Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-24

In the House.
\ resolution by Mr.. Clark of Casteton
was adopted authorizing the committee
on elections to send for persons and papers
in the South Burlington contested cleo
ton. Hon. A. &. Stafford was around the
State house looking after the interests of
the Rev. T. \. Hopkins. There is no
doubt that the committee Will decide in
Mr.. Hopkins's favor after Il full hearing.
The Anti-tobacco Biil
was killed by the House when it reach
ed them. The committee reported
the hill without any expression of
opinion 1t was introduced by Mr..
Fairman, of Fairfax, and made it
an offence punishable by fine of not
less than three nor more than ten dollars
to sell or furnish tobacco in any form to
boys under sixteen years of age. Our
LEGISLATORS may become convinced in
time of the folly of enacting sumptuary
laws which do not and cannot prevent the
abuses against which they are aimed.
The hill devised to make death easy for
murdcrrrS by substituting electricity in
place of the hangman's moose, was also
killed.
Pension Bills.
Tive House likewise refused to pay Hen
ry JOY of Salisbury. the sum ne asked.
on account of injuries he received while
firing a salute. They wisely thought he
had no claim upon the State, not being
member of the State militia at the time.
The kcXCr pension bill was faVUrably re
ported by the House Committee on Mill
tarV Affairs but MIR. FRENCH Of Wood
Kczcr, moved to amend the hill rs
passed by the senate, and re
ported by the committee. by making the
pension thirty dollars per month instead
of ten, which will very likely Kill the bill.
Thirty dollars was the amount originally
asked for in the bill. Mr. French, by his
ill-timcd action has created considerable
rumlty to the bill. Anything that appears
p like cXtruVaganCc is sure to he rcbIIkcd 10y
our legislators 1t is to be hoped how
ever that those voting will not consider
Mr. Kczcr blamable for Mr. Frcnch's zeal
but remember that the pittancr asked for
4 in the bill means rescue from starvation
I or the poor house to Il manned soldier.
Grand Lists.
Another bill to legalizc "A grand list was
introduced to-day. This time it is Mount
Holly. which has had trouble with the list
of 1854. The bill to legalizc the grand list
of Bloomington was killed in the House
because the committee Conld find nothing
the matter with the list. 1t is to be hoped
that this rebuff will break mp the habit
which Bennington has fallen into.
The House refused to pass Senator llOl-
tons bill which passed the Senate. provid-
ing that fines for criminal Offences shall
he paid into the treasury and the costs of
prosecution shall he paid ont of the treas
ury of incorporated villages, if the offences
are committed within their limits.
The bill To incorporate Il roller skating
rink company, introduced by Mr. strand
han, was also refused passage.
A Bill introduced
by Mr.. Johnson, of Georgia, makes it an
Offence, punishable by imprisonment in
the State prison from twenty-five to fifty
years to willfully or maliciously threaten
to Kill another. one by Mr.. Butler, of
ToWnshcnd, provides that unruly children
under fifteen shall he received at the Re
form school upon the certificate of the
Probate court, the parents to pay not less
than half the expense of their support.
EIy-Goddard's Friend.
+. NJ. +. Cain sent in IA petition praying
for relief against the injustice of the
courts, and setting forth that he has been
the victim of Il conspiracy, 1t will be re
mrmbcrcd that Mr. Cain was at one
time manager of the mines ut NerShire
and was kept in Jail Il long time upon il
Islander suit hGought by Ely-Goddard and
never prosecuted to trial. This petition
must have taken most of his time in writ
ing since the riot Life is too short to
read it.
Ferry
extending from Arnolds bay in Panton to
BARRIERS point ON the New York shore
was granted to Chester W. Allen of Pan
tom 10y the House
The House also passed in concurrence
the bill restoring the name of Norwich
university to the institution at Mortified
Mr.. kopper'S bill, providing for the
planting of trees by Il tax upon the rate
able poll, of Il town, was reported adj
verScly by the committee
Visitors.
Many visitors We're present again yes
tcrday Among them were Mr.. V. p
Noye., Rev. Gemont Graves, Burlington
Gen II. X. Idle st. Johnsbury: Gen. G.
. l.. Marsh, W. &. Fairbank, Vergenncs
Hon. l.. +. Smith, Monkton; Hon. j. y
. North, Shorrham Col. T, H. Harrington
Mrs. J. NJ Ornsbee, Mrs r.. j. Ornsbcc
and daughter, Brandon; Mr. &. +. Stev
, ems, Rutland, and Hon. f.. J. sherman
Lawrence, Mass, Attorney General of the
State.
Last Evenings Public Hearing.
The joint committee on the library, Sen
; ator Idle chairman, and the House com
mitlee on public buildings, Mr.. Farnhau
of West Fairlee chairman, gave a public
hearing in the Senate chamber last even
ing upon the question of erecting new
building for the State library. The trus
tees, of whom Governor Pngree rX
OfliciO is chairman, at the meeting las
evening voted to recommend the COnStruc
tion of a building separate from the Stat
y, House for the purposes of the State Ii
. brary the supreme court, the library AM
collections Of the Vermont Historical 50
ccty and Legitimate public uses, and tn
expense not to exceed $4,000. Govcrno
Piugree presented this recommended
ton to the committee Hon. Il. +
, Walton and Hon. Charles Heath
- trustees, and Hiram Il. IIuse de,
: crhcd the pressing need of more room
o and the absolute inacce~>abilty of man
e of the books, which are piled i'm the dom
p of the state House and in the committe
room, uncatalogued and unsafe. Nj
lluSe said that there were now 81 .O0