Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-03

prison ana IN furnishing new doors and locks
Tor the cells in the three upper tiers 10 be cN
pended under the direction and in the discre
ton of the directors. The report was ordered
to be printed.
Bills Introduced.
by Senator Burnap, S. 90, entitled an
act relating TO the republication OF the early
decisions Of the court of Vermont ;" to com
mittec ON Judiciary. Provides for the re.
publication. by the reporter. of such volumes
OF reports Of Supreme Court decisions as
Supreme Court may designate, at rate OF
not more than four volumes, annually for
just two years. By Senator Bingham OF
Chittcnden, S. %, entitled "An act cstab.
fishing tie Burlington Banking AMI Trust
company" to committee on Banks
BY Mr.. Thompson of Irasburg, H. 222
constituting references to the Revised Laws.
PROVIDES that when references to sections of
the Revised Laws are made, the section re-
ferrcd 10 shall he deemed to BE- the section
designated by that number in figures at the
beginning of the section in ten volumes OF
statutes published under the authority of act
No. lag of acts of 1885,
by Mr. Way of Andover, II, 324. ''per-
hitting devotional exercises in district
'N''''' "A t'b'Hti may SCl apart lol lllolt
than twenty minutes for the reading of the
Bible and other devotional exercises. Attend
ancc upon such exercises shall be voluntary
and any scholar may absent himself from
such exercises
BY Mr.. Markham Of Bethel, II. 22j, 'relat-
ing to peddleis' licenses" Provides that
any person who has been II resident of the
State year may pcddlc without liccnce.
by Mr.. Roberts of Burlington, II 226 in
amendment of sections SGS and .I6j3 of Re.
vised Laws, relating to the time of serving
process in certain cases = to the judiciary
committee. Provides that all process return
able to the county court shall be served at
least twelve days before the court, and does
away with the provision requiring Thirty days
when the defendant lisa corporation.
The Election of Member. TO once.
Senator Burnap introduced a Joint resolution,
which was ordered to lie, embodying what
said, the other day, in regard to the election
of members TO State offices, 1t says "that
it is the sense Of this General Assembly that
no member OF either branch thereof ought to
he eligible to any office in its Gift and that
except as TO such Offices as the estahlis ed
policy OF the State suggests should be filled
ny reelection OF present incumbents-it is
any member of either branch to
be candidate for any Office required to he
filled by the Joint Assembly, or which may
he created by legislative enactment.
Minor Matters.
Mr.. Munson of Manchester was in the
chair this afternoon, in the absence Of the
Speaker.
Judge Thomps)n's joint resolution relating
to the will of Aramah Huntington was adopt
cd by the Senate in concurrence.
Senator Burnap's hill repeating section
81 IL of the revised liws, relating to notice
before the indictment of highways, was re-
ported against bY the committee on highways
and bridges but after Il debate, in which
Senators Burnap, Walker and Idc favored
and Senators Boydcn aud Martin opposed,
was ordered to II third reading by II yea and
nay vote Of IL too
The Hon. Joseph Battell gave II most en-
joyable party at the Pavilion, on Friday
night IN order of his fair visitors from Mid
dlcbury, Miss Hattie Chapman, Miss Gcrtie
Fletcher and Mrs. Miner.
If the Legislature should follow the time
lonorcd custom and adjourn the Wcdnes-
lay before Thanksgiving, there are yet four
more weeks of session before us.
The Senate committees mus, have done some
work during the recess, for the following bills
were reported upon favorably, and third
reading ordered for Tomorrow morning 5.
Il, Senator Bingham's bill enlarging the
powers Of police officers II. 80, Mr.: Rob
,rts's bill in regard To the traffic in ntoXicat-
ng liquors, with certain minor amendments,
which were agreed to; II. III. regulating
elections II, l55, Mr.. Roberts's bill to pun
sh frauds upon eatnp-houses; 5. 50, Sena-
or Buinap's bill relating 10 proceedings sup
Elementary to executions.
The committees on railroads heard Hon.
George NJ. Dale OF Island Pond this evening
n behalf of the bill to incorporate the Coos
Valley railroad company.