News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-11
FROM MONTPELIER.

New measures are still coming in
lively.
The municipal suffrage bill passed
the House by a vote of 135 to 80.
Many do not seem to understand the
exact scope of this bill, Judging from
outside comments. No woman is al
lowed to vote unless she has a grand
list of at least 5000, and then only in
elections. The town OF
Greensboro is anxious to be set into
Caledonia county, and bill has been
introduced for that purpose, accom-
panied by petition signed by 22O out
of $50 voters in town. The people
of that town say it takes two days to
make trip to their present county
seat and return, while they can 60 to
st. Johnsbury and back the same day,
with ample time for business. There
will, of course, be some opposition to
the bill, but it is quite likely to pass.
On Thursday last the joint assem-
bly, completed the election of the State
officers, as follows -
Sergeant-at-Arms, T. c. Phinney
Brigade Commander, Col. W. l..
Greenleaf, of Winooski; Adjutant
and Inspector General, Gen. 7. S.
Peck; Quartermaster General, Col.
W. H. Gilmore; Judge Advocate
General, Col. Geo. T. Childs; State
Superintendent of Education, Hon.
Justus Dart Trustee of the Univer
sity of Vermont and State Agricul-
tural College, Senator Justin S. Nor
rill; Trustees of Reform School, II.
R. Start, Of Bakersfield, j. N. North,
of Shoreham, T. G. Fletcher, of St.
Johnsbury; Supervisors of Insane,
Hon. Homer Goodhue, of Westmin-
ster, DIR. L. G. Butler, of Essex, DR..
R. T. johnson, of Concord.
The contest looked for over the Of
fee of Quartermaster General did not
occur, General Ide having withdrawn
his name before the joint assembly
convened. The only ballot taken was
for Second Supervisor of the Insane,
DR.. A. H. Chesmore receiving 50 votes
against 1S5 for DIR. Butler.
The railroad committee is still
wrestling over the numerous commits
sion bills before them. Most of these
bills have some good points, and it is
probable, at least it is hoped, that the
committee will extract the desirable
features from them all and report a
new bill that will, if passed, prove eff
fectual in accomplishing the reforms
desired.
Currier, of Troy, is the man this
season to stir up the license question.
His bill introduced on Saturday con-
tains 81 sections. There isn't any
probability Of its passage. 1t is too
stiff for most men who favor license
law, and as public sentiment is against
one of any kind, it isn't likely this
one will get very far. Following are
the provisions of the bill -
1t provides that majority of the
selectmen of each town may grant IL
censes for the sale of malt, spirituous
and vinous liquors, upon the petition
of 80 resident freeholders, the license
to be not less than $500, and no &C
ton to be taken on application until
two weeks notice has been given in
the county papers, or, if there are no
in said county, by posters in
five public places.
When any objection is made to the
issuance of license, the selectmen
shall appoint day for hearing and
if it shall be proven that the applicant
has violated any provision of the
act within the space of one year, then
the board shall refuse to issue such
license. The applicant must give
$4,000 bond with sufficient surety,
conditional that he will not violate
the act, and, in addition, pay all dam
ages. The seller shall be fined S25
for each offense of furnishing intoxi-
cants to minors or servants $50 for
selling to the insane or habitual drunk
ard ard from 500 to $500 for sell
ing or furnishing liquor without hav-
ing obtained license; a fine of 500
is imposed for selling liquors mixed
with strychnine or other poisonous
liquid, and for the day of any general
or special election, or Sunday; and
the dealer shall pay all damages that
the community may sustain in conse-
quence of such traffic, support all
paupers, widows and orphans, and be
responsible for the expense of all civ
il and criminal prosecutions resulting
therefrom.
Any minor, apprentice or servant,
who shall falsely represent his age in
order to engage in the sale of liquor,
shall be fined not more than 500 or
receive 30 days in the House of Cor
rection. Damages may be recovered
in any court of competent jurisdiction,
and all fines and penalties to be di-
vided among the school districts of
the town.
Druggists shall have the right to
sell for medicinal and mechanical pur-
poses, and must keep register, show
ing the dates of sales, kind, quantity,
for what purpose and to whom the
liquor was given, or forfeit $40, or
serve a sentence of 30 days in the
House of Correction. The record to
be open at all times to public inspec-
ton and to be sworn to by the drug
gist himself.
All vendors of liquors must keep
their windows unobstructed by win
dow blinds, screens or other contriv-
ances, or be convicted for misdemea-
nor.
The following bill has been intro
duced by Mr.. Smith, of Vershire,
which seems to be in the present line
of reform -
All persons are prohibited from
treating or giving away any liquor,
beer, wine or Intoxicating beverage
whatever, purchased and to be drank
in any saloon or other public place
where such liquors or beverages are