St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-12-08
The Legislature.
SATURDAY, NOV. p.


persons imprisoned or detained by au-
thority of law; relating to burial
grounds; relating to certificates of
election; allowing parties to testify in
divorce cases relating to poisoning of
food, drink, medicine, springs, wells,
etc.
The bill to prevent the straying of
fowls was indefinitely postponed.
The bill was passed, raising the
amount of capital required to be in
vested in order to entitle manufacture
ing establishments to exemption from
$1,000 to 5000, applying only to such
establishments as shall hereafter he
erected.
Action on the proposed constitution
al amendments, in concurrence, was as
follows: Reprieves, combinations and
pardons, p to o; requiring an addi-
tional oath by members of general as
semby, 10 to 9; relating to the traffic
| in Intoxicating drinks, 23 to > relating
| to the election of certain state officers,
Ii to - :; relating to filling vacancies
| in the house and senate. Il to % to en-
able towns to aid railroads, 10 to Is.
Bills were passed, to aid normal
schools providing for the destruction
of noxious weeds on railroad lands,
with amendments, which were agreed
to, making the time for cutting be
tween July LIST and July 18th, and pro-
viding that in case of failure for ten
days after notice to company, towns
NAV cause weeds to be cut. and recov-
er cost of cutting from railroad in ac-
ton on case relating to town system
of schools relating to assessment of
taxes in years of quadrennial apprais-
ais.
The bill was refused Il third reading,
to empower selectmen to plant trees
beside the highways.
House, Bills were refused third
reading, to protect the rights of citi-
zcns mt the polls; relating to the cleo
ton of certain state officers relating
to liens on granite and other stone re-
lating to the supreme court; relating
to town aid for railroads; proceedings
supplementary to executions; relating
to the investments of savings banks
relating to the investment of deposits
in savings banks and trust companies
relating to the collection of taxes
granting state pay of 81 per month to
Vermont soldiers who served as vet
Grams in Hancock's First army corps
relating to eligibility to Office relating
to the election of Selectmcn.
A bill was passed, for the protection
of highways.
a bill was passed, in concurrence, to
pay Lorenzo Sulloway Sl6S.l4.
Bills were refused ii third reading
relating to exemptions from attachment
and levy of execution relating to days
of grace.
, MONDAY, NOV. p.
Sendte.-Bills were passed, relating
to the sales of liquor by towns relat-
ing to trust funds in the state treasu-
ry; relating to justice oaths.
Bills were passed, in concurrence
to authorize selectmen to alter school
districts relating to care and restraint
of the insane; for the protection OF
highways.
A bill was passed, making record
of prior conviction proof of such fact
in liquor prosecutions, Idle and Brain
? erd voting yea.
Senator Idle offered Il joint resolution
= in regard to the death of Hon. GeOrg,
p. Marsh He briefly and tittingly eu-
logized the public career and services
of Mr.. Marsh, and asserted that his tai
? ents as Il linguist were unrivaled il
| this country; as a literary man, too
= his reputation was high, and his Who'll,
career reflected lusteT upon his native
, state. The resolution was unanimous
= ly adopted on the part Of the senate.
A third reading was refused bills
| providing for commissioners of trusts
e etc. : to prevent evasion of taxation.
h A Joint resolution in regard to tn,
e pay of certain state employees wa
: passed in concurrence.
= The bill establishing the Office of at
e torney- general was defeated.
1 a bill was passed, providing for TIN
! erection of state library building, t.
= cost $40, 900, with Redfeld Proctor, H
: Henry Powers and John l.. Edwards a
' commissioners, in addition to the gov
Y ernor and lieutenant governor, eXclu
: ding the trustees of the library an,
d state librarian.
n House-A bill was passed, revising
= consolidating and amending the law
: relating to the grand list for the pro
II lection of muskrats relating to tn
o crimes of arson and burning. in con
h currence.
The bill providing for state librar
e building was defeated by vote of 9
: to III.
ii A third reading was refused a bi
e providing for regular halliday atten
: dance upon graded and district school.
: A bill was passed to pay II. c. Bate
l. s24.65.
il The senate joint resolutions in regar
p to the death of Hon. George p. Mars
F. we're adonted in concurrence
II A bill was refused third reading, t
{ control the sale of spirituous and in