The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-12-08
legislative Notes.

4lM NNANANEH AAANAN
neither branch.
An Important bill introduced oy M a
Mott provides that sherin OF 0tn1' OI
Ger having charge OF jurors s IN ~. a.,
after he has been charged, wiliuhy SUI ..l.,
any person TO speak 10 them upon ul' a.,
submitted 10 them, or speak 70 theih l'', 80
self rs to such matters, Win tieM ~
influencing the verdict, except 10 ASH 'n MI
IL they are agreed. The penalty ioI ea.',
Offense to be Imprisonment IN the nous y.
correction not more than three tSais VI
fine not exceeding 81 900. or Doth, anu
Reconsideration from holding his offee;
and penalties are provided for attempting
TO influence Jurors by other persons.
Palmer of Jericho, wants the election Oh
State officers elected by the Legislature
to be held the second Tuesday AFTER tue
Legislature assemblies.
"a bill by the member from west haven
provides that when person, by reason
of intoxication. commits an Injury upon
the person or property of another, the
party injured NAV recover actual ana eA-
empiary damages against the person iur-
nishing the ia1or. and the person letting
knowingly the premises where the liquor
is sold. and the seller and proprietor may
be Joined In the same action. In case ol
the death or disability of person, eltner
from such injury or in consequence OF IN
toxication, the same cause OF action Is
created in favor of a person dependent
upon such person, dead or disabled
A proposal of amendment to the con-
stitutiOn of the State provldlng LOT
change of time OF holding freemen's meet
ing and sessions Of Legislature, having
been adopted by two-thirds vote OF the
Senate, was read in the House ana REFER
red to special committee of seyen'
The act giving women the right to vote
and hold office in school districts, was
read a third time In the House, Thursday,
and passed, the vote being 1879 to 80. 1t
provides that women shall have the same
right to vote as men have in all school
district meetings and in the election OF
school commissioners in towns and elites
and the same right to hold offices relating
to school affairs.
The bill proposing to abolish the Grand
Jury system has been killed.
Thursday was a busy day. In the
House hirty-six bills were introduced ana
ninety-three were acted upon. In the
Senate fourteen bills were introduced and
twenty-seyen were acted upon.
Senator Dunton wants the State eX-
penses reduced aud has Il bill providing
| for the forwarding of the votes for county
commissioner to county clerk by mail
also that the services of the stenographic
reporter shall be used only in trials by
jury.
| Booth of MorristOwn, has introduced al
act amending an act approved November
| 18th, 1863, entitled an act creating degrees
| in the crime of murder; to the committee
OH the judiciary. Makes punishment for
murder in the first degree Imprisonment
for life, and for murder in the second de
gree Imprisonment for life or for not less
than ten years.
Hendrick of Hyde Park, has introduced
bill to prevent escapes from the county
Jail. Jailors to keep each person confined
in a separate apartment, SO far as practf
cable. The Doctor also wants the rate o
interest fixed at per cent.
Friday was the last day for the intro
duction of new business, aud both branch
es held evening sessions to accommodate
the rush.
Senator Gleed has introduced the fol
lowing bills: An act to authorize th'
building of a waterspout or sluice in thu
valley of Brewster river, in the town o
Cambridge. An act providing for thu
support Of paupers. The bill would com
pe the support ST fS2 c6m hhi AN an
cestor. An act relating to process il
divorce cases. The summons attached Il
a petition for divorce may be signed by
the clerk of the court to which it is re
turnable, or by judge of the county t
which it is rcturnablc, or by judge o
the supreme bench.
Smith of st. Johnsbury, wants the
terms of the supreme court in the countie.
of I.amoille, Orleans, Essex and Caledo
mia to be held at st. Johnsbury on thu
second Tuesday of May each year.
Hnckly of Chelsea, wants the bounty
for killing foxes fixed at 81; Eagles. 81
hawks 81.
The joint assembly to select sixth
associate justice of the supreme court con
vened Friday. The first ballot resulted
w. X. Walker 70, |. w. Rowell 60, james
Barrett 81, r. s. Taft 2S, l.. ii. Thompson
10, E. L. Waterman l6, scattering 8, ant
there was no choice. Senator Gleason
said he was authorized to say for Jane:
Barrett that he positively declined to hav,
his name used. The second ballot resulted
Walker GA, Rowell 81, Taft AZ, w. G. Dun
ton 30, Thompson II, Waterman Is, scat
tering ID. The third ballot resulted
Taft "a, Walker 33, Rowell 81, Duntor
10, Waterman Al, scattering 16. Tn,
names of Walker, Waterman, Dunton ant
Rowell were then withdrawn, and Taf
was elected by reclamation.
Palmer of Jericho, has presented al
act defining the word tramp" A NAL,
person over sixteen years (not a BLIND
person., going about from place to plac,
and asking or subsisting upon charity, o.
who is without ascertainable means O
legitimate subsistence, shall be deemed
tramp"
Skinner of Barton, presents an act limit
ing the times that the cases can be con
tinued in the county courts of the State
1t provides that no case shall be continued
more than three times including the tern
when entered; and, after three continu
ances, the court shall order reference.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Taft provide
! that members of the general assembl,
shall receive two dollars per day for ser
vice In the legislature ana ten cents pc
mile for travel each way.
Another, by the same person, provide
that judges of probate shall be paid 70
the benefit of the state the following fee
in addition to the fees now required b,
law: For each bond taken in the cour
the sum of fifty cents, which bonds shall
be prepared by the court; for the distri
} button in division of each estate, one dol
. lar for each one thousand dollars of tn
estate distributed, or divided, and eac
fraction thereof.
, The committee on revision of the law
are said to have agreed upon all but on
of the subdivisions submitted to them
They will make no amendments to tn
i. revision but have stricken out a fe,
changes in the laws made in it.
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