Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-10-25
Vermont Legislature.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, Oct. II, 1914.

Prayer by the Chaplain.
Bills Internationally Mr.. Briggs in amend
ment Of Sec. 2, chap. % of Il. s.. SO as to make
the attempt to commit arson also liable to the pen
ati es Of said section referred to judiciary COM
miee.
Mr.. Briggs called up the bill relating to the geo
logical survey. Mr. Reynolds, recognizing the
principle that the Representative shout obey the
will Of his constituents expressed his intention to
vote for the blll and the bill wdS ordered to Il
third rendng with but one dissenting voice.
Mr.. Woodbridge Introduced bill to amend for
mer acts. so rs to make the administration Of an
oath by the Judge Of Probate, to executors, admin
stratorS, guardians and trustees, upon rendering
their accounts, perempfory instead of optional; re-
terred to the committee on Judiciary.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Marstun, from the judiciary committee, re-
ported against the bill relating to qualification of
voters in town meeting. The bill provides that all
persons of2l years of age, who have been assessed
the year preceding aud paid Il tax, and persons
who have been exempted from taxes by reason of
age, shall be entitled to vote. Mr.. Furthermore
supported the bin and DIR. Howard opposed it,
and after few suggestions 10y Messrs. Rice and
Buck, it was laid on the table.
The following petitions were referred. Of Da-
yid Putnam, TO committee Of claims; Of Wllliam
Steel and Others, to committee on roads; of Lit
cus Kimball and others, to committee on educa-
tlon.
Bills introduced. B, Mr.. Rire, relating to grand
list, referred to general committee. By Mr.. Car
peuer, of Walerbury, to pay Samuel Lyon and
Robert Bartlett, referred to the com. on CLAIMS
BY Mr.. Warner, assessing tax ON the county OF
Addison. (eXcepl NergcnneS,) referred to mem
hers OF that county. By Mr.. Aiken, IN addition
to chap. So Il. S., referred to judiciary com.
Reported, Ivy general committee, against bin re-
ang to the inspection of beef and pork, dismiss
No..
act relating 10 bank@ ordered 8 reading.
Afternoon, Senate did not set this afternoon.
HOUSE.
Reports Of CommiHees.-By general committee
bill to annex part of DummersIon 10 fulney; by
committee on education, a bill establishing thu
Bakersfield Academicn Institution, which was or
dered to 81 reading. BY committee on banks
against the till in relation to banks and it was re
jeced.
The Senate came in and the following appoint
ments were made:
WASHINGTON CO.
Joseph A. Curtis, Ebrnczer Bruce, Assistan
Judges. Geo. w. Barker, Sheriff, Jacob Scott
High BaIitf. O. H. Smith, States AttoIney,-
AzeI SpohIing, Judge of Probate. Alfred Vain
wright Cyrus Ware, Sas c. French, Jail Com
missioners.
ESSEX CO.
Maitin french, arner bingham, AsSIStan
Judges. George W. Gates, Sheriff. John w
Webb, High Balif. Nm. Haywood, jr State
Attorney Moody Rich, Judge of Probate. lsna
Cummings, John Dodge, James Foandsbury, Ja
Commissioners.
CALEDONIA co.
isaac NJ Hall, John P. ingalls,, Assistant Judg
es. Joseph Preston, Sheriff. Nathaniel Perkin
3D. High BuiIlh. Theron Howard, States Auor
ney S. b. M,ttocks Judge Of Probate. Gee
w. Drew, Seneca Ladd, Joseph c. Fuller, ia
commissioners.
LAMOILLE CO.
VIM. P. Sawyer, Hiram Town, G. A. Eator
Jail Commissioners.
The convention from Lamole County coul
make no further nominations, whereupon N. Jone
and NJ Fisk were appointed Judges, H. Power
Sheriff. l.. P. Poland States Attorney,
Wires Judge Of Probate, and A. Chatee Hig
Bailif.
SENATE.
FRIDAY, October 19.
The engrossed bill providing for GeoIogici
survey of the State was read the third time, ant
on the question Offs final passage, .Messrs, b
ngs, Read, Woodbridge, Camp, Barrett. Re!