Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-05
IN
THE HAzY FUTURE
Legislature Visits Barre Quar-
ries To-day-Flood of New
Bills in the House.
WEEK OF WORK AHEAD.
burlington water Terminal Bill re.
jccted-ConHrmat alton of Pollard as
Control Board Member refused.

Montpelier. April 4.-Prcdicting the date
of final adjournment was the chief form
Of popular diversion at the Capitol to-day
and although the House seems desirous of
returning home Saturday. the actions of
both House and Senate indicate that the
! Legislature will be in session until the
middle of next week. The first step i'm
| the delay was the acceptance by both
houses of an invitation from the Barre
Manufacturers association to visit the
| granite quarries tomorrow. The trip will
be made on special train which will
leave Montpelier at eight o'clock in the
morning. Both Houses have set two
o'clock in the afternoon as their hour for
en- new bills were introduced in the
House Eleven more will follow to-mor-
row. This Is sufficient to insure another
weeks business at least.
HOUSE RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
The House adopted resolution nam
ing ten o'clock Saturday morning as the
hour when the two presiding officers
should pound their desks and declare the
1917 General Assembly adjourned sine die.
With very little work remaining on the
calendar the lower branch recessed at
four o'clock until eight o'clock in the
evening, when a short session was held.
Evening sessions will probably be the
rule from now on. unless the Senate
makes its attitude regarding adjournment
too strong to leave any hope in the
breasts of the representatives.
| SENATE REFERS RESOLUTION
The Senate referred its adjournment
resolution to a committee consisting of
Senators Villas and Demeritt. who are not
expected to be i'm any hurry about re-
turning it. The upper branch did, how
ever. amend its calendar rules regarding
the second and third readings Of bills and
also permitting the introduction of
manuscript bills, to be replaced by printed
ones before the second reading. The most
significant act, however, was the adop-
tion OF a rule providing that such bills
as may be referred to committees shall
. be reported within three days of their
receipt by such committees, and that all
, bills now In committee shall be reported
, within three days. This in itself is almos,
, sufficient to insure a session lasting until
, next week.
NO TERMINAL AT BURLINGTON.
With Representative Daniel f.. OSul
Ivan of Colchester as speaker pro tenn.
the House this afternoon resolved itsel,
into a committee of the whole to lister
I to a galaxy of distinguished speaker:
discuss the bill appropriating ss0,0o0 tc
build a public dock terminal at BurlinG
ton. to take advantage Of the increased
traffic which should result from the open
ing of the New York barge canal 4
vote on the bill was not. however. takel
until the evening session when the bill
was rejected, 10 to n.
PROMINENT SPEAKERS.
Those to whom the privilege of the floo
-
question were Hon. Elias Lyman
Judge c. II. Darling and r. NJ. Mac
Cauley of Burlington. Colonel Ira L
Reeves of Mortified. former lieutcnan
r governor Nelson w. Fske of Isle Ii
Motto. Frank IT. Brooks OF st. Johnsbur.
X and II. j. NJ. Jones of Barre.
{ The speakers all agreed that the inlan,
= waterways would be a constantly increas
9 ing solution of the transportation prob
n lem and urged Vermont to take advan
tage of the extension of the canal through
y Lake Champlain and to realize her won
r derful commercial opportunity. The in
o creasing freight charges of the railroad
r and their labor troubles were also men
n toned. 1t was shown that the revenue
j. from the terminal would be used to re
Il pay the State appropriation and that tn
entire enterprise would be a benefit t
the whole State.
Judge Darling also mentioned tn
advantage of having such a public ter
minal IN connection with school 70
t naval instruction which might be es
tablished II a naval battalion was raise
in the State. lie asked IL it would no
H. be worth while to lend the credit OF tn
r State in order to have regula
;" harbOr connected with the Ousid
world.
N Colonel Reeves discussed the matte
IT of waterways transportation from
lg military viewpoint. In a survey whic
" he recently made for Governor Graham
re- Colonel Reeves found that there wer
rs very few easterly and westerly com
!" muncation routes In the State and be
lieved that II our railroads were pu
=, out Of business at the northern en'
III there would be great freight congestio
" over the southern route which woul
W naturally be used for the moving
he troops He said that the inland water
II ways would certainly be realized a
commercial opportunity some da
and would also be "A great aid In wa
time.
HIGHWAY DEPT. INVESTIGATION
:" The Senate passed In emasculate
form the Joint resolution introduce
# by Senator Mcclellan for an investigs
of ton of the highway department. TT
:, section I'm the resolution which calle
O. for .particular examination with re
yo erence to the use made of approprif
tions for highways purposes" We
=, stricken out by an amendment TT
h., examination Is to he made by n con
"' mittee of three citizens, whose con
nensation II to he fixed by the boa
nr control and which together wi,
20 ,heir expenses shall not exceed $40
Wy Tho report is to be made to the 10.
II. me ,epo
Legislature.
MIR. POLLARD NOT CONFIRMED.
The refusal of the Senate to confirm II
~ nomination of Park ~. Pollard of Cave
- a;sh as a ,ember of the board of contrt
which occurred this morning at the exec
ed live session of that body, could hardly
said TO come as surprise. as there h;
-, ,,een n storm OF protest ever since Il
40 nomination was made several days ag
,., Sneculation as to the next appontee f
H. this office is now rife and the only dcfini
ho thing known about the matter is that
,r wil he n democrat. The name of Charl
he n Watson of St Adams has been me
10. toned and also that of j, F., Kennedy
hc Wil,iston member of the democratic n
for
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