Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-10-20
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thursday, Oct. L
Reading Of Scriptures and prayer By the
Chaplain.
Tae journal Of yesterday was read and
approved
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr. Parker, Of Reading. regulating
{ eS for justice wrlts. 10 committee on Ju-
dietary.
By Mr. E,tcy, of Brattleboro. to iucorpo-
rate the Glenwood Classical Summary to
committee un corporations.
By Nj Pollard. of Windsor, to pay VIII
liam Il Boynton the sum thereIa named;
to committee on claims.
By Mr Josselyn, of BriGgewater, in
amendment of an act approved IN 1860, re-
latIns 10 standard weight of oats (making
thirty pouIds busbei) to committee on
agriculture.
By Mr. sheldon, Of Railani. in amend
ment Il section l. # an act in relation to
the division OF public money among school
districts, and IN amendment Of sections e3
ard So, chapter p, z :. dividing one-third
Il tile money equally, instead Ct one-haiil D.
10 COMMITTEES On education.
BY Mr.. Martin. Of Chelsea. TO change he
names - ovr'a'" Poseo4-s .iss.s'.. .'---sa o.
general committee.
By Mr. French. Of Woodstock. to estab-
(rfeasrrer, Auditor and Secretary of State.
III b ank to be filed by the committee); to
committee on ways and means.
BY Mr.. SkeelS of Hlghgate. in amend
ment OF section 4, chapter 50, = :, relating
to the grand list to committee On judiciary.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
By Mr. Batteil. of Rlpton, to reseind and
repeal the joint resolution providing for
IN . hf. Pot -.
the General Assembly
The resolution was favored By Mr.. Bat
tell on the ground Of lis ilexpedIency and
expense.
Mr. Bailey. Of Fair Haven raised the
point Of order that more than twenty four
hours had Intervened since the passage of
the original resolution, and hence It could
not be reconsidertd and that iuasmuch as
the same subject matter hsd been acted up
on and disposed of by the liousc, any action
upon the proposition was not IN order
which last point the Chair oyerruled.
Mr.. Peck, of Ira, said that while he voted
against the original resolution he thought
II too late now t. re-cind it, and moved
that the resolution be laid on the table.
Alter some discussion as t. the Dr0prietY
of the resolution, participated IN by Mr
Martin OF Chelsea, Mr.. Bailey of Fair lla-
ven, and Nj. Adams of Enoshurgh. Mr.
Woodbridge. OF Nergennes stated the ne
ceSsIty for the members OF the General As
sembly TO 90 to Vergennes and see Tor them
/ selves what the State Is doing for the reiOr-
nation OF Juvenile olender-, ard since all
the arrangements have been made by the
railroads to carry, and by the people OF
| NergeLnes 10 entertain the General Assem-
| bly, he thought it entirely proper that the
resolution should not now be passed, and
| he hoped 1t would not be.
Mr.. Eaton, of DAnyille, favored the reso-
/ luton, because he thought the visit looked
too much like an excursion of the Legi-la-
| ture at the expense of the State, and he was
/ opposed to it.
Mr.. Blodgett, of St. JohnSbury, AM Mr.
/ Sprague, of Brandon, both as members OF
the committee on the Reform School, hoped
the Legislature would go to Nergennes and
see for themselves the workings OF The lnsti
tuition, and what are its further needs, and
thus be better prepared 10 act understand
ingly upon any questions that are likely to
arise beforeus affecting the inter. sts Of the
Reform School.
The question being stated on the motion
of Mr.. Peck, OF Ira, 10 lay the resolution
on the table, Mr.. Eaton, of Dinvillc. de-
mended the yeas AMI nays, which were
taken--ye..s one hundred and tfty-iye.
nays fifty eight. 81 the motion to lay the
resolution en- the table was agreed to