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LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.


EvENING Session, Mo>pAY, Nov. IA.
Temperance Bill Mr. Young, from the
select committee upon he subject, reported
the bill with an amendment. prOpn.ing To
erase all after The rnaciing clause, and 10.
sert n substitutes; which was read, explained
BY Mr. Young, essentially the same in liz
provisions as the bill committed and such
as The committee behaved was called for
and would DE sustained by public opinion.
The amendment takes the power Of grant.
lug licences from the county courts and
places it under The guardianship of The
civil authority Of the several towns. pro
vIdrs the manner and limits the quantity Of
sales by retailers aud inkeeperS, and fixes
The penalty for iniracilons Of the law at ten
dollars. M Howe moved to RAISE the
penalty I" iireniy dollars. when on motion
"f Mr. Buggs. the bill and the amendment
WIRE lad uunn The table.
Surplus ReUenue--lhe senate resumed
the Consideration of tins subject the ques.
non being apon The amendment 10 the bill.
from the house. proposed by the committee
IN their report OF Saturday evening. The
debate was further CONTINUED bv Messr>
Watson. Smiley. Iirbard and R,nncv, op
posed to he amendment. and by Messrs
Bell. Converse. Porter and PIerponr. in us
favor, when the Senate, without taking the
question, Adj.
TUESDAY, Nov, Is.
SENATE-BWs- -rcad Sd Tim" end pa =
spd an hnrl-'ug Courts To settle certain
accounts Of land tax Committees.
BiHs. to paw M Harris the sun, mon.
toned, the question beIug upon the 81
rrahIng. Mr. Brgg- went ln,n an lnve.tlga-
lion OF the clam, and opposed the passaye
%. the bill IN a speech "f some l"ng'h, both
IN the ground II the facts IN the case, aud
because he was IN principle opposed to pay.
ing the claims arising from the passage of
acts of suspension by the Logs iarnre. Mr.
Sheld"n followed in reply 10 Mr. B in favor
IF The bill aud of III" justice % The claim.
generally. resting upon The same ba-is-thr
unconstitutional acts OF the Legislature. Mr.
Palmer Sp"k" ~ favor of lh, bill. and al
though. ~ former years b. had been opro.
sod 10 smilar claims. the question nav be
NO apparently settled, he itlt IT his du,v To
acqni"scr IN the genera principle: IN these
grounds aud believing the presen, quite a.
character already PAID he should b. ~ ia !.
va of the pa--ag" "i III" bill On motion
~ Mr. Hcb1fd the bill was lard mon the Ia
BILE. Tn" bill Ia pay Peter Nchnls the sum
niloned; the ciarm ot n siInlar character
IA ~" above. was r"p"rled by the COMM,
tee I" whom II was c"mmliird for amrud-
m"ui. with proposal to amend, bv rpduc
Ing the ram"; and the general priuciplc If
allowing I'D" claim was discussed bv Mcssr-
P'rrn"ni. Brgg. and Howe nppnsed, aud
by Mc-srs kln>nau aud Waterman IN favor
ii, latter S'na'"r saying he had similar
claim. but should vote ~ the same manner
as he wouic had he M such claim. Onlhe
question shall the bill pass' the yeas were
II, nays 9.
On motion Of Mr. Plcrpoint the Senate
resolved 10 meet hereafter al 8 o'clock A.
N.
l1oUsE-The amendment Of the Senate
to the mileage bill was cnncurred in.
Bills ordered Ina lhlrd rrad,ng-Tn pre-,
veo' circus riding heating Fnnklin Co.
bnl!dlngS-rela'ng to the State prison.,
supported by Messrs Coolldge and Conant.
aud opposed by Mr. Dewey Of G.
surveys was amended by striking out the
Western aud Central routes, on motion of
Mr. Bnckmas'er, supported BY Messrs Vi,
la4, Fitch and Gurus, and opposed by
MessrS Brewster aud Sergeant.
2o'clock P. M,
SENATE Mr. Briggs called M his mo
ION to reconsider the vote assigning Thurs
day morning as the day of adjnnrnmen,;
vote rrc"ns'd"rrd. when Mr. Briggs moved
10 amend the resolution by era,,nr Thurs
dav and substituting Friday The s nate
c"ncnr'ed IN the resolution MS amended. tn
ADJOURN without day on Friday morning
next.
BHs-es'oblishing permanent salaries
Tor certain officers, reported by com pro.
posing 10 add to the proposed salary of sec
OF stale, SO that ii amount 10 $3.50; amend