Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-12-24
FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER "a, 1880.

H. iG5 an act providing for commission 10 ex-
anime INTO the laws relating TO taxation; salne
order.
From same committee, H. I6g, act relating 10
abstracts for State taxes same order.
Passcd-H. I54, an act TO incorporate the New
port savings bank. H. 4l9 an act TO Incorporate the
Barre savings bank ii. l+2 an act relating TO the
election of ASSESSORS In the city OF Burlington. ii.
lGj, act 10 amend an act Incorporating the Grand
Isle Steamboat company, approved November 10,
1862 H. 4Gt an act 10 provide for the participation
of this State in the centennial celebration OF the
surrender Of CORVALLIS al Yorktown. II. 1913, an
act 10 complete Miss Hemenway's Gazetteer OF Ner-
mont History AMI thus complete the history OF al
the towns tor one hundred years. yeas lis, nays
C3l.
Hooker OF bralteborO offered u resolution instruct
my the Committee on Ways and Means TO report
forthwith, II. 2s9, an act TO tax express and tele
graph companies, with or without an expression Of
opinion. After IA spicy debate in which Mr.. Page
defended the committee s action in not reporting,
ami Nessrs Hooker FI1eld and Thompson attacked
II, the motion was adopted.
No communication of Carr.-H. t35, al at TO rom
mute the sentence of Royal $. Carr, taken from
the tab: special order, the question being on
the third rra,iing Of the bill. The report Of the
committee WAS against Communication. Mr.. lapgoOd
spoke In favor OF third reading. Mr., Smith OF ST.
Jphnsbury, Mr. GrOnt Of Newport, and Mr.. Adams
opposed 1t. Mr. James moved that the hill he dis
missed. on that motion Mr.. Hapgood demanded
the yeas and nays. They were called, and result
| eel yeas $50, nays - so the bill wass dismissed.
Salaries of State OtflcerS-1he Speaker called up
y 1913, act establishing the salaries OF certain
| State OifiCers, and QDOsnlnK Inc ounces OF STATE
| Superintendent of Education and Agricultural
affairs, which nal been reported favorably from
| the Committee on Ways and Means The ques
| ton was upon the amendment proposed by MI
Spear striking out the section aboshing the office
| Of superintendent OF Education. Mr.. Page spoke
in favor o. the abolition Of once Of Superintendent
| Of Education, and Mr.. Spear and Mr.. Rich
mond against 1t. The House then agreed
10 MIR. Spears amendment and 10 retain the office
OF state superintendent Of Education y vote o.
| out sentence four which provides for the abolition
| Of The State Superintendent OF Agriculture lie
spoke against the retention Of the Office. So did Mr.
| Fowler but they wanted the section struck out
| because there was a bill pending establishing d
state Board Of Agriculture Mr.. Ely-Goddard op-
posed the office and favored return 10 board. Mr.
Harvey offered an amendment 10 Ir. Columns
amendment providing that the sslarI OF the super
| lniendent OF agriculture should ho $500 and eY
penses not 30 exceed 81 600 in all. Mr. Spear SPOKE
Ggalns' the amendments and againsl the retention
OF the superintendent. After some further debat,
participated In by MessrS Fletcher Prindle Ely God
dari, .ltchmond (who believed that the House ough
| TO be influenced by the report OF The Agriculture
Committee in favor of the SUPPLEMENTARY ant
| others. Nj. Towsley moved the previous question
The House seconded the demand and Mr.. Harvey
amendment was lps,. ppGn Nj. Cohurn's amend
men. ,the eiieci ai which, II adopted, would be q
retain the olice Of State superintendent. Mr.
Smith Of Fairlee, Iemanded the yeas and nays. Mr.
Palmer of WATERBURY, moved that the hill he order
ed 10 lie; lost The yeas and NAYS res1,iua As FOL
was disagreed ~. The third reading then OF
dered FOR Tomorrow morning
| way anu Mtdu5-hI thompson OUtIeJ ION
resolution providing that rteiabef of The Aous
Of Representative nay Introduce hil for The sup
port OF government Moved thai the resolution b
ordered TO lie and be male special order for nal
past seven O'Clock this evening; agreed to-yea:
IL nays59.
Constitutional ameniments-FrOm the Senate
relating to reprleves combinations end I-Srdons
relating 10 granting of charters 81 corporations re
ferred % committee thereon.
Final adlOuInment-Tne resolution upon 1na
adjournment came back from the Senate with
proposal of amendment liking the time at nex
FRIDAY morning at hafpast eight Mr.. Martin c
Londonderry, (Nr. Dartt of Mediterranean in th
shalr) explained 10 the EC.se .hat there was
large amount Ci irp1rtant business still pendin
anu lac advocated doing the business as fast as
could be done wisely and well, but he was afral
II could not all be done by Friday morning. He r,
cited some of the more important bills still penGn
and the constitutional amendnents. Mr.. Page {
Rutland said thai yesterday morning there wei
25, bins pending In the House and Senate. N
Battell uf Midiebury moved that the resolution b
ordered TO lie. Messrs. Abel Of West Havel
FIneld, Fletcher. Brainerl and Howe opposed th
motion and favored the adoption OF the resolution
Mr.. Martin said that this Legislature had hal h
fore II more important measures than en- preVlou
Legislature. He did not believe th3t Such impor
, an. measures >nouiu Ne nurfied- The Legisatui
should no. go home without having given caref
consideration to these weighty subjects, whiC
might revOiutlOnize the polty OF the State. Messr
Hooker and Ely-Goddard also favored doing Il
work thoroughly before adjournment. On motto
. of Mr.. Harvey Inc previous question was ordere
= The motion To lie was agreed 10 yeas ~ laIs
On motion OF Mr.. Parker - rosna Tue Hou
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