News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-11-02
Work of the Legislature.

The hearing before the Ways and
Means Committee was continued on
taxing insurance companies. Major
VIM catechised C.. III. Pitkin, attor-
ney of the National Life Insurance
Company, at considerable length. w.
III. II. Bingham, President of the Yer
mont Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany, appeared and demonstrated
that his company had moth
ing to tax. NJ. j. Francisco of Rut-
land, a foreign insurance company's
agent, claimed that foreign companies
lost money in Vermont, and if taxed
more would go out of the State. W.
III. Ferrin, for the trust companies,
claimed that they had paid all the tax
they should.
The Committee on Elections has
decided that Horatio Templeton, the
sitting Democratic member from Wor-
cester, whose seat has been contested,
is entitled to hold the seat, being duly
elected.
H. 172, the bill introduced by Mr..
Cults OF Orwell, which provides that
the limit # exemption from attach
ment, as to cows, shall be S75, and
as to sheep, 800, was passed by a
yea to nay vote of 81 to 81.
Mr.. Childs' bill providing for a
board of health, to consist of the Sc
lectmen of town or trustees of vii
lage and doctor, in every town, was
passed, after great tribulation, by
yea to nay vote of % to 40, having
been amended so as to apply only to
towns and selectmen.
TINE OF ELECTIONS.
A resolution has been adopted by
both Houses fixing the time for the
election of the State officers on the 18th
of November, and of,the judges of the
Supreme Court on the Sth of Novem-
Der, at half past two in the afternoon
of each day.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE AND PROHIBITION.
Mr.. Gage of CraftsJury presented
the petition of Mrs. n. H. Kinney of
Craftsbury and one hundred and fifty
nine others, asking for woman suffrage
and Mr.. Partridge of Norwich present
ed the petition of one hundred and
fifty citizens of that town asking for
the adoption of the prohibitory amend
ment.
CIGARS AND TOBACCO.
H. $50, the bill introduced by Mr..
Fish of Ira which having been amen
ded, makes a person furnishing CT
gar, cigarette, chewing or smoking to-
bacco to n person under the age of fl
teen was taken up. After some al
terations ofphraseology at the instance
of the committee on revision, Mr.. |
Blackmer of Stockbridge moved that
the limit of age be eighteen instead of
fifteen. Lost-yeas 5S, nays 81. DR..
Erwin of Newport moved that the lin
it be raised to twenty one. The speak
er ruled that this amendment was out |
of order, since it was voted down the
afternoon before. Mr., French of I'm
ierhill moved that the bill be ordered
70 lie aud be made the special order of
next Tuesday afternoon. Lost. On
notion of Mr.. Carter of Hardwick the
Dill was amended by inserting Except
on written order Of the minors parent
Or guardian" Mr.. Munson of Man
chester opposed the bill, saying that
it was unreasonable to class tobacco |
as the same evil working substance as
alchohol. An abortive attempt to
make snuff one of the forbidden SUBJ
StH nr was made The aendment
III was passed after lively debate.
cas- 80 nays 81.
VARIOUS BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Senator Childs of Rutland, S.
8, San act providing for the repair :
f highway bridges and abolishing the
flee of highway surveyor" 1t fixes
he tax at 10 cents on dollar instead !
f % as now provided and makes the
electmen managers of the roads, abol-
shing office of highway surveyor.
BY Senator Burnap of Chittenden, /.
J. 80, entitled San act to incorporate !
be Vermont Mortgage Security Com
amy"
By Senator Cutting of Windsor, S.
u, entitled San act relating to seal I
NC of weights and measures" 1t fixes
fine of SO for using scales, weights,
measures, etc., not sealed or unjust, ;
nd for collecting toll on public scales
lot sealed.
BY Senator Ide of Caledonia, S. 50, I
Untitled San act in amendment Of
ection 1886 of revised laws relating
o the assignment of counsel in State
asses" The bill allows the court to
lssign counsel to assist the States
attorney in cases when the penalty
nay be imprisonment in State Prison
or term of five years.
By Senator Burnap OF Chlttenden,
). 50, entitled "An act in addition TO
10 chapter 103, revised laws, entitled
probate court judges and registers :"
% Committee on Judiciary. 1t pro-
rides that the register first appointed
shall have power and perform the du-
les of the judges, temporarily absent.
By Mr.. Nolan of Topsham, III.
I97, ''relating to the return of tax in
by nonresident land own
srs )" it does away with the necessity
If nonresident owners of real estate
making and returning a tax inventory.
BY B1r. Bridgman of Barton, II 1873 {
ito amend sec. 1912, chap. 185 of /
he revised laws" 1t makes it a pen 7
lily of $40 per day for setting up or
sing a billiard table or bowling alley '
pom land adjoining a school building, b
ollege, academy or church. \
By Mr.. Noble of st. Albans. III. b
80, sin amendment to sec. 9O5, chap. b
2 of revised laws, relating to justice C
lits," Suits before Justice by mu- fl
lal fire insurance companies to col t,
.et assessments shall be brought in
le town where the defendant resides.
By Mr. Walker of Peru, H. 200, to
rotect fish in the mill pond and res 3
rvoir of William ID. Chamberlin in n
cru" 1t prohibits taking of fish for a
IN years under a penalty of $40 or C
IN days imprisonment or both.
BY Mr.. Butler of Essex, H. pol, t
relating to the county equalizilg Q
and the State equalizing b
Oard )" to committee on grand list. a
repeats the laws providing for equal
ing boards. u
By Mr.. Wakefield of Westfeld, III.