
I Friendless Women and H.. 1914, 70
mend an act Incorporating the Ha
fmetery association. There was some
understanding about II. go, relating
the collection Of taxes, when it came
on ITS passage and II was finally or
red to the committee.
me Governor signed several Senate !
lis; the Senate was in session but a
w minutes in the morning, only routine
siness being transacted.