The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-11-19
gegislatibe.
Proceedings Of the General Assembly.
Wednesday. November IL.

Wednesday, November 12.
sENATE-FoRENooN.
Called to order by the president. Devo-
tional exercises by the chaplain. Yester-
days journal read and approved.
woman Suffrage. - Senator THOMPSON
presented a petition signed by Charles
Marston and three hundred ten others, eiti-
zens of Glover, asking for town and NUM-
cipal suffrage for women, and it was re-
ferred to com. on elections
mn fundamentally Senator Fletcher, S.
ll8, an act to incorporate the Morgan and
Holland telephone company; to gen. com.
Bus PdSsed.-S. 30, an act in amendment
of sec. ,059, revised laws, relating TO the
appointment of officers of a Justice court.
). 81, an act in addition to chap. 80, revised
laws, relating to the arrest of the body and
remedies by and against bail.
Reform SchO0l.-S. 100, an act in amend
ment of secs. 1879 1889 and 4,39S, and to
repeal secs 1890, 1891, 1882 and 1893.
revised laws, relating to the Vermont reform
school, made a special order for this morn
ing, was discussed. Senator Day in answer
to interrogatories, explained that the bill
makes the law applicable to girls as well as
boys; allows boys and girls TO be admitted
to the school without compensation If the
parents are without means to pay anything:
gives the trustees power to discharge those
not sentenced to the school: protects the
school against towns who desire to get rid
OF idiots or paupers, and provides that girls
and boys may be committed up to the same
age. An amendment was offered by Senator
Day, which was adopted. Senator Paul pro-
posed to strike out that part of the bill
which allows parents who have no property
to send their children to the reform school.
Senators Day and Branerd opposed the
amendment and Senator Howe favored it.
The amendment was rejected. Senator
Paul then offered another to retain the pres
ent law that towns shall pay fifty cents
week for the support of children whom they
send to the school, which the proposed law
repeats. Senators Chaplin, Jones, Thomp-
son and ChrSty favored the amendment and
Senators Day and McDuffee opposed it.
The amendment was adopted Upon the
| question OF the third reading of the bill, an
extract from Governor Proctor's message
| was read by request of Senator Howe. On
motion of Senator Brainerd the bill was or
| dered to lie, and a recess of fifteen minutes
was taken. When the senate was called to
| order, Senator Thompson moved to recon-
slider the amendment retaining the present
law in regard to town aid and that the mo-
| ton be ordered to lie; carried, and, on mo-
ton of Senator Hobson, pending the discus
| sion, the senate adjourned.
HoUsE-FoRENooN.
| Devotional exercises by the chaplain and
reading of the journal of yesterday.
| Bus fundamentally Mr.. johnson of Con-
| cord, II. 3l3, in relation to town clerks to
! judi com. Prohibits practicing attorneys or
their wives holding the office of town clerk.
by WI. DOuh III MI. LABOR, IL. Oh, TO
| legalize the grand lists of the the town of
Mt. Tabor for the years 1881 1882 1888 and
| 1854; to com. on grand list.
By Mr.. French of Woodstock, by request,
II. 30 to legalize the grand list of the town
OF Rochester for the year 1854; to com. on
grand list.
By Mr.. Fisk of Isle La Motto, by request
III. 316, to incorporate the Vermont oil COM
pany; to com. on corporations Names F.
w. Ballou, W. T. Merritt and f. L. Branerd
as incOrporatOrs.
BY Mr.. Houghton of Stamford, by request
III. 81, to pay E. p. Lee the sum therein
named; to com. on claims. For expenses
in pursuit of Charles Leland, horse thief
By Mr.. Fairman of Fairfax, H. 37S, relat-
ing to justice fees in civil cases; to joint
special committee on state and court ex-
penseS. Allows justices in civil cases 81 80
per diem for actual attendance: if by jury
| S1.75; for each continuance after hearing
| fifty cents.
BY Mr.. Farnham of Shoreham, H. 379. in
addition to chap 100, revised laws entitled
liens; to jud. com. Persons pasturing or
furnishing feed for cattle, horses or sheep,
shall have a lien thereon for contract price,
| taking precedence of other claims except
public taxes, and continue sixty days after
completion of contract; also allows liens
upon mares for stallion services.
By Mr.. Reynolds of Alburgh II. $50, to
legalize the grand list of the town of AL
burgh for the year 1884; to com. on grand
| list
By Mr.. Ward of Guilford by request, H.
3Sl, relating to the division of the public
| school moneys: to com. on education GDi-
vision now required by sec. 661, revised
| laws, to be made among school districts
| wholly or partly in the town-to whole dis
! tricts equal shares and to fractional dis
| trictS i'll proportion as the number of schol-
airs therein residing in the town is to the
whole number of scholars of the fractional
| district; repeats secs. 662 and 661, revised
| laws.
By Mr.. Fullerton of Manchester, H. &c.,
relating to legal holidays; to gen. CON-
| adds first Tuesday in September, in years
of the biennial election, to the list.
By Mr.. Kenfeld of Morristown, by re-
quest, II. 1888, in amendment of, and addition
TO, chap. 1872, revised laws; to joint special
| committee on state and court expenses.
| [Repeals secs 1906 and 1907, revised laws,
and provides for the appointing by the gov
| ernor in 1881, and biennally hereafter, of an
insurance commissioner, and defines his
! duties.
BY Mr.. Shaw of Victory, II. 1884, relating
to the bonds of school district treasurers; to
judi com. Requires them to give bonds if
By Mr.. Silver of Bloomfield, II. $50, in
amendment of sec. 1,005, revised laws, re-
| lating to the qualifications of witnesses; to
jud com. Makes wife witness in suits
to which her husband is party.
by Mr.. BROCK OF Montpelier, ii. $50, TO
| prevent damage to street lights: to gen. com.
| Extends and makes more stringent the
| provisions of No. 80 of the laws of 1882.
| By Mr.. Barrett of Rutland, H. 3S7, TO
amend chap. 16l, revised laws: to com. on
| banks and trust companies. Removes
limitation to amount which may be invested
by such corporations in lot and building
| for their business.
! BY Mr.. Smith of Stowe, IL. 1888, in relation
| to school district officers; to gen. com. Re-
| quires election by ballot.
| BY Mr., Pease of Hartford, III. $50, in addi-
| ton to chap. 1879, revised laws relating to
| the aduteration of food and drugs; to gen.
com. Provides for the appointment by the
| governor of a state commission of three, two
! to be physicians, who shall appoint chem
list and adopt such regulations as may be
necessary to prohibit the adulteration of
! drugs and food manufactured or offered for
sale in the state defines what shall be
! deemed to constitute adulteration.
| BY Mr.. Conland of Brattleboro, II. 800,
providing a lien ON animals for pasturage,
| food and shelter to jud. com.
BY Mr.. McQueeney of Fairfield. H. 39l, TO
| protect fish, and regulate the catching or
| taking thereof in Black Creek, SO called,
and in coves and marshes adjoining and be-
| longing thereto, in the towns of Sheldon
and Fairfield; to joint com. on game and
| fisheries.
BY Mr.. Densmore of Lyndon, H. 392, re-
| lafiaU N lifc insurance companipS, an com