Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-10-28
Important Bills Pending.

About seyenty.fve bills have been In
troduced in the Senate up to this time and
about a hundred and seventy-fve in the
House. Many of them, Of course, are of
private nature, but rather more than
the usual proportion are public and con-
siderable number quite important.
Mr.. Blodgett Of st. Johnsbury proposes
to fix the number Of supreme court judges
at SIX and to pay them SO, 900 each. Be-
fore vacancy was created by making
Judge Peck Governor there were seven
aud the salary was $4,000. The bill is
likely TO pass, as it ought to.
The bill of Mr.. Eddy of Jamaica, which
has passed both houses, provides that the
plaintiff in justice cuurts shall draw no fee
for travel and attendance unless he per.
personally attends the court.
Mr.. Sprague Of Vergennes has a bill
which changes the salaries Of probate judg-
cs, increasing them by about one third.
Senator Wilson Of Orleans has bill in
crcasing the penalties for breaking and ell
tering IN the night with intent to commit
murder, rape, robbery or any other tel.
ony, aud on second conviction the inpris-
onment shall be for life or not less than
seven years. If the room entered is an
occupied sleeping apartment, the punish.
ment in the first instance, shall be for life.
Senator Allen of Rutland has bill
providing for reprinting five hundred cop
les OF the first, second, third fourth,
fifth, seventh, ninth and thirteenth vol
umes OF Vermont reports and six hundred
copies of the twcuty.eighth.
Senator Wilson Of Windsor has bill
exemptiug yokes, harnesses, chains, sleds,
wagons and carts from attachment In
the House Mr.. Hutchinson of Hancock
has similaf bill, but limiting the value.
Mr.. Cook CT Mehdon has bill to tax
the real estate of all railroads in this
State, the same as real estate owned BY
individuals.
Mr.. Vail Of Pomfret, in the House, and
Senator Atwood of Franklin in the Sen
ate, have bill which incorporates the
holders Of the first mortgage bonds of the
Vermont Central, issued in 1851, into u
company to take possession Of the road by
a foreclosure Of their mortgage and re.
tire all the other securities according to
their equities and liens by issuing therefor
preferred stock anG bonds.
Mr.. Gilman Of Montpelier has bill to
amend the charter Of the Montpelier and
Black River railroad, locating the line
through the towns Of Montpelier, e.
Montpelier, Middesex, Worcester, FL
more, Woodbury., Morrstown, Hydepark,
Eden, Lowell, Westield, Troy, Newport,
Coventry lrasburgh Albany, Craftsbury,
and Wolcott aud authorizing it to connect
with any pre-ent or future road in Troy or
Newport,
Mr.. Powell Of Cambridge has bill to
amend the general enabling act of 1872,
which provides that the commissioners,
seleetmen or aldermen of any town or
city which aids railroad, in office after
the time of the vote, shall be the repre-
sentatives of such town in meetings of the
company, and the subscription may be
made prior to filing the articles of asso-
citation under the general railroad law and
form a portion of the amount required
before the articles can be filed.
Senator Reynolds of Grand Isle has a
bill to regulate fares and frieghts, which
allows no discrimination, either within the
State or going without or coming within it,
nor shall there be any preference oftrans.
portatlon companies over individuals, vic.
latlons work forfeiture of right to compen-
sation, and are misdemcanors punishable
by fine Of one hundred to five hundred
dollars or Imprisonment of one to six
months in Jail
Senator Page of Lamoile has bill en-
abling the various roads in the p. & o.
line within this State, including the Bur.
lington Il Lamoille, to consolidate the
management with any roads now running
from Boston or Portland to Montreal, OF.
tawa or Ogdensburg, and give name to
such consolidated line and issue stock and
securities on the same. Said consolidated
road, or any one or more of the compa-
MES composing it, may purchase the
Montreal, Chambly and Sorel railway in
Canada or any other road between the
termlni named. This is very important
bill for the P. & o. line and is under
stood to be agreeable to all the several
companies.
Senator Page has also bill for amend
ing the general railroad law OF two years
ago allows the company wider latitude
as to location and variation of its lines,
and prescribes, at length the powers and
privileges that such companies may enjoy.
Messenger.