St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-11-24

relating TO the maintenance OF schools
to prevent Overcrowding of public
buildings and facilitate egress there
from in cases of fire or accident.
Bills were killed, relating to collec-
ton of highway taxes relating to the
support and removal of paupers re-
lating to trials in county court in GER
tain cases ; relating to the support of
paupers and the liability of nOn-resi-
dent kindred /; relating to the cutting
of noxious weeds in highways; allow
ing towns to return to the district sys-
TEN of schools at any annual town
meeting instead of at any fifth annual
meeting taxing deposits of surplus
capital of national banks, savings
banks and trust companies giving
authority to serve process to certain
officers. of associations for bringing
thieves and burglars to Justice to re-
quire officers selling mortgaged prop
erty to make return of his dOings ::
rendering trustees liable whether the
amount recovered in the trustee suit or
the amount of offsets in the trustees
hands does or does not exceed $40 ::
establishing courts of special sessions
for the trial and punishment of inferior
crimes and misdemeanors relating to
the liability of towns for the INSULT
cheney of highways and bridges.
A bill was passed relating to the
correcting of quadrennial lists.
Sendte.-SenatOr Ide introduced a
bill to pay H. c. Bates for procuring
the arrest of IA criminal.
A bill was introduced by Senator
Brainerd, relating to lands granted to
the use of the ministry or social wOr-
ship of God.
Bills were passed, relating to the
accounts of probate judges, which pro-
vides that, in addition to the present
law, the auditor shall annually verify
by examination the returns of each
probate judge, and eliminates the
clause relating to excess of fees over
salary amended by inserting clause
providing that the necessary expense
of stationery used by probate courts
and for heating, lighting and taking
care of probate offices shall be paid by
the state amending the charter of the
st. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain
railroad, in concurrence.
TUESDAY, NOV. 81.
Senate. Bills were passed, in regard
to the obstruction of railroad cross
ings; making fees of town super
intendents - per diem relating to the
investments of savings banks; pro-
viding for appeals i'll the discretion of
chancellor from interlocutory orders
before or after final decree.
The bill limiting jurisdiction of
courts of chancery was refused pas
sage.
The bill was passed, allowing towns
to bond themselves to aid in the con-
struction of railroads to an amount not
exceeding five times the amount off
their grand list.
HOuse.-Bills were passed, amending
the revised laws relating to corpora
tiOns, relating to the United States
exclusive jurisdiction over certain sites
for buildings; amending the revised
laws relating to taxation; abating fees
i'll settling the estates of certain de-
scendants; relating to the division of
school money.
Bills were passed, in concurrence, to !
provide for the publication of the mill
tary history; relating to cruelty to an
imals relating to recOgnizances in
criminal causes relating to the anuul-
ment of marriages.
The bill was dismissed, providing
that listers shall hold Office for three
years, one third of them to be chosen
annually.
The bill relating to the adjudication
of claims against the state was dis
missed.
The bill was passed, to provide a
revenue for the payment of state taxes. |
On the constitutional amendments,
the house voted, o to l64, not to concur
in the proposed amendment relating to
reprieves, combinations and pardons
and cOncurred, l25 to ,, in the pro-
posed amendment requiring an addi-
tiOnal oath of members of the general
assembly.
The amendment relating to the leg
islative power to control the traffic in
intoxicating drinks was lost by two
votes, there being ~ yeas to 78 nays,
it being necessary that a majority of
the entire membership of the house,
Il9, should vote affirmatively to secure
its adoption.
The amendment requiring an addi- |
tiOnal oath of members of the general |
assembly was concurred in by vote of
I25 to ,.
The amendment providing that the
secretary of state and auditor of ac-
counts be elected by the freemen of the
state upon the same ticket with the |
governor was carried-l59 to 81.
The proposed amendment providing
that in case of vacancy in either
house the Governor may order a new
election was defeated-l2I to IS.
The proposal of amendment that the
Legislature shall have no power to
pledge its credit or to create any debt |
in aid of railroads was passed by