Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-30

town, Reed Of Pawlet, Howe Of Sharon. Peck
Of Ira, Bartholomew of Benson, aud Wilson
Of Hubbnrdton presented sundry petitio ms
praying for the passage Of law regulating
the rates for the transportation Of freights
and passengers aLd cars over certain rail-
roads therein named TO committee on rail-
roads.
Mr.. GrOut presented bill to change the
shire town of Orleans County; to select
committee.
Thursday Senator Page, of Lamoile, in
troduced bill to consolidate the different
corporations forming the Portland and Og-
densburg line; to committee on railroads.
Committee reported favorably on the bill
TO extend the time for locating the Wood
stock railroad, and third reading ordered for
tomorrow morning.
In the House, Mr.. Wells. Of CRANKY. pro-
scented petition Of r. W. Hyde and others
relating to a law regulating railroad tariffs: :
to committee on railroads.
by Mr.. Bailey, OF Fairhaven, for the es-
tablishment of public town libraries, appro-
priatng $4,000 from the state treasury, to
be divided among the several towns accord
ing to population, the treasury authorized
to issue bonds of the state to raise tho mon
ey necessary to meet the appropriation; the
net to be submitted to vote of the frue-
men of the state before it shall take effect;
TO committee on education.
BY Mr.. Grout, of Barton, to pay the tut
ton of INDECENT students in the University Of
Vermont and State Agricultural College.
and to pay the salary OF n professor Of agri-
culture; to committee on ways and means.
by Mr.. Cook, of Mendon, u petition of
Fayettc Barney and nineteen others, pray
ing for law regulating tariffs on railroads;
to committee on railroads.
The bill to abolish the state board OF edu-
cation, on account OF errors in drawing,
was referred to committee on education.
Bill laying tax of three per cent on Chit
tenden County was read third time and
passed.
Joint resolutions on reciprocity treaty
made special order next week Thursday Mt
three o'clock.
Friday. Senator Reynolds, of Grand Isle,
introduced bill to assess the real and per-
Sonll estHle VI ihllONust Icitllcu W Couhhilt'
tee on judiciary.
An net to enable the pew owners and pro-
prietors of the old Methodist church mt Bar
ton Landing to dispose Of the same was
passed.
Tho act extending the time for locating
the Woodstock railroad was passed.
The bill authorizing tho removal of OBJ
structions from Lamoille river north oil
Hardwick line was passed.
House.-By Mr.. Noble, of Tinmouth, n Pc
tition of T. r. Hogan and forty others, for n
law regulating freight tariffs on railroads
10 committee on railroads.
A bill providing that, iii any person shall
disturb or break the peace, and wilfully Mt
tempt TO wound or injure the feelings of any
person. with scurrilous, or abusive, or in
sulting language, or gestures, or noise, and
thereby attempt to stir up or provoke conten-
ton and strife, such person shall be punish
ed by fine not exceeding twenty dollars, or
by Imprisonment In the county Jail not eX-
ceeding thirty days. or il the person so con-
victed shall he boy under the age of six.
teen years. no may be sentenced to the Yer
mont Reform School for time not to ex-
coed six months, in the discretion of the
court, and the person so convicted shall pay
the costs of prosecution" was tabled after
some discussion on u vote OF 80 to 70.
The Senate bill relating to the Barton
Landing Methodist church was referred to
general committee.
Resolution offered by Mr.. Hyde that the
committee on railroads be authorized Ia
send for persons and papers in any case thai
may be brought before them was adopted.
; acknowledgements. Senator Henry, o.
Chittenden introduced bill to appropriate
the morrill, money" to the use of the fish
commissioners. Referred TO committee on
finance.
Bill passed laying tax on the county OF
Chittenden.
House. BIZ by Mr.. Blodgett to ament
the net Incorporating the st. Johnsbury Az
ueduct Co., referred to committee on corpo-
rations.
BY Mr.. BlOdgctt, TO incorporate +. & +
Fairbanks & Co. to committee on manu-
features.
BY Mr.. Blodgett, prescribing the mode Of
taxing Incorporated manufacturing compa
MES; referred.
BY Mr.. Grout, to provide for the printing
and distribution of tho report of the Dairy
mems Association.
BY Mr.. Tyler. of lrasburgh, petition of +
p. Cotton and SO others PRAYING for law
regulating tariffs on railroads.
BY Mr.. button, of Norwich, petition OF
citizens of Norwich ielating to railroad tar
ifs; to committee on railroads.
by Mr.. Parker. of Andover, petition relat-
ing to railroad tariffs; to committee on rail-
roads.
M0nddy.-In the Senate the House bill Ia
amend tho charter Of tho Montpelier and
Black River Railroad was referred to com
mittee on railroads.
House. Petition of citizens OF Sudbury
for nm act regulating railroad tariffs; referr-
ed to committee on railroads.
Mr.. Gilman, Of Montpelier, introduced Il
bill TO repeal sections 80 and 80, and amend
section Q of chapter o., general statutes, re.
lating to tho traffic in intoxicating drinks /;
Crepeals that part of the law which provides
| lot tile uIItst vi pOiSouS iouhu iu'oAlSNtou'
and their retention in custody until thoy are
capable of testilying OF whom the intoxicat-
ing liquors were purchased, and repeats SC
much of section us provides for increased
fines for second and third offences, and i'm
prisonment for third offence j TO committee
on the judiciary.
BY Mr. Barney, of Guilford, permitting
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cum stances for their belonging to the order
OF Masons to committee on Judiciary.
Tuesddy.-In the Senate, Mr.. Rowell, by
request, introduced an net for defining and
suppressing certain offences; to judiciary
committee. The bill declares all premises
of public resort, where Intoxicating liquor is
sold or furnished, to be common nuisances,
and provides that any person convicted Of
keeping the same shall DO punished by y
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