St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-11-17

read, vetoing the bill allowing the Rut-
land county national bank S370.74 fol
capturing a defaulting teller.
House.-Bills were passed, amending
the charter of the st. Johnsbury &
Lake Cbamplain railroad company
and annexing a portion of the town OF
Glastonbury to the town of SALISBURY
(having been amended so as to leave
the question of annexation to a meet
ing of the voters of Salisbury to be
held in December, 1882 if the vote be
favorable the act will take effect Jan
l, 1881
TUESDAY, NOV. IA.
!Sendte.-The third reading was re-
fused the bill prohibiting cutting wood
or timber on mortgaged property with
out the consent of holder of mortgage
except firewoOd for use of occupant OF
property, and provides close Jail in
event of court adiudging the act wilful
and malicious.
Bills were passed, providing for a
partial dividend in insolvency, in case
the settlement of estates is delayed
and forbidding appeals to claimants
who do not prove their debts on or be-
fore the second meeting of creditors
extending time when court may make
decree concerning the care of children,
annliaafinn Of nithap OH
including foxes in the list of nOxiOus
animals, with a bounty of fifty cents.
Bill incorporating the international
press company and changing the name
of the town of Ely to that of Vershire
were passed in concurrence.
House. Bills were passed, to compel
the cutting of grass and weeds within
the fences bounding the lines of a rail
rood providing uniform method fol
the compensation of police officers re-
lating to court expenses lin concur
rence) to legalize the grand list OF
Peacham for 1881 and 1882; appoint
ing Charles Clark of ST. Adams, the
bridge builder of the Central Vermont
railroad company, a commissioner to
superintend the expenditure of the APP
preparation.
The third reading was refused bills,
eXempting certain polls from taxation
in relation to the grand list providing
for the taxation of church property I;
taxing deposits in savings banks, saw
ings institutions and trust companies.
The bill to commute the death sen
tence of Louis Almon Meaker was
passed without any discussion, the vote
standing-yeas 100, nays II, absent OF
not voting "a. Bolton, Clark, Fair
banks, Folsom, Jones and Taft voted
yea, Bell, Carter, Gibson, Hastings,
Hubbard, Humphrey, Jenkins, Robbie,
Stone, Wadleigh and WEIGH voted nay,
Corliss absent or not voting.
The third reading was refused the
bill, prohibiting the sale of opium,
morphine and choral except on physi-
clans prescriptions.
BILLS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.
An act to repeal section 2,55S chap
ter 1913 of revised state laws, entitled
registration of deaths an act in
amendment of section $500 of revised
laws an act i'll amendment of section
S5l of the revised laws, relating to the
jurisdiction of cOnstables in serving
process an act extending the jurisdic-
ton of justices of the peace an act in
addition to certain sections of chapter
1863 of the revised laws in relation to
the traffic in Intoxicating liquor an act
to punish frauds upon hotels; an act
to pay George w. Reynolds the sum
named; an act to amend sections
$50 and $40 of chapter 46 of the re-
vised laws; an act to regulate cleo
tiOns; an act to repeal sections 4,3l2,
Abb and ,3l4 of the revised laws re-
lating to illegal shows an act to au-
thOrize the town of st. Adams to re-
fund its outstanding notes or bonds !;
an act to incorporate the Rutland Trust
company an act to incorporate the
Warner Home for Little Wanderers !;
an act extending county taxes to the
unOrganized towns and cores therein !;
an act to prevent damage to street
lights; an act constituting references to
the revised laws; an act relating to
the loaning of military arms to schools;
an act in amendment of section 1866
of revised laws relating to the form of
procedure in prosecutions for main
tanning liquor nuisances an act to
provide for the drill and inspection of
the officers of the militia; relating to
the Guildhall aqueduct company; re-
lating to the exemption of fowls from
taxation; relating to the loaning of
military arms to grand army posts re-
lating to cemetery associations incOr-
pOrating the Rutland street railway
company relating to exceptions in
session proceedings; relating to the
study of physiology and hygiene in
the public schools.
Gen. Griffin Defends Himself.
am simply an Independent voter,
determined not to be Overridden or
controlled by any ring. My motives in