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

Legislative Assembly.
Wednesday, Mcfarland, of Hyde
park, introduced bill to chpnge the town
line between IIydcpark and Morristown, in
the House.
ThUrsidy-In the Senate the bill to ncor-
porate the +. IL +. Fairbanks Manufacture
ing Company was reported ftvorably upon
and ordered to lie.
The bill to prohibit passes was reported
against by the majority of the committee
with minority report in its favor. Or
dcrcd to lie and the usual number of copies
printed.
A bill to increase the efficiency of the liz
nor law was passcd,-yeas 10; nays 10.
The bill TO return the "Morrill money" to
the United States treasury was passed with
no opposition except from Senator Ladd. of
Chittenden.
House. Bill by Mr. Davis, of St, Adams,
to regulate the practice of Pharmacy and
the sale of poisons in the state of Vermont.
stringent provisions for licensing druggists
and assistant druggists, and penalties for
acting rs n druggist without license. The
last section allows druggists to keep for
sale alcoholic, vinous or malt liquors for
medicinal, mechanical or sacramcntal pur-
poses i to General com.
The speaker announced rs the special
committee to whom was referred the bill
Tor the removal of the Capital to Burling-
ton: Brown, STAFFORD; Smaley Burlng-
ton; Gilman, Montpelier; McGaffry, Ign
don; Bottom, of Salisbury; Brown, of
Lowell; Como, of South llero Powell, of
Rchferd; Peck. of Ira; Burbank, of Cav
endish Burgess, of Grafton; Nash, of New
Haven; King, of Lunenburgh; Wheeler, OF
johnson.
Mr.. Hyde, Of Castlcton, presented sundry
| petitions asking for - law regulating freight
tariffs, which was referred to the committee
on railroads,
! FrIddy.-Scnator Ladd of Chitlenden, the
only man who had opposed returning the
Morrill, money to the United States treasury
introduced bill to direct the treasurer tc
return the interest on the same, amounting
TO S2G0.63 referred to committee on Ieder
al relations.
Report from joint com. on insane asylums
in favor of $. So m net to amend sec. @
chap. 90, &. S., relating 10 the appointment
and duties of II commissioner of tho insane
with proposals of amendment making the
term of the commissioners Office two year.
instead of four, also ordering section Civ.
ing the governor power to remove the com
missioner for cause and fill the vacancy b,
appointment till the next session of tn,
general assembly; amendment agreed t
and third reading ordered.
Senator Reynolds, of Grand Isle, intro
duced m act relating to railroads and to tn,
appointment of railroad commissioner; to
committee on railroads See. of the bill
limits the fare on all railroads in the stat
for one person, to three cents per mile. Tn,
other sections of the bill provide for the ap
pointment of railroad commissioner, an,
define his powers.
The House was occupied the greater par
of the day in discussing the reconsideration
of II vote refusing passage to bill whc
leaves the time Tor which II poor debtor ma
be incarcerated to the judiciary, The vote
was reconsidered and the bill passed.
Saturday. In the Senate u bill was intro
duced by senator Clarke, of Franklin
concerning imprisoning inmates of III
insane asylum; providing for two or more
wards in every asylum to which the inmates
shall be removed from the prison wards, a
soon MS they can be trusted with their per
sonal liberty, and that no person shall b,
hereafter confined in any insane asylum
who have never manifested disposition Il
injure either themselves or others, in pGrsUl
or property. The bill gives NIL persons now
in the insane asylum tho right to trial b.
jury ON the question of their insanity; re
ferred to committee on insane asylum.
BY the same, I'M net TO amend section 90
chapter %, general statutes, entitled &c
Railroads and Railroad COMMISSIONER
regulate passenger and freight tariffs IT
committee on railroads.
Committee reported adversely on tho bill
TO return the interest on the Morrill, money
and third reading was refused.
House bill l75, an net to procure the print
ing of the report of the secretary of the Yer
mont dairymen's association passed in con
currencc.
House. Bill by Mr.. Smalley, of Elder
anncxing u part of tho town of Eden I
Crailsburyi referred to committee on tow
lines.
, Committee on education reported agains
the bill to establish town libraries. Tn
bill was dismissed on representation by MI
, Bailey of Fairhaven, that another and NOR
acceptable bill is to come before the House
Monday.-Senate. Tho act in amendmer
of the act incorporating the st. Johnsbur
Aqueduct Company WAS passed in concur
renee.
The House bill Incorporating Il, & I
Fairbanks e. Co. was passed, with amenC
ment.
House. Bill by Mr. Boynton, of w ooC
7 stock, regulating the discharge of patien
from the insane asylum to committee G
insane.
r Mr. Vail, of Pomiret, called up IL. %, fC
the better preservation of personal liberty
The question being shall the bill pass:
Mr.. Henry, of Chester, moved to amen
I, so that one of the physicians to make exam