Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-15
100000 Public Lake Pier Is Pro.
posed in Bill introduced
at Montpelier.
CITY TO FURNISH SITE.
pot at Foot Of College street Mention.
I'd in Messure-Week-l END Sessions
Yot Popular with LeGisiators.

ID their dislike o: week-Cpd sessions,
when only 145 of the IA members of
he House attended the fifteen minute
session neld by thai body. The morn
Ing and afternoon trains carried
large number OF members to their
homes and It is doubtful IL quorum
viii be present at to-morrow's session
Of the House. In any case a roll call
| will be demanded, although the point
Of TO quorum being present may not De
raised. his afternoon was the hrst
| time that the House has met on FIJI
day afternoon during this session, all
previous adjournments having been
talscu from Friday morning until Mon
day afternoon. The Senate held a brief
session last Saturday morning. but
transacted very little business and
through inadvertence had to hold
session on Monday morning of this
week. although the senators simply met
and adjourned until their usual meeting
tine in the afternoon.
WATER TERMINAL FOR BURLING-
TON
An act appropriating sum Of money
to build and maintain public water
transportation terminal on Lake Cham
plain at Burlington and creating
State water terminal board was intro
duccd in the House to-day by Mr.. FIN
negan of Hyde Park. The measure APP
propriates $4,000 to build and main.
tain a public transportation terminal
at Burlington to be constructed az
concrete pier into Lake Champlain'
proyided that Burlington leases to the
state the plot Of land at the foot OF
College street The Vermont water
terminal board of three members ap-
| pointed by the Governor is also created
by the bill. The members of the board
| are to serve for two years, and are TO
| receive no salary. although their actual
expenses will be paid by the state.
BURLINGTON CHARTER BILL
Senator Peck Of Chittenden county
to-day introduced in the Senate the
act to amend certain sections OF the
charter of the city of Burlington as
published in Tuesday mornings issue
of The Free Press.
FAVOR RETREAT INVESTIGATION.
The joint resolution relating to the
appointment of a joint special commit
tee to investigate the Bratueboro re-
treat was ordered to third reading
this morning without dissenting
vote and will undoubtedly pass the
House tomorrow morning.
In conversation with newspapermen'
Representative Frank A. Wilson OF
Pownal, who introduced the resolution,
emphatically reiterated his statement
concerning the ill-treatment which nc
witnessed an attendant at the retreat
inf1ict upon patient who had been
brought there by the representative
and which was publicly denied by Dr.
S. e. Lawton, superintendent OF the
institution. and stated that he would
be on hand to repeat this Information
before the investigating committee
Mr.. Wilson also stated that he had
received letters from three former
nurses at the retreat, corroborating
published statements regarding the
maltreatment Of patients at the re-
treat and limited that some very SEN
sational testimony might be given be-
fore the committee.
DURHAM BILL RECALLED.
Representative Aiken Of Putney
who yesterday opposed on the flool
Of tho House tho p6ssage OF thu
amended Durham marriage bill. pro
viding for five days publicity Of mar
rfage intentions whom the bride aut
Rroo marc non.residents OF the state
rose to . point Of privilege this morn
ing and asked that the bill be recalled
from the Senate for further considerA
ton. The House granted his rcouss
by q vote Of ESQ to 1870 and the bill VA
e:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. TIL
opponents Of tho bill stated that new
arguments against its passage hAv'
been found and predict that II will b
killed when brought up on Tuesday
Tho bill providing that all monuments
markers, statues and gravestones, places
and SGT in a public or private cemetery
shall not be exempt from attachmen
ana sale on an execution in suit brough
to recover payment Of the purchase pric
thereof, or for material and labor az
pended thereon, was reported Adversely
by the judiciary committee and rejecte,
by the House. This bill brought fort
the only discussion Of the morning. MI
Prize Of Williamstown, q quarry owner
urging it's passage on the ground tina
the quarry industry should have the sam
right Of protection as all others. Nj
Cudworth in an able argument explaine
and defended the committees action.
The amended measure providing I'm
of from SO to $500 or six months imprsor
ment or both for the keeping Of gamblin
instruments was passed by the House
II. Il. granting to r. g. Rockwell IN
3. Z. Lewis and their heirs and assign
for term OF ten years. the sole Az
thority 10 establish n ferry across LAX
Charnplain between AlhurS and Swanto
was passed by the House.
ADMINISTRATION BrLI6 ADVANCf
Tho administration measures creatin
the office OF director Of state institution
and of insurance commissioners Wet
,,wsscd By tho Senate this morning SEM
tor DemerItt Of Washington question:
the aiytsability Of passing the formc
bill, but said no would not oppose It q
he felt certain that the administratio
measures werN Eoing through and coul
net no stopped any moro than an exprea
train going ut top upeed. II GovcrnC
Graham should continue In Office for
long term Of years. the senator said. b
would favor such measure. but wit
changes every two years. he did not cor
slider It 4 good business proposition Il
the state. The bill WIS passed withol
\ dissenting vote. The measure rcpealln
the tounty Oh black bears was ali
pasxed.
senator Taylor OF Windsor Rad letta
Of appreciation from Mrs. W. J. Kenda
and the family Of tho late Senator Ke'
DAN thanking the Senate for it, messaa
Of sympathy ct tho time Of the death
Senator Kendall.
STATE DETENTION FARM BILL.
An act to establish STATE detentto
farms was introduced In the Senate tn
morning by Senator Peck OF Chittendt
county, fhs bill provides that tho dire
tor of state Institutions shall, subject
the approval of the board OF cortrc
lease farms or lands for the establishfnel
,of detention farms. Such farms shall
= for the discipline. correction. reformatio
tact ructiOn and work Of persons connn'