The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29
The Legislature.
No Change In the Rum LaW-Equnl
TaxatiOn-Bill Passed and Propos-
cd

TaxattOn-Bili Passed and Prepes-
ed.
A preliminary skirmish on the liquor
law occurred in the Senate Wednesday
on the bill to abolish the "moiety" sys.
tenn of giving the States Attorneys OF
complainant one-fourth of the fines
Bridgnan opposed it strongly on the
ground that it would impair the efficiency
of our prohibitory law. Henry favored
i it while disGaiming any attack on the
liquor law, which he thinks the people
believe in, as a measure of economy
The third reading was refused by this
vote: Yeas-Senators Dunton, Henry
Stafford and WoodhouseA. Nays-Sen-
ators Blodgett, Bridgman, Brown, Cook,
Dana, Darling, Dwinell, Field, Fuller,
Gleason, Gleed, Goodsell, Judevine, King,
son, Sykes Thatcher, Weed and Wood
worth.
Senator Fuller telegraphs us that the
subject of taxation will come under fire
next Thursday on the question of the
apportioument of State taxes.
Taft's bill that jurors may be sum.
moned by mail instead of by personal
service. as now, has passed the house
and will now try its fate in the Senate.
The present bill to enable married women
owning property in their own names, to
sue and be sued. is reported against be-
cause bill of the same nature. but more
specific in its provisions, would soon be
introduced. The bill to enable the treas
urer ofany city or town to bring an
action OF tort against the owner or keep
er OF dog causing or doing damage to
sheep. for the benefit of the city or town
is defeated in the house. The Senate has
passed the act to punish the embezzle-
ment of money from the State or corpo-
ration. The House refuses to concur in
the Senate's amendments to the bill which
provides that in the examination of per-
sons charged with crime beyond the
jurisdiction of justices of the peace the
costs will be paid By the State when the
complaint is signed by the States attor-
ney, and by the town when the COM
plant is signed by the grand juror. The
Senate has passed the bill for the addition
to the chattel mortgage law though with
proposal of amendment.
Senator Stafford has prepared consti- |
tutlonal amendment making any mem
Der OF the Legislature ineligible to any
executive or judicial office.
A good part of the week has been
spent in debate on Gov. Pages bill to
eystematze our State printing. Gov.
Page routed the committee on elections
Friday, in securing the rscommitment
OF their report in the Clarendon con-
tested election case. with instructions to
investigate and have the State foot the
bills.
The most important bills introduced during the
week are: thatt TO reduce the salaries Of the fol-
owing Officers: state treasurer from sl70o to $500;
'pector general, $3.50 to 500; quartermaster-gen-
eral, $500 to 500; state superintendent of educa-
ion, $lio0 and expenses to $1,000 and expenses
superintendent of house of correction, sl2OO to
$500; state superintendent Of agricultural affairs,
liOO, expenses not TO exceed $500 in all, to $1,000
ind expenses not exceeding in all $500. petit
ion of a number of women for the suffrage has |
been introduced; that by Judevine-substantialy
he same as passed the house two years
lgo and was defeated in the Senate, abol-
shing the present law making towns liable
n damages for injuries caused by defective high
ways and bridges, and vests the supreme control
4 the highways and bridges in each county to ,
hree commissioners, to be appointed by the
ounty court by Senator Gleason to enable towns
o exempt manufacturing establishments from
axation for 10 years acts to give married and
property holding women the right to vote and
old Office in school districts; by Dart of
Neatntlsutlu 10 INCREASE tue jury lee III COUNTY |
ourts TO fl2 and If the party calling for the jury
revails, the court may, in its discretion direct :,
hat no portion of the fee only part thereof, T.
hall be taxed against the defendant; by Spencer d
wilmington, providing that deputy sheriff,
well as the constable OF a town shall be the
roper Officer Of justice court. by Pierce OF q
haitsbury to punish person convicted OF setting .
Ore IN woods, with a fine not exceeding $1,000,
nd by Imprisonment in State prison not exceed l
* three years. and IL set sunday the fine shall
o. be less than 500, nor the imprisonment be less
ian one year; by Merrifeld OF Newfane, TO pro- 4
ide for the support of transient persons commit
~ 10 county Jais, providing that the State shall =
ear the expense after the jailer has made rep u
70 the States attorney, and that the
taies attorney may recover the expense from
he town IN Which the pauper has a legal settle
lent; BY thompson Of frssburg for general law /,
permit the changing of names; by Tan of Bur !.
W. for dentisis a
Notes.
A memorial by Horace Fairbanks, &C. o
protest from the Congre- p
ational convention of ministers against n
INNING trains on Sunday, has been pre-
ented in the Senate. =,
Col. Hooker, Of the National COMMITTEES d
as presented TO each member a cow Of a
lajor Bundy's life Of Gen. Garfield.
MIR. Butter6eld writes. taking e,cep- n.
on to last weeks ''no,e- that when he b,
,ught Jones' bill he was ienor.n, ~ N a,
lct that Probate courts are .uthor;,. N