Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-11-07
VERMONT LEGISLATURE.
MONDAY. Oct. 90. 1893.

bed the bill TO encourage the growing of
blk reported The same with amendments !
ION motion of Mr.. Pierpoint laid on the
table.
Mr.. Ranney called up the bill to pro-
hibh the sale Of spiri.uous liquors, which
Gas considered by the Senate in commit
lee of the whole, read and taken up and
considered by sections The first section
declaring The sale Of ardent spirits TO be
! public evil and prohibiting the sale of
i within this State and the second, attach
ing penalty to violations of the law.
Mr. Plerpoiut moved to strike out. Mr.. !
Ranney spoke against, Mr.. Pierpont for,
When Mr.. Converse moved 10 amend by
permitting towns al any legal town meet
sng Of majority of the votes of said town
% designate individuals, if they see fit, to
selI ardent spirits, and removing such in
airiduals from the reach of the penalty.
Mr.. Converse and Robinson spoke in IA
Yor and Mr. Hebard and Klttrei re against,
vhea on motion Of Mr.. Briggs the bill
was laid upon the table.
Message from the House of represen-
tAtives, by Mr.. Merrill, their Gle k, that
hey had passed bills of the following IT.
les in which they asked the concurrence
al the Senate, and bills were sevefally
read the first and second times and dispoS-
a of a. follows:
Constituting certain individuals there
n named the Vermont Copperas compa-
ny--on motion Of MIR. Perpoiut read the
bird time AMI passed ... =.
Mr. Briggs called up the bill 10 abolish
Imprisonment for debt which was ordered
~ third reading
MIR. Mcmillan called up the bill re-
ebartering the bank of Caledonia which
mas amended ordered to be engrossed for
t.le third reading. Mr.. Hubbcll propose |
90 amendment TO have The private p. oper-
Il Of stock holders made responsible for
lie debts of the corporation, and, upon the
qhfsion demanded the yeas and nays.
Wfiich were yeas, MessrS. Chittenden,
Curtis. Goodwin. II 'ywood, HubbelI,
Mcmillan, Robinson and Sears, 8 nays
hessrs. Alien, Bowen, Briggs. Chandler,
Converse. Edison, Hebard. Kittredge,
lawrence. Noble, Pierpont, Ranney,
hort, Steele, Swift, Is i; so the amend
cent was lost.
Mr. Swift called up the bill to rechar-
ier the Bank of Bennington, on motion Of
IL. Briggs 1t was reconmitted TO the com
ni,iee on Banks with instructions to
Alncnd.
Mr. Briggs called up the bill to incor-
~ rate the Vernon, Historical and Anti
marian Society. - .
OF. p, 9 o'clock, A. NJ.
HousE.-Bils by Mr.. Corey changing
ponshmept Of death to Imprisonment ii
certain cases referred to Judicial commit
,te-by Mr.. Bard giving widows th1
WEARING apparel Of their deceased hus
hanls, referred to Jude ial comm t,ee-by
~ Merrill TO prevent selling wine anC
ci4er &c near camp meetings, referred L
{alicial conni,tce.
@RepoTts of committees-5y select com
rs.tee that the bill to incorporate the Or
nAge County Fire Insurance Company
onght to pass, passed to be engrossed.-
TIE military committee reported a2ains
The petition Of Harvey Ellis and others
Ind on the table and against the petitlo
Of the band of the 18th Regiment, an
anainst the resolution rnquirlng into tn
expedency Of compromising the mi!iti;
md exempting those scrupulous OF bear
~ arms from the sum required of thet
he same committee on the resoluto
lE1nlrng into the expense of the presel
MilltIa establishment, report the expens
81 the past year to have been S4774,6
TDbable expense of the year 10 con
&3200-on the resolution instructing tt
4M.ME rf al l.
the military committee reported such bi
~~snotlon TO dismiss, opposed by M
Gpo1ale, yeas 81, nays l27, so the b
&as retained and after a sharp.shootir
dtbue between Mr.. Goodaie, Dewey ar
dillingham;, read 2nd lime and ordered
third readihg-on the biilto incorporJ
10 Walin gford Manufacturing Co. tn
should pass, passed to be engrosSed
he tnl 10 recharter the Mon pc.
bank was called up, the question being
the amendment proposed by MIR. Bear
10 requiring stockholders to furnish
rifles in bond or mortgage to the amo,
s. The capital paid iE for the redempl
a bills, when debate arose.
Mr. Dillingham; advocated the anne
fIent.
MIR. Fairbanks opposed The a,nendm
A. length.
Mr. Dillingham; replied answering
hers arguments and maintaining his
#er position.
Nc. BarRham also opposed the anne
fnt, when the question still pending
$50 House Adjourned
Tuesday, Oct. sc
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