Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-12-24

tanned him in the ruling. In the House the
bill passed 10 n third reading
The proposed Rutland city charter got It's
death.blow on Tuesday, when the special
committee on the subject, consisting of the
whole Rutland county delegation, voted
against the measure 81 to 4. The fight which
has been stirred up over the matter is bit
ter one, ex.Gov. Page favoring the charter
and ex.Gov Proctor opposing it. Pages
project was to incorporate the whole town
ship of some AZ square miles under city
government. To this the people outside the
centre district objected almost to a man, and
to good purpose, as the result shows.
Both houses began last evening to hold
evening sessions and to-day a veritable rush
of business has begun so as to be ready for
adjournment on Friday, If possible. In the
House alone probably not less than 100 bills
have been disposed of. Speaker Martins
ability in the despatch of business was well
illustrated this afternoon, when in the space
of 30 minutes no less than 30 bills were dis
posed Of.
THURSDAY NooN Dec %.
One Of the sharpest contests Of the whole
session took place in the House this morning
over the railroad bill and amendments above
referred to. The bill was called up on the
opening Of the session at . o'clock, and ox.
Gov. Page set the ball rolling by moving to
amend by striking out the amendment pro
viding for parallel line from Brattleboro to
Bellows Falls. Mr. Martin called Nv. Dart
of Weathersfeld to the chair and, taking the
floor made a telling speech stating Why the
amendments ought to pass. Col Hooker also
made u brilliant five-Ininutes speech, crisp,
sharp, and straight TO the point, urging the
passage Of the bill and amendments rs a mat
ter of simple justice for the people Of Brat
tleboro and Windham county. Other mem
beers joined in the debate and then the previ-
Gus question was ordered, on which Mr.. Pages
motion to amend was lost Defeated on this
Mr.. Page then offered rs a substitute the bill
for charter to White River Junction, above
referred to. This motion was also discussed,
and when brought to vote was lost. Then
came the question to the passage of the
original bill, aud this was carried by an over
whelming vote. On each of these points,
Mr.. Page, thoroughly belligerent and out Of
temper, demanded the yeas aud nays aud
thus succeeded in using up almost the whole
Of the valuable time Of the morning session
in a fight over measure whose consideration
aud disposal should not have occupied more
than half an hour. At the last moment, on
the final passage of the bill, lie changed his
vote to yes with the evident intention of NOV
ing reconsideration later in the day. Palmer
Of Jericho took time by the forelock and
moved reconsideration under which the
previous question was once more called for,
nut was refused; wheroupon Mr. Page NOV
ed that the bill be ordered to lie and made a
special order for the evening session at 1870.
THURSDAY EVENING.
The House confirmed its action in passing
| the bill for the Brattleboro & Vernon railroad
charter by nearly 100 majority, but the Sen
ate refused the bill a third reading by a vote
of IL TO rs.
The hour of adjournment has been fixed at
| IL O'Clock tomorrow morning
| Iu joint assembly tonight. Justus Dart of
| Weathersfield was elected superintendent OF
education Wayne Bailey of Rutland, rail
road commissioner; Samuel J. Allen Of
Hartford, Jos. c. Rutherford of Newport
and Roney NJ. Harvey of Topshan, super
visors of the insane.
The bill for the support of government as.
sesses tax Of 20 cents on the dollar for
June, 1881, and Il cents on the dollar for
| lSs2.
Tho bill for "a Board OF Agriculture to be
composed of the Governor President of the
University of Vermont, aud six persons to be
appointed by the Gov, rnor and confirmed by
the Senate, passed the House this afternoon
The governor has signed the bill creating
ths Revised Laws, aud after the 4th of next
August they will become the laws of the
| land"
The governor has nominated and the Sen
ate confirmed the following officers Direc
tors Of the state prison and house Of correc
ton. W. II. II. Bingham of Stowe and Chas
Thatcher Of bennington directors of STATE
reform school, Ebenezer j. Ormsby Of Bran
don, Henry X. Start of Bakersfield, Julius
Estey of Brattleboro.
The nuisance bill, making landlords liza
bic if tenants sell liquor, has been approved
by the governor.