Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-11-03
Woodford for the years 1875 and 1876; re-
committed to the committee.
Adjourned.


House.
MosrPELIER, TUESDAY, Oct. 81.
Reading of Scriptures ard prayer BY the
| Chaplain.
The Journal of yesterday was read and
approved.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND RErEsRED.
By Mr.. Swain. of Rockingham. tor tne
settlement and equal distribution amons
| creditors of the estates of insolvent deolors ;
to committee on judiciary.
| By MIR. Wales, of Burlington. 10 pay
Nathan Lockwood the sum therein named ;
to committee on claims. ,
By Mr.. Curtis, of Lowell. to pay H. r.
Harding the sum therein named; TO COLE
mittee on claims.
By Mr.. Celley. Of Fairleo, to protect hsn
in Fairlee Pond; to committee on game anu
fisheries.
By Mr.. Ladd, Of Alburgh. allowing the
libellant and lbellee in cases Of divorce to
be witnesses to committee on judiciary
By Mr. Ts Dor, of Mount Tabor. to en-
able the Dandy East Village Union Sjciety
to dispose of their meeting house; 10 COM
mittee on Judiciary.
By Mr.. Laid, IF Albureh, a petition
asking the repeal Of part of an act reia,
ting to capture of fish and game. approved
in 1874; referred without reading 10 COM
mttee on game and fisheries.
By Mr.. Blake, Of Barton, to amend an
act to incorporate the village OF Barton; to
committee on corporations.
READ THIRD IIaE.
H. "a, to punish attempts to commit
offences passed.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Eaton, of Danville,
Whereas. By act Of the General Assembly, ~
proved November Il 5s2, the 6OveruOrO Of the state
was authorized to appoint some suitable person or
J sfsOns, 10 edit and publish the journals Of the
Council Of Safety, and the carly journals OF the
Governor snd council;
Whereas, Four volumes OF such journals ins
been published. covering the most important aod
interesting periods the story of state from
775 to 1904, at cost OF about twelve thousand dbl
lars, therefore,
Resolrea BY the Senate and House Of Rcgrcsenta-
fiisS. hat the Governor be requested 10 suspend
the further publ cation OF said journals until the
present financial embarrassment Of the people ui
The state is relieved BY return to the most nzid
p-rsonal and public economy.
On motion Of Mr.. Ladd, OF Alburgh. laid
on the table.
BY Mr. Sprague, of Brandon, that both
Houses meet In Joint Assembly IN The Hall
of the House OF Representatives, on Thurs
day the 9th day of November, at hslf-past
two O'Clock In the afternoon. u elect STATE
officers; adopted on the part Of the House.
By Mr.. Lynde, of Mar boro, that the
President of the Senate and Speaker OF the
House of Representatives sdjOurn their re-
spectiye Houses. without day. on Tuesday,
the 2lst day of November next, at six clock
in the morning. and that no bill be intro
dnced into either House without unanimous
consent thereof. after Tuesday, November
II referred to Joint committee on iinal adj
jOurnment.
Mr. Blodgett. Of St Johnsbury. called up
ii. 90, an act relating to cemetery associa-
tons the question being on agreeing to
the amendment propose by the Committee. |
limiting the value of lots al d structures *
empt from attachment and levy Of execu- |
toe
Mr.. Blcdgett thought the proposed amend |
ment would only lead to annoyance and I
yexatiOn without any practical benefit 10 1
creditors. from the fact that the property 50 1
exempt Is OF no value except to the friends |
oI deceased persons.
Mr.. SpIague, If Brandon, !nterrogated /
the committee as to whether IL was their
intention to allow a monument exceed
ing 5000 in value to be attached on debt.
Mr. Henry, Cf Chester. fer committee. said
such was the intention OF the committee.
NJ Sprague opposed the amendment as
being unjust ard without a precedent IN
our laws.
Mr. Woodbridge. Of Vergennes, opposed
the amendment as leading TO litigation
which Is opposed TO humanity and civIli-
zatlOn. man may erect a monument over
the grave OF hrs wifi, that may cost say
five hundred dollar~. and in the course OF
time be becomes embarrassed, and a cred
ltor may attach that monument lie
thought such law akin 70 sacrilege.
Mr.. French. Of Woodstock. also opposed
tie amendment for substantially the same
reasons a. adduced by Messrs. Blodgett,
oprague and Woodbridge.
Mr. Henry, of Chester. said the commit
tee ie.t no particular tenaciry for the
adoption of tins amendment ; and vet he
had within his knowledge, a case where
gentleman erected costly monument in
The church-yard. at a cost of three thou
sand dollars. had his OWL name carved |
upon 1t, awaiting the call that must come
10 every man, and within SIX months he
allied. 1t turned out that the money with
y hlch that monument was erected was Dor
-Owed OF widows who could i'll aft nd 10
ose 1t. and who received only the sum Of
Ten per cent. of their claim
The amendment was then unanimously
'ejected, and the third reading Of the bill
Vas ordered
Mr.. Pollard. Of Windsor. called up II.
10, to pay Wm. ii. Boynton the sum there
n named ; the question being on the amer d. !
nent proposed by the committee TO fix the |
mount st twenty-slx dollars, which was
agreed to. ana the bill was read third time
md passed
Adjourned