The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-11-12

trains on Sundays; to com. on railroads
Provides that no train or engine shall be
run on Sunday except wrecking trains,
trains delayed by accident, through passen-
ger trains started on Saturday without the
state, or trains necessary for the preserva-
ton of life and property. Any engineer
conductor, or person having the manage
ment of running trains, violating this law
shall be fined not less than 800 or more
than $500.
BY Senator Paul, S. 90, an act in amend
ment of sec. 5l1, revised laws, relating to
bonds of collectors of taxes in school dis
tricts; to committee on education. Pro-
vides that u collector shall give bonds for
such amount as the district may vote; and
If the prudential committee Judge the bonds
insufficient, they may require satisfactory
bonds to begiven; and If a collector neglects
for ten days to give bonds, his office shall be
vacant.
BY Senator Field, S. "a, an act to provide
for the appointment of overseers of the poor
in towns of more than 5000 Inhabitants to
jud. com. Provides that they shall be APP
pointed by the board of civil authority; they
shall submit their accounts to the selectmen,
who, after auditing them, shall draw orders
to'pay them
BY Senator Ide, by request, S. 90, an act
TO prevent the decentralization of schools; to
com. on education. Makes it penalty of
SO for the manager of q roller skating rink
to permit the attendance of any member of
a public school after he has been notified by
the prudential committee of such school to
prevent it.
LienS.-H. 115, relating to liens on logs
and manufactured lumber, was called up by
Senator Jones, who proposed to amend the
bill by adding wood and bark to the articles
subject to such liens. After some discussion
the amendments were refused as was the
passage of the bill.
On motion of Senator Gibbs, adjourned.
HoUsE-FoRENooN.
Devotional exercises by the chaplain and
reading of the journal of yesterday.
Bills IntrOduced.-By Mr.. Adams of Fair
Haven, IL. 267, in addition to, and in amend
ment of, an act approved October 81, 1865, to
incorporate the village of Fair Haven; to
com. on corporations.
BY Mr.. Abel of West Haven, II. 26S, re-
lating to the election of secretary of state
and auditor of accounts; to gen. com. Pro-
vides that the voting for secretary of state
and auditor of accounts may take place at
any place where the person voting is eligible
to vote for governor and amending the re-
vised laws so as to provide for returns of
such elections.
BY Mr.. Walker of Peru, II. 269, to pay O.
p. Simonds the sum therein named; to com.
on claims. S13,29 for capturing Allie Rob
bins, horse thief.
By Mr.. Butterfeld of Wilmington, II. go,
to amend chap. 1872, revised laws, entitled
revised laws so as to assess no costs to the
| offender and deprives the town of the share
of the fine now given it; changes sec. ,033
so as to deprive the town of its share of the
| fine; gives county courts, police courts and
justices concurrent jurisdiction of offences
under these two sections.
BY Mr.. Smith of Stowe II. 271, to amend
sec. y, chap. Z, revised laws; to gen. com
All freemens meetings shall be called at
| ten o'clock A. NJ.
BY Mr.. Rowland of Poultney, H. 272, to
repeal sec. 331, revised laws, relating to the
duties of listers; to com. on grand list. Re-
peals sec. 331, revised laws, which obliges
| listers to arrange alphabetically the per
sonal lists of all taxpayers and lodge them
in the town clerks office on or before the
18th of April, annually, for the inspection
of the taxpayers.
BY Mr.. Kenfed of Hyde Park, II. 273, re-
quiring the election or appointment and
qualification of town clerks to be certified
and returned to the town clerk; to gen
com. This must be done within six days
| after his election.
| BY Mr.. Reynolds of Milton, II. pa, to alter
the boundaries of the Milton graded schoo
district; to CON- on corporations.
BY the committee on the insane, as a sub
stitute for III. 212, II. 30, in amendment o
No. As of the acts of 1882, relating to the in
sane. 1t was read twice, and, under the
rule, ordered to lie and be printed. Il
amends the law of 1882 so as to provide tina
no person, except those sentenced by tho
supreme and county courts, shall be adj
| mitted TO an insane asylum as patient OF
| inmate except upon the sworn certificate o
two legally qualified physicians, residents
of Vermont, such physicians not to be mem
bers of the same firm or to be officers of al
| insane asylum.
BY the judiciary committee, as a substitut,
for II. 125, ii. 276, relating to the liability o
individual officers and persons acting judi
MI. L.
ordered to lie and be printed. lit provides
that no judicial officer, or person actin,
iudicially, shall be held liable for an,
damage which may accrue by reason of tn
| determination of a question of jurisdiction
or of any other question of law made in goo,
faith.
Decentralization praying for the estab
lishment of soldiers home were intro
duced and referred to committee on militar
affairs as follows: BY Messrs. Walker o
Peru, Henry of Chester Humphrey of Tn
derhill Butterfeld of Wilmington, Kingsle
of Athens, Fish of Ira, Brigham of Bakers
field, Hastings of Windham, Andrews O
johnson, Easterbrook of Sutton, Parks O
Wells, Rowland of Poultney, Farnham O
Shoreham and Gambell of Barnard. b.
Mr.. Stickney of Bethel, tive petitions of eli
liens of Poultney, praying for the passag
of IL. III; to com. on corporations b
Messrs. Buttertield of Wilmington am
French of Woodstock two, for the estal
lishment of an agricultural experiment sta
ton; to com. on agriculture. BY Mr.. Frenc
of Woodstock, to protect the dairy interest
of the state; to com. on agriculture.
RemOnStrdnce.--Mr Rowland of Poultne
presented remonstrance against the pas
sage of ii. III, to empower fire distric
No /, in Poulmey, to bring water into SAT-
district and issue bonds for that purpose
signed by the citizens of Poultney referre,
to com. on corporations.
The WiddietOlcn CdSe-Mr. Rowland @
Poultney offered a joint resolution provid
ing for paying Dyar Leffingwell the regula
pay and mileage of a member of the hous
from October to October 80, inclusive, and
on motion of Mr.. Walker of Ludlow, it wa
referred to the committee on mileage an
debentures.
Kiled.-Bills were reported adverse
and their third reading refused as follows
S. g. relating to fines for criminal offence
committed within the limits OF incorporate
villages in this state from judi COM, by MI
Abel. H. 100, to change the jurisdiction c
suits for divorce from the county courts t
the probate courts; from same, by Mr.. Bu
tertield. II. 100, relating to the payment {
fines and costs for intoxcation; from sam,
by Mr. Dillingham;. III. III, relating to tn
support of paupers; from gen. COM, by Nj
, Kenfeld. II. 221, relating to licenses o
dogs; from same, by Mr., Mayo, II. Dos, r.
| lieving towns from payment for damage
} done by dogs to fowls and other donesti
animals; from same, by Mr., Johnson. Il
2l5, regulating rates of interest: from sam,
by Mr.. King. IL. 246, relating to the admin