The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-03
Formal Adjournment Taken
for the Session This
Morning
WORK WAS FINISHED
AT $3.50 O'CLOCK
Closing Session Filled with
Mingled Work and
Play

early in the week, the Vermont genera
assembly of 1915 adjourned without day
at 10 o'clock this morning, making ses
sion of IS days in length.
i Converting at o'clock last evening
both branches stayed in session unit
nearly $3.50 o'clock, taking recesses al
frequent intervals and mixing the work
of making laws with the usual rough hu.
NOR in evidence during the last night OF
every legislature. The House completed
its business shortly after o'clock and
then settled back to await the message
from the governor, meanwhile listening
to a quickly organized sextet. There
were no pocket yetoes.
A recess was taken at III o'clock until
nearly | O'Clock for the purpose of allow
ing the members to receive their pay
checks from State Treasurer Wa. GER +.
Scott, assisted by 4. II. Cave, ir.
Speaker j. Il. Weeks was elected presi-
dent of the permanent organization of
the legislature of 1915, Ralph Putnam of
field Proctor of Proctor, first yicc-p -presi-
dent, and Arthur Hewitt OF Plainheld
second vice president. The executive com
mittee, composed of a member from each
county, is as follows: Washington, Mr.
Farnham of Montpelier: Addison Mr.
Foote OF Cornwall; Bennington, Mr.. Hol-
lister OF Bennington; Caledonia. Mr.. Rus
sell of Kirby; Chittenden. Mr.. Nichols OF
Essex; Essex. Mr.. Brown OF Lunenburg.
Franklin. Mr.. Smith OF st. Albans; Grand
Isle, Mr.. O'Neil of South Hero; Lamoille,
Mr.. Reynolds OF Cambridge; Orleans. Mr..
Hamblett of Barton; Orange, Mr. Wells
OF Randolph; Rutland. Mr.. Chalmers of
Rutland City; Windham, Mr.. Melendy of
Londonderry; Windsor, Mr.. Miller of
Bethel. Mr.. Fsrnham is chairman of the
committee.
One OF the final efforts In the House
was to give an extra 81 900 to the attor.
ev-general each wear for the next two
years. The resolution was favored by
Melendy of Londonderry. Reynolds OF
Stone of Woodford. Demeritt
OF Duxbury and Brown OF Lunenburg.
while Putnam Of Middlesex. Jones OF
Atwel Of Brandon and Hap.
When il came To a vote, the resolution
was defeated, 20 TO l05.
The House killed the Senate bill. l54. |
in addition 10 an act relating TO com |
pensation to employees. The bill was ad. /
vcrsely reported
The joint resolution relating to paw
for messengers aud assistant janitor was \
adversely reported and defeated. Mr.. /
Hapgood of Peru called up Joint reso-
luton relating 10 the war in Europe. and 4
Mr.. Jones Of Shrewsbury moved that the .
resolution be referred 10 the committee
ln insane; and il was so ordered. The
senate Joint resolution providing for a
TO investigate and report on
he present systen Of Sourts and to make
was adopted on the I,
lart of the House. The Senate amend.
nents on the bill to simplify and i'm.
'roye court practice and procedure were
'oncurred in.
On motion Of Mr.. Blodgctt of Newport. I
resolution was adopted that q commit
&c be appointed e. notify the governor
hat the House had completed its bus-
ness and was ready 10 adjourn without /
av. The chair appointed a. such com
nittee. Mr.. Rlodgett Of Newport and Mr..
'raham Of Rockingham.
A resolution Offered bv Mr. Hewitt, "a
Iotifv the Senate that the House had ,
omplcted its business and was ready 60
diourn without day was adopted. Then
messages were received from The senate
nd from the governor. notifying the
louise that the Senate had no further
usiness and that the governor had no ..
urther communications to make. AZ
J, "a =. m. this morning. on motion Of '
r.. Graham Of Rockingham. the House I
pok recess until 9.45. IL
Meanwhile The Senate also was in the
hroes Of dissolution. II passed the
ouse bill 30 establish q municipal court
J Pair Haven and also the bill relating i,
, state tax of Eve cents
Tho Senate adopted q Joint resolution
} give tic attorney general an addition
~ Wa per vear and n refused pas-are :
} q ioint resolution relating 20 Joint ~. 4
and.tures BY the weights and fnea surcs q
apartmcnt a conference report on :
80 rsiafinr 20 the city - burlington Il
- adopted. aud the senate c0nrurrea fn !,
V House proposal of amendment 10 the
N arprouriating money fer the new =.
ate huildinr.
On the HORSE bag relating 10 court
-actire ani procedure. Senator DivoH :.
owed that the House D. requested 20 re- =
I'M the ial o. tire senate. He support %
his uotian IN tiie ground that il j. :.
NV pledge. H. was supported b. Son n
ar pare. Senator Powell a1lfs1sfd anH
sfnsed that II fhe hin was rrturned 4 y
1uid take fram three 70 four hours Eis-
ssian. and hr bfiieved that laarers can =.
ow the iatrncr tiat ths measure = -
4 unufnd-
~ruatar ~inionds ssid tliaf in ne o-ir- =
= Spuafur UiroIi anf Senator Powell
rrt 10 rsrt rigit- He favored the rr-
d ~ the h5l - that 4 rirht - die
s=aE fuilr. Senstur Cgmart saairr,s.7
me parts ~ the measure rrp rr,irr
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