Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-10-30
The Legislature.

On Thursday, Oct, 22d, in the Senate,
the bill to enable certain towns in the
construction of the West River railroad
came up, and Mr.. Dewey offered an en-
tire new bill as substitute. Mr.. Good
ell demanded the yeas and nays on its
passage, and they were yeas 81, nays 6,
so the bill was passed. The details of
the bill have not yet come to hand. The
yeas and nays were as follows:
Yeas-Anderson, Barlow, Ballard,
Burt, Garfield, Dewey, Elkins, Green,
Halbert, Hall, Hard, Heath, Hendee,
Hutchinson of Franklin, Hutchinson of
Orange, Love, Nash, circuit, Simpson,
Walker, Wheeler.
Nays-Brown, Dale, Dyer, Goodell,
Ladd, Leonard.
In the House, Mr.. Holton of Jamaica,
introduced a bill altering the name of
Alvah Ellsworth. One by Mr.. Converse
of Woodstock, authorizing any town or
city in the State to aid in the construc-
ton of any railroad in the State.
Petitions.-By Mr.. Waterman of Will
mington, of George E. Rice and 10 9th
ers, citizens of Wilmington, praying that
part of the town of Wilmington may
be annexed to the town of Dover. Mr..
Staples of Dover presented remon-
STRANGE of citizens of Dover against the
annexation of a part of the town of Will
mington to Dover
Friday Oct. 23.-In the House the
bill repeating the act of last year, pre-
venting paupers from becoming charge
able to towns where they have no legal
settlement, was passed to third reading
1O1 to rs. In the discussion of the bill
Mr.. Converse favored and Mr.. Pingry
opposed the repeal.
Various bills have been introduced
looking to considerable change il, the
attachment and exemption laws. A
large number of bills have been intro
duced but very few of Importance.
Saturday Oct.24.-In the House Mr..
Fisher of Westminster introduced a.
bill to pay Ambrose Arnold the sum
therein named. The bill relating to town
paupers, mentioned above Friday 23d, }
was passed. The bill to enable towns in
Washington, Orange and Caledonia
counties to build railroad came up
and Mr.. Fisher of Westminster, moved
that it lie on the table, on the ground
that a bill of so much Importance ought
not to be passed in such thin House.
which motion was agreed to.
MIR. Holton of Jamaica introduced
bill to legalize the grand lists of Jamai.
ca for the years 1867 and 1868.
Monday-oct. 26. No quorum in the
Senate in the forenoon. The same oc,
Cured in the afternoon till call of the
senate was ordered and the sargeant-at-
arms was sent out after absentees.
MIR. Wheelock introduced bill pro-
viding for the manner in which the mem
bers of the legislature may vote for
President and Vice President, at the
capital.
Tuesday, Oct. 81. There was a long
debate in the House on Tuesday on the
exemption bill. An attempt was made
to lay it on the table but failed l 2 to POI.
The bill appears to be good one in tho
main Judging by the discussion and was
passed. The bill giving justices of the
peace final jurisdiction in suits where
the amount claimed is not over $40 in
stead of $40 as now, was ordered to third
reading.
The bill to enable towns in WASHING,
ton, Orange and Caledonia counties to
aid in building railroads came IN and
was passed, yeas 119, nays, So. The
principle of bonding towns to aid rail-
roads is evidently stronger in the legisla-
ture this year than last, but the bills
passed, however, are said to be modified
from those of last year.