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LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
SENATE
"WEDNESDAY, Oct. 80, 1889.

"WEDNESDAY, Oct. ~, 1857.
PRAYER bv the chaplain.
Revised Statates -Chcptets 81, OF go
cclics for the support OF The gospel ana
literary aud other associations, called up by
Mr. Plerpolnt, vote TO pass Reconstructed,
and the chapter committed to Mr. Swl't,
for amendment chap. so, of rep'evio,
read a third time and laid on The table on
motion of Edgerlon ; chip. 81, reported by
Mr. Swift, as amended read q third time
and passed chap. SO, Of offences against
the sovereignty of the ,'utc, called up, ard
the question, shall the entire chan. be
stricken out was decided IN The utfrma
I'VE chip. "a, Of offences against the
lives and persons of individuals, called up
by Nj Egerlon. when Mr. COBB moved to
erase the a II 9Th and 9Th sections. render
ing The offence OF fighting duel by cilr
zens of this state punishable with death,
although the due be fought without the
! limits OF this state. Notion to erase, sup
ported by Messrs Eger'on Cobb and Rob
rson, opposed by Messrs Tracy. KIT,
,redge, Converse. PicrEo'nt and Eaton,
when the motion to erase was rejected,
yeas 4, nays o5. Mr. Cobb then moved
so to amend the 4lh section as to make
the offence of duelllug punishable with
confinement in the state prison. instead OF
punishable with death. The chair decid-
INC this motion TO be out of order, citing
authority for the decision, the vote not to
erase was reconsldered to give Mr. G. an
opportunity to offer his amendment, which
he then renewed and after debate by
Messrs Pierpolnt, Converse, and Fracy
and Swift, in opposition Messrs Egerton
and Cobb then moved % amend by max
ING the offence punishable with confne'
meut at hard labor for life, lost, yeas. 6,
nays 90. Mr. Ererlon then moved to
amend the 4th section by crasng The
) words "wihin this states" lost. yeas 8, NAYS
81 ;ihe final vote was then taken, and the
chapter was read third time and passed
chap. Of vessels navigating lake Champail
twice read and referred to Messrs Law
renee, Townsley aud Burgess; chap. SO
of Incense TO retailers, lnnkeepers ant
vic,ual,ng houses, twice read and reierre
to com. on Temperance Memorials.
HOUSE.
PRAYER by Rev. Il. SAITH.
Resolu,ion-- BY Mr. Partridge, suspend
ny he rule nppt aprlatlng the afternoon
-cssl ion to the consideration Of the revise
statutes amended, on motion OF Nj
; Chandler, go as TO limit it for the time be
, ing md passed,
4 Bills. Relating to hawkers aud pedar
9 called W and referred to General Commit
tee, together with the petition Of Syves
:. ter Henry. Jr. and the b'll reported there
. on. By Mr. Wentworth to pay Ccphas Bal
" S25 25 referred to com. Of Ga ms.
Reports. The grand list, by the commit
tee, together with q resolution doomn
II the town OF Glastonbury in the sum I
o 1886 54-resoIulion rejected 95 to 81. d
J, com. on Military, against the bill TO CON
r. pensate for cerlBln military servlce--b
" rejected; against bill relating the mlI''
(ro person required to do duty beyond II
limits of his town. unless within 10 milk
!. of his residence, laid on the table. Il
select committee. bill to repeal the chaEt'
10 of Woodstock village, with an ampndme'
2 -ubiccting the act to be accepted by II
D voters of the corporation after dscuss,C
Of oy Mcssrs Needhnm, Fnlam, Brown, NJ
} mr., Warner of Newhaveu,oud Dllllngha
the amendment was rejected ayes 4
y nprs l59.
}" Mr. Barnes of Chnrlo,te, Obtained lea
r OF absence after To-day morning next.
Petitions, o. lei rife regiment Fran
No In county, referred To COM on Militia
IL Aila,rs; Of convention OF Rutland aud y
olson counties. for encouragement OF /
manufacture Of six, to committee on a
ricuiture.
The Engrosscd bill. altering the nat
IN Of Marion Lovely to Marion Lamson. "
co passed. ADJ
RS, SENATE.
ne o'clock, p M.
Revised Statutes Chap, 90, Of vess,
~ sailing Lake Champlan, reported by
ell Lewrence ard made the order for to.m'
A. row morning for q third reading CHI
u 10, of common schools, called up by
he Mcmillan, and the question being stat
ed upon the amendment proposed by
ii6 Marsh, cXemp'lrg towns. in certain cas-
from raising money by tax for the supp
Of schools the proposed amcndm't was Ia
ere ayes 10, noes rs, and the chapter was re
ct, third time and passed chap. SO, of In
ted partnerships, reported by Mr. Ira
zee without amendment, when.thc Senate "
M into olnt assembly, returned, aud bav
by disposed Of varions chapters of the rev..
re. statutes, (which Will be noticed
at Senate adjourned
HOUSE.
D. Reports Of Committees. By com
Of CLAIMS, against the peuIitlon OF Syi
i,h nus Ripley, aud he had leave TO wllhdr
,a his petition
80 The House resumed consideration of
use bin repeating the charter OF the village
- Woodstock, and it was ordered to Il
reading.
g. Mr. Chandler called up the bill for
nd removal OF CALEDONIA 20 buildings an
and was referred TO the members from Va
I'M doDla county.
ose The report Of the com. on Banks &C
,oa inn m was dismissed of "A follows