Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-10-11

Joint Resolution tho house, asking for
certified copies Of proposed constitutional amend
ments; adopted in concurrence,
At three o'clock on motion OF Senator Brainerd
OF franklin county recess OF 20 minutes was
taken.
The senate re-convened at 20 and on motion OF
Senator Page OF Lamoille county, adjourned.
HoUsE-MoRSINa SESSION.
The house met at ten o'clock, the speaker In
the chair. Prayer by the chaplain.
Bus introduced and referred.-By Mr.. Ganson
Of Ilubbardton, II. IA, :" An act to amend sec.
3,0i4, chap 14i of the Revised Statutes" To
com. on Grand list. Provides that for keeping
in repair highways and bridges the selectmen Of
each town shall annually previous to May 20,
assess tax Of is cents to be paid in labor, or
at its annual meeting may vote tax Of not
less than 10 cents TO be paid In money on or before
the 10th OF June, without discount
By Mr.. Thompson of Irasburgh, II. 10, An
act TO amend chapter 1913 Of the revised laws en-
titled 'Annulllng marriage and divorce" to
Judiciary com. IL adds habitual drunkenness TO
the causes Of divorce.
By Mr.. Dix OF Montgomery, II. 49, IAN act to
regulate elections" to COM on cleo tons. III
provides that first constable shall not preside
or take votes at freeman's meeting when he IL
himself candidate for any office OF the election
shall be void
Constitutional amendments. On motion OF Mr..
Thompson of lrasburgh, joint resolution was
adopted, on the part OF the house, requesting the
secretary OF state to furnish to the legislature
certified copies of the proposals for constitutional
amendments adopted by the last legislature
Congressional Contrasting COmmittee.-The
speaker announced q canyassng committee Of the
votes cast for members Of congress, consisting of
three from each county.
The speaker announced the standing COM
mittees as follows.
Elections.-Smith of Newbury, Sheridan Of
Highgate, Smith Of Addison, Fay of Richmond
Taylor of Guilford, Rowel Of Bloomfield, Wake
field of Westfied
Federal reldtions.--IIunt of Waltham, Pinney
of Pttsfeld, Matterson Of Glastonbury, Jenkins
of Kirby, Perry Of Barnard, Stone OF Painfeld
Adams of Derby.
Ways and medns.-IIooSer of Bratteboro
Wing of Montpelier, Landon of Rutland, Kimbali
of Vergennes, Bisse Of Shoreham, Pritchard of
Bradford, Barnard OF Winhall, Perkins of Wind
Military AFFAIRS Stone of Danville, Harlow OF
Westminster, Bridgman of Barton, Horton OF
Chittenden, Briggs of Searsburgh Lyon of West
more, Hayward Of Tunbridge.
Judiciary Thompson OF lrasburgh, Munson
OF Manchester, Abel OF West Haven Plumley OF
Mortified, Noble OF st Adams, Roberts of Burl.
ington. Carter Of llardwick. Bolles Of Rocking
ham, Burke Of Albany.
Education. Of Barre, Childs OF Benning-
ton, Andrews OF Johnson, Brien OF Castleton, Per-
kins Of Windsor, Stanley of Leicester Dearborn OF
Ely, Mather Of Chester, Jones Of Dover.
Claims. Noble OF st. Adams Brewster Of Hunt
ington, Holmes OF Grafton, Cults Of Orwell, Pinney
Of Holland, Bromley of Pawlet Grout Of Maid
stone, Fiske OF Isle La Motto, Folsom OF Sheffield
Paige Of Cabot Tracy. Of Chelsea, Whttemore
of Belvidere, Greene OF Plymouth, Webb Of Sun
derland, Kittell of Sheldon.
Railroads. Butler OF Essex, Allen of Ferris
burgh, Bolles OF Rockingham. Brigham OF Bakers
field, Landon Of Rutland, Tewksbury of Randolph
Walker of Peru, Randall of Waterbury, Spaud-
ing Of Ludlow.
Hgd,cdys Bridges and Ferries. -Batte OF
Middlehury, Scott OF Swanton, Howard OF Shafts
bury, Spaulding Of West Windsor, Rutter of
Townshend, Kinsley of Cambridge Taft OF SUIT
ton, Templeton OF Worcester Herrick Of Dandy,
Fits of Braintree, Ray of Hinesburgh, Bean OF
Glover, Green of Canaan, Fiske of Isle La Motto,
Esterbrooks of Sherburne.
BdnkS.-fletcher Of Cavendish, Fairbanks Of
ST, Johnsbury, Gray Of Middletown, Haynes Of
Wilmington, Raymond of Brdgewater, Mack Of
Shelburne, Cotton OF Weybridge.
Manufactures. Brown of Springfield, Wells OF
CRANKY, Needham Of Whiting, Robbie OF Barnet,
Quinn Of Milton, Stephens of Troy Shepherd OF
stratton, johnson of Fayston Houghton OF STAN
ford
Agricultre- of Walden, Atwood Of Sails
bury, Blackmer OF Stockbridge, Willard Of Jeri-
cho, Howe Of Newfane, Holden of Iandgrove,
Prescott of STAFFORD, Wilcox of Georgia. Ganson
of llubbardton, Skinner of Lowell, Rowland of
East Montpelier, Cole Of Lunenburgh, Dixon of
South Hero, Eaton of Wolcott White of Panton.
Land dr--SteveBs of Waterville, Gibson of
Ryegate, Leland OF Berlin, Chamberlain OF Corinth,
Reed Of Readsboro, Fuller Of Lexington, Merrill
of Fairfax, Pratt OF Charleston, Fulam OF Balti-
more, Roberts OF Somerset, johnson of Sudbury,
Orvis of Starksboro Sutton of St. George; Will
hanson of Cornwall Hyde of Grand Isle
Grand Hst.-Jones Of Waitsfield. Wing OF Mont
pelier, Wadeigh of Concord Burton Of Rupert,
French of Underhill, Dimick of Windham, Paine
OF Fairlee; Kendall of Woodstock, Ripley OF
Poultney, Smith OF Richford, Black OF Coventry,
Barbour of Brdport, Randall of Iydepark, Sowles
of Alburgh, Hastings of Waterford.
General -Munson of Manchester, Thorpe Of
Charlotte, Temple of Franklin, Bolton OF Peacham,
Roscoe of New Haven, Winchester OF Marlboro,
Peck of Brookfeld, Houston OF Ripton, Robinson
of Weathersfeld, johnson OF Wallingford, Smith
of Brownngton Morse OF Emore Clark OF North
Hero, Hobson OF Brighton, Mayo of Moretown.
DiStribming Young of Arlington, Rsdon
Of Mount Tabor, Miller of Willston, Aver Of
Goshen, Stickney OF Brookline Preston of Sharon,
Rooney OF Fairfield, Stanley OF Washington
White of Eden, Moore of Morgan, Young of
Roxbury, Corss Of Newark, Bean OF Victory,
Sowles Of Alburgh.
State Prison.-Cushing of Hartford, Smith Of
Newbury, Smith of Pittsford, Skiff Of Monkton,
Dix of Montgomery, Thompson of Pownal, Clark
of Stannard.
Corporations -Meacham of Brandon, Page Of
Morristown; Sykes Of Dorset, Ridley Of Bristol
McI.am of Topsham, LeClair OF Colchester, Nc.
Cullough Of Reading, Wilder of whitingham
| Huntley of Duxbury.
7otCn Lines-Taylor Of Brunswick, Lucier Of
Jay, Markham of Pomfret Fish OF Ira, Humphrey
of Fair Haven, Powers OF Athens, kennedy Of
| Granville.
| Mileage and DebentureS. -Sherwin OF jamaica
| Young of Arlington, Horton of Mount Holly,
Blake of Woodbury., Farr OF Lincoln, Bates Of
| Hartland Kinsey Of Cambridge, Curtis of Or
ange, Gage of Craftsbury, Ellsworth OF Fletcher,
| Welch of Groton, Preston of Bolton, Grow Of
| Guildhall, HYDE of Grand Isle.
Public buildings -Farnham of West Fairlee,
| Sherburn of Rochester, Powers of Clarendon
Humphrey of Burke, Robinson of wardsboro, Ed
| son of Mendon, Hastings of Hancock.
InSdae.-Erwin of Newport, Plumley of North
field Arhley of Westford, Markham of Bethel
johnson of Vernon, Hutchinson of Enosburgh
| Hubbard of Lyndon.
| Contrasting committee The following is the
committee on part of the house to canvass the
votes for member OF congress; Addison county
| Messrs. Williamson of Cornwall, Farr of Lincoln
| Arms OF Starksboro. Bennington county, Young
of Arlington, Walker of Peru, Holden OF Land
grove. Caledonia coupty-Gibson Of Ryegate
| Corliss of Newark, WEIGH of Groton. Essex
| county-Grow of Gudhall Fnller OF Lexington,
| Bean of Victory. Chittenden county-Preston of
Bolton, Sutton OF st. George, Miller OF Williston
| Franklin county-Rooney OF Fairfield, Ellsworth
OF Fletcher. Merrill of Fairfax. Grand Isle
county-Hyde Of Grand Isle, Fisk of Isle La
Motto, Dixon of South Hero. Lamoille county
White of Eden, Stevens Of Wateryie, Eaton Of
| Wolcott. Orange county-Stanley OF Washing
ton, Curtis OF Orange, Chamberlin of Corinth
Orleans county-Morse Of Morgan, Lucier Of jay,
Young of Greensboro. Rutland county-Fish Of
Ira, Horton of Mount Holly, Johnson Of Sudbury.
| Washington county-Leland of Berlin Culver OF
Middlesex, Young of Roxbury. Windham county
-Stickney of Brookline, Roberts of Somerset,
Barnard, Fullam of Baltimore, Markham Of
| Pomfret.
On motion of Mr.. Mather of Chester, adj
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
| Bus introduced and referred BY Mr. Wilder
| OF Nottingham, Ii. II, " An act to amend sec. 3S4,
chap. 26 Of the revised laws Of Vermont" to com.
on grand list lit proposes to give the treasurer
| OF any town the power to reissue his warrant to
the constable returnabe in sixty days for the col
| lection OF any tax remaining unpaid
| By Mr.. Woodland OF Halifax, ii. Is, " An act to
amend sec 1916, chap. %, OF the revised laws"
To com. on grand list. lit proposes in case per-
son, etc, wfully omits or neglects to return his
inventory for taxes to take the amount OF taxable
property Of such person as set in the list in pre-
vious years, and double this sum and take one
| per cent thereof for the grand list
| By MIR, Thompson of lrasburgh, III. 10, =" An act
allowing parties TO testify in divorce cases - to
com. on the Judiciary. Allows both libellant
| and libellee to testify in all cases.
| By Mr.. Farr of Lincoln, ii. 20 An act in
amendment OF and in addition TO chap. 40 of the
OF fish, game and birds -" to com. on game and
years, and each person taking, catching or having
| ton hereof, to be fined $40 for each trout
By Mr.. Roberts of Burlington, II. 81, An act
In relation to the adoption OF minor children to
| com. on judiciary, II provides that any char
tered institution having by law the rights Of
| guardian over minor children may execute and
acknowledge the instrument of adoption in behalf
of such minor, before the probate judge Of the
| district where the institution Is located
| Rv Mr. Lynda of Dummerston H. Do ~ An act