Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-10-10
TIE LEGLSLATURE.

As stated last week, the FIRST bill introduced
in the Senate was by DR.. Holton Of Brattle.
boro to establish a state board OF health and
vital statistics. On the same day Senator
Paul Of Woodstock introduced bill providing
that the supreme court shall consist Of one
chief Judge and Ave associate Judges.
On Friday Senator Greene OF st. Adams in
troduoed bill providing that the salary OF
each Judge Of the supreme court shall be
$500 year that no Judge or chancellor
shall receive any fees in addition to his salary
that neither he nor any member Of his family
shall ride upon railroad free by virtue OF a
pass or ticket; that any railroad transporta-
ton company or person violating the provi-
sions of this act shall, upon conviction, be
fined not less than $1,000 for each offence
After the adjournment from Friday after
noon the legislature reassembled Monday af-
ternoon, and each house sat an hour. Sena-
tor Holton introduced bill to create board
of railroad commissioners.
In the House Mr. Butterfield of Wilmington
introduced bill providing for the appoint
ment of trustees upon the estates of absent
persons. This bill provides that whenever q
person having domicile in this state shall
remain beyond the sea, or shall absent him
self and remain unheard of for three years, or
if he shall suddenly disappear under such cir
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of his district that he is either insane, lost or
dead, then, on application of the proper par
ties, the court shall appoint trustees of his
estate.
On Wednesday morning at 1890 joint as.
sembly was held when the votes for Congress
men were announced and Messrs. Stewart
and Circuit were officially declared to be cleo
ted.
In the Senate Mr.. Paul introduced a bill
providing that only actual damage shall be
recovered in actions at law and abolishing ex-
emplary damages, and one providing that in
case of the inability of the judge or register
of probate to perform their duties the assis.
| tant judges may perform them.
In the House, Mr. Walker of Ludlow in
| troduced bill, enacting heavy penalties fol
forging or altering any certificate of stock OF
title to property.
Mr.. Henry of Chester introduced bill EN-
powering towns to appropriate money for the
observance of Decoration day.
Mr.. Farnham of Fairfax introduced a bill
making barbed wire fence with four strands
one foot apart legal fence
The day was field day for bounty bills
Mr.. Hopper of Salisbury wanted a bounty o.
three dollars on every hedgehog killed ant
twenty cents on wood-chucks Senator Id
introduced bill granting bounty of $l.5t
| u busuel Ill JuueI Plsuu III July anu 'u Coht
in August for every bushel of grasshopper
collected and killed the person claiming th,
bounty must produce the grnsshoppers befor
two of the selectmen or the town clerk ant
one selectman of the town in which they wer
killed. Senator Jones wants bounty of s
on every fox killed.
In the House on Thursday Mr. Allen o
Nottingham introduced a bill for the readop
ton of the district system of schools by tina
| town.
Mr.. Reed Of Vernon introduced a bill max
ing an excess of $500 in any savings banl
taxable to the depostors instead of an excess
of $500 in all the savings banks as the Law
now reads.
DIR. Conand of Bratteboro introduced
bill providing for the delivery of the bodie
of paupers, under proper restrictions, to
practicing physician for anatomical purposes
and Furnishing unlawful grave-digging b.
heavy fine or imprisonment.
Mr.. Grout of Derby introduced a bill rail-
ing the salary of the Governor to $1,000.