Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-03-27

ber Of people concerned. When the peo-
pie at home find out that we have gone
| over the top and bonded the State for
S1.550,000 and made necessary a State
tax of 30 or 40 cents on a dollar they
will think that we are dictators and
not servants.
rs 1T fair" he asked, that the peo-
pie Of Burlington should have a refer
endum on this question and not the
people of the whole State?"
Senator Villas opposed the amend =
ment. He said that the charter of
Burlington provides that an appropri-
alton of this kind cannot be made
without referring the matter to the
people. therefore there was no choice
in the matter. He maintained that the
proper authority had been given to the
Legislature to settle questions of this
kind, that representatives of the peo-
pie had been sent to Montpelier to in
vestigate matters of such a nature and
act upon them, so that the people them
selves would not be obliged to study
into the fine details individually.
Speaking of the assertion which had
been made that the barge terminal
is venture and gamble, Senator
Villas said:
"Since the days that Babylon and
Nineveh were situated at the head wa
ters Of the Euphrates, waterway trans
portation has not been Il venture, but
has been recognized as necessary to
the success of commerce. This is not
gamble. but cold blooded business
proposition"
A moment later Senator Kingsley
taking the floor, remarked:
II have no recollection of what actua
ted the minds Of the people of Babylon
and Nineveh settling at the headwaters
of the Euphrates, but do agree that
this is a cold blooded proposition. a
mighty cold blooded proposition and I
shall not vote for it,"
The yeas and nays were called for on
the amendment by Senator Amey and
1t was adopted by a vote of 16 to IA.
Senator Varnum. former member of
the barge terminal commission under
Governor Graham, was called upon by
Senator Villas to express his opinion in
favor of the project, which then went
to third reading by the vote of 22
to s.
HEALTH OFFICER BILL SIGNED
Governor Clement this morning signed
the district health officer bill and pre-
sented to DR.. w. T. Slayton, the gentle
q.
Later in the day while Representative
Slayton was in the Senate chamber the
pen disappeared Vowing revenge, Mr..
Slayton sent Mr.. Tracy Of Johnson,
States attorney Of Lamoille county on
the trail declaring that If he found
| the culprit he would have him quaran-
tined for life.
Late this evening Mr.. Slayton reported
that a pen had been returned to him
through Mr.. Alexander of St. Adams city,
but that he was not sure whether it
was the one with which the district
health officer bill was signed or the one
which affixed the name OF the Governor
to the chiropractic bill.
Senator Root of the rules committee
this afternoon reported to the Senate
amendments to rules a and 70. The first
amendment would refer the general ap-
preparation bill to committee of the
whole. The second would have the COM
mittee OF the whole consider the bill item
by item. vote on each one and report
to the Senate and department heads re-
| quested to be- present during the con-
sideration of the bill The proposed
changes in the rules were order printed
on to-morrow's calendar.
Most of the important measures. tend
ing to cause discussion, were passed over
In both houses this morning. or were or
| dered to lie for further consideration In
the House, Mr.. Wilson of Rutland city
| opposed S. Y, enabling the Public Serv-
ice Commission to authorize companies
operating street railways to discontinue
service thereon or dispose of the property
| thereof. Mr.. Belknap of Rockingham
offered an amendment to the measure
| cial committee which has in hand S. 73,
allowing towns so voting to contribute to
| the cost of operation of street railroads.
This measure, which was up as a special
order for this morning, was also nut over.
Mr.. Wilson, said that he had received a
letter from the manager of the Rutland
hallway Light d Power company saying
that the street railway people of Rutland
would settle their difference without
going INTO the State Legislature ON
motion or Mr.. Austin of Highgate the
plIis were given new lease of life by
being sent back to the committee
APPROPRIATION BILL READ
The long process of reading the an
preparation bill second time took place
in the House. Mr.. Alexander of ST. Adams
city, chairman of the appropriation COM
| mittee. offered two amendments. increas
ing the appropriation for the district
health officer bill from $4,000 to s7oO
and adding new section which an
proprlates sl.oo0,Go for State nay for
drafted men lie also stated that other
amendments might have to he made to
take care or bills now pending I'm the
heslsiature. Mr.. Estee of Montpelier pro-
posed an amendment. and the bill with
penang amendments was ordered to lie