Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31

faith he was no longer postmaster Even
if he had continued to act as postmaster,
which he did not, he need not have been
postmaster, but only acting postmaster
al interim until his successor could be ap-
pointed He said that Judge Wright could
have taken the oath with honesty and pro
prletN when the Legislature assembled
for his case was not one dcbarrcd by the
new amendment to the constitution. The
LAWYERS of the Legislature believe that the
Wright case will be decided in his favor.
Mr.. Hopkins's Case-Other Cases.
A. &. Stafford of Burlington will argue
before the elections committee in behalf
of Rev. Theodore Hopkins of South Bur
lngton whose seat j. j. Enright is con
testing, next Tuesday.
No contest will be made in the Bolton
case and Mr.. Hall will be allowed to re
tain his seat in peace. These are all the
election cases except that in regard to the
shrievalty of Bennington county, which
is pending in the county canvassin9 com
mittee and will not be reported to
the joint assembly for two weeks.
Notes.
Mr.. Hopper of Salisbury, with euo-
CYSTIC speech, offered the following Joint
resolution:
ReSolrcd by the Senate and House of Rep
learn with regret of the refusal of DR. Samuel
j. AllCn to he II candidate for reelection to
the office of supervisor of the insane that APP
prcCiatng the efficiency. fidelity and iudr-
mcnt displayed 10y Or. Allen in the discharge
of the duties of that office. this LEGISLATURE de
>ircs to place on record it, acknowledgment
of the same.
Rcsolr,d. That this resolution be entered ON
the Journals of both branches of the Lcgi>a-
turc, and Il suitably cngru-s"d copy bc for
wardcd to DR. Allen.
The resolution was adopted.
DR. Commands dissection bill was order
ed to lie and it will probably never be res
directed. Mr.. Wallace Parker of Cam
bridge. has amended it to death.
The resolution limiting the introduction
of new House bills To Nov. 10 was voted
down by Il vote of - to IS
senator llebard introduced a bill author
lIlug judge to summon and examine a
debtor as tO.any property or money he may
have to satisfy an execution, and gives
authority to take such property or money
if he has any. This bill, ifpassed, will pre-
vent debtor from fraudulently transfer
| ring property or turning it into money
and walking off with it in his pocket leaV
ing the execution unsatished, as is Otter
/ the case now.
| Senator Cristy introduced billsgiving
person legal settlement after residence
Ill IL town of five years.
Among the bills introduced into the
! House were these:
! BY Mr.. Fairbanks of St Johnsbury, 10y
/ request, in amendment of sec. 1896, re
vi-ed laws, relating to birds: excludes the
/ English sparrow from the protection
afforded by the law.
BY Mr.. Hill of StarkSborO, relating t.
| highway taxes makes highway tax fol
years lSS5 and 1856 twenty-five cents on
the dollar if paid in labor, and twenty
cents if collected in money.
BY Mr.. Pease of Hartford, amending
secs. 1916 and 1905 Of, and in addition to
chap. l53, revised laws relating to privat,
corporotions permits three or more per
sons to associate themselves for the pur
pose of conducting a mercantile bushes.
as well as manufacturing, etc. : to protec
| stockholders from acts of officers of pr
waite corporations who are not now sutli
GENTLY protected by law
BY Mr.. Stranahan of st. Adams, relat
ing to the village of st. Adams give
village the right to control its own high
way taxes.