Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-11-20

THURSDAY, Nov. II.

field, called up II, las, relating to the
Board of Agriculture, Manufactures and
Mining and the question was on the
amendment reported by the committee
on agriculture, making the board a
board of agriculture and repeating that
portion of the bill referring to mining
statistics and manufactures.
Mr., Hyde of Casteton, opposed the
amendment.
Mr.. Perrin of Berlin, moved the dis
missai of the bill.
Upon this the ayes and nays were ;
yeas SO, nays II; so the bill was dis.
missed.
Mr.. Stebbins os Brookline, presented
a remonstrance against the formation of
a new county.
FRIDAY, Nov. Is.
In theSenate, Senator Clarke of Frank
lin, made speech at length in favor Of
his bill prohibiting passes on railroads.
Mr.. Smith of Addison and Mr.. Ladd op-
posed the bill on the ground that it was
matter that the railroads had a right
to manage in their own way.
The bill was then put upon its passage
and rejected, yeas 3, Senators Clarke,
Reynolds and Robey, nays 30.
HoUsE-By Mr.. Parkhurst of Athens,
petition asking for new county.
By Mr.. Jones of Nottingham, re-
monstrance against the formation of a
new county.
A lengthy debate ensued on the bill
abolishing the board of education, in
which Davis of Reading, King of Lu-
nenburg Davenport of Wilmington,
Grout Of Newport, Martin of London,
derry, Boynton of Woodstock, Dart OF
Weathersfeld and several others partici.
pated. A motion to dismiss was reject
ed, yeas IS, nays $50. Another discus.
sion followed and the bill was passed.
SATURDAY, Nov. IA.
THE LICENSE BILL.
In the House the license bill intro
duced by Mr.. Norton of Bennington
was discussed at length.
Mr.. Norton of Bennington, opposed
the motion to dismiss and he did so il
the interest of temperance. He had
presented this bill after correspondence
with men in Illinois who were ultra TEN,
perence men, and their report of the
working of this law there was favorable
to such law, and he believed it would
be better for this State than the present
law which is dead letter on the statute
book.
Mr.. Rowe of Poultney, could not give
his vote for any law to license the sale
of intoxicating liquors. There is moth.
ing to the assertion that the present law
is dead letter they had no difficulty
in executing the law in his town, and be
believed there would be no difficulty in
its execution anywhere.
Mr.. Smalley of Burlington, moved to
lay the motion to dismiss on the table
and make it the special order for Mon
day afternoon next at q O'Clock, which
motion was decided to be out of order al
the motion to dismiss took the precedenc,
over the motion to postpone.
Mr.. Atherton of Glover, said that by
this bill we put only $50 in the way O.
free rum and he did not believe the PEG
pie of the State of Vermont wanted any
such law. He demanded the previous
question which was seconded by tn,
House. The question was taken,-shal
the bill be dismissed? Mr.. Fairman O
Wolcott, demanded the yeas and nays
which were taken ayes 100, nays 43.
Mr.. Smalley of Burlington, explained
his vote in the affirmative, that he die
it for the purpose of moving a reconsid
Grafton. After the announcement of tn,
vote Mr.. Smalley moved to reconsider
the vote just taken and that the motion
to reconsider be laid on the table unit
next Monday afternoon. The motion tt
lay on the table was disagreed to and
the motion to reconsider was also disa.
greed to, both by very decided votes.
The committee on elections reported
in favor of the sitting member, Mr.
Dana of Cornwall, and 300 copies of the
report were ordered printed.
MONDAY, Nov. Is.
STANDARDIZATION general com
mittee against bill Incorporating Below
Falls cemetery association, third read
ing refused. Passed-the bill for the
better preservation of personal libert,
in insane asylums. The Senate refused
to pass large number of corporation
bills, on the ground that the parties in
terested could organize as we'll under tn
general law.
HoUsE.-An attempt to have tn
house meet at 9 o'clock A. NJ. was vote,
down.
NEW COUNTY