St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-16

tor of Rutland. for committee on rules
made the following report !: That the
rules of the last session he adopted cN-
ccpt aS To rule %. to which the commit
tee Offered an amendment. Report
adopted.
/ BHTS infroIHccd and referred BY Sen
atol Parker of Windsor county. to cna-
| bile the Windsor County Mutual Fire
Insurance Company tn insure against
loss 10y lightning. read the first time and
referred tn the general committee.
.join RcSoImtjOn Inviting John II.
French. secretary board of education.
to address the legislature ON the even
ing of October 2OIh and granting him
the Use OF the Hall of Representatives.
Adopted in concurrence.
Granting the Hall of Representatives
tn the Vermont Colonization SocictN
on the evening of October -. Adopt
eel III concurrence.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Stephen =. Davenport presented
his credentials as the representative
elect from the town of Wilmington.
WAS sworn and took his seat.
Rc>oIHfiom BY Nj. Barrett of 'ndcr-
hill. that 50 much of the Governors
message az relates to agriculture he re-
tclrcd To the committee on agriculture.
Adopted.
BY Mr. DantnIth of Barnard. that
the committee Of ways and means he
instructed 10y this House to inform
themselves. with the power to send
for persons and papers. whether the
sum of = i.}-G ~ that wa> paid int" the
treasury of This state 10y Hon. Justin :.
Morrill,. righti'ulll belongs there or not,
and max" their report To this House.
Adopted.
Bl Mr.. Fairman of W"lrntt. that 81
much of the G"NcrnorS message ;i> re-
latc> To the punishment and reformation
of criminals guilty of minor offences
he referred to II committee OF five.
Adopted.
BY Nh. Wal>ton. WiIli>ton. pctirinn.
which WAS read. and i a. follows: TO
the general assembly of the State OF
Vermont. October session. l-1l: GouI
petitioners. inhabitants of the town OF
WilliStun. in Ibis State. respectfully
represent thai while we regard thu.
present prohihitnrN laws of this STATE
the best III force anNW herr. We believe
the same can he improved 10y nI.ikiu.
them more efficient III operation. and
speedy in their results. and Ia that end
We pray that Nnur HONORABLE, body will
amend chapter ninety -four of the gen
cral statutes. that the penalty tur keep
ing. selling, furnishing. and giNim" away
Intoxicating liquors contrary t. law -.
shall comprehend fine and impl>"iI-
mcnt on each con icIi"m. that the nv IL
cr> ot premises who know inglN suffer
imt"Niratin" liquors l." Ice sold thereon
he subject I" The same penalty rs The
sellers: HAT tia" person ~clliu" amy
p"lti"n "t the iml"\icatin" liuu"I
Whereby imtnNir;Iri"n l. pl"dmrcd. IL"
liable. in all ra>t.>. to fuli pay mcnt f"I
all damages which such pcI>"nS may
commit while intn\icntcd and ais" It"
said persons wife and miu"r children
for all moneys paid 10y him t"I fines
and costs t"l into\icatinn. 81 ANY other
offences committed while Intoxicated.
AS" Ton all other proper and c"m>iitu-
tl"nIl amendments which will tend Il"
Tender said statute mnIc effective in
~Ippir>>im" drunkenness. paIIpcIi>iu
nd crime. and N"uI petitioners will
even pray. Referred Jc committee. nn
judiciary.
Nh. Fits nf Warl>huru presented =
like petition from citizens of Wa,~-
hnru referred To- committee ON iudiri
ANY.
Nj. Henry "t Chester presented the
rrmnn>tramcc of Mil" Williamson and
others against the right of EduHrd :.
Dana t" Il seal in thu House of Hrplc-
>"ntativ"> ~ mrmh"r from III" t"Nu of
t"!nM"ll T." r"'n"Iilr"" en- rlrrf;"n>.
FHtS hfi"i""'d ""d H,irrr"t by
VII. Holden "i IHlr". repeating an act
regulating ait"IdHnc" OF teachers upon
l"drh"I> Institutes I" committee on
"duratl"n-
h\ MI. Buell. "t Mlddi"l"Nn. ton the
better pl"~"lN alton OF ia" monument T."
Nathaniel Chapman I" committee ON
'Hii'il>,
hN VII SHAW "t lllt>l"ld. relating l."
'il' compensation 81 certain state en-
ri"Nr> lrdurih@ TIA" pay "i messengers
l" per daN l" committee al way :
ana ln'dlI>.
hN VII. Il"d@rii al Il. J"hm>hurN.
laying Il tan ON the county of Gale
''"nia t" select committee consisting"
OF members from caledonia county.
l;l Mr: Cook "i M"nd"n. T." a>~">>
ami IAN III" lilIl"IdN within tins state:
I" committee on .IIdIrElI.
I'\ MI. W right OF NaItllarm. a pcii-
tl"m and bill t" enable the Baptist
Church of New Haven and WcN bridge.
to dispose of their parsonage /" com
miltrr ON judiciary.
BY Nh. Henry of Che >trI. relating L"
supreme and county counts To com
miitcc on judiciary
BN MI Wright of WaltIam. relating
to raising roads subject to nun,rtinn ::
t" committee 81, highways. bridges and