The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-29
LEGusIATUuE OF VERMONT.
Ninety EOurth session.

l5lliS introduced anu fe1erfcu-DY Sena-
tor Proctor of Rutland. an act to pay Jerc-
mah G. Thornton, the sum therein named;
TO committee on claims.
BY Senator Rogers of Caledonia, an act
relating to the support of the poor. This
bill proposes to abolish SO much of the
present law as requires legal residence of
pauper in town before he can be made
town charge, and it creates an obligation
for the support of any pauper who may
have an actual residence, on proper appli-
cation to the Overseer Of the poor.
BY Senator Howe of Windham, an act TO
amend an act to incorporate the village of
Brattcboro.
H. 101, an act in amendment of and in
addition to section %, chapter 04, general
statutes, entitled ''of the traffic in intox-
eating drinBs."
II. Sc, an act to amend an act entitled
"an act to incorporate the Midland Kali
road Company
II. 20, an act TO pay George w. Gibson
the sum therein named.
ii. So, an act to pay Edwin Wheeler the
sum therein named.
H. 151, an act in amendment of section
/. of ian act in addition TO chapter 81, OF
the general statutes, entitled of the adj
mnistra,ion and distribution of intestate
BY Senator Howe, of Windhan,, an act
in amendment of and in addition to chap
ter Is, general statutes, entitled ''of towns,
town officers, and town meetings. provid-
ing that no selectmen be eligible for the
offices of constable or auditor, during their
term of Office as sclectmen.
BY Senator Brookins of Addison, an act
in amendment of an act entitled "tor the
relief of the families OF insane persons, pro-
vlding for the support of the wife and minor
children of insane persons, by the town in
which such insane person has a legal settle
ment. if the estate of the insane person is
insufficient to support them.
Reports of Committees. From the
committee on CLAIMS, in favor of s. 4, to
pay G. w. Crawford S37.G5 third read
ing ordered for tomorrow morning.
Senator Rowell of Orange, called from
the table s. 81, an act to repeal an act en-
titled IAN act to enable owners of land to
drain the same" approved November 10,
1868.
This bill, repeating the drainage act"
so-caled, was reported favorably by the
committee. and the question being on the
third reading of the bill.
Senator Reynolds of Grand Isle, inquired
the reasons which impelled the committee
to report in favor of the bill.
Senator Rowell stated that the former
act had been decided unconstitutional by
the supreme court in Orange county, on the
ground that it took private property for
private uses, and that it was not worth
while to keep an unconstitutional law on
the statute books.
Senator Smith, of Addison, said he
thought the law ought not to be repealed,
at least until there was published reports
of the decision referred to, so that the
grounds of the decision against the law
could be understood. He thought there
was public benefit from private drainage,
and that there was an urgent necessity for
such an act as the bill proposed to repeal.
Senator Reynolds, of Grand Isle, opposed
the passage of the bill. He thought there
were good grounds for the former act, and
thought the same principles of law ought
to apply to the drainage act, as allows the
drainage of streets and villages He thought
there might be some private interests to
serve by the repeal of the act.
| Senator Walton, of Washington, moved
| that the bill be ordered to lie, in order that
the same form of amendment might be ap-
| piled to the drainage act that would render
it constitutional, and SO avoid the necessity
of its repeal motion agreed TO.
Read the Third Times. AT, an act re-
lating to private corporations passed.
S. 40, an act to repeal an act in amend
ment of sec. 81, chap. %, 6. S., approved
Nov. 26, 1879; passed.
S. II, an act to repeal part of sec. of
an act entitled, ian act in amendment of
sec. 90 of chap. "a, G. s., entitled of the
traffic in intoxicating drinks, and IN addl-
ton to said chapter" approved Nov. 8,
1870
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the bill be ordered to lie.
Senator Walton said he had introduced
this bill by request, as indeed he had in
troduced other bills, none of them having
been drawn by himself, and for none of
which did he claim any credit or deem
himself justly subjected to discredit. This
bill. he thought, is right as far as 1t goes,
but he wished to have it extended to all
criminal cases He favored the motion tC
lie, for examination and discussion, if any
senator desired
Senator Rowell also favored the motion
and it was agreed to.
On motion of Senator Wilson of Wind
sor, adjourned.
, HOUSE.
MORNING SESSION.
Bills etc. Introduced and Referred-B,
, Mr.. Grout of Barton, relating to the sup
port of the poor to committee on judi
ciary.
BY Mr.. Toby of Calais, in amendment o
sec. At, chap "a. g. s., relating to trustee
process.
BY Mr.. Strong of Fayston, petition o
j. II. Hastings and others, praying for tn
passage OF an act making it the duty of tn
selectmen to re-survey the original lines o
lots in certain cases.
| BY Mr. Grout of Barton, providing TO
| the care of the collections in the stat
I house, and for addition to the same.
BY Mr.. Goodell of Brandon, to pa
Charles NJ. Whitaker the sum therei
! named.
By Mr.. Page of Rutland, to pay Jere
I miah G. Thornton the sum therein named
BY Mr.. Shaw of Pttsford, relating t
the standard measure of milk (malSing
wine measure).
a, BY Mr.. Grout of Barton, to amend a
: act in relation to the deaf, dumb and bin
i (making appropriations of $4,000 to dea
and dumb and the same amount to tn
blind).
BY Mr.. Smalley of Burlington, to inco
0 porate the Burlington cotton mills.
: By Mr.. Stevens of Charleston, to chang
the name of George Elmore Best.
BY Mr.. Grout of Barton, to change Ill
name of Harry G. Burbank.
81 BY Mr. Page of Rutland, to provide fl
II building a jail In the county of Rutland
o to select committee consisting of the men
G bers from Rutland county.
BY Mr. Eddy of Jamaica, in addition