St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-10-27

era OF Carcinoma Is appointed one 81
the joint committee on reform school il
place of Senator Ide, excused by re-
quest; Senator Ide is assigned to the
committee on federal relations, vice
Senator Brainerd, excused by request.
HOuse.-A bill was introduced b,
Carter of Hardwick, providing that
cOnstables may serve process anywhere
in the state without special vote at the
annual town meeting.
A bill was passed giving justices jul
risdictiOn to take cognizance of causes
in certain cases when the justice who
signed the writ is disqualified.
A bill was passed giving the COVER
nor discretion on appointing a board
of three commissioners, who shall have
power to investigate into the origin OF
epidemics and contagious diseases
among human beings and domestic an
imals.
The bill was passed legalizing the
grand list of Barnet for 1881.
A bill was introduced which prohib-
its the sale, furnishing or giving away
of cigars or cigarettes to persons under
fifteen years of age, under penalty OF
$40.
ROBBIE of Barnet presented petition,
signed by VIM. r. Monteith and forty
other citizens of McIndoes Falls, re-
garding the sale of tobacco to minors.
which was as follows: "The under
signed citizens of McIndOes Falls and
vicinity, believing the use of tobacco,
especially by young persons, leads to
intemperance and, according to we'll
tested experiments in Germany, debil-
tates both mentally and physically E;
we therefore petition the legislature
now in session at Montpelier to pass
such law under sufficient penalties as
shall prohibit the sale or giving away
of tobacco in any of its forms to mi
nOrs."
THURSDAY, OCT. 10.
Sendte.-Senator Brainerd's bill, as
amended and passed, provides that
each county shall provide good and
suitable buildings for holding county
courts, supreme court and court of
chancery, keep them in repair and pro-
vide all necessary furniture. All other
expenses connected with the courts
to be paid by the state.
Senator Ide's bill, providing for a
term of the supreme court for Caledo-
mia, Essex, Lamoille and Orleans cOun-
ties, to be held in Caledonia county,
passed, % to 2.
Senator TempletOn's bill, authorizing
officers to make seizures of liquors
without warrants, keep same in safe
place and procure warrant after, and
only one person shall be required to
make complaint, was passed, 10 to 9,
Brainerd and Ide voting yea, the latter
speaking in favor of the bill.
Senator Ide supported the bill re-
stricting persons from giving away
liquor, etc, in any place except in his
private dwelling and prohibits giving
to any habitual drunkard or minor 9th
er than a member of his own family.
HOuse.-A bill was introduced by
Mr.. Stone of Danville, giving a married
woman all the rights of "feme sOles, y
except as to contracts with her hus-
band.
Bills passed to pay Hon. John A.
Page of Montpelier S2,060.I5 on ac-
count of money which he had advanced
to pay the salary of the superintendent
of education, Hon. Justus Dart, since
1880, an act to regulate elections, to
preserve human life lin concurrence).
Senate.-The bill, providing that
county clerks shall make annual re-
turns to the town clerks, of persons
drawn as jurors, was passed in concur
renee.
FRIDAY, OCT. %.
lSenGte.-A bill excluding minors from
cOurt-rOOms during the progress of tri-
ais was passed.
A bill fixing by legal enactment the
compensation of officers in cases of ar
rests without warrant, was passed in
concurrence.
A bill to pay John A. Page 81, 060.I5,
money advanced on Superintendent
DARTS salary, was passed in concur
renee.
SATURDAY, OCT. 81.
Sendte.-A message was received
from the governor saying that he had
signed Senator Ide's toy-pistol bill.
HOuse.-The bill passed providing
that cOnstables may serve civil process
anywhere in the state whether author
lied at the March meeting or not.
MONDAY, OCT. %.
HOuse.-UpOn the passage of resO-
luton providing that the chair appoint
a committee of three physicians, mem
beers of the house, who shall at once
make inquiry in relation to the small
pOx at the capital, and report their
finding to the house, the speaker APP
pointed as one of that committee Hub
bard of Lyndon.
Sendte.-Bills were introduced by
Senator Ide to pay Lorenzo Sulloway
for capturing o. Ingalls,, who was con-
victed of adultery, for arresting Henry
MallOy, convicted of horse stealing and
breaking Jail, and for procuring the ar
rest of Alvin R. Stokes, charged with
procuring abortion.