Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-10-27
Time Fixed for the Election of JUDGES
and state Omcers-Thc Worcester
Contested Election Case Decided i'm
Member.
MONTPELIER, Oct. %.

the meeting of the Bar Association and tho
hearings before the committees on WAYS aut
Means upon the taxation of corporations hay,
brought many visitors to the capital and the
sessions of the Legislature are enlivcned by
the presence OF numerous spectators. Quite
a number of the members have brought theil
wives, or daughters who are assduous visit
ors at the State House and whose presence
seems to stimulate some of the members tc
ornate flights OF eloquence, no matter what
the subject in hand may be-whc,her O
change of the exemption laws as to cattle and
sheep, the forhiddidg the sale of snuff tc
| children under fifteen or the momcntous sub.
ject of board of health. Indeed, as the
most ornate of the orators exclaimed, this
forenoon, unless the board of health bill, ii.
| ia, should be passed, disease would ravsll
our towns and villages as it had repeatedly
| done before. This direful prophecy terrified
| the Representatives greatly, and some of
| them actually smiled in the extremity of their
terror.
The Worcester Contested Election.
The House committee on elections, Mr..
f. w. Smith of Newbury, chairman, will
make a report tomorrow morning. allowing
Mr. lloratio Templcton, the sitting member,
to retain his seat.
Elections Of Judges and State Oalcer,.
resolution was adopted by both Houses
fixing the time for the election of the State
officers on the 9TH of November, and Of the
judges of the Supreme Court on the Sth of
November, at half past two in the afternoon
of each day.
Woman Suffrage and rOhibitiOn.
Mr. Gage of Craftsbury presented the petit
ton of Mrs. n II. Kinney of Craftsbury,
and one hundred and fifty-nine others, ask
ing for woman suffrage and Mr. Partridge
OF Norwich presented the petition of one
hundred and fifty citizens of that town ask
ing for the adoption of the prohibitory
amendment.
Exemptions Of sheep and Cows.
II, re- the bill introduced by Mr.. Quits of
Orwell, which provides that the limit of
exemption from attachment, as to cows,
shall be $40, and as to sheep 800, was
passed by yea and nay vote Of "a to "a.
Cigars ami Tobacco.
Ii. 1870, the bill introduced by Mr.. Fish OF
Ira, which having been amended, makes
person furnishing cigar, cigarette, chewing
or smoking tobacco to II person under the age
of fifteen was taken up. After some altern.
tions OF phraseology at the instance of the
committee on revision, Mr.. Backmer of
Stockbridge moved that the limit of age be
eighteen instead of fifteen. Lost-ycas So,
nays 90. DIR. Erwin of Newport moved that
the limit be raised to twenty .one. The
speaker ruled that this amendment was out
OF order, since it was voted down yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. French of underhil moved
that the bill be ordered to lie and he made
the special order for next Tuesday afternoon.
Lost. On motion of Mr. Carter of IIardwick
the bill was amended by inserting Except
on written order of the minors parent or
guardian" Mr.. Munson of Manchester OPP
posed the bill on the ground that it was
unreasonable to class tobacco as the same
evil-working substance MS alcohol Mr.. Has
tings of Waterford called for the yeas and
nays on the passage of the bill, and they
were taken, resulting as follows Yeas 05,
nays 81. Mr.. Chlds asked that his vote be
recorded, saying that he had understood that
the bill would not be taken up until after
noon. 1t was discovered that i, should not
have been taken up. Mr.. Robinson of
Wea,herstield moved that the vote whereby
the bill was passed be rcconsidered and that |
the motion be made the special order for
next Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Allen of
Ferrisburgh moved an amendment, that the |
motion be made the special order for this |
afternoon. Mr.. Shcrburnc of Rochester
opposed either notion Mr.. Allen withdrew
his motion of amendment. Mr.. Plunley of |
n ialA fla pF D,,l,
sou, upon the ground that the question was
of great public importance, that the members
Of two Important committees were away by |
leave OF the House on necessary business, |
md they should have an opportunity of eX-
pressing their opinions. The speaker having
stated that If the point were made he should
rule that the action of the House had been
nullity. Mr. Abel of West Haven made the
point and the speaker so ruled.
In the afternoon the bill was taken up
again, an abortive attempt to make snuff one
OF the forbidden substances was made the
amendment of Mr.. Carter was adopted, and
the bill was passed after lively debate.
MIR. Child. Hoard OF Health BiII.
Mr.. Child's bill providing for board of
health, to consist of the sclectmcn of town
Or trustees of a village and DOCTOR in every
Town, was passed, after great tribulatlon, by
a yea aud nay vote of 90 to 10, having been
amended so as to apply only to towns and
'electmen.
Various Hills Introduced.
BY Senator Childs OF Rutland, s. 70, "An
act providing for the repair of highways and
bridges and abolishing the Office of highway
surveyor" 1t fixes the tax at 10 cents on a
lolaT instead of % AZ now nrnyided and