Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-26

AMY HnlSu us BUSINESS ny next w cuncS
day though the bills are being run Off al
ready IN II manner which prevents many
from knowing what they are really voting
on. The Senate stll hesitates to accom-
MEDIATE its labOrs to Il desired time, hut
/ waits to see how its business is proceed
ing before it fixes Il time for adjourn
ment, and that body still hold the resOlu
ton so hastily passed by the House, under
advisement. The great "valIcd policy"
agitation has received sudden collapse
by the summary and almost unopposed
death of Mr. Hawleys bill in the House.
The most noteworthy part of the proceed
ings to-day was the action Of the Legisla-
ture on the death of eX-President Arthur,
a report of which is elsewhere given.
The Senate passed bills to enable the
city of NergenneS to issue bonds TO fund
its Indebtedness and providing electric
lights to alter the boundaries of the vii
lage of Windsor; to lcgallse the grand
list and quadrennial appraisal of the
town of Topsham for 1856; to legaliZe the
grand list, including The quadrennial APP
praisal pr the town of Barton for 1856 to
incorporate the Springfield railroad com
pany to incorporate the village Of EnOs-
burgh Falls; to incorporate the Morris
vile HQueduct company to amend an act
defining the power Of the village of New
port to incorporate the Farrar park asso-
citation relating to the duties of select
men to establish an uniformity through
out the State of the text books in public
schools to incorporate the town Of West
! Rutlaud-yeas 81, nays |, Senator StOd-
dard being the only senator voting against
it, Senators Nash and Bates absent or not
voting: to quiet the title IN lands con
veyed by collectors deed an act relating
to nuisauces supplemental to the act to
incorporate The Vermont Life Insurance
| company; to incorporate the village OF
Bristol to incorporate the Hardwck d
/ MArshfield railroad company; laying Il
tax on the county of Washington; to in
corporate the American Commercial com
pany in relation to the Bennington bat
| tie monument.
The senate ordered to third reading
in relation to the division of the income of
school funds in relation to the equaliza-
| ton of school property in towns adopting
| the town system OF schools authorizing
the reduction of the capital stock of prl-
waite corporations: in relation to the sale
of railroads under 4 decree OF judgment
| relating to the rights OF teachers to legal
| holidays; relating to town superlntend-
cnts' accounts tor services relating to
courts of insolvency; relating to the i'll
| sane; TO empower the selcCtnen of the
! town of IraNburgh to sell and convey
grammar school lot in said town; relating
! to levy OF execution relating to commits
sioners and collectors of taxes in unOr-
| ganiZed towns and cores, all for to-mOr-
! row morning.
The Senate refused Il third reading TO
! bills to pay John Nash the sum therein
named and an act in addition Of chap. 1872,
| revised laws, entitled insurance compa-
mes.
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The House passed bills for the protec
tion of fish to nav Y Suter the sum
n.,nad. tn-rar,ba t9,,n Of WINSTON tha
ii"'le" W pay INC "" II vi "lii'7.oi VIC
sum named to pay 5. II. Weston the sum
named to appoint a committee Of three
| to revise laws on education to protect
tho ou,r.,rs of .,ool, boroos 70 now II l.,
n',.,".. ~. f'
bartieU' 'he sum haiileu relaolhs 10 as
SesSment OF taxes relating to appoint
rif 81 .'.,, W
of electians; H. 446, amending the charter
of Far Haven; to prevent accidents in the
ni !i wa, aS9 ny prom ps'inG pear eNhlpltlous
in mt the nublic Streets or hi1bways ' to INV
to H. X. Barnes the sum named >: relating
to the tenure of Office of State officers; re
lating to Judges of the supreme Court Z;
repeating No. 81, laws of 1852; relating to
Imprisonment III bastardy ca,es; relating
to unorganized towns and cores to in
corporate Barton academy and graded
| 0NHool W lutol Hplhtt llit - W l'OlI III
Nestment company; IN relation to ST.
Johnsbury schools; Bennington cemetery
association bill to incorporate Brandon
school district, No. p as "A graded school
district in relation to school district No.
:, in Brandon ; relating to grammar school
lands i'll Greensboro; to incorporate the
burlington board of trade
The House refused a third reading to
bills relating to billiards, bowling alleys,
coasting and ball playing, which gives to
30 voters the right to close billiard and
bowling saloons.
The House ordered TO Il third reading
To provide for an annual valuation of
quarrles instead of quadrennlal. To pay
Arminda White an insane manner for IA
years. lAmended IN committee by chang
'lS 'ne amount " 600
TEMPERANCE INSTRUCTION.
The Senate bill providing for temper
ance instruction in the common school,
was read the third time in the House mi.
mnrnin,, and on tba o,,astio,, of i+e roe
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