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SENATE.
BiHs-Engrossed. relating TO actions of
scire f~acias; read a third time and passed.
In addition 10 the act for the relief Of the in
sane poor; read a third lime and passed.
Defining The 4,h and 5ti. clauses of Isl sec.
47th chap. R. s.; read a third time and pas
scd. House bill, relating TO the boundary
line between the towns of Salisbury and
Leicester; called up by Mr.. Briggs, read a
third time and passed.
BW-Exiendi1g the jurisdiction %ofjusii-
ces Of the peace in certain cases; taken up
and further debated by Mr.. E. Allen, in fa-
VOL, when Briggs renewed the motion of in
definite posiponement. Postponed.
HOUSE.
Engrossed BiHs-From the Senate, rela.
tive to taking testimony; passed.
Bills introduced-Bv Mr.. Warner, TO
enable the safely fund banks to come under
the banking act of 1910: referred to the com.
on Banks.
Reports By com on Agriculture, Sem
ale bill in addition 10 chap. SO R. s. (pota-
toes and apples 10 be measured same us
charcoal and it was ordered 10 a third rca-
ding. Adj.
SENATE.
Saturday, Oct. 20, 1912.
The President of the Senate %snnouneed
the following committees.
On Public DocuUents-Miessrs Camp,
Smalley and Green.
On SaUery-Messrs Briggs, A. Allen and
Sheldon.
On the report of H. Stevens Esq. relating
to revolutionary claims, Messrs Camp, Small
ley and Briggs.
BiHs-ln addition to an act to repeal part
of chap. 90 of the r. statutes, reported by
Mr.. Bartlett, of the committee on finance,
opposed by Mr.. Townsley, supported by
Messrs Dillingham;, Dutton, Bartlett, read a
third time and passed.
Reports. By Mr.. Bartlett, OH the ~resolu-
ton relating 10 the reduction ofsalarIes OF
officers of this state, with the opinion of the
committee, adverse TO reducing the salaries
riferred to.
Bill. From the House, in addition to
chapter % Of the R. $ , reported by the conf
mittee on the judiciary adverse to its passage,
and rejected.
LtSSbSC AlOtlA NhC oOAN
the report of the commissioners to visit the
University of Vermont, and the proceedings
ola military convention. The report of the
commissioners was read, and laid upon the
table, and 800 copies ordered printed for the
use of both houses.
The proceedings of the military conven-
ton were referred to the joint committee on
the subject. Adj.
house,
Balls introduced-Fron Senate, in addi-
ton to act for relief of insane poor,an it was
to Sd reading.
Salaries.
The House resumed consideration of the
bill reducing salaries ofsundry state officers,
and judges of the supreme court-title, in a
mendment of chap l07 of as. Salary of
Judges of supreme court, 81 200; pay Of ~ec-
rotary to Governor, Assistant Secretaries of
Senate and House, and Engrossing Clerk,
So per day during the session, and 10 cents
per mile travel, salary of Treasurer, 500,
MIR Rice moved TO strike out the clause re-
ducing the salary of Treasurer: adopted
Mr.. Harrington moved to amend by abolish
ing the Office of Assistant Clerk, and raising
the salary of Clerk Sl00,-he to employ his
own assistants,-and for time TO prepare
this amendment, the bill was laid on the Ia
BILE.
Reports-By judiciary committee, against
the bill in alteration of chap. SS r S select
men alone to appreciate retailers of spurious
for license. This bill gave rise TO
considerable discussion. IL was urged that
the bill would enable IT. se'ectmen TO refuse
I.censes 10 improper per ms, and that II
would render The different paris OF the IL
laws more consistent. On the other
hand it was objected that Legislation could
not advance the temperance cause-that tho
selectmen alone ought not to have the pow
er given BY the bill, and finally that this ve-
ry experiment mad been once tried and fail
I'd. The bill vas supported by Messrs
Van Sicklen and Woodbridge, opposed by
Mcssrs Billings, Cobb, Villas, Sprague,
Keith, Stark, and Bailey, of E., and dismiss
scd By a very strong vote. By select com
bill districting the state, and IL was
MAJ de the order for Tuesday morning.
is the bill introduced by Mr. Hebard.
BY Land Tax committee, in amendment OF
let taxing land in Avery's gore. and 1t was
aid or the table on motion of Mr. Warner.
Engrossed BiHS-Bill nunexing Norton
o Essex county; TO amend sec. H. chap
I6 of n. s.; taxing lands in Wenlock; in a
nendment of act taxing Newark,-several-
y passed.
Bills fundamentally MIR Barber, in ad-
10 chap. 40 R. s.; referred TO Jud.cia-
committee. By Mr. Davis of N, to a.