Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-11-29
SENATE
Evening.

Ii 39l. an act establishing the salaries Of certain
State officers. etc. Senator Ormsbee proposed to
amend by fixing Tho salary Of the superintendent OF
the reform school At 81 ,si0 with rent and subsist-
ence on the premises tor himself family; passed
with PROPOSE OF Amendment
Reports-From sp scidl COMM tee. -airst II ),
an act ing TAX on the County Of Franklin .
thru reading refused.
Senator Belden called up 5 &c, an act to commute
the sentence Of Henry GrayeIIn; Senator Dean
moved that the bill be Indefinitely postponed. II
WAS SO ordered
Joint resoution-P DIVIDING for a Joint assembly
to hear supplemental report Of the joint canvass
ing committee Of votes Tor Justice OF the pc ace.
he purpose bei1g to correct error in the returns
from vershire. ADOPTED.
Senator Deane called ups 2i3, an act in amend
ment Of an act relating to insurance; amendments
agreed to and bill Iassed
Reports-Frum Jude AIRY Committee by majority
report in iar0r Of ii 81, an act 10 Commute the
sentence of Asa MasOOn. Senator Dillingham; in
terrOgsted the Committee and was replied to by
Senator belden who said the specific ground of the
committees report was that MagoOn WAS guilty of
murder In the second degree and not OF murder in
the hrst degree. Senator Dillingham; said he shOnld
not vote upon the bill. His connection " tn the
Magoon case might make 1t improper Tor him to
do lie stated at length the eircumsta the
killing and the trial OF AIagOOn Senators Ballard,
Deane and Belden favored the bill. senators Urms
pee, toweli ana " itters opposed II. The yeas and
nays upon the biIl were as follows Yeas Senators
Ballard, Beden, Battell Beardsley. Cusnman,
Danforth. Deane, Dwinell, Cay, Parker. Stearns,
Thompson l2-nayS Senators Arnold, Dunshee, Dyer
King, Leach Mead, Munson, UTmsbte Paine Peck
Poxell, Rann. Rice, S1weles, Webster, Writer'S TO-
and the third reIding was refused.
From Judiciary Committee against ii $751; an act
relating 10 divorces. Senator Mead proposed to
amend by provision to the effect of Genyng ru-
marriage TO aparty divOurced for adultery disagree
ed to. Further amendment then proposed and
disagreed to. senator Mead thought soma legis-
laton ought to have been accomplished this session
senator Belden said the Judiciary Committee were
not in iault; third reading refused
ii IS, an act in relation the taxing of railroads
Senator Belden proposed amendment so as to ex-
empt the railroads under the act Tor the period Of
eight years from their Incorporation agreed to- and
bill passed with proposals o: amc ndment.
273 an act to commute the sentence Of Asa Ma
gOon; indeinitcly postponed,
Resolutions OF thanks to the President Of the
Senate secretary, assistant secretary and reporter
were introduced and adopted.
Resolution % aFprec alton OF the service Of the
messengers was adopted.
At I've O'Clock III Wednesday. the Senate receiv-
ed message that the House mad completed its bust
ness and was ready to adjourn without day.
0The hearings o! the session having teen complet-
Cd The usual messages We're cxchanS led between the
two houses and the Senate bal fpast ten O'clock
adjourned, SINE die.