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

day: Senator Paul introduced two bills
one providing that only the actual dam
ages sustained shall be recovered in &C.
tiOns ut law aboishing exemplary and
punitive damages. The other provides
that in case of the inability of judge of
probate or register to perform the duties
of judge of probate, the assistant Judges
for the county shall be empowered to per
| form such duties.
Senator Jones introduced bill to re
store the name of Norwich Cniversity
with all its rights, powers and privileges
under the old name
Senator Hubbard introduced bill pro
Vidiug that judges of the supreme or
county courts may accept recOgnzance
\ for the discharge of persons committed to
! Jail on inesnp process in civil actions, in
vacation time, while heretofore rccogni
zanccs could only be accepted during IL
session of court.
! In the House, Mr.. Walker of Ludlow
introduced II bill, enactiug penalty of not
more than ten years imprisonment and Il
| fine of not more than $1,000 for forging.
making, or altering or causing it to be
( done, of any certificate of stock or lnun-
iment of title to properly.
4 Mr.. Henry of Chester introduced bill
/ in accordance with which towns can APP
/ prOpriatc money for the observance Of
/ Decoration day.
| Mr.. Farnham of Fairfax introduced
bill making a barb wire fence. with four
strands one foot apart, Il legal fence
4 Mr.. Kenlield's bill provides that in addi-
ton to the present law in regard the chan
ccrng of bonds in criminal c;tsrs, that Chc
court shall give Judgment for the whole or
/ part of the penalty. as it shall deem tit.
/ upon motion To CHANGER, together with
costs from the time Of filing such motion
Grasshoppers ana Hedgrhogs.
/ Yesterday was field day for bounty
bills, and graSShopprrS, hcdgchogS. foxes
and wuodchuCks must look ont for their
lives, next summer, if the bills pass Mr.
Hopper of Salisbury, wants Il bounty of
three dollars on every hedgehog and only
/ twenty cents ON Wood-chucks. why he
makes this inNidiOus distinction is II UVS-
terry. Isn't Il woOd-chuck as good is Il
/ hedgehog any day? Senator Idle lacks
confidence in the VoracitY of our turkeys
and has introduced a bill granting il
bounty of a dollar and half a bushcl i'm
June, dollar in July and fifty cents in
/ August, for every bushcl of grasShuppers
collected and killed the person claiming
the bounty must produce the grasShop-
/ perS before two of the scIcctmen or the
! town clerk and one SelcCtman of the town
in which they were killed senator Jones
wants bounty of Il dollar ON every fox
/ killed.
\ Constitutional Inability.
The 21th section Of the 2nd chapter of
the constitution of Vermont says: $40
person in this State shall he capable of
/ holding OrcNcrCSing more than one Of the
following offices at the same time, viz
Governor, Lieutenant Governor. Judge of
the supreme Court. Treasurer of the
State, Member of the Council, Member of
and Sheriff"
/ 1t seems that Senator Amsdcn was the
sheriff of Windsor county when he was
sworn in as Il member of tine Senate This
clause in the constitution was not called to
| his attention until yesterday forenoon,
whereupOn he at once sent in his rcsgna-
of the shrievalty to the Governor, and 1t
was accepted. The lawyers are now ques-
| tionng whether in fact, he did not cease
to be sheriff the moment he became sena-
tor, the language of the constitution be
/ ing, "NO person "Shall be capable
of holding" "the two offices" at the same
time If he did cease to he sheriff when he
became senator, then his deputies lost their
powers at that time also, and all the WritS.
processes and papers they have served since
then, and all the official acts they have
done are null and void. More than that.
they are Liable to be sued in trcSpasS for
attaching and removing property, and al
together pretty state OF complications
| has arisen, if the above mentioned theory
he true, all because Mr.. Amsdcn had not
read the constitution.
The Congressional Votes.
\ Joint assembly was held at 1880 clock
yesterday forenoon, at which Lieut., Coy
crnur Ormebcc and Secretary of State
Porter, made their first appearance rs Off
GERS of that august body. The votes for
and IInDt-