Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-03-27
That Feature of Bill Permitting
Sabbath Sales of Ice Cream
and Fruit Striker Out-Meas-
ure Goes to Third Reading
NEW VETO BY GOVERNOR
Returns without Approval Bill Rcla-
ting to Issuance of bonds for County
Tuberculosis HospitnIs--Tnx Meas
ures Cannot Originate in senate

montpelier, MarCh 24-Sunday ant
ernoon movies" were frowned upon
by the members OF the House this eve
ming. After a heated discussion over
H. 312. permitting town, village and
city officials to issue permits to oper-
rte fruit stores. ice cream parlors and
moving pictures on Sunday, the
amendments offered by Mr.. Buxton OF
Niddletown Springs striking out the
parts of the measure referring to NOV
Ing picture shows were adopted and
The bill was ordered to a third read
Ing by rising vote Of III to CT.
GOVERNORS VETO.
Gov. Clement tonight returned to
the Senate without his signature s.
CT. relating to the issuance of bonds
for county tuberculosis hospitals. The
Governor gave as his reason for veto
Ing the measure the fact that n tax
measure cannot originate in the SEN
ate. Unless n special dispcnsation Is
made this measure which has been
considered quite important will have
to be cast aside until next session,
the time having passed when bills not
now in the hands of the legislative
craftsmen can be introduced in the
House.
Both Houses disposed Of a good eve
ning's work of routine business. there
being practically no discussion in the
scnato and worry little in the House,
outside of the Sunday permit meas
ure.
COMPENSATION BILL SENT BACK.
The workmens compensation bill
Is. s7) which came to the House with
T. favorable report this evening was
recommitted ypon motion of Mr..
bwlnell of Newport City, who said that
ba1 ncls cd n he heard
on this measure. H. 305 prohibiting
the commitment Of dependent chill
dren to the Vermont Industrial School
vas ordered to lie.
It was also thought best to hold over
H. 3o7 allowing the board of control to
discontinue insurance State property
at their discretion and creating a sinking
fund from which the State would carry
Its own insurance. This appeared rather
radical change to some. and the meas
ure was ordered to lie in order that 1t
might be studied.
WANTS GUARANTY" DEFINED
Mr.. Cudworth Of Londonderry inter-
rogated the general committee as to what
esta bished guaranty as the term
Is used in H. 3l4 providing for the mark
Ing Of net quantity of food in containers
Of packages. The bill reads that a re-
taller shall not be prosecuted under the
act II he is able to establish n guaranty.
Although both Mr.. Child of Weybridge
and Mr.. Tracy of Johnson expressed their
opinions on the meaning of the term. Mr..
Cudworth was not satisfied and on
motion of Mr.. Dyer of Salisbury. the bill
was ordered to lie and be placed at the
end of the calendar for tomorrow.
RESOLUTION OF REGRET
At the opening of the session of the
House, Mr.. Davis of Dover introduced
q resolution which was adopted, express
Ing, deep regret at the news Of the death
of James A. Dexter representative from
Wardsboro, expressing sorrow at his loss
and appreciation Of his faithful services
and extending to MIR. DeXter's family
sincere sympathy in their bereavement
DEBATE ON SUNDAY MEASURE
Debate on H. 312. the Sunday permit
measure, was sharp and interesting.
When the measure came up, the Rev.
Mr.. Hills, the gentleman from Chit
tendon, moved that it be ordered to lie.
This motion was rejected by a vote of
q to 12l. Mr.. Hills then vigorously OPP
posed the measure. Mr. Cudworth Of
Londonderry read two kilograms from
Rutland the first from the Rev. Joseph
Reynolds rector of Trinity Church, and
the second. the Rutland Clerical club,
opposing the bill as "ungodly and detri-
mental to the welfare Of Vermont"
Mr. Wilson of Rutland city favored the
measure, saying that he did not think
It any worse for Il person to go in and
buy ice cream cones on Sunday than it
was for him anybody else to have
Zee cream sent up to his home for Sun
day dinner. 1t was tho same principle.
Mr.. Tracy of Johnson said the purpose
OF the bill was to legalize things which
were already existing, and which had
been forced by the popular will, and that
since people could not be kept from
doing them, it was thought better to
make them legal and not try to keep
On the statute books laws which could
not be enforced.
Mr.. Writer'S Of st. Johnsbury said this
bill expressed the popular demand for
certain things, and the people should be
allowed to have what they wanted, and
10 get it in a legal way. This bill gives
the officers of each town or city the
right to grant and revoke permits Of
this nature as they see fit.
Mr.. Buxton of Middletown Springs
then introduced his amendment exclud-
ing moving pictures from the bill Mr..
Writer'S wanted to know the purpose of
MIS- amendment, whereupon Mr.. Buxton
Doplied that it would give the children
md others an opportunity to get their
fee cream cones. fruit. etc, without
opening up the picture shows on Sunds.:
when people had the opportunity 20 go
TO them every afternoon and evening in
the week.
VARIOUS OPINIONS.
Mr.. Taylor of Hardwlck said that the
mere fact that this bill had been unani-
mously reported from the committee on
judiciary would lead him to oppose It,
Mr.. Wheeler of Hartford and Mr.. Orion Of
Walden were also opposed. Mr.. McFar-
land of Hyde Park favored the amend
ment Upon being Intercepted by Mr..
Miner Of Sherburne whether or not Sun
day baseball was not common in and
about Rutland Mr.. Wilson of Rutland
city said that 1t was. and that he con-
sidered 1t a pleasant. healthy way for the
young people to spend Sunday afternoon,
Mr. Wilson said also. that Sunday golf
was quite common In his section of the
State.
A little later Mr.. Hills asked br. Wilson
II It were not the Same boys who played
ball on Sunday that stole junk In that VI
cinity.
IT do not know about that" said Mr.
Wilson, but anyhow they are not steal
ing junk while they are playing ball.
Mr.. Connal of Newport town thought the
LEGISLATURE was not sent to Montpelier to