Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-05
VERM0NI LEGISLATURE
THE SENATE DISCUSS A BILL N
CReASlNG THE JUDGES SALARIES.
An Important Hearing on the Highway
LAVA Large Amount oi Business
Done in Both Houses Day of
Many Events.

both HOUSES OF ihs Legislature nave zone
an unusually large amount of business.
Amc DO, ,h1 ..-.s i4tIuIacCu IL tle Huusr
to-day were:
BY Mr.. REYNOLDS Of Alburgh. prohibit
ing tishiug with any uill net the mesheo
Of which are 1--we and a. half inches square.
ny MI Hyde OF North i1vlo, relating 10
the Alhdrgh bridge, authorizing drtN ing
balance OF the appropriation to complete
abutmeuts Of the draw.
BY Mr. Deuieou Of rlttstord, providing
shat iptoXicatluu shall be punished by
fine of SO aud imprisonment in county
jan tor 80 days, AID ,tuu. an lmprlsOn-
meut Tor nrst offence o. selling
BY Mr.. Moody OF Waterbury, providing
that express, telegraph and telephone
companies shall pay taxes on their gross
receipts, less what they pay to other com
paIieS.
BY Mr.. Simpson of Greensboro to an
mex the town OF Greensboro to Caledonia
county.
by Mr. Randall of Glover, prohibiting
all fishing except with hook and line {;
penalty $50.
The House passed the following bills
II. l12, relating to the certificates of mar
riaGe II. 22l, noXiuus animal bill, makes
bounty on foxes 80 cents, and on bears 50,
ayes III, nays 1913 II. l1S, defining the
scope of the phrase 'pecuniary ability" in
divorce cases H. 1876 to enable the treas
certain things therein named II. 10,
Judge Poland's BILL requiring judgment
to be rendered before sale by officer of per
sohaI properly under chattel mortgage
MI folan0 defended the oil during long
al cussloh over It's merits ana IL was
nnalIy passed by a Note OI Il0 10 ~
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SENATE fl'oOEhDIN"S'
In the Senate the following bills were
introduced
BY Senator Clark of Rutland, providing
that the governor snail biennially, within
30 days after the close of the session of the
General Assembly, appoint three railroad
commissioners, VINO stall hold Office for
the term of two years from the first of
January succeeding their appointment
The governor may remove either of said
commissioners and fill the vacancy caused
thereby, and any ana all that may occur
One Of the commissioners shall be a law
yer in good standing in his profession and
at least 10 wears practice III the same one
shall ne q capable and experienced civil
engineer of 1T least 10 Years practice and
one Il good practical business man; and
they shall constitute the board of railroad
commissioners. No stockholder, agent or
railroad attorney shall be eligible to the
~ Senator smith of Washington, pro-
vlding that the persons associated together
by the name of the Standard Light and
rover hauuldCIuiIiit cCIhpdhy' now sup
ply electrlc hEhts III me village OF
Nuhtptiler' are hereby constituted cor
Artificial light Tor the village OF Montpel-
Ter The capital stock shall be SIP 900,
and may be Increased from time to lime
to an amount not exceeding 100000.
3v senator rght OF Chittenden, pro
Sl.iII!E Cil,'. ~ 'itG ". te;, " ,,an,
nToress docs moi exceed SI0 or the pnnds
Effects and credits in the hands of the trus,
tee 60 not exceed so in value, the trustee
shall DE ulschargeu ana slail recover MS
costs atfIhet iht p.alHIIu. IN aiI cdSta
WAeTe me at'dCl ileut II iiltut III WdspS
tor me peISoiltlI ap"F ana services OF .he
deIenuaht thcre shdII De reserved III lhe
mana" ~ IN" trustee the sum OF sio' anu
the pIahtlI Hhall recover only the amount
N excess thereof
ne senate refused a thlfd reading To
House blu 80 l@S, eNemp'lhg from al
tachment professional books OF teachers
10 IN" amount oi Nv;
Inc senate passed ire pl4l top'iy Charic'
NJ. " ia me sum therein named;
tna "a a