St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-11-10

Gibson and Robbie voting yea, and
Clark, Folsom, Hastings, Humphrey,
Jenkins, Stone, Taft and Wadleigh
voting nay.
The bills enlarging the power of po
lice officers and reducing the number
of supreme court judges to six were
killed.
A bill was introduced by Carter of
Hardwick relating to the liabilities of
sureties on the premium notes of fire
insurance companies, which provides
for the relief of the sureties from liza
bilities after the title to real estate has
been transferred in such a way that by
law or by the rules of the company or
terms of the policy, the policy becomes
void.
The bill prohibiting under penalty
any person from setting up or using a
billiard table or bowling alley upon
land adjoining a school building, col
lege, academy, or church was killed.
The bill to pay George A. Hines
S24S.20 for work for the insane asylum
commission was passed, Carter of Hard
wick being temporarily called to the
chair during the discussion by Speaker
Martin.
THURSDAY, NOV. ..
Sendte.-Bills were passed, providing
for the addition of the question, "Will
this marriage be in violation of any
statute law ?" to the list of questions
to he answered by applicants for Ii
censes, and forbids granting of mar
riage certificates by town clerks if they
know that the marriage if solemnized
would he in violation of law; provid-
ing that any court of the state, of COM
petent jurisdiction under the United
States laws, may take jurisdiction of
the application for naturalization of
alien residents in the state when no
such court is in session within the
county in which the applicant resides.
The bill adding foxes to the list of
DOxious animals was killed.
HOuse.-The bill allowing registers
OF probate courts to perform the duties
of judge during the temporary absence
of the Judge was killed.
Bills were passed, which provided
that where references to sections of the
revised laws are made, the section re-
ferred to shall be deemed to be the
section designated by that number in
figures at the beginning of the section
In the volume of statutes published I'M
der the authority of act. No. l42 of
acts of $780, providing for imprison-
ment of not more than six years for
breaking a street light; providing for
the drill and instruction of the officers
of the militia.
The bill exempting from taxation in
the discretion of the listers the person
al estate of minors, unmarried women
and persons over seventy years of age
actually poor, when the taxable prop
erty and property exempt from taxa
ton does not exceed 5000, was dis
missed.
The bill limiting the value of cows
and sheep for exemption to S75 and
$50 respectively, was dismissed.
FRIDAY, NOv.3.
Senate.-The dog law, making the
tax on female dogs 81, was passed, af-
ter being amended, one of the amend
ments fixing the age when a happy
puppy becomes dog at eight weeks.
Senator lde introduced a bill provid-
ing for court of claims in each coun-
ty, consisting of the judge of the su-
preme court who presides in the cOun-
ty court, the two associate Judges of
the county and the state auditor of ac-
counts, which court is to have jurisdic-
ton of all claims against the state for
services and expenses in the pursuit or
capture of persons charged with crime,
i'll favor of persons resident in the
county where the court is held SEES
slOns to be held annually ut places Sc
lected directed by the judges, notice
to he given by publication three weeks
preceding said session in newspaper ;
decision of majority of such court to
be final the states attorney shall at
tend and represent the state provides
for compensation the judge presiding
at these courts to certify to the state
auditor the Judgment of the court up
on each claim adiudicated, which GER
titicates are to be filed and preserved,
and the auditor shall draw orders in
favor of parties recovering judgment
the judges of the supreme court to
make rules for these courts.
The bill was passed incorporating
the Warner Home for little wanderers.
House. The bill adding to the studies
of common schools physiology and ny
giene, which shall give special prOmi-
nence to the effects of stimulants and
narcotics upon the human system, was
ordered to third reading-yeas 100
nays 76, absent OF not voting 81. Bell,
Fairbanks, Folsom, Gibson, Hastings,
Humphrey, Jones, Robbie, Stone and
Taft voted yea Carter, Clark, Wad-
leigh and Welch, nay jenkins, absent
or not voting.
The bill amending the act incOrpo-
rating the Green Mountain cemetery
association was passed.