Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-10-20
Thursday. October 1i---senate.

joint committee on the revision, of all bills, and
providing for their incorporation In the revised
laws so far IA practicable On motion OF Senator
Dana, ordered to lie and be printed.
BW introduced-By Senator GLEASON, an act
to repeal an act to enable owners OF lands to
drain the same, approved November 10, 1865; to
com. on judiciary
From The House.-Report of committee on joint
rules, with proposal Of amendment, striking out
the provision providing for the engrossing of bills
before the third reading. Senator Dunton OPP
posed the house proposal by amendment. The
senate refused to concur in the proposal ofamend-
ment.
Joint Resolutions. BY Senator DANA, request
ing the joint committee on the library to inquire
and report to the legislature what progress has
been made in the publication OF the history of the
centennial celebration Of the battle Of Benning-
ton, as contemplated by a joint resolution adopted
by the general assembly Of 1875 adopted.
By Senator PEMBER, providing for the print
ing of three hundred extra copies of the Legisa-
tive Directory to be distributed among the mem
bers Of the next legislature; to com. on printing
By Senator COOK, providing for the appoint
ment of special committee on final adjournment
ordered to lie.
Redd The thru tines. /, an act to amend an
act relating to court expenses etc. passed. [The
bill repeats the act OF last session. which requires
the person asking for special authorization to
verify his statement on oath.
Blu introduced BY Senator Stafford, an act
to levy tax on the county OF Franklin; to com.
of senators from Franklin county.
On motion Of Senator Thatcher adj.
senate-Afternoon.
RepoH.-From committee on printing, in favor
OF joint resolution providing for the printing of
additional copies of the Legislative Directory
adopted
From the house, H 40, an act relating to the
jurisdiction of the city court OF Burlington; to
COM on judiciary
Senator DANA moved for a committee of con-
ference upon the report of the committee on joint
rules. Agreed to- and the chair named rs such
/ Senators
BIZ introduced and reteTred.-By Senator DUN
TON, an act to punish the embezzling of money
OF municipal corporations; to judiciary com. The
bill makes the fraudulent conversion of the
money of a municipal corporation to constitute
the crime of larceny
Joint resolution.-By Senator DUNTON, rec
ommendng, on the part OF the senate, certain
constitutional amendments; referred to com on
/ judiciary. The proposed amendment is, in sub
stance, that the general assembly shall meet bien-
nally the LIST Wednesday of January The first
election, under the amendment shall be held on
the fist Tuesday after the first Monday in Novem-
ber 1886. On motion, adjourned.
House--Forenoon.
| Devotional exercises by the chaplain. journal
of yesterday read and approved
| BUS, etc, introduced and REFERRED By Mr..
| WHITNEY OF Dorset, to incorporate the Dorset
marble company to com. on corporations.
BY Mr.. ALLEN Of Hinesburgh, to amend sec.
10, chap -, g. T., in regard to the school fund.- so
rs to provide that the funds shall be deposited in
the office of the treasurer Of each town, and II
the income remains unpaid for thirty days after
1t is due the seectmen shall issue warrants in the
nature OF tax warrants, and shall put them into
the town collectors hands for collection and
the collector to have the same powers of enforcing
collection as OF taxes; to COM on education.
BY Mr.. LANE of Mount Tabor, to amend the
act Of November II, 1878 (No. 12l) relating to the
compensation OF town supelintendents. 1t pro-
vides that town superintendent hereafter receive
S1.JO for each day spent in visiting schools the
number of days not to exceed the number of
terms of school in town, and 81 80 for each day
spent in making their annual report to the state
perintendent Of education and ten cents mile
travel In attending the annual county meeting Of
town superintendent to com. ON education
By Mr.. WEIGH of Groton TO assess and tax
the real estate and rolling stock of railroads lit
provides that the real estate and rolling stock of
any railroad shall be exempt from taxation for
six years after they have begun to run; that the
road-bed shall be assessed at a sum not to exceed
$1,000 mile and all other real estate at the
same rate as other real estate in the town
where 1t Is situated; that the state treasurer
and secretary OF state be made board to settle
and adjust all claims against the state from towns
that have paid taxes upon railroad property
illegally assessed To com on railroads
BY Mr.. BUT1ERFlELD OF Nottingham, a bill
to repeal the chattel mortgage act of 1875 to
judiciary com.
BY Mr. MORRISON of West Windsor, a peti-
ton from Hosea W. Read and seventeen other
legal voters of West Windsor, representing that a
portion of the inhabitants OF Vermont are I'M
justly burdened by the present method of taxa
ton requiring the owners of real estate mort
gagged to other parties to pay taxes thereon
while the real owner escapes taxation, wholly
or in part, and requesting that such legislation be
had as will equalize taxation in this respect to
com. on grand list
BY Mr.. GRAY Of Middetown, in amendment
TO the chattel mortgage law of 1878, and proyid-
ing among other things that no mortgagor of per-
sonal property shall sell or pledge it without the
written consent Of the mortgage, which shall be
attached to the copy Of the mortgage in the town
clerks office; judiciary com.
Report-From the judiciary committee, in favor
of the passage of II. 80 entitled An act to repeal
an act relating to the fees OF justices Of the peace
approved November s. 1878, and to revive all pre-
ceding laws on the subject [rhe act of 1878 pro-
yides that justices of the peace shall be entitled
to receive for each action tried one dollar for
each day actual attendance, and il the case be
tried by jury, Sl.20 for each days actual attend
ance, and prohibits charge for attendance when a
case is continued
Mr.. HOWE of Ludlow opposed the adoption OF
the report. lie said that the law Of 1878 simply
allowed higher fees to justices, who, unless It
were on the statute book, could only get dollar
for trying case; no matter how long it lasted.
lie moved that the report lie ON the table
Mr.. BuTTERFIELb of Nottingham and Mr..
Briggs OF Brandon opposed the motion 10 lie
and favored the report.
: The motion TO lie on the table was then lost
The question then required on the third reading
OF the bill.
Mr.. HOWE of Ludlow again opposed the bill
/, and he was then followed by Mr. Hubbard Of
/ Plymouth and Mr. Hapgood OF Peru. Mr. Howe
demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken
J Yeas %; nays 117-so the third reading was re-
fused
} A message from the senate having been re-
ceved stating that the senate had refused to con.
eur in the proposals Of amendment ON the part OF
the house to the report Of the committee joint
: rules 1.-THE proposal was u amend the ninth rule
in regard TO engrossing bills by striking out the
clause which requires that all bills shall be en-.
crossed after third reading il the house that orig
' mated the bill so ordered Mr.. Page moved that
the house recede from its proposal of amendment
! Mr.. HOWE OF Ludlow opposed the recession.
Mr.. PAGE advocated his motion lie thought
that the rule WAS not all 1t ought 10 be; but he
! was In favor OF any rule which would tend to pre-
vent errors and antiquities In bills. Accuracy
and plainness In acts of the legislature saved q