Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-11-21
THE LEGISLATURE INuErArIGABLE.

Debate in the senate upon the Orleans
County Shire--Thc Advocates of Re
moVal --Noman sun
ragc-Continuancc of the
Avalanche Of Bills.
Thursdays session.
The great legislative event Of Thursday
was the debate upon the Orleans county
shire bill in the Senate. Nothing of great
moment occurred in the House, but
larIcamount of business was done. The
most picturesque feature in each branch
was the presentation of several petitions,
numerously signed. asking for the grant
ing of municipal suffrage to women. The
largest petition was signed by 56l men
and women of Montpelier, including near
ly all the leading citizens OF the town.
The petitions were referred to the com
mittee ON the judiciary.
At 10 o'clock, to-day, Il joint assembly
will be held to elect Judges of the Su-
preme court. The result will be the
reelection of all the old Judges except
Judge Rudhrld, who rctircs after fourteen
years of faithful and valuable service, and
the election Of Hon. w. II. Walker of
Ludlow. to be sixth assistant judge.
Judge Thompson of lrGsburgh and :. c.
ShurtleT of Montpelier will be candidates
against him. Mr.. ShurtleH will be sup
ported by the Democratic members and by
the members from Washington county.
The Joint assembly to hear the report Of
the county canvassng committee upon
the result of the election of sheriff in
Bennington county, will not do any bust
ness to-day. The canyassng committee
have not yet adopted Il report The sub
committee met yesterday afternoon and
could not agree upon Il report, and they so
reported to the whole committee. The
Joint assembly will be adjourned until
next Wednesday.
Bills Introduced.
The Senate has subsidized, only ten bills
having been introduced. Thursday; but
the avalanche in the House still continues
Twenty-siX were introduced, and the total
number j. rs Il few more than had been
introduced at the same period of the SEES
sion in 1852. Among the more important
are the following: BY Senator Day of
Jericho, aholishing the payment of boun-
ties for the killing of nONious animals. 1t
repeats all the laws now upon the statute
book authorizing the payment of bounties
for killing bears, wolves, panthers, etc.
and ought to be passed
Nv Nr Johnson of Concord amending
sec 3S9s, revised laws, SOFAS to provide that
tbn Sunnrl-isnrs If the insane shall visit fine
RrottiaI,nrn osvlum nt least oncen month
and nfhrrins,lnp nsyl1ms nt their discretion
and thrv sh0II have the General suprr-
vision of thuiuSame of the State gives them
nnvnr tn r,.f,.r hack TO thr probate court
n,hicL n}ndn the order of commitment lhr
Gnrstinn of thr lcrnl residence of n patient
rnnfnnd mt thH charge of. the State.
whom thuv ha|iuve belnurS TO n TOWN .
a,nomdin,r tpc 1og3 revised laws So ns tE
nrnviIa thnt tLa trustees nf thr Brnttlp-
hnro nsvlum may rhnr.tr the State = II
unnl, IN St,t, natint,ts instrnd Of S3 80 MS
low. and may have 81 80 il week from the
;t'tn fnr "'iri, nntinnt brInn,rinr tn =
own in.tr,J of Il as now .nmrudinr see
oS7S So ns tn conform With thp nroyisiuus
If mo io,v nS.snd a. thn present session
9hnit ,n,nriIiffmn,rs tn tba i,s,nn ,syiun :.
nmrmdin,rsrr $50 revised laws by stril,
n,r riIt n. word. ,.luIv irdnrsrd Iv sniI
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