Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-29
VERMONT LEGISLATURE.
BUT LITTLE PROGRESS BEING MAD 4.
WITH ACTUAL LEGISLATION.
The Time OF Both Houses Mostly Given
Up to the Introduction of Bills-The
Insurance BilIs-Mr. BatteIl's Case
The State Omces.

MONTPELIER, VT, Oct. 2l-To-day wa,
dull and tedious one in the Legislator,
uter the interesting proceedings of yes
.rday. The Senate made almost no prog
ress and contented itself with the intro
duction of only one BILL which is the 4lst
since the session began. The House
seems to be the more favored resort foi
bill makers, as just 100 more have already
been introduced in that body than in the
Senate. Mr.. Currier of Troy occupied
thu Sneakers chair for short while this
aferny6a and performed with ease the
duties, which his fellow democrats would
have delegated to him for the entire SEES
sion if only their number in the House
had been six times as large as it now is.
InShe House to-day Mr.. Haselton of Bur
lington introduced bill to incorporate
the Burlington Guarantee and Invest
meDt company. The purpose of the pro
posed company as set forth by this bill is
to buy and sell municipal, county, State
and United States bonds and other Sc
curities, hold and transfer real estate,
negotiate loans, loan money, issue and
sell bonds based on real estate, and &C
cept and execute trusts committed to it
by individuals aud corporations John L.
Barstow, John L.. Mason, Torrey +.
Wales, Lorenzo +. Woodhouse, Charles
P. Smith and George w. Wales are
named as incorporators The capital
stock is to be $4,000, divided into 100
shares of $50 each which NAV be in
creased to 100000. The company may
begin business when 25 per cent of its
capital stock has been paid in. The af-
FAIRS and business of the company are to
be in the care and management of a board
of directors of five members
A Dill introduced by Mr.. Marsh of
woodstock provided that when any per-
son through excessive drinking became
an inebriate or so addicted to the iatemp.
crate use of narcotics or stimuants as to
nave lost the power at self-central, he
he may be placed by any relative or friend
or the select men of the town in which he
resides, in any institution in the State
where he will receive special treatment
upon certificate of two physicians that
the person is in such a condition; such
certificate to be made not more than 10
days previous to the admission and to be
based upon thorough examination of
the patient with penalty of $50 to 800 for
making such certificate without due eX-
ANIMATION. such patients are to be under
the supervision of the supervisors of the
insane. Institutions are not compelled to
receive patents under this act which is
not to be construed as interfering with
existing laws on the insane.
MT. ldpS Vi DTdlntTte introduced a Dill
and asked the House not to form an I'M
favorable opinion of the bill without Il
thorough investigation. This bill pro-
vldes that the governor shall appoint one
person in each county, who shall be called
a commissioner of soldiers State add
and whose duty it shall be to inquire into
all the circumstances of disabled soldiers
in his county who desire State aid The
commissioner shall then report to the
governor, If the applicant is worthy of
UGH AID, and shall state the amount of
State aid which each soldier is to receive
which amount shall not exceed IS per
month: and no soldiers shall receive State
aid who are getting pension from the
United States of over 50 a month. Lists
OF those qualified to receive State aid shall
be sent by the governor to the State
auditory who shall draw an order on the
treasurer for the amount of State aid to be
given each, and the amount of such aid is
to be exempt from taxation. Commits
sioners are TO receive 50 for each day of
2ctua! service.
GENERAL HOUSE BILLS.
Other bills introduced in the House
were:
BY Mr.. Brooks of Brattleboro, extend
ing the time limited in the charter to build
the Brattleboro and Bennington railroad
company.
BY Mr.. Landon of New Haven, to pay
lars for the arrest of one Langdon, "a horse
thief.
BY Mr.. Tuxbury of Windsor, to legalize
the quadrennial valuation and grand list
of Windsor for 1886.
BY Mr.. Simonds of Manchester, provid-
ing that when barn containing stock is
located on the line between two towns
said tstock shall be taxable in the town
where the owner or keeper resides.
BY Mr.. Knapp of Middlebury, propos-
ing to SO amend the law that executors or
administrators may be sworn by any other |
person authorized to administer oaths |
than the officers named in section 2l76, re |
vised laws.
BY Mr.. Butler of Essex, H. 1876, exempt
ing from taxation one organ OF other mu. |
of $40.
BY Mr.. Hathaway of Hardwick, to
amend section 1864 revised laws, specify |
ing what persons may associate in cor |
poration by adding the words ''to support
and maintain schools"
BY Mr.. Stanton of Roxbury, exempting
from attachment and executors profess |
sional books of teachers TO the value of
$500.
By Mr.. Larkin of Peru, reducing the
bounty ON large animals and adds 81 for
foxes
BY Mr.. Bedard of St. Adams, to ncor
porate the st, Adams Electric Light and
Power ompany.
By Mr.. Simonds of Manchester amend |
ing the laws under which personal estate |
Is set III the list to the guardian where |
the ward" resides, SO that it will be set
In list where "the guardian" resides.
by Mr.. Poland of Waterville, to punish |
executors and administrators, or guard |
lans, guilty of embezzling the funds or
eilects OF estates; or wards under their
charges
BY Mr. Bixby of Chelsea, amending sec
tlon 1908, revised laws which makes |
married woman competent witness in |
certain cases where her husband is inter |
ested by extending the same competency |
to the husband.
by MI. Laird of Marshfield, providing
that Idiots and persons non cOHlpOS, who |
are not dangerous, or who are safe to 90
at large, shall not be confined in any in
sane asylum.
BY Mr.. Butter OF Essex, providing that
the oath taken in swearing to Inventories
shall be administered with the same for
mality as oaths are administered in courts