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

MONTPELIER, NOV. ID ne proceedings
in both Houses to-day were exceptionally
interesting. Many important measures
were passed upon, and the deba'es IN both
Houses were the best of the session. The
House passed the Poland pauper bill Il
bill authorizing reduction of capital stock
in corporations and various bills to pro
tect fish, authorizing towns to borrow
money and other local bills.
The House refused third reading to
the bill to establish board of registration
in pharmacy. The bill providing for tenn
perance instruction in puulic schools was
ordered to third reading by u vote of
1872 u.
The joint resolution from the Senate
providing for pedestal for the statue of
Jacob Collamer at the national capital !;
and one to the effect that provision be
made for the support and education of
Indians We're adopted by the House. The
House also adopted on its part the joint
resolution providing that no more than
the following numbers of the separate re-
ports hereinafter named shall be printed
at the expense of the State in pamphlet
form State treasurer's report, 400 copies /;
auditor of accounts, $50; commissioners of
State taxes, $50 reform school, 800
States prison, 500; house of correction,
800; supervisors of insane, 800
Twelve bills to pay individuals certain
sums, laying taxes on towns, etc, received
a.third reading.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate passed bills amending the
law relating to Intoxicating liquors en-
aiding fire districts to elect the collector
oftcwn taxes collector OF fire district taxes
although he is not an inhabitant of such
fire district, and various other bills of pri
waite or local interest
The bills s p, an act in amendment of
section SOB, revised laws relating to the
duties of seeCtlne n and to establish an uni
formity throughout the State OF text
books to be used in the public schools were
read the third time.
A third reading was refused to the bill
relating to the distribution of public
money to school districts.
NEW LAWS.
The governor has approved H. 27l, re-
lating to appeals in criminal cases; II. 20,
providing better protection for fish and
for the destruction of foxes, and to incor-
porate the home for aged women.
THE TOWN OF PROCTOR.
H. II, an act to incorporate the town
Of Proctor was reported .favorably in the
Senate this morning Before the bill was
considered Senator Baker presented, by
request, the remonstrance of w. G. Dun.
ton and 1900 voters OF Rutland against the
division of the town, and asked to have it
read, Senator Smith said it seemed to be
the same thing that had appeared III the
newspapers aud moved that it be laid on
the table, which was agreed to, Senators
Smith and Stanley spoke at length in
favor of the bill. Senator Smith said
the committee he'd considered this
measure with a deep sense of its impor-
lance to the citizens of the town of Rut-
land and the Safe. They had talked per
sonally with large number OF the PEG
pie and found more definite and reliable
Information than names on Il petition or
remonstrance. 1t was the endeaVOr of
he committee to get all the facts OF the
situation. Proctor is as firmly estab.
lished as the towns of St. Adams, with
its railroad shops, or St. Johnsbury with
its scale works. The expense and incon-
venience of these people going SIN miles
to do all of their town business ought not
to be longer imposed upon them. The
committe could not see how any injury
would result to Rutland The report of
the committee is the result of hard labor
to eQualize the several interests and deal
Justly with all.
Senator Stanley presented forcbly the
argument of the geographical situation.
the whole people Will be better secured by
this bill. In The event of division, all oc-
casion for jealOusies will cease and instead
commendable spirit of rivalry Will
spring INTO existence, Though we make
new town lines the territory and. people
remain the same. The sound of the word
division" seems to strike terror to many,
but the growth and progress of the world
calls for these changes, and they must
come.
Senator Baker called for the yeas and
NAYS on the third reading, which resulted
Yeas ~, nays D. Senators Bates, Draper
and Nash not voting or absent. The bill
was then passed.
THE TAX on SAVINGS BANKS.
The bill of Mr.. Hall Of Grotou, to in
crease the tax on savings banks to l pei
cent on the amount of their deposits cam,
up in the House and was amended on mo
ton of Mr. Fisk, so that The bill will no
20 into effect until 1857.
Mr.. Butterfield thought that six-tenth
of | per cent was all that savings institu
tons could stand.
Mr. Marsh of Woodstock stated tina
there was decrease in the number 0
rich depusitors that savings banks wer
places of safe Investment for earnings o
poor people, and on this account the
should not he burdened.
Mr.. Hathaway was opposed to the bill
while MI Mann favored It,
MIR, Poland said that he was not nue.
of IA linancier but thought this Legisla
ture ought not to compel poor persons I
pay taxes on their little earnings
Mr.. Harvey said savings banks are nc
benevolent bodies although it is true tina
some poor people do business with then
Only two millions of the Is or ii million
invested in our banks were Of this sma