The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-12-15
Legislative Notes.

A bill practically aOOlsnlnS INC SIuld
Jury system and placing the work on the
States Attornies, has been passed by
both houses of the Legislature.
The judiciary committee of the House
will report a bill authorizing the COVER
nor to detail not less than three compan-
les of the state militia to attend the York
town centennial next October, and appro-
priating $4,000 for expenses.
The validity of eX-Gov. Taft's election
to the supreme court is questioned, and
the governor has sent series of questions
to each member of the court bearing up
on the matter, and will not issue the COM
mission until he learns their answer.
The House has rejected all proposals
looking to the reduction of the pay of
legislators.
The joint committee on affairs pertain
ing to the insane have unanimously rec
omended building state asylum and the
withdrawal of the state patronage from
the Brattleboro asylum.
The bill protecting the people from be
ing impos ed upon by quack dentists will
be recommended adversely.
The Senate has unanimously passed the
proposed constitutional amendment pro-
viding for filling vacancies in the Senate
and House.
! To reduce tho number ofrepresenLatives
[ to l50is an amendment to the constitution
proposed by the senate to the house of
representatives.
In both houses G34 bills have been in-
troduced, which exceeds the great num-
Der of 1872, when it was 6l5. 1t was 500
in 1876.
Senator unton's nuisance bill, soon to
become law, is probably the most skill
| ful framed piece of legislature against
the liquor traffic ever brought before any
law-lnaking body, and it reflects great
credit upon its author. No more efficient
aid to the temperance cause was ever de-
vised.-JourRdl.
The senate. has abolished the offices of
superintendent of agriculture and educa-
ton and that of railroad commissioner.
The joint special committee on the re-
| vision of the laws made its report to the
Legislature Friday. Mr.. Clarence II. Pit
kin of Montpelier was recommended to
be the commissioner to make the margi-
| al annotatiOns of the decisions of the su-
preme court in the new edition of the
laws; and Mr.. Ashton r. Willard of Mont
pelier was recommended to be the COM
missioner to edit and superintend the
publication OF the laws.
Mr.. Judevine's bill to provide for val
ued policies in fire insurance will be re-
ported adversely by the committee. This
bill has created great deal of interest in
insurance circles.
The final hearing and arguments in
Hayden's case were had in Representa-
tives Hall Friday evening. Hon. Heman
| ). Royce, of st. Adams, made the closing
argument in behalf of the state, and Hon
Henry Ballard closed for the criminal.
There was quite a struggle over th,
question of final adjournment In the house
some insisting that the legislature mus
adjourn next week Friday whether bust
ness was concluded or not, but the ma
jority decided to finish business if it tool
all winter.
The committee on redistricting the stat,
has decided to report the following divis
ion to be the new districts, in case con
| gress should make new appointment
and Vermont should lose representative
4 The first district contains the following
counties: Addison, Bennington, Chitten
den, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille ant
Rutland, with population of about 1853,
900; the second district, Caledonia, Essex
Orleans, Orange, Washington, Windhan
and Windsor, with population of about
164,200.
The governor has signed ninety -thre,
bills. The house has killed one hundred
and twenty-seven bills and the senat,
thirtty-nine, making one hundred and six
ty-six in all.