Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-11-12

SENATE FORENOON.

! THURSDAY, Nov. !.
Bills introduced and refelred-By Senator Saiiori
an act TO amend sec. OF chap. 81, &. s. 10 tomnt
tee Judiciary. rrne amendment Is as ,a, lonoms
| Second all real and personal properly gtahteu
seuuestered or used for public, pots or charnaDlt
uses but the property OF railroad corporations
| shall not lie included IN this exemption
BY Senator Goodell. an act TO enable the sanhbdl
| bridge company 10 issue preferred stock Tor Inc
purpose of building highway and bridge; 10 'oh
| inltiee on Highways ami Bridges
| By Senator Gleason, an act allowing the libelan'
and hbellee in cases of divorce, 10 be witnesses.
| TO Committee on Judiciary. -,
out expression OF opinion, 5. 49, an act TO exempt
| properly from taxation. Upon the question, Shall
the bill be read the third time? Senator Field spoke
in favor of the bill. Senator Geed thought that the
bill seemed 10 be III the line OF class legislation; or
| dered TO lie.
Snecal or,lers-H Co. an act to repeal certain acts
relating to the construction of the Sandbsr bridge
| ON motion of Senator Stafford, recommitted TO the
| Committee on Highways and Bridges.
Adjourned.
SENATE-AFTERNooN.
Special orier-H. IS, an act relating 10 grand and
petit Jurors on the question, shall Inc b De reau
the third time ; the third reang was refused.
s. Is an act 10 amend ch 81 oi g. s,enitied oil the
grand list. This Is the bill which was partly us
cussed and ordered lie in the forenoon, Senator
Gleed spoke in opposition TO the DILL he thought
the population was not proper and falr basis for
taxation Senator Fuller favored the bill. The
present system could not, unless human nature
should change, bring about fair and impartial
list. lie thought that the experiment OF the plan
proposed III the bill should he tried Senator Start
spoke in opposition TO the bill. lie thought II
would work injustice TO the smaller towns.
On motion Of Senator Blodgett the bill was or
dered 10 lie and be made the special order for Sat
urday morning at II O'Clock.
Bills introduced, by Senator Weed an act relating
to the discharge Of mortgages; 10 Committee on
Judiciary. trhe first section Is as follows: When
a mortgage Is paid but not discharged and the
m0rtgagee is dead, and his estate wholly settled
the Judge of the probate court for the district IN
which administration was or might nave been
granted and such estate settled may upon applica
tion and upon proof OF such payment make a certi-
lrate under seal OF his court that such mortgage
has been satisfied, which certificate upon beng
recorded on the margin OF the records of such
mortgage IN the record OF deeds, shall discharge
such mortgage and perpetually bar all actions
brought thereu.'l
By Senator Start an act simplifying Indictments
and infOrmations for. perjury and subornation OF
perjury; TO Committee on Judiciary.
BY Senator Gleason an act te incorporate the
STAFFORD Mining company 10 committee On manu-
factureS.
joint Resolution relating 10 joint assembly for
the election " Judge OF the Supreme court etc.
with proposals Of amendment, amendment con,
Cured in.
Joint resolution by Senator Dana that the super
intendent OF the census be requested 10 transmit
10 the Secretary OF State, AT the earliest day possi-
ble an official statement OF the census of Vermont
taken in 1850 adopted.
Report from Committee on Judiciary, against :.
20, act In amendment Of Sec. 81, chap. IS, T. 5.
third reading refused.
From Committee on Finance. in favor of II. 13o.
act authorizing the towns therein named TO
fund their Indebtedness, with proposals OF amend
ment which were agreed 10 and third reading
ordered fo-morrow morning.
Senator Bridgman moved that the vote refusing
third reading 10 $. IS, an act relating to grand
and petit jurors, be reconsiderei and that the
motion be ordered TO lie ; agreed 10.
Adjourned.