The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-09
sHAPeooo RAISES RUMPUs
Broke Up Session OF the House SAT
urday Forenoon.

| Montpelier. L feD - a 'ulHulAuouS
session in an atmosphere charged
with uncertainty and excitement was
held in the House Satu day forenoon,
when Hapgood OF Peru, with blood in
his eye, both for the large number
of absentees and for his deep-seated
! disgust of the various measures up for
, consideration. started flibuster
which kept the House on the jump
and everyone PRESENT wondering as to
what would happen next
The trouble started with the calling
up Of the first bin ON the calender. II.
l76. relating to burial grounds. which
had come in with favorable report
NJ. Hapgood at once took the floor,
and remarked that after a close study
of the calendar and the bills therein
referred to, which he said he had
made it his business to look into
thoroughly. he found everyone OF
them, barring H. 272, to pay the Capt.
tai Hardware company bill incurred
by the State in 1913, We're either silly
or vicious and ought 10 be killed
When the speaker put the question
as to advancing the bin to its third
reading, Mr. llapgood raised the
point OF no quorum, whe eupon Mr..
soule OF Alburg moved to adjourn.
The speaker called the attention, oi
the House to the large amount Of
business before it, which should at
this time be acted upon in order to
advance the work, so Mr.. Soule with
drew his motion; the speaker was
sustained by the House on the ques
tion OF a ouo-um being present and
proceeded with the regular order
The next bill up, II. 211, relating to
auctloneers' licenses, was by request
ordered to lie. but when the bill fol
lowing. If. 2l5 prohibiting the open
ing OF mufIlers, cutouts on antonio
biles, came up, Hapgood again .aised
the point Of no quor0m; the doors
were closed and call OF the House
disclosed one hundred and thirty-nine
members answering quorum
Hapgood again bobbed up when Fl
237. providing school endowment for
eats, came up. lie objected to the bill
as q foolish project entailing large
expenses 10 tho state. ~ Store Of
Woodfcrd also opposed the bill as
sorting that tree rahng had never
proved TO be, or worked out as a prac-
Zeal proposition, and quoted authorit
les to sustain in position Mr. Cas-
we'll of De-by thought that measure
of such scope and importance should
receive the attention OF g larger mum
her of members and on his motion
the bill was ordered to lie
Mr Hapgood found out what the
members present thought Of his tao
ties when he called for Using vote
on II. 283, an act relating to town
officers; the committee report was
sustained by a vote of 119 to l. And
again when RI. POS. relating to The
election OF health officers, on the mo-
tion to order the bill to lie Hapgood
called for a rising vote and the com
mittee was sustained. 1O7 to lS.
Slr. HapgOod again came up when
II. 242, relating to the sale OF meat
and fish on public highways, was re-
ported adversely; he said he rose to
explain his actions OF the morning
and his attitude toward certain meas
ures In his endeavor to make his
position good and his point clear, he
began reading extracts I ON an edi-
torial, recently published in one Of the
State papers; he had not proceeded
far when Mr.. stone Of Vergennes
raised the poiht CT order that NJ,
Hapgood was not speaking to the
question, whereupon the speaker rul-
ed Hapgood out of order Hapgood
would not sit down and while trylns
to talk some more, Mr. llusse OF
irasburg obtained recognition and
made few pertinent remarks for the
especial benefit OF Mr. Hapgood, sug
gesting that Il this Legislature wish
cd to so on record as one Of the most
expensive to the State as well as fac
ing the longest session. it would be
through the attitude and actions Of
MIR. Hapgood in the way in which he
obst.ucted legislation.
These remarks were received with
applause throughout the chamber;
n1G The rebuke had no more effect
on tho gentleman from Peru than
water on a ducks back; he endeayor-
ed to cesume his oration in his own
defense but the speaker again ruled
him out of order, while the slammmg
OF desk covers and cat calls came
from all parts OF the House; in the
midst Of the hubbnb and confusion
MIR. Caswell of Derby moved to al
jcurn.
Among the new bills introduced
Saturday were the following:
Hendee OF Pittsford, an act to pro-
vide for the appraisal Of bank stock
Estate treasurer, bank commissioner
and commissioner OF taxes appointed !
board Of appraise's TO annually in
January appraise value Of capital
stock OF banks of State)
Perkins Of Bsidgewater,. an act re
lating to free road labor day.
(Governc is directed to appoint, a
day daring first week in June, when |