Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-03
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THE LEGISLATVRE,
The ntil Prohibiting the Furnishing |
0fntquor to Minors pusscd-Nnrtous
Bills Introduced

The Biil Prohibiting the Eurnishin,
nliuor TO MINORS Passed-Nnrtou'
MoNTrEliER, Oct. 90.
Apropos of the approaching elections o.
State officers, there seems ODE showing sen
tlmcnt. against the practical, too common it
pas! sessions, of members of the Legislature
lobbying for office. One of the proposed
amendments to the constitution, which were
rejected at the last session, sought to prohibit
the election of member of the Legislature
to any Of the, so.callcd, State Offices in the
gift of the Legislature. II such PROPOSE.
ton were before the present Legislature,
believe it would be adopted. The practice
las given rise 10 many scandals and is re.
prchcnsihle for many reasons. 1t would not
be a bad idea TO take the sense of the Legs.
laturc, upon this point, before the elections
came of. 1t might nip some budding ambi.
tions in the bud, and allow their possessors
to attend TO their legitimate legislative bust
ness without distraction.
Giving Liquor to Minors.
The bill ii. ., introduced by MI Black
mcr of Stockblidgc, has passed the Senate
in concurrence, after II lively debate in
which the yeas and nays were called twice
When the bill was before the Senate. the
other day, it was amended, so as not to pro-
hibt the giving of liquor to minors in ones
own dwelling, and a motion to reconsider
that vote was made. To-day, the question be-
ing upon the reconsideration, Senators Wal.
ker and Burnap opposed il, and Senators
lde, Hogan, Boydcn, Crane and Howard adj
vocaed it. 1t was reconsidercd, yeas. 30 :;
nays s. The amendments were then reicc.
ted again by yea and nay vote of 3 to 20
The Dill, us passed, prohibits the furnishing,
,e','Ts W. XIV ny AWAY VI in.oNicalihg hquor
ones own dwelling house unless said
minors, or habtual drunkards, are members
In T 1,rn;s Jm , 'n'y !, anu ,mG qupr cannot
become place of Lobiunl rrsn,1 As or;ni
naly introduced it allowed liquor to be fur
hlsieu 10 m'nois ana hhbitnal drunkards,
i hot i'i'iilueis VI oncs own iaiiiiy, u they
.'''' w. vi ,i'eii parents or
4"''"'"'' Inns was s''uch cut
Mr. Child's Roard of Health.
Mr. Cbild's hoard of hooI,l, lin ..,,;,, ,o,
49,. wan NV
WV" any hioie th'h hahqu's ghost, and
although reported that it was passed, yes
ter1av. II hohbcd I'm again file sorouoo,
.,'1 ~ e. '"'' ''''.oo"
a'' was "l'i oScu vigorously ny Judge
Thompson, who demonstrated by reference
To the law, as it now exists, that there was no
necessity for such bill that selectmen had
large police powers now for the suppression
of nuisanccs and the removal Of causes Of
disease and that the additional powers Civ
en- 10y the bill are ,yrannta ard rCpugnani to
our theory Of free government. MIR. Burke
Of Albany ami DIR. Butler ri Essex, advoca-
ted the biil, and it was fnally passed It
now goes to the Senate, where it will meet
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IhiS WAS a ''cold day for the dogs in
the House. Mr.. Williamson of Cornwall.
onenol ,bo l,o,l hv ,,roo,r,;,, ,l,,, ,..,;,i,
Wv p'''''o' VI
himself the president, ana oil Albert Chap
man, the secretary of the Vermont MerinO
Sheen breeders association osLi,r ,or ,,o
MASSAGE nf II on ,ho III, ,,r,',,,i,, IT, ~. Al"
Ri.srIl nf Shnrchom ulicl, ,y.s ,ha ii,o ri, |
for n male dng n, 80 anJ ,ora s,,, ~ ;s
mid nm mr. hefnrc Nav ,5,i' on1' e., .
80 and 80 r,snectivclv This oftcrnon, ,ho
commune IN n,,icnl,n,. ,,nr @. ' !" r VI.
o,ranJ,,,,, 'i w., ''I I;'.. VI
50, if paid before May 18th. and - and 81
if afterwards. These amendments were
agreed to by Il vote of "a TO So and after
refusing to dismiss the bill, or to make it a
special order for next Tuesday, i. was order
ed to a third reading Tomorrow morning by
Il vote of l01 to "A. Mr.. Smiths (of Pitts. /
ford} hill H. 80, allowing tors that are
i :, nv pt.' ,'e'ou' VI W nave uohe
censci or collared, and anybody killing such |
dogs to have 81 a head, was rtp,rled favora-
bly, and Third reading WAS or tered for TO-
morrow morning.
..,
"'"r'" "'ii
The itch for iiukerlng the divorce law has
at last affected DR. Butler of Essex. and, this
afternoon. II. 2l7, which prov.d, that a 1l.
vorCc from the bonds of mairimony NAV be
deCreed Tor udultary incither party, and "A sep.
aration a mcnSa Il toro for the other present
statutory causes Of divorce and also hahitual
drunkenness in either party. Parties may Inc
separated for limited time or forever bu,
they shall not by virtnc of decree OF scpara-
ton be dccrced single. On the Joint npplica-
ton Of the parties and evidence of a recon.
Citation the court NAV allow the parties to
live together again.
ArOunah Eauntin.ton's VIII,
In the House ,bis sttoroo,, Ird,o
rhomnsou ornrnd q io;,, roo'I'',,, I';S
vas ndontcd rrfcrrin, sn wei u ~ H. "iion
~ u.ucii VI .uc "oV-
Tieoth.d ,n tIn S,,te h,' a, 'ur H. ofII,.y nc-
ION ir r,forrnI ~ io;,,. , oua,, iiun'liis-
inc Of thc indicio,v Co,,mi,tons ~ 10 S,
on, IJr,'soJ ''0'''' ''"''''''''cs vi '''e oeh"'c
various Bills introduced.
Nv Senator Burnon IF Cb;,,.,do, = 81
entitled IAN net in relation IN remed;os e,n
Elementary To executions" If nrov,dcs ,hat
when AN execution is returned unsa,isiied or
is satisfied hV Imprisonment OF drblor thr