Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-29
n. Y. LEGISLATURE
FINALLY AOJ0URNS
Quits at 200 A. NJ. Sunday
Morning.-Beer Bill TANNED
ThrOugh-SessiOn Is Char
acterized as "BrainstOrm"

Albany n. V, April 25.-After one of
the most trying weeks in the history OF
any New York State Legislature, the
1920 session came to "a close shortly be-
fore two a. m. to day. All exceedingly
weary and some to the point Of eXhaus-
ton. senators and assemblymen hurried
to their hotels for much needed sleep
md it was not until late to-day that the
general exodus from the capital of the law
makers began.
The closing week of all session is strenu
uus but this year It was moro so than us
ual Long day and night sessions. some
Of which lasted well into the morning
hours. marked the final week. Leaders of
both parties plainly showed the trcmcn-
deus strain under which they had '.'u
subjected.
Passage of the boxing and beer bills were
features of the last day. The beer bill.
rassed by tho Senate IN tho carly morning
hours Vt Saturday received favorable ac-
lion in the Assembly several hours later.
The boxing bill Of Senator Walker, which
had been In the Assembly rules commit
tee was reported out last night and passed
by the lower House few minutes later
In the Senate one of the final acts was
10 kill the Gibbs Slacer bill designed to
suspend Increased rates by telephone cont
panies pending y hearing. The Gibbs
viously and after remaining In the As
scmbly rules committee for some time.
was returned to the Senate IN its original
form. Tie Senate again adopted its first
amendments. but this killed the measure
as q bill cannot be passed unless under
an emergency message from the Gov
ernor unless it has heen or the senator's
desks for three days.
THE disciples of Bourbonism and re-
action effectively controlled legislation ac-
ton" Governor Smith declared in sta te-
ment giving his views of the work Of the
Legislature for the session. The prob
lens of the day remain unsolved and few
measures of Statewide Importance were
considered. Political eXpedency over
Swallowed public necessity
The Walker Gillett BILL will legalize
the manufacture of and traffic in beer
containing 2.75 per cent alcohol by
weight and $50 per cent by volume.
New York. April 25.-Thc passage OF
the 2.75 per cent beer bill by the State
Legislature cannot be regarded as an
expression of public sentiment or
reflection upon prohibition declared
William II. Anderson. State supcrin-
tenient of the Anti-Saloon League. in
an address here to-day. He branded
the action of the assembly in passing
the bill as "disgraceful and absurd
and held in contempt by the public"
Albany, y. Y, April GA brainstorn
session" is the manner in which state
ment from the Citizens Union of New
York. issued to-day, Characterizes the
1920 Legislature. Whether it was due
to a total lack of stimulants. too free
use of prescriptions or to plain senile
or nfante dementia, both Houses have
been Enthusiastically suffering from {
severe case of the nerves"
A majority of the members, said thu
statement, saw red" at the least provo
cation and this was followed almost al
ways by "a violent waving of the Star:
and Stripes" Never in any Legislative
body, it was stated. has the "old faE
been made to cover such a multitude O.
sins. both of omission and commission
for this session has been as notorious fol
the things it left undone as the things il
really did"