St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-10-20

4,0l6 and 1920 of the revised laws,
which was referred to a special COM
mittee consisting of Hooker, Butler of
Essex and Carter of Hardwick. The
ent law, to prevent and remove cOnta-
gious diseases of cattle, more effectual.
Mr.. HOOker's resolution to limit the
introduction of bills to Oct. 20 was
dismissed by vote of LOG to %, which
was IA defeat for the shOrt-sessiOn advO-
Gates.
Jones of Wheelock was appointed
on the joint standing committee on the
house of correction.
The bill introduced by Thompson of
Irasburgh, adding habitual drunken
ness to causes for divorce, having been
reported upon favorably by the judi
ciary committee, was discussed. 1t
was explained that the bill facilitated
the granting of divorces for the cause
stated, on which ground it was strong
ly opposed by several, one gentleman
saying that if divorces were harder to
get, people would consider more before
they were married. The bill was dis
missed by vote of l0l to 50.
Upon motion of MunsOn of Man
chester the reconsideration of the bill
was made the special order for Tues
day, at 2.30 p. III.
canvassing committee on the congress
iOnal vote showed the following result
First district-whOle number of votes
cast y, 575, necessary for choice IL,
2SS; John w. Stewart had 1908, l..
w. RedingtOn 5000, c. w. B. KiddeI
800, scattering 63, majority for Stew
art SOL second district-whOle mum
Der of votes cast 24,7S6, necessary fol
a choice 1884 Luke p. Poland had
Dunbar 800, w. w. CIRCUIT 4,5S3, w. p
Dillingham; 3:36, scattering BIZ, MAORI
ty for Poland S04.
THURSDAY, OCT. II.
Sendte.-Hon. Z. p. Walton, i'll be-
half of HOel II. Camp of Milwaukee
Wis, presented to the senate portrait
of the late Hon. David NJ. Camp OF
Derby, lieutenant governor and first
presiding officer of the senate, in 1896
Senator Ide introduced bill which
provides for a term of supreme court
i'll Caledonia county the second Tues.
day in May annually for the countie,
of Caledonia, Essex, Lamoille and Or.
leans the clerk of Caledonia county
to receive and keep the papers anG
files of this court; all judges of tn,
supreme court to be assigned to sit IA
this term all causes in these countie,
passing to the supreme court to be
heard at this term, unless continued t.
the general term no causes to be de
cided unless four judges who hear i
concur in the decision.
HOuSe-The senate resolution fol
| the election of state officers was re
fused in concurrence by vote of 81
to 81.
A bill providing that county clerk.
shall make return to the town clerks o
persons drawn as jurors was passed.
FRIDAY, OCT. ID.
Sendte.-SenatOr Brainerd introduced
a bill to amend the laws in relation Il
assessing county tax, the object of thu
bill being to change the time when tn,
county treasurers shall send out war
rants for collection of county tax.
/ Senator Ide, by request, introduced
a bill to incorporate the international
Company, large manufacturing en-
terprise on the shores of Lake Mem
| phremagOg.
Senator Ide's bill, providing fine o
not less than S5 nor more than so 70
selling or having in possession with in
tent to sell, toy pistols, was passed.
On the resolution to adjourn unit
Monday afternoon Brainerd voted We;
and Idle nay. The resolution wa
adopted.
H0uSe-A bill was introduced b,
Thompson of Irasburgh relating t,
the compensation of county clerks
The bill provides that the annual sal
aries of the county clerks, payable
semi-annually, and which shall be il
lieu of all other fees and charges for
merly paid by the state, shall be: 70
Addison, Bennington, Caledonia, Or
ange, Orleans, Windham and Wind
sor, $500 each; Essex and LamOille
$3.50 each; Grand Isle, 800; Chitten
den, Franklin and Washington, $40
each Rutland, 1900. In addition, tn,
county clerks shall be allowed to re
tain the fees heretofore returned to tn
state for factions entered" faction
tried" "nonsui.s and defaults" ant
Jury fees on actions entered" ant
shall he entitled to the same fees a
heretofore allowed in civil cases.
On the question of the adjournment
until Monday afternoon, Bolton o
Peacham, Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury
Hubbard of Lyndon, Humphrey o
Burke, Stone of Danville and WeIcI
of GrotOn voted yea, and Bell of Wal.