Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-11-29

and 10, the amount OF individual deposits In ex
cess Of $500 each listed to depoitors In towns Of
the state; eliminate Accommodations" OF trust
and savings banks and trust com
panies " from list Of taxable property; in sec 80
excludes taxes assessed by county Judges from
provisions OF section.
Joint Resolutions. the house, providing
for a joint assembly at ~ NJ, to elect railroad
to pay Ashton r. willard relat-
Ing to pay OF senate and house officials and to
pay f. w j. Hawkins mileage, were adopted in
Resolution, by Senator Burnap that debates be
limited TO five minutes each; adopted.
House Bills Referred. House bills were read
twice and referred as follows II 378, 2I9 and
24l, TO com. on cams; 298, li3, 235 and 1892 to
judiciary 227, 1884, $40 and 408, TO general; 1914,
to com on printing; 29i TO com. on banks; 406
and i07, 10 com. on railroads; SO and 403, to com
on finance; 401 and 415, TO com. on grand list;
400, to com. on education; 413, to senators from
Bennington county.
The senate then repaired to the hall OF the
house Of representatives for a Joint assembly,
pursuant to joint resolution, and on reassem-
bling, on motion Of Senator Jones, adjourned.
uousE--MoRSNo SESSION.
Devotional exercises by the chaplain.
Bus Passed. H. 4OS, In amendment OF sec.
3, go Of the revised laws, relating to duties Of
clerks Of private corporations, (amended 30 as TO
impose $40 fine for each twenty-four hours neg
lect to exhibit records, etc.) II. 378 to pay G. H.
Reynolds S24; ii. So. to amend sec 3,017 Of chap.
l40 Of the revised laws; H. 29S, relating 10 police
officers; II. 1874 TO amend sec 2, 1858 Of chap 100,
revised laws in relation to the collection Of county
taxes
The Fish and Game Ldto-S. 104, the bill
amending and adding to the present law In regard
to fish aud game, was taken up on the motion to
reconsider the vote refusing the passage OF the
bill In concurrence After discussion by Messrs.
Woodland OF Halifax, Sowles of Alburgh, Burke
of Albany, Battel Of Mddebury, Hooker OF Brat
tleboro Wells OF Cranky, Sheridan OF IIighgate,
Perkins OF Windsor, Randall of Waterbury and
Farr OF Lincoln, the motion was agreed to by
yea and nay vote of 100 to 108, and the house re-
considered its vote refusing the passage 10 con-
currence. On motion OF MIR. Ganson OF Hubbard
ton, the bill was amended by striking out secs: 3
and 9. MIR. Sowles Of Alburgh moved to strike
out secs and 3, which was disagreed to. On
motion Of Mr.. Carter of Hardwck, sec. was
struck out. The bill was then passed in concur
renee with proposals Of amendment, by vote OF
81 to 80.
Joint Resolutions.-The house adopted on its
part resolutions allowing mileage to the eDgross-
ing clerk and that the secretaries, clerks and re-
porters Of the senate and house be paid their sal
aries at the close of the session.
JOINT ASSEMBLY.
Election Of Railroad Commissioner. The SEN
ate appeared in representatives. hall for joint
assembly for the election of railroad com mis-
sioner, acknowledgement Pingree presiding,
and Hon. George Nichols, secretary Of state,
clerk.
Senator Ide Of Caledonia nominated Hon.
Charles ID. Brainerd of Danvie Zone Of the SEN
ators from Caledonia county, and Messrs Stone
OF Danville, Childs Of Bennington, Carter Of
Hardwick, and Bell of Walden seconded him.
Mr. Abel Of West Haven nominated WAYNE
Bailey Esq.,, OF Rutland (the present incumbtnt),
Barre, Fletcher of Cayendsh, Munson of Man
chester and Landon Of Rutland seconded him.
Mr.. Smith Of Newbury nominated John Bailey
OF Wells River, and Mr.. Robinson of Weathersfield
seconded him.
The following tellers were appointed: Senators
Ide and Crane, and Messrs Child4, Fletcher,
Carter and Smith of Newbury. Ballots were
taken with the following result;
Whole number ............2 37
Necessary f9r choice ll9
wayne p ~ icy haa
Son phey
scattering
and Wayne Bailey was declared duly elected
for two years next ensuing.
Repairs Of The High'odys-H. 1877 relating to
highways and the liability OF towns, was taken
up, and several amendments proposed by the
com. were considered. Amendments extending
the liability of towns to injuries on all cuverts,
bridges, etc, whether eight feet span or not were
disagreed to. Pending the consideration Of the
other amendments, the house. on motion of Mr..
Blackmer Of StockbIidge, adj.
sENATE-AFTERsooN SESSION.
The senate convened at two o'clock
PdSSed-S. PAT, to repeal secs. 467, 469 and
40 OF the revised laws; s. Dag, relating to pro-
posed articles of amendment to the constitution;
s. 225, relating to the distribution OF rent OF GER
tain public lands, reported favorably from com.
on education, read the third time and passed. S.
237 relating to the insane, read third time and
passed; S IVA, Senator Towards bill to prevent
unjust discrimination by railroad companies, with
amendments, under suspension OF rules, ). III, to
stop the spreading OF noxous weeds from com on
agriculture, by Senator Cutting, was read the third
time and passed under suspension OF rules; S. 81,
Senator Cuttings bill relating to sealing of
weights and measures, from gen. com, by Sena-
tor Mcintosh, with proposals of amendment,
which were agreed to- and the bill was read the
third time and passed under suspension OF
rules; S. pa, to establish the time to COM
plete the Tnmouth iron and marble railroad,
from committee on railroads, by Senator Ide;
S 80, to amend sec. 1872, and to repeal secs.
1897, 1898 and 1899 of revised laws, from com. on
game and fisheries by Senator Brainerd OF Frank
lin.
Passed in Concurrence House bills as follows
were reported favorably from committees, read
the third time and passed in concurrence: H. 362,
comforting certain additional privileges and pow
ers upon the Bellows Falls village corporation,
from gen com, by Senator Hogan; H. 1877, in
the Jacksonville and North Adams
and telephone association, from gen.
CON- by Senator Hogan with proposals OF amend
ment II. l22, Incorporating the Merchants in
surance company, from gen. com, by Senator
Hogan; ii. 2S2, providing for uniform method
for the compensation of police officers from com.
on judiciary by Senator Burnap, and passed
under suspension of rules; II. l51, to enable the
town Of Bradford to issue its bonds for the pur-
pose OF funding its Indebtedness, from gen com,
with proposals OF amendment, by Senator Hogan;
II. 1878, to pay c. II Reynolds, from com. on
claims, by Senator Kelton ii. 399, Incorporating
the village OF Waterbury, from Washington
county senators, by Senator Martini II. l94, re-
lating 10 the state printing, from com. on print
ing, by Senator C. f Brainerd read the third
time and passed under suspension of rules; III
249, to pay James G Bates, from com on claims,
by Senator Burnap, and passed under suspension
Of rules; H. 2ii, to pay Isaac l.. Dodge, from
com. on claims read third time and passed under
suspension OF rules; II. 400, relating to text
books, from com, on education, and passed under
suspension of rules; II. 1926 for the protection of
rating the viag of Benning on and North Ben
ington, from special com, by Senator WALL II
Ais. legalizng the grand list of Washington for
1881 and 1882, from com on grand list, by Sena-
tor Crane; ii. 3l4, incorporating the village OF
Brandon, from special CON-, by Senator Walker;
H. 407, relating to tolls to be established by rail-
road corporations, under suspension Of rules; II.
il3, relating to the municipal court OF Benning-
ton, from special com, by Senator Wall; IL $40,
for preservation of fish In Lake Bomoseen, from
com on game and fisheries, by Senator Brainerd.
and passed under suspension OF rules ii. 3Si, in
the National marble company, from
gen COM, by Senator Hogan; ii. al, relating TO
official advertising and the publication OF the
Senator Walker, read third time and passed
under suspension OF rules; ii. 256, amending the
act Incorporating the village OF Montpelier, from
special com, by Senator Jones, H. SOl, incorpo-
rating Mortified House aqueduct company
from gen com, by Senator Hogan, with propos-
ais OF amendment
KAied-s. 1is, relating to town lines; II. 29S,
relating to police officers, reported from com on
Judiciary adversely, and third reading refused;
H. 143, relating TO the separate rights OF married
women II. 2S5, amending sec. go OF revised
laws relatirgto taxation.
The committee Of conference on S 35 reported
certain amendments and their report was adopted.
Proposals Of amendment Concurred in.-The
senate concurred in the proposals OF amendment
from the house to S. $50, S. 212, s. 104, s. l66,
and l67.
Weather Indications IN State-S 1866, Senator
Goodwin's bill providing for more general diff
fusion of the government weather indications
throughout the state, was reported from com. on
education by Senator Boyden, with slight pro-
posal Of amendment, which was agreed TO, and
the bill passed under suspension OF rules.
House Bills Referred H 1877 and 265, to com.
on highways and bridges; ii. 1874, to com. on
land taxes II, 202, com on manufactures; IL,
al to com. on state and court expenses IL. 400,
to com. on finance; II. All, to gen. com.
On motion OF Senator Cutting, the senate voted
not to concur in the amendments proposed by
the house to S. 204, and Senators Dart, Goodwin
and Cutting were appointed committee OF con-
ference.
on motion OF Senator Brainerd OF Franklin, the
senate took a recess until 7 o'clock,
HoUsE-AFTERNooS SESSION,
Bills Passed. 265, In addition to chap 40
TO chap. 1853 OF the revised laws, relating to the
organization OF railroad companies after foreclo-
sure; H. 202, TO establish a rule for measuring
saw logs and round timber; IL. 357, relating To