Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-12-15
Legislature of Vermont.
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by striking out the word turkeys" agreed TO
and third reading ordered for next Wednesday
morning
From com on manufactures, in favor OF S. 17s,
an act to incorporate the Ely Copper company;
passed.
From general com, In favor Of H. 1872, an act to
incorporate the First Baptist society OF Bristol;
passed.
From com on manufactures, In favor OF S. 1884,
an act to incorporate the Pike Hill Copper COM
pany passed.
From general com, in favor of II. 397 an act to
establish the line between Woodstock and Pom
fret; passed.
From same committee In favor Of II 1856, an
act relating to fire district No. Of Manchester;
passed.
Reconsideration Senator Stafford moved to
reconsider the vote passing 5. 17S, nm act to in
corporate the Ely Copper company; so ordered
and amended by adding a provision making the
corporation amenable to further legislation.
Third reddings.-S. 151, an act relating to the
grand list Of school districts; passed.
Isl, an act establishing the salaries Of GER
tain state officers. Certain amendments proposed
by the committee on revision agreed to- Senator
Dana moved to amend so that the act should take
effect from its passage. Amendment agreed to.
Bill rs amended passed Yeas-Senators Bod-
gett, Dana, Darling, Dillingham;, Dunton, Dwi-
nell, Fuller, Goodsell, Judeviue, North Peck,
Stafford Sykes, Weed and Woodworth-15 Nays
Senators Field, King and Paul-3 the title of the
bill was then amended.
S. %, an act to abolish the office of railroad
commissioner; made the special order for Tues
day morning.
S l65, an act providing for the printing Of
catalogue Of the principal officers connected with
the political history of the state, was taken up
and recommitted
The com on judiciary reported bill, S. 199
an act in relation to fines and costs in certain
cases; ordered to lie over, under the rule
Senator NORTH in the chair.
House bills referred IL. 1l4 an act to pay the
Rutland County National bank the sum therein
named; to com. on claims
ii. $50, an act requiring railroad trains to have
brakes operated from the engine; to committee
railroads.
H. 313, an act to preserve the collections of the
Vermont Historical Society; to com. on library.
III. 400 an act TO amend No 233 Of the acts Of
1873; to com. on highways and bridges.
ii, 337, an act laying a tax on the county Of
Bennington; to senators from Bennington county
Reports. From com. on game and fisheries n
favor of ). 1l9, an act to repeal so much Of the
law and provides for the posting of streams, etc;
ordered to lie,
1t was moved that the vote refusing the passage
of 5 1876, an act to encourage the breeding of
horses, be reconsidered, aud the motion ordered
to lie. Adjourned.
House-Afternoon.
S 26, an act in relation to the collection Of
taxes was taken up, and, on motion Of Mr..
Smith OF st. Johnsbury, was ordered to lie and
the usual number of copies printed, and to be the
special order for Monday next at half-past two
o'clock.
Mr. SMITH of Plainfield called up s. 50, an act
in amendment of No. "a Of the acts of 1876 re-
ating to appeals from justices of the peace. MIR.
Fletcher of Cavendish asked how this differed
from the present law, which explained by
Mr.. Thompson OF lrasburgh, and the third read
ing was ordered for Tomorrow morning.
Final ddj0unmem- C0LBURN Of SPRING
field offered joint resolution providing for final
adjournment on Friday, December nth, 1880, at
three T.. NJ.
Mr.. ABEL of West Haven hoped that it would
not be referred To any committee, saying that the
house could vote intelligently, and moved that it
be made the special order of tomorrow morning
at ten o'clock.
Mr. HAPGOOD of Peru opposed, and thought
the order should be made for Monday afternoon.
as but few members would be here tomorrow.
Mr. HOWE of Ludlow was willing to try this
question Of when we should adjourn at this time,
and hoped that II any rules were in the way, they
would be suspended
Mr. PAGE said the committee could not tell
when the business would be completed That the
revision report might take n long time and might
be disposed of in very short time.
Mr.. COLBURN said that n few days since a
resolution had been referred to the com on final
adjournment, and we have heard nothing from
them
A desultory discussion ensued az to a joint res
olution providing that all matters Of this kind be
referred to a special committee.
Mr.. BRAINERD moved that this resolution be
temporarily ordered to lie, which was agreed to.
Mr.. ABEL then offered a resolution that the
com. on final adjournment report forthwith with
or without an expression of opinion, on the reso-
luton relating 10 final adjournment already be-
fore them which was adopted, IFS to 9
Mr.. COLDURN'S resolution WAS then taken up
and referred to the com. on final adjournment
Mr.. PAGE then stated that he should be glad
TO finish business and 60 home tomorrow II he
could; as the com. on final adjournment was a
joint one, he did not think the resolution Just
adopted would be binding on the com. because it
was not a joint one; and the chair so ruled
IUa slstfgs Ina dol .s..tt
tee to whom was referred several bills laying
tax on the county of Bennington reported by Mr.
ilapgOod of Peru against ). 100, and in favor of
II. 337, which was read the third time and passed
MIR. Hapgood ated that the reason OF the ad-
verse report to the senate bill was because it was
unconstitutional
Testimony in Justice courts S. 1873. an act in
relation to the duties Of justices Of the peace in
certain cases, was read the third time.
Mr.. FLETCHER Of Cavendish moved to amend
by striking out all after the enactng clause and
inserting new section, which amounted to about
the same as the bill, but excluded the provisions
for paying the justice ten cents per folio for such
evidence rs he takes down.
Mr.. MANNING of Johnson said that 1t seemed
to him that the bill provided for the biggest steal
on a small scale that had ever been devised.
This remark started discussion, In which
about the same arguments were advanced in re-
gard to the merits OF the bill rs yesterday and
the expense that would be incurred ON account of
allowing the justice ten cents per folio was dis
| cussed Dy MesSrs. fletcnet OF NaNenulsn, Alien
of Hinesburgh Palmer OF Waterbury, Smith of
St. Johnsbury, Cobb of STAFFORD, Kent of Bristol,
and Brown of Grand Isle.
The proposed amendments were then lost, and
the question being Shall the bill pass? Mr.. But
terrified Of Nottingham demanded the yeas and
nays.
The bill was then discussed by Messrs Booth
of Morrstown Colburn of Springfield, Page OF
Rutland, Thompson of lrasbnrgh and Chase Of
Jay, who spoke against the bill.
Mr. HlNCKLEY OF Chelsea stated that his
greatest reason for being in favor Of the bill, was
that it was the law in New Hampshire; that from
the discussion that all justices were condemned
thieves, and that their neighbours chickens would
have to roost high to be safe.
Mr.. CLARK of Windsor moved the previous
question, but on the question, il the house would
second the demand, 1t was lost, so to 6s
Mr. CHASE OF Jay moved to amend by striking
out that part which requires the justice to write