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

receive from the United States a pension OF eight
dollars or more per month.
By Mr.. BRIGGS Of Brandon, H. 392, an act
ferry 10 II. @. Burleigh and Brackett
Burleigh TO the com. on highways, bridges and
ferries. Grants ferry for fifteen years from the
shore Of Lake Champlain at Larabee's Point in
Shoreham 10 the town Of Ticonderoga, New
York.
BY Mr.. BATTELL OF Mddebury, H. 3g3 an
act to complete Miss Hemenway's Gazetteer Of
Vermont history and thus complete the history
OF all the towns for one hundred years 70 com.
on the library. The librarian to subscribe for
twenty-five complete sets at S4.00 per volume.
The publishers are authorized 10 take one sub
scription for the same for each town in the state
at 50 90 per volume which the state shall pay for.
By Mr. MAY Of Waterford, II. 39i, an act
changing the name Of Lizzie Bell Nathan TO
Lizzie Bell Reed; to general committee
By Mr.. MAY Of Waterford II. 1896, an act to
change the name OF Anna Edora Harvey to
Mary Amy Woods; TO general committee.
By Mr.. BUTTERFIELD Of Whitingham H.
396, an act TO amend sec. No 10S of the acts Of
1878, entitled an act concerning dogs, and for the
protection Of sheep and other domestic animals,
approved November %, 1876, and in addition
thereto; to general com lIt provides that IL
the owner OF keeper OF dog Deglects to take out
license by the 10th Of May, he shall not be per-
mitted to do so thereafter for the current year.
BY Mr.. MCKENZIE Of Woodstock, IL. 397, an
act establishing the line between the towns OF
Woodstock and Pomfret to com on town lines.
BY Mr.. DAVIS OF Barnard, II. 39S, an act to
pay VIM. c. Danforth the sum therein named to
com. on claims, Olank sum RS compensation
for Justices bill of costs due him in the trial OF
state Us. George Markham
By Mr.. TURNER Of Dover, II 300, an act to in
corporate the Dover Center Store company; TO
com. on corporations.
BY Mr. MOTT OF Alburgh, H. 400, an act to
amend No. 233 Of the acts Of 1878; to com on
highways, bridges and ferries. 1t amends the
act grating ferry TO John o. Mel Of Alburgh in
regard 10 the extent of the right In Aburgh
By Mr.. JUDEVINE Of Hardwck, H. 40i an
act granting certificates TO teachers In common
schools TO com. on education. Persons who have
taught school twenty or more terms OF not less
than eight weeks each, shall on application to
any town superintendent, be examined and If
found qualified such superintendent shall grant
certificate to teach for five years, having same
force and effect rs certificate of graduation
from the lower course of a normal school
BY Mr.. TAFT of Burlington, II. 402, an act di-
recting the state treasurer to deliver funds in his
hands to the treasurer OF the Green Mountain
Cemetery Association at Burlington' to com on
ways and means. 1t provides that the state
treasurer shall deliver to the treasurer OF the
cemetery association the funds which were de
posted with him by the commissioners appointed
TO superntend the erection of the statue of Ethan
Allen in said cemetery that said association shall
hold the funds and apply them to the preserva-
ton OF the burial lots IN the cemetery.
BY Mr.. SHEDD of Mendon, Ii. 403, an act to
amend sec. 30 OF chap. 50 of the general statutes
to com. on judiciary III provides for the strik-
ing ont OF the clause OF the grand list law which
releases persons from disclosing TO the listers the
names Of parties indebted to them.l
By Mr. BRIGGS OF Brandon, ii. 4Oi. an act in
amendment of an act entitled an act to empower
fire district No. in Brandon to bring water into
SAID district and to issue bonds ior that purpose
to com: on corporations
| by Mr.. SCRANION oil Nergennes, ii. 400, an
act relating to the investment OF deposits in saw
| ings banks, and to the custody of treasurer's
bonds; to the com, on banks. Savings banks
| may invest IN addition TO modes provided by
law, in bonds of cities of 5000 inhabitants in the
| states of Michigan, Kansas, Nebraska and Cali
| fornia. 1t shall not be necessary hereafter that
real estate taken in mortgage shall be double in
| value the amount loaned, but the investment may
be three-iifths oil cash value OF real estate The
| treasurer's bonds OF savings banks and trust
companies to be deposited with the state inspec-
tor OF finance
by Mr.. BATIELL OF Middlebury, by request,
II. 4O6, an act II any person shall maliciously
| misdrect any person travelling or cause to go
out any course from any ferry which any person
| may inquire for-llow punish. " Il any per-
son shall malicously misdirect or guide or cause
any other person travelling to 90 out of any course
from any ferry which he may enquire for within
this state such person maliciously misdirecting
any person or party, shall be punished by fine not
less than twenty dollars and not to exceed over
| fifty dollars, or be confined in the state work
house till paid.
| BY MIR. ABELL OF West Haven, ii. 4UI, an act
| to tax railroads, to the com. on the grand list.
| A special tax of $50 per mile upon all railroad
property in this state, not exempt from taxation,
| is assessed
By Mr. THOMPSON of Irasburgh, II. iOs, an
relating to estates Of wards other states and
countries; to the com on the judiciary. When a
person having a guardian duly appointed in this
| state has also guardian in another state, and 1t
appears to the probate court that 1t would be ben
ecial to property in this state to protect the
| property in another state, the probate court may
order the property in this state to be sold and
the proceeds paid 10 the guardian in such other
statel:
By Mr. PAGE of Rutland, H. 400, an act repeal
ing sec l, of act No. l09 of the acts OF 1863; to
com. on corporations. Said section amended
the charter OF the Champlain transportation
Company so as to give each stockholder at any
election one vote for each share of capital stock
owned by him at the time of such election.
By Mr.. CIRCUIT of Newport II. 40, an act
equalizng the costs Of commitment taxed against
respondent committed to the house of correction;
to com. on Judiciary. [Costs to be taxed against
respondent To be S25 in all cases but the officer
committing shall receive fees as now.
The SPEAKER announced as special committee
Rutland Fifeld of Montpelier, Smith of Rocking
ham, Braiuerd of st. Abans Dartt of Weathers-
field Judevine of Hardwick and Witherell Of
Bridport.
| The Brdttleboro chdrter-Mr HOOKER Of
Brattleboro called up ii. 23i, an act to amend the
charter of the village of Brattleboro, etc, The
house refused to in the senate proposals OF
amendment, and the following gentlemen were
appointed a committee of conference; Messrs.
Hooker of Brattleboro, Abel Of West Haven and
Smith of Monkton.
| The Lake Chdmpldin fsh dct-Mr. MOTT OF
| Alburgh presented the petition of II II. Kinsley
and 102 others, residents of Alburgh, praying
that the present fish law now in force may be
suspended until the Province of Quebec will enact
a similar law exclusive of license; which petition
was referred to the committee on game and fish
cries.
| DiUOrceS.-Mr BOOTH OF Morristown called
| M IL 305 an act in amendment of an act entitled
an act regulating divorces, approved November
81 1878 which had been reported adversely from
the general committee and moved that it be
recommitted to the general committee; and ii
was so ordered
Terms Of the supreme court.-H 29i, an act in
relation to the supreme court, was taken from the
table as the special order for this forenoon at
eleven o'clock The bill provides for the holding
of two terms of the supreme court at Montpelier,
one on the second Tuesday of October and the
other on the first Tuesday In May, instead of the
| terms OF the supreme court in each county now
prescribed by law 1t was reported back to the
house by the Judiciary committee without the ex-
| pression of an opinion
Mr. PAGE of Rutland adyoca ated the passage Of
the bill upon the grounds: first of economy, be-
cause il would render the election of a seventh
Judge of the court unnecessary; and second, of
litigation, because it would tend to the speedy
| dispatch of business before the court most nee
ess,ry reform, since it was now long time after
a case was taken to the supreme court before II
could be heard, aud a still longer time before a
decision could be announced after il was heard.
lie said that the late lamented Judge Peck was
the author of the bill, and the present venerable
chief Justice heartily approves OF it. He sent to
the clerk and had read a letter from Ex-Governor
Ryland Fletcher, which reviewed the history of
the increase of court expenses in this state and
deplored their size.