Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-12-08

dians, such persons shall pay over to the father
such part Of the income, to be expended by the
father for their benefit rs shall seem just TO the
By Mr.. ABBOTT Of bennington, II. 357, an act
In addition 10 an act to establish the municipal
court in the village OF Remington In the town
and county OF bennington, approved November
II, 1880; TO com on judiciary; Provides that the
governor may appoint judge to hold office from
the time said act takes effect until December l,
1881, and until his successor is appointed and
qualified
BY Mr. SHEDD Of Mendon, II. 35s, an act to
regulate the chaining Of wheels on the highways;
to com on highways, bridges and ferries Sc
lectmen may prohibit the driving OF teams, etc,
with wheel or wheels chained, unless tnete
shall be a shoe OF not less than two feet and SIX
inches long, and not less than ten inches wide,
fixed under such wheel or wheels 80 fine Tor
each offense.
BY Mr. PALMER of Jericho, H. $50, an act re-
latng to the election Of certain state officers to
com. on judiciary. llt provides that all state
officers elected by the legislature shall be elected
at half-past four o clock Of the afternoon OF the
second Tuesday after the legislature convenes.
BY Mr.. BRIGGS OF Brandon, by request, II.
800. an act to pay Alyaro Adsit the sum therein
named; to com. on claims. 1T provides for the
payment by the state TO Adsit Of blank sum, in
compensation for time spent and expenses in
CURED in pursuing and arresting John IeDo,
now In the house OF correction for larceny
By Mr.. CHAFEY Of Albany, II. 361, an act to
amend sec. G6, chap 30, g. g.; to com. on 1u FL
hfN. lfIONlutN lnhth JhuBt VI tlt supItmp S''b'
shall not preside in county court or act as chan
cellor In n county In which he resides
BY Mr.. WALKER OF Williamstown, H. 82, an
act requiring town officers to make an annual set
tlement OF their accounts; to com. on judiciary
1t provides that town treasurers shall keep nc-.
counts with tax-collectofs, charging them win
tax-bills and credlting the same with abatements
and moneys paid by them which accounts shall
be settled annually. Selectmen, town treasurers,
town clerks and of the poor shall settle
their accounts with the auditors annually.
BY Mr.. BINGHAM of Cornwall, II. 1863, an act
requiring land lying within the limits OF high
way to be annually cleared; to com on highways,
bridges and ferries Provides that that portion
OF the highway between the beaten path and the
fences be moved and cleared between the first
and fifteenth OF July, annually
By Mr.. SCRANTON of Nergennes, by request,
II. 36i, an act to pay George +. o. kimball the
sum therein named; to com. on claims. For
pursuing and capturing Frank Barnes, escaped
from the house Of correction.
| BY Mr. SEARLE OF Highgate, H. 365, an act to
establish state asylum for the insane; to com.
| on the insane. Authorizes the governor to ap-
| point commissioners to establish such asylum at
| an expense not exceeding 100000
BY Mr. BOOTH OF Morrstown, by request, ii.
| 1856 an act to remove distractions from Lamoie
| river in Hardwick Wolcott and Morristown; to
the general com. This is the same as s. 10i
BY Mr.. ALLEN Of Enosburgh, II. 367, an act
relating to divorces; to the general com. [Di-
vorces may be decreed II either party has been
| hopelessly insane for twenty years The bill Is
accompanied by petition signed by Caleb Royce
| and sixty-nine other citizens of Montgomery and
Richford, asking for its passage and referring to
the case OF Eleanor Gibson OF Montgomery and
her insane husband, as a reason for so doing
BY Mr.. ABELL OF West Haven, H. 1868 an act
relating to the liability of certain parties for dam
| ages caused by persons intoxicated; TO committee
on the Judiciary. The bill provides that when a
person, by reason of intoxication, commits an in
jury upon the person or property of another, the
party injured may recover actual and exemplary
| da ges auainqt tho mo furnghinU the iuuOr
and the person letting knowingly the premises
where the liquor is sold, and the seller and pro
prietor may be Joined in the same action. In
case of the death or disability of person, either
from such injury or in consequence of intoxca-
ton, the same Of action is created In favor
OF person dependent upon such person, dead or
disabled
BY Mr.. PALMER of Jericho, H. 800, an act to
repeal an act entitled an act in amendment OF No.
&c OF the acts Of 1874 in addition to chap 20, gs,
entitled OF the support and removal OF insane pau
pers and the relief of the insane poor; to com. on
the insane.
By Mr.. PALMER of Jericho, II. $40, an act re-
lating to fees Of county clerks; to the special
com on court expenses. County clerks shall re-
ceive for signing writs, twelve cents for entering
each action in the supreme court, fifty cents in
the county court, seventeen cents; for entering
| each judgment in supreme court, seventy y-fve
cents in the county court on trial, forty cents on
nonsut or default, twenty-five cents; continuance
in supreme court thirteen cents; In county court,
teen cents; for each execution, twenty-five cents
for each writ of possession fifty cents; for record
ing each deputy sheriffs deputation and oath,
| twenty-five cents; for each rule of reference to
auditors, twenty five cents; for filing each
sary paper, six cents for each certificate under
the seal OF the county court twenty-five cents fol
a subpoena (for each witness) six cents for attend.
ing court (per day., one dollar for each order OF
court ten cents for all copies of record per olio)
| seven cents; for recording certificate of notary
public or justice OF the peace, twenty-five cents
for certificate Of divorce seventy-fve cents; for
other services rendered by order of court, etc. a
reasonable sum, to be certified by the court. The
county clerk or sheriff when required to canvass
the votes Of the freemen for any office shall be al
lowed ten cents mile each for travel, and s.. %
per day. County clerks shall receive five cents
for each order drawn on the state treasurer.
Petitions.-By Mr. HlNCkLEi Of Chelsea, OF
| NJ V. b. Davis and twenty-nine Others, citizens
of Chelsea praying that the game laws be so
amended as to provide for the payment OF boun-
ties for the killing of foxes, eagles and hawks as
protection for those that raise poultry; referred
to com. game and fisheries.
By Mr.. PALMER Of Jericho, OF Austin .lIaZen
and thirteen others, citizens of Jericho and OF
John D. Emerson and nineteen Others citizens OF
Jericho, Underhill, Essex and Richmond, against
the unnecessary running of trains on Sunday; to
com. on railroads
By Mr.. MOTT of Aburgh, of A. R. Manning
and thirteen others, citizens of Alburgh and vi.
cinity, against the unnecessary running OF rail
road trains on Sunday, which was referred to
com. on railroads; and of H. IL. Hill and ffty-one
others, citizens of lsf La Mott, praying for the
repeal of the law of 1876 granting the exclusive
right and privilege of keeping a ferry between
Alburgh and Isle La Mott to Dyer Hill and Henry
c. Hill; to com, on highways bridges and ferries
BY Mr.. BLACK of Coventry, OF Isaac Parker
and others, owners OF lands upon the banks OF
Barton river in the town of Coventry, and OF the
selectmen Of the town OF Coventry, praying fol
the passage of II. 1885, an act for the protection o
landowners whose lands are situated along, and
adjacent TO, the banks of Willoughby and Barton
rivers in the towns of Barton, Brownington, Gov
entry and lrasburgh, and for the protection OF
fish in said streams; TO com. on agriculture.
The liquor idio.-A petition, asking for the pas
sage Of a well-guarded and stringent local op
ton license law, was presented and referred To
the com. on judiciary, by Mr.. Sargent of Bethel o
W T.. Heath and ffty-two others of Bethel The
following remonstrances against the passage OF q
license law presented and referred to the com
on Judiciary, by Mr., Howe Of Ludlow, of n. W
Pierce and one hundred and ffty-one other lega
voters OF Ludlow by Mr. Briggs of Brandon o.
Il. G. Carr and forty-eight other citizens of Bran
don; OF Mrs. w c. Simonds and two hundred and
fifty-five other women of Brandon; of Daniel X
Watson and fifty-fve other citizens OF Brandon
by Mr Smith OF Rockingham OF the Rev. A. Hol
brook and one hundred and forty-fo other eti
zens OF Rockingham.
The St Regis Indians speaker laid be
fore the house a communication from the COVER
nor, enclosing letter from the st. Regis Indians
and recommending that some decisive action b,
taken upon their claims. The communication
and letter were referred to the committee on fed
eral relations. The letter Is as follows;
| ST. REGIS SETTLEMENT.
County or FRANKLIN, STATE OF NEW YoRK.}
T M Sfs'H ne sSgs' cscs % se' & e e.
Indsns beg your kind attention The report Of the con-
Ssa. By the % s n n SoS sr
are now ready TO treat and Relinqulsh our claim IN N
soner page 2 we the American Indian Denominate Iro
S0s ss aSS s SsS ss @ s SsSp As we q
are under the aeEance who have forsaken ths country