Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-11-19
Legislature d Vermont.
SENATE-FoREN00N.

Tue president pro ten in the chair.
Bills introduced and referred-By Senator Weed.
10y request an act in relation 10 the state lrson 10
committee on State Prison, lThe bill provides II
any person employed in or about the state Prison
as officer. guard or employe, in whatever eapacity
shall williully or negligenly suffer any prisoner Ia
go at large or he visited conversed with. comfort
ed or relieved within the prison. or shall convey 10
or from any prisoners any communication, news
paper, matches or any article without the appro-
balon OF the superintendent, he shall be punlshed
etcl
BY Senator Henry. an act To commute the SEN
tence OF Edwin e. Hayden. Senator King suggest
ed that the hill be referred 10 a select committee
consisting OF three Senators. Senator Lane moved
that II be referred 10 the judiciary Committee. Sen-
atOr Dunton said the Judiciary Committee was
overbnriened already. On vote OF the Senate, re-
ferred Ia Committee ON Judiciary.
On motion OF Senator Dana, the Senate resolved
Itself into committee Of the whole io consider ;.
an act To equalize taxation, Introduced 10y Sena-
TOT GeeI.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Senator Dana in the chair.
Senator Dwmell explained thai the committee
hadreported the blll without expression OF opinion
thinking that the whole object of taxation might
be safer in the hands OF the Senate than in the
hands of the committee.
Senator Field. TO test the sense OF the Senate.
moved that when the committee rise 1t report that
the hill ought not 10 pass.
Senator Gleed spoke in favor of the bill the pur-
pose OF which was 10 bring into the list Invisible and
personal property, and TO correct the evil OF IN
equal and unfair apprasals In different parts OF the
State. The bill contains the substance OF the New
Hampshire law, which had worked well.
Senator DuntOn favored the hill. Similar meas
nres had worked well III the West Is well as In New
Hampshire.
Senator Fuller thought the subject needed fur
her discussion. and there seemed To him there were
some defects m this bill.
Senator Field thought that although there were
some merits IN the blll yet IL stood there were
such defects that II should not pass as drawn.
present system, and was In favor Of considering
seriously this as well rs the other measures that
pointed in the right direction.
Senator Cook hoped the hill would he kept before
the Senate that the whole subject might be careful
ON motion of senator Bridgman the committee
reported progress and asked leave 10 SIT again
which was granted.
Adjourned.
SENATE AFTERNOON.
Eepou-From Committee on judiciary. In favor
OF = lI2. act In relation 10 the files and records
of the Municipal Court IN ST. Adams.
From Committee on Highways and Bridges In
10 the sand Bar Bridge passed.
From Committee on Judiciary in favor Of II. 1884, |
an act m relation 10 guardians and wards third
reading ordered tomorrow morning.
From Committee on Judiciary upon \. l2 an act
changing the terms OF the Supreme Court, without
expression of opinion ordered 10 lie.
From General Committee in favor of 5. LOG, an act
IN amendment of the act OF incorporation Of the
village OF Si Adams anu the amendments thereto
passed
Joint rc.nluiiCn granting the use of the Hall OF
Representative los. ". Dyke adopted IN concur !
renee.
The Senate repaired To the Hall of Representa-
ives 10 meet with the House IN joint Assembly.
The Senate returned al paf-pasi o'clock and ). |
go act prev justice from being defeated by
verbal inOccurences, etc. in Indictment for per-
jury WAS i.,ken mp and on motion OF Senator Dana !
ordered To lie.
Adjourned,