Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-11-22


RcIorts-From COMMITTEE on Railroads, adversely
10 II 80 to secure to towns full representation upon
all shares Of capital stock owned by such towns IN
any railroad corporation third reading refused.
Mr JudevIne OF Hardwick, called up Ii 30 relat-
IN To- the election OF town representatives pIufal
10 elect on the md ballot, MIR Judevine moved TO
amend so to keep the box open hours On the 2nd
ballot. The bill and amendment we're discussed ny
Mr. Esdinston Of Hut and. Mr. Eaton OF plnVil!e
and Mr. Nash OF New Haven. Mr. Mack OF lines
burgh moved that the bill he dismissed The amend
ment was opposed and the bill favored by DIT fUi-
and OF ST Juhnshury, Mr. Eaton .. Danville, Dir
Uartshoru OF Guildhall. The notion 10 dismiss was
then disa greed to. The amendment was opposed BY
Mr. Greene u! ST Adams and favored by hr spraSue
OF brandon. Dir Poland Of st JOhnshury moved 10
modify the amendment so as to provide that me box
shall be- kept open not less than hours which wa
agreed 10 and the amendment was agreed 10 anu the
biIl was read third time and passed.
From Committee on Elections on the resolution
referred To them, admitting Henry A. Jackman 10
seat in this House as the representative IRON inc
town OF Topsham, adversely to the passage OF the
resolution: and also on the resolution admitting
James McLane a seat IN this House as the repre-
sentative from the town OF Topsham; adversely 70
the passage OF the resolution. They also submitted
full statement Of the facts as they appeared before
the committee AS follows;
SPECIAL REPORT.
From the testimony submitted before Us We iind
the following facts.
The ireeman's meeting in Topshan, sept ), la'S,
was legally warned and opened ana three ballots
were taken Tor town representative without any
election, the last o! which ballots was AS follows
Whole number OF votes cast
Necessary .or a choice ..-..-..--.-----lil
o: these X McLane had. ----.----.-------li3
4 Beedy had. ..-.-----.-.-.----.--- y
Dennison Drnsmore had.......-..-.---..-.. u
II Jackman had. ---..-----...-.---..-. -
j A Perkins had.
Scattering.
Immediately alter the result OF the Jrd ballot. as
above stated, was announced by the constable a
motion was made 10 adjourn the meeting. the CON
stable put the motion ana majority OF the Iczal
voters present voted for said adjournment anu
minority against 1t, the number voting Tor ADJOURN
ment being greater by 10 than the number voting
against it. The constable then declared the meet
ins adjourned. This was after o'clock IN the alter
noon. Before the motion TO adjourn was pat by the
constable, a large minority claimed the meetln
could not he adjourned. and Immediately alter the
constable declared the meeting adjourned, legal
voters to the numter OF - anu more oneteu the1i
votes to the constable for town representative, and
demanded OF HIM to proceed with the meeting. The
constable declined to receive any more votes claim
ing the meeting was adjourned. The town authority
procee ded sort and count the votes Tor State and
County officers and while this was being done the
constable was called upon by varlou, legal votefs
10 take their votes Tor town representatives ana the
constable declined TO take item, these voters per
sistenty called upon the constable 10 take their
votes tor town representative.
Just after the town authority announced the result
of the State and County vote number OF the legal
voters present protested against the validity Of the
adjuurnmens which had beendeclared b. the consti
bic, and offered their votes TO the constable Tor town
representative the number then so protesting being
L.. W these 'V.eIs, :. le rs Us, to 49,
Il McLshe anu !vl Ii a yaehh''n' ~ ~ , i
again leiused 10 tAhe salu Nu.es anu eu is
would take no more votes that uay. ~ ,,.,t. .
lhefeupuh anu anu 'iIhet'a'eiS 49, , - , ' q,
!e-A4 voter e1.Leu W tne ga 800 Pe n,,
come loi"Itu WIN .ne.i Not's ~, ~" "a
i've anu s''u = 'u.e' edo 40 a ,suu , -,
their votes !oI Town iepIes'H,a'i'e, anu .u' "" !,
c!eIk cAuse" ~ .. 1AeIt naies ~ uo "a ~ -
NJ harvey! anu NJ mat ''iie -, ~.
had maJort! o. All me Nots 50 east SAL NoIl nt
declared salu -hcLai'c uu') e'oe'ou
Oi the town o! iopsham' ,.,,,.
Al the time 'he cOhstao' I'lucu " taho 'te 80
one or NOR % the se!eo.n :" IoPsa4 "eio Pr
eht Dut u! ho' vaei 70 an "a 49, 80, ,
car ul"u 'i4' 'Nte4s ~ 40 NJ - - -
representative cIalhii'S lnat " i.,'s au ~ 81
adJouthed' nh,n NV r.',
large miJotit1 % 'he 'e-ai Nu'eis Piesent We,
away supi"sInS the meeting Lau ueeil auIourhe 81,
u an me N"tes ,lcteu 10 my az, ',it
ifd ballet should he cuuhted' the N"'e "oud stdhu
| thus.
Woe nhhber o! votes ca'-------------'
Necessary I"I ch"!'c. .-.-'----- -'-'''
Oi thesr James Il MeLahe had' '--'------.--.'S,
scattetns -. --'--.-.---.-''