News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-27
LEGISLATIVE NOTES,

The Governor has signed the Dill to
| change the location of the court house
and Jail IN Orleans county.
The bill providing an appropriation
of $50, 900 for the erection of a build
ing for the use of the State library
was passed in the Senate.
The bill providing for an appropria-
ton of $4,000 for a soldiers home,
was passed in the Senate.
The Senate passed the bill author
izing the compiling, printing and dis
tribution of the laws relating to the
illegal use and sale of Intoxicating
liquors.
A bill preventing members of public
schools attending skating Kinks was
passed by the Senate.
The bill allowing husbands AND
wives to testify in civil actions where
the other is a party was passed by the
Senate.
The bill providing for a State Board
of Health and Vital Statistics, was
passed, after being amended, against
the protest of Senator Holton, by
limiting the amount to be appropri-
ated for the purpose to IN thousand
dollars.
Senator Howe introduced a bin
from the committee on military at-
fairs providing for an appropriation
for the Soldiers home, which is not to
exceed $4,000.
The bill introduced by Senator Idle
that husbands and wives shall be
competent witnesses in civil actions
to which the other is a party was or
dered for a third reading this morn
ing. This substantially the same bill
introduced by Judge Taft in the House
in 1880.
In the Senate the bill providing for
the appointment of a railroad COM
missioner by the Governor, and the
payment of his salary by the State
was ordered for a third reading in the
Senate.
The bill to make the town system
of schools compulsory was debated
pretty nearly all one afternoon in the
House. Almost everybody that could
speak spoke. 1t was amended so as
to postpone its taking effect until
April 1, 1887. 1t was ordered to a
third reading by a yea and nay vote
of 100 to IS.
The bill which appropriates $50, 900
for the erection of a new building for
the State Library "a passed in con-
currence, having been amended by
Mr.. French, of Woodstock, so as to
add Hon. Frederick Billings to the
building committee, so as to allow the
governor to fill all vacancies on the
committee, and to enforce its compile
lion IN or before September 1st, 1886.
The building committee now consists
IF the Governor, Lieutenant Govern
or, the State Librarian, Hon. Freder-
ok Billings, Hon. H. Henry Powers
and John l.. Edwards, Esq. Rev.
Mr.. Hopkins got in an amendment at
he last moment allowing the commit
zee to receive and expend private sub
'criptions for the building. There
vas no debate upon its passage.
The bill introduced by Senator Ide,
providing that the manager ola skat-
ng rink shall not admit a member of
n public school contrary to the forbid
under a penalty of $40, provoked a
expression of opinion from
Senators Ide, Thompson, Cristy and
Howe against the Kinks. 1t was said
hat skating Kinks ruined the health
and morals of our girls. They were
liable to strains and falls, from the
effects of which they might never re-
,over; they met there people of bad
character, who would not be admitted
their houses, and many instances
If improper intimacies were given.
The bill was ordered for a third read
ng. Senator Paul, with the unani-
consent of the Senate, intro
luced a bill providing that the man.
gers of skating Kinks shall pay a Ii
in no case less than fifty dol
ars, to be paid before the rink is
opened, and the license may be made
IS high as three hundred dollars, and
wen then the Selectmen may close
he rink upon petition setting forth
hat il is imDrOperlv managed.