Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-11-28
BUSY LEGISLATORS DAYS.

A vigorous and Probably Successful At
tempt to he Made to Finish up by
Thanksgiving The state Library
Bill Ordered to Third Reading
in the House-A state Board
of Health The Orleans
County shire.
Thursdays Session.
The legislators are making vigorous
efforts to finish business, so that an adj
iournment can take place by Thanks
giving. The Senate is well up and rarely
adjourns with any bills upon the Presi-
dents table.
The state Library Bill.
The bill for the erection of a new State
library was ordered to third reading yes
terday morning after II sharp debate and
the diminishing of the appropriation to
$50, 600 The appropriation contained in
the bill was S5O,OO0, which is little enough,
and ought not to be cut down. The Sen
ate, after IA thorough debate, left the appro-
priation at 900 Mr.. Clark of Halifax
at the beginning of the discussion, yeSter-
day morning, moved that the appropria-
ton be cut down to $4,000 This was lost
and also Il proposition of Major Circuit OF
Derby that 1000 be given. Mr.. StlckneN
of Bethel, Judge Walker of Ludlow, Mr..
lDiiGItll Oh lOulldUU lllullt SlIbHS SIIttNHtN
in favor of the appropriation OF SIO,NO.
Hugh Henry offered an amendment max
ing the appropriation $4,000, but he &C
cepted the suggestion of Col Franklin of
Newfane to lessen it to 100000. This was
voted down by 81 to 81 This IN,
was made by Mr. Dearborn of Nershire.
Mr. Parker of Cambridge believed that
the States money was needed more by the
hundreds of disabled soldiers now Ian
gushing in our poor houses, who deserve
the care of Il soldiers Home during the
remainder of their days DIR. Jennc of
COrinth moved to make the appropriation
S}6, 900 This amendment was accepted by
Mr. Dillingham;. upon the principle that
half Il loaf Is better than no bread AT all.
The amendment was adopted, ana Will he
put upon its passage this morning. There
seems to be no doubt of its becoming Il
law.
Orleans County shire.
The fight over the removal of the shire
town of Orleans county was resumed in
the Senate yesterday morning upon the
calling up of the bill by Senator Fletcher.
He STATED that the friends of the bill
would consent to the amendment pro
posed yesterday by Senator Thompson
providing for conveying the buildings now
occupied by the county to the town of
lrasburgh for the purpose of Il town
library. The amendment was then agreed
to. senator Thompson offered another
amendment, the effect of which was to
give the locating committee power to
move the shire or not in their discretion
4 long argument then took place in re-
gard to the equity of the proposed amend
ment, which was finally lost by Il vote of
II yeas and II nays. The bill was then
passed, the vote standing % to D.
amendment, and when the bill Is signed
by the Governor, ii will remain the
citizens of Barton, Barton Landing and
Newport to fight it out with the locating
committee, as to which town shall be the
shire
state Board of Health.
In the afternoon Senator HoltOn made Il
long and carefully prepared speech in
favor of his bill, providing for ii State
Board of Health. of which the text seemed
to be that an ounce Of prevention was
worth II pound of cure, and he wanted Il
board that should supervise the COnstruC-
ton of buildings, and have Il general over
sight over the sanitary conditions of
towns.
The bill was ordered for IL third reading
this morning, when it will probably pass
the Senate.
miscellaneous.
The bill providing for the expense of
warming iuis was amended SO ~ to make
the State bear the expense instead of the
county, and passed
The vote refusing third reading to the
bill allowing trustee process to be served
for debts of five dollars, was reconsidcred
and the third reading ordered for this
morning.
The bill introduced by Senator Mott,
ut "A NNhn rel tr,
for sheep killed by dogs shall only have
his claim allowed for half the amount, un
less he can satisfy the seleCtmen whose
dog il was, and then his claim shall be al
lowed in full, was refused Il third reading
Senator Days bill, abolishing all boun
ties on noXiouS animals, was reported
against by the committee, and THIRD
reading refused.
The bill providing for the burial of de
ceased soldiers, sailors and marines, who
served in the rebellion, at the expense o
the state, was elOquently defended by sen
ator Carney, but the third reading was re
fused, the committee regarding it either Il,
an insurance of thirty dollars or an act o
charity, and in either case there was n,
more disgrace in having the town bear tn,
expense than the State.
The Senate adopted the Joint resolution
fixing the date of IA final adjournment 70
next Wednesday morning.
The House seems disposed to kill Sena
tor Chapin's bill making all highwa.
taxes payable in money at 10 cents on tn
dollar of the grand list. On motion o
Mr.. Bailey of Wells River an amendmen
was adopted allowing highway taxes to b
paid in labor 1T the rate Of 20 cents on tn
dollar of the grand list, and the bill wa
then ordered to lie. Mr.. Bailey's amend
ment restores the very evil which the bill
was intended to abolish.
The free text book bill passed the Hous
after some amendments.
Fridays Session.
A Desperate Slaughter of Helpless Bills