The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-11-21
THE LEGISLATURE.
PRocEEpnNGs DURING TaE WEEK.

ASSISTANT JuD6E-BfLls on TAXATION ny
DR5CoNLAND AND MIR. wARD-BurrEkFIELD
CHAMPIONS woMENs MGHrs - uNPhEoE-
DBNrEB NUMBER OF RILLs IN THE HOUSE,
BILLS WHICH THE GOVERNOR HAS APPROVED
| AND sI0NED.
{From our Special Conespordent)
The election of judges Of, tho supreme court
| took place FRIDAY forenoon, at which time the
house was crowded with peope.> Mr. Dlling-
ham Of Waterbury, presented the name of Hon
Homer Royce os st Albans for chief judge,
with brief euoSy upon the latters honesty
and learning The nomination was numerous
| " seconded and vote was taken resulting as
follows: whole nnmber of woes cast, 2f7 nee
| esSary for choice l24; Homer Il Royce, l60;
Jonathan Ross II; II Henry Powers 8; Jona-
than Redfeld and James Barrett each; seven
| blank votes. Judge Royce's election was then
announced by the president. The first five as
| i,tant judges were elected ly ascla'ilatian.
| They we're, Hon Jonathan Ross, Hon IA Henry
| Powers, Hon W q Veazcy, Hon Rn,sel \
Taft, Hon John w Rowel. The president
then anmun ed that nominations for sixth as
! si.tant Judge were in order. Mr. Brigham OF
| Bakersfield said that nearly all the time since
| 1885 the Democracy of the state bad been ac-
| corded representative upon the bench by the
mnjuity party. Ii Judge Redield's health had
! permitted, he would have been unanimously
II. elec,ed, therefore, in his place he Nominated
| Stephen C Shuiteff of Montpelier. Mr. Henr.;
| of Chester nominated Judge w ii Walker of
| LndOw for the position, on the ground of To-
cality as well as fitness. the three southern
| counties having no judge. The nominations
| were both seconded. Judge Carney OF Ben
nugton then nominated Judge Thompson OF
| lrasburgh, and it was seconded. The result OF
the haloting was as follows: whole number OF
votes, 262; necessary for choice, l27; II
| Walker l24, L II Thompson 55 S c Shurteti
II, John & Walker and james Nj Tyler each / |;
two blank votes. A second ballot resulted rs
follows: whole number 242; necessary for
choice, l22; w Fl Walker 1871, S q Shurlef
II, l. H Thompson 80, G Clark L; two
blanks. The president declared w ii Walker
to he elected.
The governor has approved and signed the
bills of the following titles since the last report
ed, in the order gIveA: H 5S. An act to pay
John M Southwick the sum therein named
H SO. An act granting ferry to Chester w
Allen H ITO. An act relating to the repre-
sentation OF the state at the New Orleans EX-
positiOn.--H l20. An act to pay L Fuller
the sum therein named.--H 81. An act to pro-
vide for general index OF land records in the
several counties in tine state.-H 6. An act to
pay julius Halbert the sum therein named.-
Il Ill. An act 10 legalize the quadrennal APP
praisal of real estate in the town of Somerset
IN 1882 and the grand list of 1888 ard 1884,
l79.-An act to egalize the grand list uf the
town Of Victory for the year lSS4.-H 48. An
act for the relief OF sureties In baslardy pro-
ceedings.-h 62. An act to pay Chester Ell
lIer the sum therein named.-H 80. An act 10
legalize the grand list Ut the town OF Franklin
for The years 1858 and lS84.-H l05. An act
relating to weights and mea,ures.--H l07. An
act in relation To fire distIicts.-H l33.-An act
authorizing telrph0nic communication with
public offices.-H l65. An act in addition to
section 37US Of the Revised Laws, relating to
WEIGHT Of certain grain and vegetables.-S Z.
An act in addition tU chapler 20l oi the Revised
I Is fbfs uff rfr,np "a fua s.f M n
person who persunates another aud thereby !
casts a fraudulent votes 81. An net u ilr-
corporate the Vermont Investment and Guar
'lr.ee company. Qohe located NJ, Orwell cap,
Gal attn IL .e<f .AgS ~. IL. yt@a q reised
. $500, 200; shares $500 each.}--H v64. An
,et relating TO disclosures in liquor cases 10y |
lersons convicted ut the crime Uf intuXication
md in addition to chapter 1863 Of the Revised
Laws (prOvldes Tor q commitment OF n person
convicted of The crime Of i toxlcatlun 70 county
ali If lie does not disclose where iouor was
5S. All act 20 extend an act to
authorize the removal of the distractions from,
lie Gihon branch OF the Lanoie river.-H l03
An ACT to pay Wilson S Love the sum therein
,nlneu.-H ll3. An act 10 incorporate the
.yndun savings bank.-H 20J. An act to pa,
LuitnZo Coolidge the sum therein naned -
il 40. All act ~ incorporate the Vermont tele
lbone aitd telegraph Cunipany.-H l46. An
tcl enabling certain sCLOJl and tUw officers 10
,btain the books and papers of their office.
i l5j All act To pay J IL Brown the sam
lielein nalueu.-H l57. An act 60 incorporate
lie southern Vermont telephone and telegraph
company III l72. An act to Incorporate the
society Of ST Peer, OF Win oski, Ne.nUnt.-H
10. An act hanging the time uf boldmg the
II upreule court i'll The county OF Wludham;
makes it open OH the third Tuesday AFTER the
oulth uesduy III Janunry instead o. the Muf-
lay following the second Tuesday after The
ourlh Tuesday of january, as now. )-H 2.
An act ellltled an act 10 amend section 1861 oI
lie Revised Laws, relating 10 appeals in civil
auses from justices COurts.-H 81. An act
,vlng dealers IN monuments and copingS GER {
ain powers; Chose monuments and cupings OF
he value Of $500 and upwards unpaid Tor may :
" reclaimed by dealers furnishing the same
H 60. An act to incorporate the Vernoul
attic G. mpany.-H lJ2. An act relating to
he grand list, eXtelius time for making out I
allle.-H 1863. An act authorizing the pay
lent Of counsel employ ca b., town grand jL- '
ors in criminal cases.-H l95 An act reiat- :
lg 10 the payment of fines and costs where the | Z
cspondent is committed in default of payment I
nd in amendment Of section 4375 of the Reyis- Il
d Lans.-S Az. An act i'll addition to chapter a
vi the Revised Laws, relating to the educa- /
on of the bind; (alluws persons afflicted with t
lmdness to be educated within this stale, i'll d
cad ot at asy lum at Boston at expelse of A
ate AS now tiXeu) )-S AZ. All act author "
ing the compiling, printing and the dIstrlbu- v
On ot the laws relating to elections, qIaliiita- Il
uns oi voters ani the Naturalization OF foreign +,
Jrn ciz n-.-S 70. An act to aIntnd section II
10 of The Retis Laws of Vermont. (rhi, Il
DIVIDES that highways shall LOt he less chan c.
rec rods III Width Keep; III village or cit } v
III 6G. An acl im ainelt lnent II section 1868 o
the Revised Laws Ut Vermont relating to Int Il
Cellng Uf buhds in criminal calises. (Judg- o
tnt shall lie rendered thereon Without Cuats.) IL
II DDS. An act il amendment uf an act tp ii
corporate i L Company, approved Nov d'
+, 1884; (tukes away right ul company to form eI
III us partnerships with branches outside the IN
ite.)-H 247. An act 10 change the nalne ol 5
c Iuwu OF MiddletUwn 10 MiddlotUwn Springs. pi
II Zj3. Au act to Incorporate the Howard n'
sleI Society at Burlns slon.- A
Among the bills which have keen introduced %
tlIln tie past week ARE the following: r.
SelIatur Day one providing ~
at no judge uf the supreme cOu,t SHAFT pre-. ~
lie as chiei Judge ~ county court or court uf A
auCery, unll lac has presided ~ at least SIX i,
Ter counties, except IN case of sickness uf ! n
uIe judge IirCeositatlng n. Also one tu repeal Il
acts aud paris OF acts uffsrlng bonu,ies for m
{ destruction o! animals Or HscCts.-By Srn- a,
Jr Helard one providing that, when saJisiic. IA,
~ evldeute Is given that a murig ,gr las "a,
en- paid ard the mOTJ-agee's residence Is uIl- a.
own, ur he Is deceased Without adminlstfa- A.
ur urCHecutVr, the judge ~ probate Ul lie m
'tTIci may dl-chalge tue nOltgdge.-By Sen- ur
ir Williams uu act 10 incorporate tie NeI- g.
mt Humane sOcirty.-By S.uhitr MUtt une l.,
INidint That unless person claiming dam m
: dune 10 sheep eau -hOw hy whose dus it a.
IS duie he shall receive only ung-liaif THE -
mage appraised 10y the seicctlnch.-By SeHd- 10
CIi-ty One making the appropriation Tor "
IN normal sCiluui ~ tiiy Stale SlUJO Hslead uf
% and repeating tie stC,lUn no relation 10 4,
lJItbual aVprolIiatipn.-By Senator Day 80
-que>l) an act providing that mo appeal -.
~ lie aiiUa ~ from The judgmeur uf 4 las -
Wien nrilher The af aamHH6i Iu the plain ~
: viii nor Ille sum demanded by the dcc.a- ~
iun Iiur The am .nnL elHImeI or llalaHcs due