Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-12-15
passage OF law prohibiting the running Of rail.
road trains on Sunday.
On motion Of Mr. BROWN Of Grand Isle, adj


On motion OF Mr.. BROWN Of Grand Isle, adj
senste-Afternoon.
Reports. From Judiciary COM, in favor of II.
i3S, an act defining the word tramp" third read
ing ordered tomorrow morning.
From special com, against 5. 70 an act TO
change the name OF the town Of Ely; third reading
refused.
Third reading-H 115, an act requiring JUS
tices to keep accounts and make certain returns;
ordered to lie
From The tabic.-s. 200, an act for the attach
ment of mortgaged personal property was taken
up and recommtted to com. on judiciary.
House bills refeyTed-H. 800, an act to incor-
porate the Dover Center Store company; to gen.
eral com ii. 4l2, an act to amend an act TO in
corporate the village Of st. Iohnsbury; TO general
com
Joint resolution. the joint com on final
adjournment report, etc; to com. on final ad
journment.
Constitutional amendments BY Senator SAT-
FORD, that "the legislature shall not hereafter
pass any law creating a corporation, unless the
same shall be made subject to the right Of future
legislation TO alter, or amend, or repeal, as the
public good may require" referred to appropriate
com
Senator DANA called up II. 1l5, an act requir-
ing justices to keep accounts and make certain
returns, and moved an amendment; which was
agreed TO, and bill passed.
House amendments. s. GA, an act vesting po-
lice powers and Furnishing depredatons on fair
grounds; amendments concurred in.
5. ia, an act relating TO the attachment and
the bousa VIII nronposaIs Of pawpendynent saoa.
,nr So Sfard ,,ped tbst H. sanato rn,
voted.
Petition.-Presented by Senator PECK, relat-
ing to the running of trains on Sunday; referred
TO com. on railroads.
From The tables. 49, an act to abate and sup
press nuisances The question was upon certain
cnrred in P'''''' " "'''' W"
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House-Afternoon.
Revised Laws OF Vermont 1880 came up as a
special order. The chair then read the amend
ments as proposed by the committee on the revision
OF the statutes. The effect of the several amend
ments, when necessary, were explained by MIR
Taft, the chairman of the committee After some
discussion the amendments proposed by the com.
were adopted in body, and the third reading of
the bill ordered for tomorrow morning
Ordered for third redding.-S. 20, an act In re-
lation to the collection of taxes was taken up as
special order Mr. ADAMS of Brighton pro-
posed an amendment, which was disagreed To-.
The third reading was ordered for tomorrow
morning. II. 122 an act to amend No / of the
acts of 1876 entitled an act to establish courts OF
insolvency and to provide for the equal distribu-
ton of the effects Of insolvent debtors, was called
up by Mr.. Thompson, and the amendments pro-
posed by the judiciary com we're then agreed to.
and the third reading was ordered for tomorrow
morning. II. AL an act to amend sec q chap.
90, g. s., which had been reported as substitute
BILL was taken from the table by the chair, and
the third reading ordered for tomorrow morning
Bills passed. I'll. 253. an act laying tax on the
county of Franklin. S. 191, an act in relation ia
the unexpended balances of appropriations
Claiming phee{s-Mr BATTELL Of Middle.
bury called up H. 1858, an act to regulate the
claiming of wheels on the highway, and offered
an amendment providing that the SHOE If nadt
of rood be not less than two feet six inches by
ten inches, and II made of iron, not less thar
eighteen inches by four inches, which was agreed
| to- Mr. Mott of Alburgb moved to amend 40 a,
not to require shoe II the highway is frozen
agreed to, after discussion by Messrs Goode Of
Readsboro, Batte,l OF Middlebury, Chaplin Of
| Middlesex and Boyce OF Fayston Mr. Allen Of
Hnesburgh moved to dismiss lost by vote Of
6 yeas to ia nays. The third reading was ther
ordered for tomorrow morning.
Third reading ordered H. 450, an act relating
/ to manufacturing companies formed under chap
! 107, Z. s., was taken from the table by the chat
and the third reading ordered for tomorrow
morning. ii. 45l an act to prohibit the servic,
of process by Justice OF the peace, was likewis,
taken up and the same order made.
Bills reported and ordered for third reading, etc
From com. on education, by Mr.. LANE, ii
favor of S. g. act to compel school districts t.
provide instruction for their legal scholars; thirt
reading ordered for tomorrow morning.
From com. on ways and means, by Mr.. CLARK
in favor of S. 126, an act in relation TO the stat
printing; same order.
From com. on ways and means, by Mr.. DUT
TON in favor of S. 1871, an act in relation to tn
printing OF the journals of the general assembly
same order
From com. on the Judiciary, by Mr.. BUTTER
FIELD, in favor of H. 1862, an act requiring tow
officers to make annual settlements OF their &c
counts; same order
Bdrbed Wire fencing.-H. $50, an act prohibit
ing the use OF barbed wire fencing in certai
cases, was reported from the committee on tow
lines favorably when amended by striking out tn
first section which prohibits its erection ON tn
line of the highways; the amendment wa
adopted. Mr.. Leach of Sheldon moved to dis
miss, and discussion ensued participated in b.
Messrs Palmer OF Waterbury, Fowler Of Ran
dolph, Prindle of Charlotte, Doud of New Haven
Leach of Sheldon Preston of Baltimore, Nichol
OF Essex and Good vim OF Hartland The motto
tn dismiss then prevailed nv n vote Of ia tn III