Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-11-13

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MIR. Boynton, of Woo dstock, moved to |
amend by adding to the third section OF the |
bill tho words, provided" that any indivld- |
ual, feeling that he or she may be liable to |
an attact of insanity, may apply personally |
TO the Superintendent of any Insane Asylum |
in this State, for admission and treatment in |
said asylum; and If said Superintendent |
shall receive such applicant, then said APP
plicant shall become subject to nl the rules
and regulations of said asylum; which was
agreed to- and the bill was passed.
Committee reported favorlbly on the bill
to regulate medical practice in this state
with amendments which were agreed to,
but third reading refused after some discus
sion.
Joint resolution by Mr.. Toboy, Of Calais,
that JOINT committee, consisting of two
Senators aud three Members of the House,
he appointed to inquire into the expenditure
of the fund heretofore paid over to tho Uni
vcrsily of Vermont and State Agricultural
College, by the Treasurer of tho State, and
particularly to report whether the act incor-
poratmg said University and College has
been properly complied with by the officers
of said institutions and further to report
whether said funds have been expe nded in
accordance with the act of Congress, and 10
report by bill or otherwise; adopted on the
part of the House.
| TucSddy.-In the senate Mr.. Clarke intro
duced y bin providing that the Vermont
Canada Railroad Company may purchase,
operate and maintain, the Vermont Central.
and Montreal and Vermont Junction rail-
roads, or either of them, and all the proper
| ty appertainng thereto, and may liquidate,
pay or purchase any claim or lien on either
of said railroads, or the stock, bonds and
property thereof, so as to give them the en-
tire ownership of said railroads.
| Senator Atwood, of Franklin, presented
the petition of the first mortgage bond hold
ers of the Vermont Central, praying for IN
act of Incorporation; to committee on rail-
roads
Senator Walton, of Washington, called up
ii. Ill, an act to incorporate +. & L. Fair
banks & Company; and the vote passing the
bill in concurrence was reconsidered, and
the bill ordered to lie.
A bill was introduced by Senator King, Of
Washington, by request, for the cs-
Establishment Of town, city and village libra
ries; to committee on education.
BY Senator Wilson, of Orleans, an act to
amend section Al, chapter 25, general stat
utes, and number 49, of the acts of 1870, re-
moving liability from towns for injury on
highway, except where the insuiiiciency is
on account of gross negligence; to judiciary
committee.
BY Senator Atwood, of Franklin, nm act to
divide the state into congressional districts
TO II special committee of one Senator from
each county. The bill divides the state into
the following Congressional districts First
District, Windham, Bennington, RutlanC
and Addison counties. SECOND District
Windsor, Washington, Orange, Caledonia
and Essex counties. Third District, Chit
tendcu, Grand Isle, Lamolle, Franklin an,
Orleans counties.
BY Senator Clarke, of Franklin, an act il
relation to the qualifications of judges ant
chancclors, providing that no judge OF
chancellor shall be- eligible 10 try any caust
, in which u railroad corporation is n party
! when such judge is either an officer, stock
holder, or security holder, in such corpora
ton; to committee on Judiciary.
Report from committee on elections, nd
versely to s. 81, m act for the better protec
;, ton of suffrage. Senator Walton stated tina
i the bill, if passed, would necessitate an eX
penditure by the state of about So, 900
third reading refused.
House. Bill 10y Mr.. Buel, of Middletown
to abolish capital punishment and remov,
, the pardoning power from the Governor
except ON recommendation of the genera
assembly; to select committee of five mem
bers of the House.
BY Mr.. Hubbard, of Springfield, bill re
Z quring mortgages to pay tax on the amour
y of mortgage, the balance to be paid by own
y er of property; referred.
By Mr.. Grout, of Barton. to incorporat
the village of Barton; referred.
BY Mr.. Page, of Rutland, in relation t
. the University of Vermont and State Ayr
y cultural College; TO committee on educa
:" ton.
% T'The State Treasurer is directed to with
y hold any further payment of the income c
> the Agricultural College fund until it shat
be certified to him by the Governor tina
upon due examination, he is satisfied tn;
= the said corporation has not failed to main
tain college within the provisions an
spirit of the act of the general assembly c:
tablishng such college, and the net of Cor
- gress appropriating said money!
y by Mr.. Henry, of Chester. to establish
!, State Asylum for the insane; to joint con
% mttce on the insane asylum.
~ by Mr., Miller, of Ryegate, in relation I
the removing and locating of the State Cap
:, tai, and the change of county seats fall sue
~ acts TO be submitted to vote of the State
-, county j to general committee.
- by Mr.. Grout, of Newport, to establi:
~ the Newport Academy and Graded Schoo
TO committee on education,
y BY Mr.. Blodgett, of St. Johnshury, rola
- ing TO billiard and pigeon no
tables; (Sclectmen authorized to license tn
= same under certain rcstrictions); to con
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