Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-12-15

tai statistics with amendments whlsh .ei 5t aId he
mads he special order for wednesday next at half
| past 10, A N.
i sENATE-FoRENoON.
! TUESDAY December Il.
Third Readiug-H. as, an act defining the word
tramp; passed. II. 3l3 an act TO preserve the COT
| ieciiaps Of the VI Historical Society. senator
Fuller Intercepted the committee and was replied
to by senator King. ordered to lie, on motion OF
The revised laws Of Vermont for lss0 came from
the house, read by title and reiere to CON. on re-
Joint resolution upon the subject of final adjourn
ment, from com. on final adjournment, without any
depression OfopInion; resolution ordered 70 nc,
RepOrt-FTom com. constitutional amend
ments in favor of the amendment proposed by SEN
ator Pember relating to the returning and canvas
sing of votes for state officers; ordered 10 lie.
IS. 1874, an act to equaze taxation, was taken up
ordered to lie and be made the special order lo 1o
this afternoon.
railroad commissioner. Upon the question, Shall
the bill pass? there was an extended dscnsslOn'
and the bill was recommtted to com. on Judiciary
Special order-H. 81, an act relating to highways
, and bridges and liabilities of towns as To damages,
was takeu up special order, the question being
on the adoption of the amendment proposed by the
committee by adding a new section, providing that
towns shall not be relieved for damage on account
of insuicencies from bridges of eight feet span or
over. senator Dillingham; proposed TO amend the
amendment as TO make the amendment proposed
apply to bridges AMI culverts." senators feck,
Dwnell, Dunton, Stafford and Gleed opposed; sem
ators Bridgman, Fuller and Dillingham; favored
the amendment to the amendment. the amend
mem to the amendment was then disagreed to,
| yeas II, NAYS II. On the adoption of the amend
ment proposed by the committee, senator GIeed IN
terIogated the committee. senator Brown sad he
was one of the minority of the committee that dld
favor the bill. The amendment was then agreed to,
yeas l6, nays 10. The third reading was ordered
Tor Tomorrow morning. On notion adj
; sENATE-AFTERNOON.
Constitutional amendment providing The bonding
of towns In the and OF railroads proposed to the
| ANA tha COLL ofl ha
ing no dissenting votes.
I Senator Dunton moved reconsideration OF the
q votes by which House amendment to ). ~, an act
TO abate aud suppress nulsanecs, we're red
# In and that the motion lie. SO ordered.
{ Same order and record as to the vote which
abe house amendn ents to = l2l an act relating To
:. the attachment anu sale of morlgdsed persona
- property, were not concur red IN.
Report-trOm the special con- upon the Oil To
l. commute the sentence of Edwin Z. Hayden, adj
II veI sely to the BILL but recommending the adoption
: of the following resolution:
n Resolved, That the secretary OF state be anu ne
IS hereby directed to turn over to the counsel for
q, Edwin Z. Hayden the copy OF the testimony at MS
trial b. fore the jury IN 1911, to enable MN to make
e application to tue courts for a new trial.
n Tue bill ordered to lie and the report be
l. printed.
ie Constitutional MISUNDERSTANDING judges OF
the supreme court to give opinions IN certain cases
lie Proposed to the house with no dissenting votes
-, From the tables IA, an act relating to the at
IL tachment and sale of mortgageu personal proper ty
vote by which the senate refused TO concur IN tn,
/. house proposals of amendment was reconsdered
II aud these amendments tbereupon concurreG IN.
~ Reports-trom com. on judiciary, IN FAVOR OF ii
e. 339, an act in amendment Of sec I. CHI III oil &. s..
N third reading ordered tomorrow morning.
* same report and same order with reference to )
I'd 49, an act relation to persons In confinement in
n prison and under sentence OF death.
" From the same com IN favor OIL D. ZOO, an nc
" providing for mortgages OF personanl ploperl.
Mt with proposals OF amendment, which were agrees
II. TO ADD third reading DEF ed Tomorrow morning.
)y From the same, IN favor OF IL. $780, act gvlni
1n an appeal to tax collectors certain cases; thrt
a. reading ordered tomorrow morning
Ernm m N ia II
a. Cnap Is of e. III relation TO the uspOsl
IS; ton OF the property of MINOR chire1 uader direc
r ton OF the probate court senator Dana prOpOscu
ns an amendment which, after some discussion wa
Id voted down and the bill ordered to third readln
u tomorrow morning.
er From same, in favor of s. l9J, al act IN relation
ed to fines and costs 10 certain cases, with proposal
M OF amendment which were agreed to and thlr
~ reading ordered to morn w morning.
IN Special order-H. 81, an act aJpropriatln
NJ money for repairs and additions to the state prison
0S senator Fuller wthdIew mis- amendment and pro
pc posed another to the effect that the money snail NJ
NJ be appropriated without the approval of the gov
al ernOr disagreed to. senator Fuller then nterf'
de gated tue committee at length, an was replied
M. Oy senator Dana. Senators DwineI Stafford, Br!ie
nd man, Duuton, North, Dillingham; aud Cook cou
~ tnued the discussion. Ordered TO lie ;suOsequentl
ID taken up and recommltted.
Ir- Bill Introduced-From com. On education, an &C
relating to scholarship; to lie, under the rule.
aGti House bills lntroduced-H jO9 IAN act conpeliu
IL IL town officers 10 make annual settlements OF the
IL accounts; to com. on judiciary.
- IL, 396, an act to amend tue law concerning dog
yor | and Tor protection OF sheep; 10 9eneal CON.
yer AZ, IN act in relation 10 toll bridges TO COZ
IN on highways and bridges.
DE- ii. All, an act to amend sec2, cnap. 30 ol g. 81
com. on judiciary.
,or a H. 45O, an act relating to manufacturing coup
is MES formed under chap. lO1 o. &. s.: to CON-
,or H. 253, an act laying a tax the county
nd Franklin; to senators from Franklin county.
So ii. ALL act to prohibit the service process by
ird justice of the peace; TO com on judiciary.
Ill. ~, an ret to amend the law OF 1876, relati
IN III TO insolvency. to CON. on judiciary.
81 H. 453, an act TO amend an act to empower Il
the drtrIcl No. IN Brandon to bring water into So
les, district, etc; TO com. on judiciary
by Adjourned
re HoUSE-FoRENOoN.
re- Final adjournmept-Mr Page, in behalf of t
committee final adjournment, of their own m
err ton, reported back the resolutions.
es Legislative Directory.-S 1876, an act IN reati
lnz to state printing, winch provides iof printing
Ir. rectores of the same style. ETC., That OF Is
n was cad the third time. Mr.. Page said that SIN
'nj j the CON. on ways aud means had reported, In
nu had ascerta0ed some facts which, had they know
would have induced them to report against IT, I
Ter expense ne sand, would be increa sed from $500
,rs to $40. The house then refused to pass tue bill
aw The Grand List.-II- "a, an act t. equallze ia
AS' alton came up as special order. Mr.. Allen
Hnesburgh, moved to amend, aud on the motto
m of Mr. Page of Rutland, this bill and the others ,
or the same nature, were ordered to lie and the
resolve itself into com. of the wnOle at ~ ID T.
the morrow morning, to consider them.
Deductions from list on account of mortgages.
70 Mr. ooker called up II. 1872, act in addition
~ chap. 49, 3. So entitled of the grand list.
OF amendments proposed by MI. MerrlHelu we
re- agreed to, yeas, l26, nays II.
general discussion the merits of the b
ate followed. The Jhrd reading of the bill was tn
= 10 ordered for Thursday aiterno on. The bill
10 ameud. read as follows: "rher shall be de ut
ad- ed from the list of real estate of each pers ow
At. ing real estate in the state the amount Of mo
hat gage or NOR cages gwen for the purchase none
"a owned and held by persons resiuinS 10 this sta
nd on suCn real estate scouting debts due from SUI
red person; but no such deduction shall be made
an amount exceeding $500 to each of said persot
us, Provided no such deduction snail be made unle
ihu the person claiming II shall maze oath and it sh
Oh' appear to the listers tnat he is possessed
,w sufficient personal property after deducung OH
DIS; dehis owing To pay any portion of such mDrtgag
And provided III Their that no such deduction sn
OF be made except upon real estate occupied a
uusG homestead by the party claiming such reduction
'eN Supervisors of the Insanc.-rne senate bill,
the lag, an act IN amendment of act No. 30 OF the la,
of 1873, entitled act Ia relation to the super
sors of the insane and the discharge of patieu
ess from insane asyums, was read TIM thIld time.
o Hooker OF Brateboro, spoke against the blll, Sa
ing les ouly object was to take the election OF
supervisors away from the general assembly a
make them appointed by the governor; that Il
sed Legislature mad heretofore got good men and
The thought better to let well enough alone. I
the house then re fused to pass the bill.
the Adjourned