Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-10-29
hot ST.-AFTEBNOON.

The Speaker announced that he had appointed on
Ike lsIit ui the House committee Oh bills Mr.
Liza, .. II F.ti-fIrd ani Nr. Allen of dIhaven.
II - IutlN dogs, came up as unfinished bnsi-
hr,- Nj. E.ainarti OF I. Ahans asked and OH
Ia ned leave to withdraw HIS request for yeas AMI
nay. lac hil WAS then ,ii- MISSED.
lpiut EcSolGiion-FrOm inc Senate, directing the
innA committee on the lluusr of Correction 10 visit
thc siiiic ~ uiiand. etc adopted i'll concurrence.
Reports 81 ,1mmiticcs-Frum the General Com
mI:tcr lt Mr. Chdi.y. adversely 10 H. 81 providing
that AT iuc annual town meetings in >sl; the towns
shall elect >elcCmcn, listers. auditors and
fence viewers, one member of each board 10 be
elected io: one year, one member Tor two years AMI
one bsr iJi three wears. aud thereafter al each
annual meeting the towns shall elect one member OF
each board lot three Years. Mr.. thaiey explained
The reason O the adv crse report. He said that the
hill would take away from !nc towns the power Of
annually changing their se!NauiS-l privilege that
they OuEh, not to lose.
Mr. Alen OF IIin:>burgh, who introduced the h:ll,
sud that lis object To secure men OF experience
IN these boards. Very often good men were drop
ped OF from the various boards owing 10 heir hav
lng made enemies hy DONG their duty. The pass
age nf this hil' would prevent such things.
IL. 4. al ,':aai l-.r. agreed with Mr.. thafcy
IN his vicws t'i 'r h"e -a-ny OF preserving 10 the
towns the ppn ul changing their boards ANNUALLY.
The thirl Ic.l,ilIg WIS ta.u refused.
From Committee 81 WLys and Means. hy Mr..
scranton, N favor of joint resolution from the SEN
ate To PRINT l5o0 copies of proceedings OF Vermont
Historical Society. etc. with proposal of amend
ment 10 make the number oi copies 10 be printed
l. a5n, instead oi .jod
From the COMMITTEE ~ HIGHWAYS Bridges and
- - lSl>. III alner'-
mem of an act relating To The construction of a sand
liar bridge from south Hero TO Milton approved
Nov. l". l>i'; andt 70 repeal an at relating 10 the
construction of thc Sand-har bridge approved Nov.
~ $50; the repeal To take cflccl whtn The sand
bar hsii-,c company shall accept this act.
Mr.. BlIic and Mr. Brown oi Grand Isle cNplain-
ed the reason fnr repeating thcsc Laws. winch are
SIMPLY that their objects ci'no' he carried out
The bill wis read the ihird time and passed.
From the Judiciary Committee. 10y MIR. Butter
field adversely To H. H. IN amcndneni of the SET
ilrngif Of pItlprT- .!Ct lcNlp II. sec. I. Z.
Mr. Butieriield said that while some of the
amendments were good others Were thought by The
committee 20 b, bad. and he moved 10 amend by
striking out of the bill all after the enaclng clause
and insert the following: Any person of full age
who shall have hereafter resided IN any town IN
tins State for the term o ten yeais ami during the
same time snail maintain himself and iain!ly and
not become ciargeabie u sad town. shall gam "A
settlement III the town IN which he Resides
Mr.. Brown OF Grand Isle thought that the hill
unjustly Disseminated in favor ui foreigners and
against persons OF native brth. lie opposed the
amendment.
Mr. Buttrriicld said that the bill was not his He
proposed he amendment IN order that the friends
of hill might have the opportunity of havln. II
considered by the House.
Its purpose to enable the chlllren of foreign
ers, who had resided III town Tor ten years and
supported themselves and family. TO have sell
Element IN that town.
Mr.. Taft of Burlington said that while he WAS
adverse 10 The original hl. he believed that there
something worthy OF consideration IN The
amendment. He moved that the bill he LAID on
the table anu printed which was carried.
From Judiciary Committee, hy Mr. Briggs of
Brandon adversely 10 II. Ii TO amend section 10 OF
chap. ~ 1. Qhc support of paupcrS law.
10 make n provide that In addition To the Kill
dred who shall b. liable u support paupcrs. broth
ers be ADDED, anl TO provide that Il! fraudulent and
deceliiul cOnyeSaEccs OF property 10 avJid such
Liabilities shall be null and void.
The law now makes fithcr', grLndilthcrs, moth
ers. grintmothers, children and ggandcmliren
liable.
Mr. Palmer OF Jericho spoke iu favor OF The bill.
He gave :llus r3itiuns of actual occurrences 10 show
Uf a liable u SUPPORT N
pauper brother. Frairrnal affection would not du
II, no matter how rlrh he might be AMI II seemed
To hIm that the law ought 10 step IN AMI compel i.
rrh brother 10 support the poor brother. lhe law
l now made grandparents and grandchildren liable
10 support Their proper relations and why should
not brother he compelled 10 also. NntNltii-
standing the weight of opinion of the majority OF
the judiciary Committee he hoped that the House
would see inc rc.isnnlbcne,s of THIS amendment
b 10 tine existing Law and would favor the bill.
Mr. Briggs Of Brandon gave The reasons OF The
majority of The Judiciary Committee IN opposing
the passage "t The bull. The reasons were that il
opened the door 10 An Immense amount OF hilga-
/ ton. la all probability here was hardly town
where 4 brother night not hc liable 10 be- called
upon To CDnirIbui" - the support uf II brother II
the hill we're To hcrurn, a Law Il was one OF the
pecuiarIlics OF human nature that IN family
some brothers would do well and others poorly
The passage vi the hl would throw great bur
den upon the successful brother and tend TO make
the shlilless brother more shlitlcs-. The present
law was brual enough and there was no reason
why he should not include sisters as well as brothers
IN H. provIspIs. The evils which would br caused
hy The bIl would exceed The benefits. The ger-
tlcman had cited individual caSc as an illustra-
tipn oi The necessity for the hill. Experience had
taught Ilat isolated eases were very dangerous
prrcc,lcntS for the passage Of The law.
After a long debate the h.ll WAS then refused a
iliiii re'i'ling fy vote ul = y".ts 10 ~ mas
i kcpnrt5 from Cumniitrrs-By MI. TAFT IN favor
OF H. ~, rcpean. section , Of the act approved
Nov. 10, 1872 IN amendment Ot AN act prnvins iJi
The hotter preservation ul The laws OF the state. The
SECTION repealed provides that the engrpsscd bill
shall he the Laws when properly signed, etc. Mr
I.,fff fiatTtl he