Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-11-16
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From MONTPELIER.
MoxrprLIER, Nov. l3,

IAHAAtrI iNlNN u AAt 4 ~ a 49,
From MONTPELIER.
MoxrrELIER, Nov. Is, 1866.
Almost at the latest hour when by the terms
Of a recent resolution bills could be introduced
in either house, a militia bill made its appear
arce. modifying in some important particulars
the present law. It requires every able-bodied
citizen between the ages Of twenty-oue and TWEEN
ty-eigbt years to do military duty, except those
now exempted and such as enlisted for three
years in the late war and were honorably dis
Oh rgei. 1t exempts the polls offuch persons
from taxation, hut gives no other compensation.
1t requires two company drills annually, one in
June and enc in September, aid one regimental
drill annually, between the second Tuesiay IN
September and the last day Of October, and al
lows four cents a mile communication for trans
psrtation. and thirty cents a DAY Communication
for railons, on occasion Of each company and re-
s.ueu,al dulL The bill is not a very long one.
hut there IS material 10 it for a god deal Of
discussion.
The State Reform School has received a good
deal Of attention from this.Legislature. Early IN
the session, a special committee ofthree Senators
and Eve Representatives vas appointed to visit
and examine the school. They report that the
management Of the school Is, in the main, excel
lent that tie superintendent and his associates
are enthusiastically devoted to their work, and
that the pupils are receiving valuable discipline
AID instruction. In their opinion, the interests
ofthe State require the establishment Of a sin.
ilar school for girls, as soon as the state OF the
treasury wal allow, but theT DO not recommend
any present appropriation for that purpose.
bin De-. ft,i By this committee has passed the
the Senate rrJ Is now pending in the House
Il lls4l.ows the laissIon Of boys above sixteen
years oli, but provides that boys under that
age. no, only WHO have been convicted Of crime,
bat whose parents OF guardians may think an
experience iu iLe Reform School would be ar
tie correction q their morals, may De received
into tie institution, under order Of the Probate
Court, the p aren't or guardian paying such part
Of the express as may De- agreed upon. This
SID make tie school q. IlIt to4sl.us-sc
fr uuruly toys, sud fla 1.-THE Of those vLo are
Ct subjects In it sre seat 70 e. the place win
sr.eIIy ,e..u. TOO str4.. ~ chem.
l.uk.. uu-lrl.s and trout. have ty ,--1 Is-
cs.vei grave attention from the legislature, De-,
dogs have been l,a 10 ual.s.srbll ryT.-c al
ye-..elay. whcn go CELEBRATE deg bil was i1-
t.rlu-,l aui Commended 90 ,h- c.rs.l,rl.i.u OF
tie c.umi,.,. % Way- alI Means. Tic author
stue Did a-teI with noble independence: the
ordinary rules os er-uu-r ara rhetoric, and
Uer,.uI, e bis labor c2-e.l-i 30 interest Any
.,les Dill u the session. The House sm..ei
allibly. as Che clerk. With bis s'e1te-an voice,
slightly -ul lg-l ca. % regard to tie -ll,1--e
tie GALLERIES. ssii tie provisions %; the t.A
De- CHEF feature is tts any -si..n ,i O. tax Of ,-e
l.-al d gc.r Ca male Is anu five dollars Oh
female i.-- Whether ibis VAS i,s. -u.l as 90
iu,iieus Illumination against male dogs. ar %
e a..ltirg iis.ri1' nation 10 fivor 90 female
d .--, ODE author SID probably t,H US when ,hc
t,. comes " i.r I.seu.-',u. u-ss are r,. sired
Go uelr collars and i.rucz'tct 20 10 60 tie Cur-
or IS liable 90 fine e. five dollars. half @, the
.',.urlaiua-t.'' AMI h-,f 60 tie treasury
vLer, ODE Dog 5,s.los- With singular aplr1-
frat,los-, tie i..l rs mal, 90 take effect OBJ The
Istday ,l Ars., next.
Tie E.i making iltsupeals, ground o.
divorce IS dead 1T last Peace o. los ashes
Tbs afternoon. Senator Maxim Ct Orange, made
tie llal speech in Us favor. Ili. argument was
sru- anil v,.i-rut. and it the question hal
boeu-Sbsu Die Jaw .r surprising rumseliing
and ir;,ral-lauec De enforced 20 the very last
Iesrccc CT severity ,Le argument would have
been u-lusver4ble. But in its application to
this t..i 81 was very specify answered by sen
ator skinner lf Orleans County. The question
was sh ree,usiI,liug the vote by which the bill
was passed when the Senate was not full. Tie
reconsideration vas carried by vote Of 10 to
d., All the BIZ wss rejected by the same vote
>eult1- S.u,e Of Franklin County was the only
absentee, but his vote could no, change the re-
suit 1t was well remarked ty Senator skinner
that though the bill vas only two lines and a 1
hall long, it was flaught with consequences Of |
the greatest magnitude. The readers Of the |
Free Press viii therefore Ike to know how
their Senator's ami others voted on the fual /
question. These who voted for the bin were
Senator's Lane, Taft, and Barstow (of Chitteu-
den Coun'y) ClaPp and Barlow (Of Fauklin,)
Reed, circuit, snd Henry (of Washington,
Cochran, Dale, Ile. Martin, and Smith. These
who voted against it were Senators.Baker. Bar
rett, Dorr, Doton, Go0dhue, Harlow. Hendec.
Howe, Hyde, Kellogg, Porter, Root, Sanboru,
al Skinner. W.
nr.rr mn LouN Hs.n1.r--rh. in..u.-