Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-16
Legislature Of Vermont.
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REPORTS Of cOHnittees-From judiciary commit
tee in favor of act TO authorize towns to refund
their notes and bonds issued to aid railroads. third
reading ordered Tuesday next.
From committee on education upon s g. pro-
viding for holding educational meetings, with rec
ommendation that the bill be amended 80 az to
provide for only three educational meetings for
one day and evening. On motion Of Senator
MUNSON the bill was ordered to lie.
II was moved by Senator MUNSON that when
the Senate adjourn II be to meet at two o'clock
Monday afternoon; carried On motion, the Sem
ate adjourned.
House-Forenoon.
Reading Of Scriptures and prayer by Rev. L. b.
Steele. the Representative from Sharon. journal
Of yesterday read and approved,
Mr.. POTTER OF Pawlet inquired II the clerk
had provided two daily papers for each member.
Some of the members had received none. The
Speaker explained that II any members have not
received their papers they can call at the clerks
desk and have the matter righted.
Mr.. HUSE OF Montpelier moved 10 reconsider
the vote by which the matter of the will of II. b.
Howard was referred to q select com. OF three
members of the House Mr. lluse explained that
there appeared to be diversity Of opinion as to
what should be done by the state in regard to the
matter, and he moved the reconsideration Of the
vote, in order that the com. may be increased
TO FIVE members instead of three. Pending the
consideration Of the motion to reconsider,
Mr.. MONAIIAN Of Underhill requested that the
clerk ascertain II quorum Of the House is pres
ent. The Speaker then directed the clerk to a
call of the roll of the House, which was done,
when the following named members answered to
their names Messrs Barrows, Beals Beede,
Benjamin, Benson Bliss of Bradford, Bliss Of
Worcester, Bowman, Boyce, Briggs, Brown of
Richford, Buck Billiard, Chase, Clark OF Tin
mouth, Cook, Curtis, Dart, Davis of Peru, Derby,
Dexter, Dougan, katon, Edwards of Athens, Fitch,
Frost, Fuller of Farhaven, Fuller of Starksboro,
Garfield, Gaylord, Gilkey, Gleason Goodell, Cor
ham, Goss Gross, Harrington OF Halifax, llarts-
horn, Hayward, lIinman of Derby Iiinsdill, Holden
Holt Iolton, Houghton OF Readsboro, Howe OF Cas-
Teton Howe of Ludlow, Howes, Hunting on, Ilnse,
ingalls,, Jakway, Jameson, Jenne, Judevine, Ken
needy, Knight, Lewis Of Norwich, lockwood Mar
tin OF Williamstown, NcCole, MCGOWAN, Mer-
riield, Miles of Middlesex, Mills Monahan,
Moren, Morgan, Morrissey, Norton, orion, Pal
mer, Paul. Phelps, Poland, Potter of Pawlet,
Potter of sheldon, Powers Of East Haven, Read,
Root, Ross Sargent, Sheridan Sherman, Sher-
wn Shores, Sims, Sisco, Smith of Bridgewater,
Smith of Newark, Speaker, Steele of Sharon,
Stoddard, Swift, Tabor, Taylor, Templeton OF
Fast Montpelier, Templeton Of Glover, Thomas
Thorp, Townshend OF Burke, Tucker, Turner
Waite, Way, Whitehil Whitney of Marlboro
Winthrop, Wood.
only 100 present, on motion Of Mr.. IIuse Of Mont
peer, adjourned.
House-Afternoon.
The House met at two o'clock and there being
no quorpm present, on motion of Mr. Howe OF
Ludlow the House adjourned
Monday, October 14th-senate. Afternoon.
The Senate convened at two o'clock. the Presi.
dent in the chair Devotional exercises conducted
by Rev. A. ID. Barber of Montpelier. journal OF
Saturday read and approved.
Bils introduced and referred-By Senator BAL
LARD, an act to regulate the practice of dentistry
and to protect the people from empiricism in rela
ton thereto; to Judiciary com.
BY Senator BElDEN, an act to incorporate the
trustees Of the st. Johnsbury academy to com
on education.
BY Senator BALLARD, an act for the advance
ment of anatomical science and to prevent dis
turbance of the remains of the dead to gen. com
| By Senator BELDEN, an act to establish the
salaries Of members Of the Senate and House o
| Representatives fixing the salary Of members al
| Sl25 for the session, with mileage, beginning
with the present session. to judiciary committee
From the House, ii. I, an act in amendment o.
sec II ch 80 of the &. =. relating to process and
| other matters; to judiciary committee.
ii. 40, an act relating to the collection Of taxes
| to judiciary committee,
| H. 80, an act to pay Erastus c. Miller the sun
therein named; to committee on claims.
II. 10, an act providing the mode of proceeding
under sec. II of the act Incorporating the Iniver
sity of Vermont and State Agricultural College
to Judiciary committee.
| II H. an act to facilitate the transfer to thu
United States Of the title to the Antietam Nationa
| Cemetery; to judiciary committee.
H. ., an act providing for the revision of thu
| laws of this state; TO Judiciary committee
| Joint ResolutionS-From the House. that tn
| Joint Assembly inspect the state prison at Wind
| sor; adopted in concurrence.
From the House, granting the use of the Hal
of Representatives to the Vermont Colonization
| Society; adopted in concurrence.
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
House-Forenoon.
Reading of Scriptures and prayer by Rev. o.
| Edwards, the Representative from the town q
Athens Journal OF Saturday was read and az
proved.
Mr.. HIISE OF Montpelier, asked that the vot
be now taken on his motion to reconsider the vot
referring the matter of the will Of the late II. I
Howard to committee of three members of tn
| House, which motion was pending. The vote wa
then recdnsidered, and on motion of Mr. Huse til
matter was referred to a committee Of FIVE men
bers of the House.
Bhs, etc, introduced and referred--By MI
| TOW NSHEND Of Wallingford to pay Franc
Crazy the sum therein named to com on claims
by Mr.. HOWE Of Casteton, to legalze tn
grand list OF the town of Casteton; to com. o
grand list
By Mir. TYLER of waitsfield, in amendment c
an act establishing the Mortified graded scho,
district in Mortified; to com, ON education.
By Mr. ROSS of Waterford, to amend an act r.
lating to school houses, approved November =
1870; To committee on education.
BY Mr. POLAND Of st Johnsbury, n petition
Mr. Camp of Gilmore, relating to the town lin
between Emore and Worcester; to committee q
town lines.
The Speaker announced as special commit,
on the Governors message relating TO the will
the late II. b. Howard, Messrs Human Of Cha
lesion, Orion Of Fairfax, Carrier OF Troy Loci
wood of Woodstock and Smalley of Burlington
ReSolution-By Mr.. JAMESON of Irasburg
that 20 much Of Ex-Governor Fairbanks messal
as relates to light houses on Lake Memphremago
and the communication accompanying it, be r
ferred to the committee federal relation
adopted.
Joint Resoi,ttion-By Mr. HUSE of Monticello
granting the use OF the Representatives Hall
the Vermont Colonization Society. on the eveniI
OF the 18th instant, for the purpose Of the annu
address before that society; adopted on the pa
OF the House
BY Mr.. NASH Of New Haven, that the standir
committees of the Senate and House OF Repr
sentatives on the state prison be authorized al
directed to jointly visit and inspect the sta
prison at Windsor, and TO inquire into the sanita
condition OF the prison and prisoners, and also
any legislation is required for the welfare Of h
institution, or any appropriation necessary for Il
enlargement OF the prison as suggested in the I
port of the directors; said committees to report
their respective houses by bill or otherwis
adopted on the part OF the House
Read The third time-H. 9, providing for the
vision of the public laws of this state; passed
ReporS-From committee on judiciary, in fay
of ii. 7, an amendment of sec IL, chap 70 e.
relating TO process and other matters; with pI
posal of amendment which was agreed to al
the bill was read the third time and passed
From committee on judiciary, in favor OF II. /
providing for the mode of proceeding under IL
sec. of the act incorporating the University
Vermont and State Agricultural College; wi
proposal of amendment which was agreed to, al
the bill was read the third time
Mr.. POLAND of ST. Johnsbnry briefly stat
the needs OF this bill giving history Of the a
preparation Of the Agricultural College fund
Congress, and its application for the establis
ment OF a college in each state, the leading fe
ture of which shall be instruction In matters p,
tanning TO agriculture and the mechanic arts;
1864 an act was passed for the establishment
an Agricultural College but for want Of the nee,
sary outside funds nothing was ever done und
that act; in 1865 the University of Vermont a
the Agricultural College were united by M
act, and have been in operation under that
ever since He said ii Is claimed that the nstii
ton has utterly failed to comply with the prov
ions of the act Incorporating II, and that in
cordance with the provisions of the act itself
would be liable 10 be annulled for the reason
Legged but for the fact that there is no provision
the charter for the control of the matter by t
legislature itself The only body having a
kind of jurisdiction OF any aggrieyance that IN
exist in regard to the college Is the suprel
court, but there Is no means provided where
the people may bring their complaints TO the
tention of the supreme court, and this bill Is {
signed to remedy the defect in the original CHI
ter, and provide an avenue OF approach TO I
court He assumed no responsibility as 10
truth of the many charges that have been ma
by the people and In the press OF the state, /
only wished to provide means whereby |
truth or falsty OF the charges may be ascertain,
Mr. SPRAGuE of Brandon said that he felt
70 interest in this bill, from the fact that 1t cover
, the ground taken by himself In this House I
= years ago, and would give the agricultursts
y the state an opportunity to investigate the ms
d agement OF the Agricultural College, of which
T. much complaint had been made by the people
the state.
y MIR JAMESON of Irasburgh said the state h