The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-13
I.EGISLATURE OF VERMONr.
Ninciy-FOurth session.
HOUSE.

w EDNESDAG. november i A. NJ.
Senate bills referred-S 46, in amend
ment of section /. chapter 90, gene al tat
utes, relating to the formation of &C.. ain
associations with corporate powers.
Reports-From committee on judiciary,
in favor of S. 90, in addition to an act en-
titled can act to amend section %, chapter
and other matters approved November 10,
1868, with proposal OF amendment, VIII CHI
was agreed to; passed.
From committee on judiciary, in favor of
S. 81, in addition to chapter 10, general
statutes. relating to towns, town meetings
and town officers; with proposal of amend
ment, which was agreed to.
Mr.. Lyndc, of Marlboro, moved to amend
so as to include the Office of town treasur
er in the same clause with collector of
taxes which was agreed to. The bill was
then passed.
From committee On judiciary, against
II. 227, in relation to trusts in land reading
refused.
From committee on ways and means, in
favor of H. 200, providing for necessary
expenses of the state cabinet passed.
The speaker announced as the special
committee to whom was referred the bill
to abolish capital punishment: Messrs. Blu
ell of Middletown. Goodwin of Chelsea,
Pettigrew of Ludlow. Sayles of Hunting
ton, Davis of Holland.
From committee on railroads, in favor of
II. 2Gl, relating to gambling in railroad
cars and steamboats, passed.
From committee on education, S. II.
20l, to abolish the board of education, and
to increase the duties of the secretary of
state; to special committee as follows:
To the House of Representatives The
committee on education. to whom was re-
ferred House bill No. 20l. entitled an act
to abolish the Board of Education, and to
increase the duties of Secretary of State,
respectfully report that they have consider
ed the same, and recommend that it be
amended by striking out all after the first
section, and inserting in lieu thereof the
following, to wit:
Sec. 2-The joint assembly shall elect,
at each biennial session of the legislature
state superintendent of education, who
shall faithfully devote his whole time in
promoting the highest educational interests
of the state, and visit every part thereof
during each year, deliver lectures upon the
subject of education, confer with town SUI
perintendents, visits schools in connection
with them, and furnish each of them blank
forms for collecting school statistics.
Sec. 3-He shall. upon written appli-
cation of twenty five teachers in any county
except Grand Isle and Essex counties,
in which the number may be fifteen teach
ers-for that purpose, hold teachers insti-
tutes in such county. at time when the
common schools are not in session. as far
as practicable. Said state superintendent
NAV employ assistants, to give efficiency
and interest to such institutes as he may
be required to hold, and sum not exceed
ing thirty dollars per day actually paid by
said state superintendent for such services,
and for advertising and other necessary ex-
penses thereof. shall be paid to said state
superintendent by the state treasurer or
the allowance and order of the auditor o.
accounts.
Sec. 4-Said state superintendent il
hereby required TO prescribe blank forms
for school register, conveniently arranged
for keeping a daily record of the attendance
of children upon the school, and contain
ing printed interrogators addressed to teach
crs and to district clerks, for the procure
ment of such statistical information as HI
may seek to obtain in each year. and sucl
information as will enable the selectmen o
towns to divide the public money according
to law; and in the month of January IL
each year, the state superintendent shall
procure and furnish to every town super
intendent in this state, a sufficient number
of such registers to supply all the distric
clerks in each town with one register io'
every school for the ensuing year. An,
town superintendent receiving such regis
tiers shall Immediately forward his receip
therefor to the state superintendent; anI
on failure TO receive such registers by the
first day of February in each year, tn