Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-12
TOMORROW FINAL
LEGISLATIVE DAY
House Could Have Quit Satur.
day, but the Senate Was
Not Ready.

F1ouse resolution regarding adjournment.
II the session ends on Thursday. 1t will
have lasted 100 days, q record second only
to that Of the 1912 Legislature, which was
In session 119 days. No matter when the
present session ends, 1t will be the Sec
ond longest in the History of the State,
Saturday being its 95th day. This record
was previously held by the 1908 General
Assembly, which was In session 90 days,
while the 1910 Legislature took only one
day less for its deliberations. The 1915
General Assembly adjourned after an s.
day session.
HOUSE READY SATURDAY.
The House could easily have taken final
adjournment on Saturday morning. but
the Senate was unable to complete its
calendar even with the aid of an after
noon session. making several important
measures special orders for Monday and
Tuesday. number Of representatives
left for their homes after the Saturday
morning session, declaring that they did
not intend to return. Tho Senate will
meet at ten o'clock Monday morning and
the House at $3.50 o'clock in the afternoon.
The uncertainty OF final adjournment
caused many members to remain over the
week end. yesterday mornings session Of
the lower branch being the most largely
attended Saturday morning session of the
season.
SUBSCRIBING FOR WAR BONDS.
Twenty-sevsn Vermont institutions
ana banks have subscribed $883,00O Of
the million dollar appropriation voted
by the Legislature for military pur.
poses and State Treasurer Scott expects
the entire sum to be subscribed within
few days. The Burlington Trust COM
IN OFT Go vi 10 L.
the Merchants National Bank Of Bur-
lington are among the institutions sub
scribing to the loan.
REP. HARDY INJURED.
Representative Joseph N. Hardy Of
Guildhall, one of the elderly members Of
the House, received bad cash In his
head Saturday. when he fell down q
flight Of stairs at the State House. He
was unconscious for some time. but after
being revived. recovered sufficiently to be
taken to his home in an automobile.
SENATE BUSY SATURDAY.
The Senate ordered IS bills to q third
reading Saturday, rejected two. passed 10
and made four special orders for Monday
and Tuesday. Two bills were introduced
The upper branch went into committee
Of the whole and consumed 40 minutes in
the disposition Of $l25 claim made by
g. J. Seager Of BarrA The bill was final
ly rejected.
Villas ATTACKS BAR MEMBERS.
The bill providing for the licensing Of
real estate brokers and requiring them
to post $1,000 bond was refused a third
reading by a vote Of IA to 10. There was
considerable debate on this measure, in
the course Of which Senator villas Of Chit
tendon county made some startling state
ments regarding tho members Of the YER
mont bar He declared that no could oc-
cupy the entire afternoon with tales of
their rascality and that he knew many
members. including several in his own
city, (Burlington). who ought to be dis
barred. The senator did not think that
as far as honesty was concerned they
ranked any higher than real estate brok-
ers.
THE SUFFRAGE BILL DEAD.
The bill extending the right Of suffrage
on the equal suffrage question by the
men and women voters Of the State is
practically dead. The Senate voted to
adhere to its amendment. striking out the
referendum clause and 1t IL practically
certain that the House will never agree
to the passage Of the bill without this
clause
THIRD READING ORDERED.
Among the measures which the Sem
ate ordered to a third reading were the
Joint resolution to approve the continu-
ance of the State agricultural schools
at Randolph and Lyndon. and the act
empowering the State treasurer to ap-
point a deputy State treasurer and a
deputy commissioner OF weights and
measures The House proposals Of
amendment to the bill granting a ferry
right across Lake Champlain between
Grand Isle and Cumberland Head, N. Y,
were accepted.
AN IMPORTANT BILL.
The bill introduced by Senator Villas
to permit q town. city or incorporated
village to engage In the coal. wood or
Ice business was passed.
The House by vote OF SO to 81 re-
fused to concur In the Senate proposal
Of amendment fixing the salary of the
Governor at $500 annually. The low
or branch also refused to accsde to the
rronosal to make II hours q days work
aak 's hours Q weeks work. for wom-
en- and children employed in manufac-
turing and mechanical establishment
The report OF the conference commit
tee concerning the bill extending the
power of banks to invest In certain So
curities. was adopted and conference
committees were appointed to consider
the Senate bills recognising the State
board Of health and establishing .
board Of charities and probation.
BILLS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Governor Graham has signed the FOL.
lowing bills:
]. r. H. 50. Joint resolution to provide
for printing the journals OF the General
Assembly for the special sessio' Of 1915.
H. 49, An act to amend section S0SS Of
the Public Statutes relating to the solem'
nization OF marriages.
H. u.s. An act to amend section of No.
50 Of the acts of 1916 relating to foreign
corporations and permitting foreign cor
poration to act as executor or trustee.
II. IA. An act to amend section S4l6 OF
the Public Statutes as amended by Sec
tim of No. III Of the acts of 1918 relat-
ing /" the qualifications Of voters In town
meetings and allowing women to vote In
town meetings.
H. ll6. An act to amend section 500 OF
the Public Statutes a. amended by sec
ton Of No. 1877 of the acts Of 1908 and
section ! OF No. ITS Of the acts OF 1910. and
section sic of the Public Statutes and re-
pealing No. rs OF the acts Of 1915, sections
bllo. Sill. 6ll2 and 6li3 OF the Public Stat
utes and section 6llt Of the Public Stat
utes. as amended by section ut OF No. !
of the acts Of 1915 relating to the board