Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-17
LEGISLATORS AT WORK,
MANY BILLS AND LOTS OF VISITORS
Morc Like old Timcs-SiGht-secrs at the
Capitol-Good BAD and Indifferent Meas
urcs-The Contested Election Cases
-GencraI Notes and Gossip.


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tinguished persons present were Hon.
Rediield Proctor and Gen. H. g. Kingsley
of Rutland Hon. Albert Chapman of Mid
dlebury, Hon. James l.. Martin of Brattle-
boro. Hon. .IiStus Dart of Springfield,
State superintendent of Education, and
Hon i. f. DlCk"rman and John Young of
Newport. Next week il is expected that
many of thr members will bring their
wives and daughters, and Il Legislative
ball is talked of hy-and-by. \ Joint rCSO-
luton was adopted inviting MIR. II. W.
TeWksbury OF west Randolph to deliver
his celebrated lecture ON the battle of
Gettysburg in Representatives hall, next
Thursday evening. Mr.. TcWksburY has
accepted.
The Contested Elections.
A Joint assembly was held yesterday
forenoon, when the votes for county Off
GERS were declared, and the vacancies in
the offices OF the justice of the peace We're
filed. No action was taken in the Shirley
atty question in Bennington county, but
subsequently Il joint resolution was
adopted, on motion of Senator Carney of
Bennington, empowering the joint com
mittee for the canvass of votes for county
officers to send for persons, papers and re-
cords. This will ensure Il full investigation
of the question of whether the Democratic
or Republican candidate for sheriff in Ben
hlhgt0h county was elected Inc Demo
TidlS nay Ictalhtu tlaTchCc H.. lHNlil'
r9q', VI btLi'h' 10 coluucl 'lelr caNeS'
and the hearing will proceed Il, soon as
possible
The House committee on elections sat
and mi in', r,,j Mil tn' ,nnrrn,v ,ft"rmnnn
Immediately after the close of the session
q I .ptlintrNnll If
wv H. w 'Hr 9o"' ~ ~ 2t cUllltH.t,i nS '1
ready f,,,. =, ,'.,a,in'r If Was tt,trd ttnt
JudGeI. ". Redngton. of Rutland was
on his way hning Mr.. Gift : case in charge,
altu VIII 'rt,'r III tht evening" propapINl'
aal,e' I',G ,''lGi'Ii "l Ar, IInGWtl
'"9e' '"''-' " II-"' Will "c 'aNeh up
\ soldiers Home.
\ mott. i.,n. ,,..,s. ,,,.nntrd tn tbn II,n..
H. ~ .t...: ~
ny -"l' ''"l.'''"S""' "i w orc tS''I' when Is
signed by Hon. PduI Dillingham; and 2?O
others ask m. for the establishment of Il
soldiers nome in Vermont II was re
ferrpd To- he committee ON military uf-
fairs.
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N'"'''''''e '""h'''"@S
The joint committee ON the House of
Correction has been authorized +, visit
that in..i.,,+i,, ma, l,r,t,, o,,,,,,i....,
-,,''' ''''' ~
't 'ie l'i>"iit 'oA num- anu '"e ilouSe com
mlttec GA the insane endeavorcd to get
Joint resolution ough,empowering them
to visit ne insane asvlumS in this State
and also one asylum in another State
senators falll ana Howe pulled out the
inc the .yrnr,inm f. tha Sftn y mint
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~ '''.I' 'oii Vi 'r"iioHr9'tr plo7So'l INC
",,'' ''i'i w ''i'H'
"iich N'lI ne klllc0, as they ought to b e.
Dhc relieves all honOrably discharge sol
giiers from the payment of Doll taxes The
law now, nrovidps for the avamntion If
.s,,ors,,,,. ,,,t,,,iI,, S.,, ,,'t,,
Pciooa'' q, ,tu'iiH 'ooi VI rpm "noIil d
taA Is n"' iihtiS 10 De Collecieu. or OF per
Ir;t l IT, " MY ~ umv 80 t,ue VI .iic
il''o' ~, ,i ~ o,iT N"i ~! 'lic SupPIeo-
S Stt VI '''t it"cilio'i III .nc oou.n elI
ol'.tH' lpNt an 'rlN' ieE OF eHeSlgh, or
hil uiSapillly' WhlGh
uIsapliil HiL! !ii pc determined ny lhe dc-
gree OF "iI!pIi NY ,"f Wnich Such person Is
pIlln'oiVH' inns IL an 'nG SoiuleI' ASK
MS ~ vi 'II'lil 'li PVc'Hldi,ig itpic ~ pay
Illcli ."NtH anu 9Ae! 'tff Wiling TO- InteN
W. ho' tHh ~ pt lIltuc pdupcIS o. ms
OtleI nlll Is uritl,|hIeu III the interest Oh ms
Nv puN' ness my Manufacture Oh hlitioe
IL W'.i' 80 "c'lV! III SIdNc9toilcS 10 DC gwen
me payer 10 r'taNe lhto thelr own posses
oioIi az 'P'n-H anu monuments, rehitlniuI
mis- ',i, tTn,,' ,,,,i,"ldr H'''iu
other seller of goods in the State enjoys.
N ,il men must look out Tor thelr
P"' my NV
"''i' ih'r"""ce" an" Passed
some "i the more important bills intro
duceu Yesterday were the following
Senator Howe Introduced Il bill making
towns, cite, and corporations liable for