Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-12-24
SENATE-AFTERNOuN.

The Senate resolved ITSELF into a committee of
the whole for the consideration Of :. 1874 an act 10
equaliXe taxation. Certain amendments were
agreed To and the committee rose and recommend
e1 the passage "f lhr hl with accompanying
amendments.
Senator Daaa moved The Senate that the bill be
ordered 10 lie. senators Bridgnan, Dwlnell and
Dunton obir,ied. Motion lost.
The Senate then agreed TO the amendments pro-
posed by the committee. Among these are the fOl
lowing The provisions NJ this act shall in 40
w.y lie construed To- apply 10 the deposits OF
ings Institutions and trust companies otherwise
taxed. All real estate shall ne appraised
and set In the lists ISL 10y the listers true
value in money on the ls day Of April IN that year,
and such appraisal shall he made in connection
with the annual ls' and completed and filed at the
same tine required by law for annual lists. No
cqualiZng board shall he required" etc.
The amendment reported TINS morning was also
adopted
The third reading of the hill as amended WAS
ordered, hy the following vote: Yeas, Senators
Blodg.tt, Bridsmdn. Brown. Cook. Darling, Dbl
lIngham. DuntOn, Dwlncl Fuller. Glecd, GoOdsell,
Henry, Judevine. King, Norm, raui, rcnber, Rob
.nson, Saiprd. Start. Weed, WoodwOrth-22. Nays,
senators Dana. Gleason Lane, Peck, Sykes,
Thatcher. WOOdhouse-i.
Constitutional amendment Relating 10 the re-
turn and canvass of votes for State officers.
Senator Henry proposed an amendmen, which
was agreed 10, and the omendmenr To the consliu-
ton was proposed 10 the House, all Senators pres
mt voting in the affirmative.
Third rcadlng-li. $50, an act 10 stop overdue III
terest on town and school district orders passed.
$ IS, an act To amend sec -, chap - Of & S. IN
relation TO taxation; referred To Committee on
Grand Lat.
5. l9I, an act relating 10 the Reform School read
the third time. Srlilor Paul moved that ;hc bill
nc recOmmittra senator Dunion favored the mo-
ton. He said he otcd for the appropriation eay-
ing us expenditure 10 the discretion of trustees,
who, he supposed, were 10 be appointed 10y the
Governor but with the amendment adopted ycster-
day. giving The election trustees 10 The general
assembly, he opposed the present passage Of the
bill. Senator Gleed opposed ths motion 10 recom-
init and thought II more advisable that the trustees
should be elected. The discussion was continued
by Senators Dillingham;. Fuller. Di.lion Henry,
Dana. Cook, Blodgett. Paul aud Dwin.u Senator
Paul demanded the yeas and nays, which .ere lax
en- as follows Yeas, senators Dunipn, Dwinell,
Fuller Judevne, King, Paul. Peck, Pember. SAT
ford and Sykes-lO. NAYS, Senator's Blndg,it
Brown. Dana, Darling, Dillingham;, ,'leed, Henry,
Lane, North, Robinson, Thatcher, Weed. Wood
worth-i3. SO the motion TO recDmmt was lost.
Senator Gleason moved To amend hy provision
that after the present session The trustees shall lie
elected by the general assembly. Amendment
agreed TO by a vote ui y 20 =. The hi! then
passed.
Constitutional Amcnlmcut-By Senator billing
ham, that members OF the Legislature elect, shall
before taking their seats take oath that lIey do
not hold any Uffre of cmolument or trust under the
laws Of Congress referred.
Report From the Committee on Constitutional
Amendments, IN favor OF an amendment restoring
annual sessions ordered 10 lie.
Bill Introduced BY Judiciary Committee, an act
providing for the attachment and levy uf execution
on mOrtgaged real estate Ill certain eases 10 lie
under the rule.
Adjourned.