The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-11-19
Monday, November II.
eTNATE-AFTERNOO


The senate was called to order by the president.
Devotional exercises by the chaplain. Saturdays
BiHs Passed.-The following bills were read the
third time and passed lO relating to accounts of
or appointment and qualification of town clerks to
be certified and returned to the county clerk after
county clerks authority to certify to the otficia
character of town clerks, which were agreed to by
ships Of Ferdinand and Lewis to build and repair
hghwsys and bridges; TO- an act relating to
and evidences Of title to property H. 29e an act
s %h a 70 sn, pehds against 'he
Ioase BUS Esrsrrea@H $751; an act in addition to-
H. PSI act TO incorporate the village Of Windsor
of distractions from Wiiloughby river; to jud.
com. II. 274, act to alter the boundaries Of the
AZ act to legaze the grand lists Of the town Of
Mount Tabor for the years ISL lsss lsSS and lS94
grand list Of the town of Alburgh for the year 1884
e com on grand st L. s an oG, relating to tse
relating to the Evergreen cemetery association; to
Woman sgprage.-A. petition, signed by Abigail d.
Chandler and one hundred siK,y,hree other citizens
In town and municipal elections, was presented by
On motion OF Senator Hebard. adjourned.
HoUsE-APrERsooN.
Called to order at two o'clock pursuant to adjourn
ment, the speaker in the chair Devotional exercises
MIR. Walker OF Ludlow called up the report of the
committee on mileage and debentures and, on his
notion II was ordered TO he printed.
Special orders Mdde.-Mr. Perkins of Windsor
called up the report of the committee education
on H. 2, authorizing and requiring towns TO furnish
textbooks for the use of schools The committee,
by MIR. Perkins reported fayoraby, with proposals
OF amendment, which were agreed to, and on motion
OF Mr. Perkins, the bill as amended ordered to
lie and be made special order for next Wednesday
at TO- 80 A. NJ. The amendments concern the ma.
ehinery of the bill onyl s. relating to the repair OF
com ON highways, bridges and ferries by Mr..
Fletcher, Proposals OF amendment were adopted,
on motion of Mr. Dillingham; of Waterbury, guarding
section 8, repeating acts Inconsistent so as not to
alter repeal charters OF Incorporated villages
latng to assessment, collection and expenditure OF
highway taxes. ON motion of Mr.. Franklin OF New
fame the bill as amended was ordered to lie and be
made special order for next Wednesday at 10; 80 A.
n. s. 100, relating to the reform school, was re-
ported favorably from com. on reform school ON the
part of the house by Mr. kutter and, on motion of
Mr.. Dillingham; OF Waterbury, ordered to lie and be
| made a special order for Thursday at TO- 80 An.
moved reconsideration OF the vote refusing third
reading to II. 49, relating TO compulsory attendance
upon public schools giving his reason for moving
Reconsideration the absence OF the introducer at
| the time the vote taken. Mr.. Hopkins OF South
Burlington explained and supported the bill. The
house refused to reconsider the vote by vote OF 81
| to so.
| KiRed.-The following bills were reported ad
versey and their third reading refused; ii. 49, TO
pay Jewett Il. Cain; from com on claims by Mt
Briggs H. 3l5, to amend sec. PSI revised laws reat
! ing to taxation OF personal estate from com. on
grand list by Mr.. Reynolds. Ii. sa, relating to the