Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31
MONDAYS SESSION.
short sessions Yesterday Afternoon-Mr.
Hopkinss Highway Bill Defeated
Bills Introduced.

Both branches .reassembled, Monday
afternoon, and the members appeared to
he greatly refreshed by their sundays
rest especially the fourteen members of
the Senate, who were all that participated
in the deliberations of that august body.
The House sat an hour and a half did Il
good deal of routine business, cleared the
Speakers table ana listened to the read
ing of some bills tudt were introduced.
The Senate sat an hJur and did nothing of
any Importance
Last evening was lively owing to the
influx of judges and lawyers in conse-
quence of the beginning of the gen
era term of the Supreme court. today.
The docket contains! siXty-nine cases few
of them of any special importance. There
are only two cases from Chttenden county.
Jeremiah Lenehen and Mary Lenehen
against Cyrus NJ. Spauding and \. II.
lampray, and the Melville Mutual Marine
ana FIRE lnsuranCe company against Will
liam ID. Hall. This evening the annual
meeting Of the Vermont Bar Association
takes place. The annual address of the
president, Hon. b, +. Fifeld, will be upon
"Judicial Tenure and Compensation"
Judge Ross will read a biographical essay
upon the late Chief Judge PierpOnt and
Judge ROwcll upon the late Judge Peck.
/ Tomorrow morning the business meeting,
when the officers are elected, will take
I place Ill lIt pTdlll Jury room Oh the court
mousse ana tomorrow evening the annual
me lin intrnJmced nv Rav Thnndura 4
Hopkins. early in the session. which pro
vided, i'll substance, that any taxpayer
hlGh' pa! rs hl0hWay TAX III money II ne
his 9,o"d Ii.t ubetbnr b ,n,,.n ,y9i,tad
to or not. whereas those paving in labor
must pay at the rate of twenty cents, was
killed, yesterday afternoon, having been
amended 50 that il was no good from Mr..
/ Hopkins point Of view. 80 were three
other bills-the bill introduced by Mr..
Reed, OF Vernon providng that II the az
gregate amount of the deposits of resi-
dent IN tins state, on the hr7t day OF
April In any savlngs-bank or trust COM
panN. IN TINS state, or elsewhere, exceeds
$500, the excess shall be set in the list TO
such person in the town where he resides
, Ike other taxable personal property the
bill introduced by Mr.. Plnney OF bridge
water. repeating the sections of the Revised
| Laws eNemptinH manufacturing establish
mentS from taxation, and Mr.. Bennett ;
(of Calais bill eXempting from taxation
all notes secured by mortgage on real eS
tate, held by persons or parties within or
without the State, bearing interest not eX-
ceeding four per cent. annually.
Petitions in favurOf soldiers home and
against oleOmargarlne were presented.
/ The report upon the MiddletOwn election
was presented, and made the special order
for next Thursday afternoon AT 2;l5.
RiII. Tntroduced.
~
/ ~ "IllS were lhlrouuctu III lHt HcHlIe
yesterday afternoon. In the House the
SUNDAY incubatus of the members pro
duced the following.
Nd L-o,,eor1o r,.1,, D,,,,. ,,,,o..,ri,,
-! WI Nei'lie',. vi i!ue 81 ~ pie'Vii"-
ing the manner OF serving trustee process
on towns, counties and school districts.
Writs To be LETT with treasurers of the