Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31
SATURDAYS SESSION.
On saturday, and Then Adjourns Until
Monday Afternoon-The Election of
Judges Postponed Until the
sixth of <oyember,

Both branches of the Legislature sat on
Saturday forenoon and worked hard
They then adjourned until Monday after
noon at 9 o'clock, after important bills
were introduced. Senator Paul of Wood
stock is the author of one, which abolish
es the Office of tax commissioner and makes
the Treasurer of the State perform its
duties Senator Clark of Orwell, another
which provides that no school district
shall receive any greater sum out of the
public money than its actual cash expend-
itures; Senator Jones of Mortified, an
other, making the standard bushel of
wheat 46 pounds; and another making
the refusal of a husband, physically an
pecuniarily able to support his wife, to do
so a ground Of divorce. This last bill is
designed to remove Il defect in the revised
laws. The 18th clause Of section 1862 SAYS
that Il divorce from the bond Of matri-
mOny may be decreed ION the petition of
the wife when the husband, being of suf-
ticient pecuniary ability To provide suita-
bic maintenance for her without cause
grossly or wantonly and cruelty refuses
so to do. The courts have been in doubt
whether, under this clause divorce
could be granted a wife for neglect or re-
fusal to support on the part Of her hus-
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property enough to support her If a
great lazy brute simply refused to work
and did not bring any money home, the
law did not seem to hit the case Senator
,Iones's bill says that if the husband has
the physical ability to provide means of
support, and does not, it shall be cause for
divorce.
In the House.
Mr.. Stickney of Bethel, introduced q
bill raising the pay of grand and petit
jurors from two dollars day to three
dollars, and their travelling fees from eight
cents mile to ten.
Mr.. Hale of Lunenburgh, introduced a
bill which will affect the school question a
good deal, if it should be passed. 1t pro
yides for the furnishing of the school text
books free to pupils in the public schools
and for the constitution of a State board
of education, to be composed of the State
Superintendent OF Education and mem
Der from each county, to be chosen by
the town superintendent in each county
at their annual meeting in 1889, and every
five years thereafter. These members may
be either men or women, and they are 70
have the selection of and the contracting
for the text books
Somebody in Windham county i:
down" on peddlers, and has got DR. Con
land Of Brattleboro, TO introduce by re
quest" bill to effectually "clean them
ont" 1t raises the annual license OF a
foot peddler from tl5 to $50 of peddler
travelling with a horse or other beast
bearing burdens, or with a wagon, sleigh
or other vehicle drawn by one beast OF
more, from s3O to 300 of peddler carry
ing or Offering "for sale plated or gilded
ware, jewelry, watches, or "A patent medi
cine, or Il compound medicine, the compo,
siton of which is kept secret from the
public" from $50 to $500. There will bt
many Hebrew cries of anguish, if this bill
becomes n law.
|. The Election of Judges.
The joint assembly for the election of
the judges of the supreme court has been
postponed until Thursday afternoon, Nov
ember &, at half past two. Three
gentlemen are mentioned to fill the va
cancy Occasioned by the resignation of
Judge Redtield, Hon. l., II. Thompson OF
Irasburgh, Hon. William II. Walker OF
Ludlow, and Clarence II, Pitkn of Berlin
Judge Thompson represented Iras
burgh in 1880 and 1882, and is now Sen
| ator from Orleans county, If John l.