Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-10-20
Matrhman & 9nmnaL
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1880.
Legislature of Vermont.
Wednesday, October I3---senate.

PECK, an act to amend an act to pay expenses Of
the reform school, approved Nov. %, 1876; to
vides for striking ont the words fifty cents
where they occur in the present law and inserting
in lieu thereof the words zone DOLLAR
BY Senator BRIDGMAN, an act regulating the
service of subpUnas to com. on judiciary. 1.-THE
bill provides for service Of subrGnas by reading
the same and rendering fees for travel and one
davs attendance
BY Senator DILLINGHAM;, an act changing the
terms of the supreme court; to com. on judiciary
The bill provides for two terms only of the SUI
preme court, to be held in Montpelier the second
Tuesday in October and the first Tuesday in May
respectively.
BY Senator Stafford, an act to incorporate
the Vermont steamboat company; to general com
By Senator GLEASON, an act to amend an act
permitting parties in civil suits to challenge jures
approved November 4, 1869; to committee on ju-
dietary. THE bill gives to either party in civil
causes the right to challenge peremptorily four of
BY Senator WOODWORTH, an act to pay Hazen
b. Laid the sum therein named to com. on claims
BY Senator DUNTON, an act to amend act
to incorporate the Rutland county trust company
approved November 8, 1872 to committee on
banks. 1.-THE first section of the bill empowers
the trustees to invest the funds of the trust COM
pany in bonds of the United States. certain OF
the New England states and New York "or any
Of the towns, cities counties in either of said
states, or in such real personal security as
they shall deem proper, provided that when a
special direction or agreement IL given or made
by or with those making deposits or leaving trust
property with said corporation as to the mode of
investment thereby, the samesha be strictly fol-
lowed Section provides that no trustee of
ficer or employee Of said corporation, shall be ut
any one time, directly or indirectly, indebted
thereto for more than ten per cent of its capital
paid in
.Specidi order for eleren o'clock-The report of
the committee on joint rules. The question was
upon the amendment to rule ., proposed by Sena-
tor Gleed. Senator Gleed asked, and had leave
to withdraw the amendment proposed yesterday
amend N rd
reading of BILL the bill may be engrossed if
the house which originates the sa so orders;
amendment agreed to.
Senator GLEED proposed to amend rule 3 so as
to enlarge the committee on the work house to the
number Of the committee on the reform school,
namely three senators and five representatives.
Senators Dana and Fuller opposed the change,
and Senator Bridgman favored it. After some dis
cussioh by Senators Dunton, Dwinell and Dana,
Senator Gleeds proposed amendment agreed
to. Senator Pember moved to amend by striking
out the committee on game and fisheries; proposed
amendment lost The report Of the committee
was then adopted.
On motion Of Senator PECK. adjourned
Senate-Afternoon.
Resolution.-By Senator GLEED that in ac-
cordance with the request Of the house joint
luton in relation to joint assembly be returned
to the house. Adopted
RportS.-From com. on judiciary, In favor of
S. l., an act relating to court expenses; third
reading ordered tomorrow morning. This bill
repeats the present law requiring an oath to be
taken by the person especially authorized TO serve
process
authorizing the village Of St Johnsbury to refund
its bonds, etc, read the third time and passed
Petition. Preferred by Senator DUNTON by
request, signed by Alex Clayton and Others
asking for the passage Of a bill taxing the owners
OF quarries and mineral properties five per cent Of
the income or royalty from such property; to
com. on grand list. The senate then adjourned
House-Forenoon.
Devotional services by the chaplain. Journal
of yesterday read and approved
Bills, etc, introduced and referred.-By Mr.
ABBOTT of Bennington, to amend the act incor-
porating the Bennington battle monument asso-
Hampshire and Massachusetts shall be e5 oGicio
members of the board of directors to com. on
corporations.
BY Mr. TAYLOR of Thetford, to change the
names of Mary Addie and Minnie Ellen Morris on 10
Mary Addie and Minnie Ellen Closson; to gen com
Resolution by Mr.. JONES of Waitsfied to
prohibit the introduction of bills to change the
names Of persons. Mr.. Butteriied of Whiting
ham hoped that the resolution would not be
adopted. He thought we ought not to cut off a
meritorous case for special legislation by such a
resolution, lost
BY Mr.. BRYANT of Weston, to incorporate the
Weston corDet band; to com. on corporations
By Mr.. BRAINARD Of ST. Adams, to pay God
frey Rich OF st. Adams suitable sum for ex-
pense incurred by him in securing the arrest and
conviction of one Louis Twombly; to com. on
claims.
By Mr.. LEAVENS Of Berkshire, to amend sec
10, chap. !, &. g., providing that in freemen' =
meeting after two Intellectual ballots for town
representative, plurality shall elect; to com. on
elections.
by Mr. SMITH of ST. Johnsbury to amend sec.
q, chap 36, Z. s., entitled of dispositions and
witnesses. TO com. ON Judiciary fit provides
that husband and wife shall be competent wit
nesses for against each other in all cases, civil
and criminal, when the court thinks such testi-
mony would not be violation of marital conf
dence; but the provisions shall not relate to the
attestation of Wills etc.
By Mr., PALMER Of Waterbury, to amend the
act of November -, 1870 relating to the descent
and distribution of intestate estates, providing
that the estate OF a married woman deceased in
testate shall descend to her husband in the same
manner and proportion rs a widow who inherits
from her husband, provided the husband shall
give notice TO the probate court of his wish u
TO avail himself OF the provisions OF the bill; t.
com. on Judiciary.
BY Mr. RENfREW of Ryegate, to amend the
law relating u the settlement of paupers, so as u
make 1t provide, first, that person of legal age
shall gain a " residence" in town il he has paiC
a tax upon grand list of four dollars besides hi
poll tax for three years; second, that person o.
legal age having residence in another town By
supporting himself and family there without town
aid for five years; third, any citizen of another
state may gain r residence in any town In THU
state by maintaining himself and family for fv,
years, and any foreigner for eight years; fourth
any person born in town and living there con
tinuousy until he Is twenty-five shall gain a resi-
dence there 10 com on judiciary.
BY Mr., FOWLER OF Randolph TO pay Mcknste
Eddy Of Randolph suitable sum to reimburs,
him for the pursuit and arrest OF Lorenzo d. Kid
der, convicted Of horse stealing; to com ON claims
BY Mr.. TAFT OF Burlington, relating to the ia
risdietion of the city court of Burlington provid
ing that no judges OF that court shall be disqual
hed from sitting In cases in which the city is
party, Notwithstanding the fact that he Is tax
payer, and providing that the court may hay
Jurisdiction In all suits brought against the cit,
for taxes or assessments upon real estate, witt
the right OF taking exceptions to the suprem
court; 10 com. on judiciary.
By Mr.. PALMER OF Jericho, TO amend sec 8, &
T., 50 to provide that the kindred Of paupers il
the degree OF grandfather, father mother grand