St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-12-01


tional amendment, Bell, Bolton, Fol
som, Gibson, Hastings, Hubbard,
Humphrey, Jones, Robbie, Stone, Taft,
and Welch voted nay, and Carter,
Clark, Corliss and Fairbanks voted
yea.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. -.
Senate.-The bill relating to military
equipments was passed, in concur
renee.
Bills were passed, giving school di-
rectOrs power in their discretion to
convey pupils to and from public
schools at the towns expense author
izing selectmen to purchase road ma
chimes; providing for the appointment
of temporary public officers.
The bill was refused a third reading,
providing for the killing of dogs, when
ever found not licensed or collared OF
are proven vicious, by any person.
The house proposed amendment, fix
ing the salary of the state superinten-
dent of education, was adopted by a
vote of % to |.
The death sentence of Louis AlmOn
Meaker was committed by "A vote of IL
to ID, Ide and Brainerd voting yea.
HouSe.-Bills were refused, allowing
towns to be informed against in the
same manner that they may now be in
dicted for neglect to keep in repair
highways; providing for the fixing OF
boundaries to establish the courts OF
special sessions for the more speedy
punishment of inferior crimes and of
fences against the peace and dignity OF
the state relating to the compensation
of town superintendent of schools
relating to public lands; providing fOI
the cancellation of instruments OF
adoption in certain cases to regulate
the rates for transportation of freight,
passengers or cars on the railroads
within the state; relating to peddler's
licenses.
Ht Dlli llON a WV IChNS
to be deemed sufficient shall be fouI
feet six inches high, shall consist OF
not less than five wires, attached to
substantial posts not more than sixteen
feet apart, the barbs not to exceed one
quarter of an inch in length, and the
fence to be capped with board two
by four inches, was dismissed.
The date of final adjournment was
fixed at eight o'clock on Wednesday
morning.
The committee on final adjournment
reported that there were i'll the hands
of the committees this morning l23
bills originating in the house, and 30
originating in the senate.
The third reading was refused a bill
relating to the traffic in Intoxicating
liquors.
A bill was passed, providing for the
erection of headstOnes at the graves of
those who are buried at the expense of
the town.
The bill was dismissed, allowing
trustee process to hold only on the eX-
cess of wages above so.
A resolution was adopted, fixing the
pay of messengers at - day for this
session.
Bills were refused third reading, to
prevent the erection or maintaining of
injurious fences or other structures or
the depositing or accommodating of ma
nure to the injury of adjoining land or
landowners or occupants to declare
certain waters private property and for
the protection of the same disquali-
flying officers in trust companies to be
officers in banks of discount relating
to the investment of deposits in saw
ings banks; to constitute courts OF
claims relating to the repair of high
ways and liability of towns; relating
to liens on personal property.
The house concurred in the senate
proposal of amendment, fixing the sal
AIRY of the state superintendent of edu-
cation.
THURSDAY, NOV. 23.
ISenate.-A bill was passed, relating
to commercial fertilizers.
The bill creating a board of railroad
commissioners was refused third
reading by vote of - to l6.
A bill was passed in concurrence, to
appropriate money for repairs and add
ditiOns to the state prison.
Bills were passed, relating to game
and fisheries, amended by including
shad and pond pickerel in the prOvis-
ions of the bill, and makes the shoot
ing season of wOOdcOck commence
Aug. Is; relating to the re-Organiza-
ton of railroad companies after fore
closure.
Bills were refused third reading,
providing for the appointment of JUS
tees to take jurisdiction in criminal
causes; prescribing manner of execu-
ton in criminal cases.
HOuSe.-Bills were passed to allow
parties to testify in divorce cases to
authorize the selectmen to alter school
districts.
Bills were passed, in concurrence,
relating to the custody of children af-
ter divorce relating to the attendance
OF teachers upon institutes and educa-
tional meetings, amended so as to pro-
vide that the selectmen shall include
the time, not to exceed three days, ac-
tually spent by teacher in attendance
upon a teachers institute, in consider