The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-24
Friday, November 10.
SENATE-MORNING.

On motion or Mr.. Mansur, adj
Friday, November 10.
sENATE-MoRNING.
Called to order. Devotional exercises by
Rev. w. S. Hazen, chaplain of the senate
in 1884.
Pdssed.-S. ~, an act in amendment of
sec. 563, revised laws, relating to the duties
of selectmen.
S. 36, an act to establish an uniformity
throughout the state of the textbooks to be
used in the public schools.
II. %, an act to incorporate the town of
West Rutland. Senator Gray 81 move
the bill be read by it's title only. We all know
its contents" Agreed to. Senator Clark
called for the yeas and nays on the passage
which resulted-yeas y, nays /, Senator
Stoddard being the only senator voting
against it, Senators Nash and Bates absent
or not voting.
IL. IS, an act to quiet the title in lands
conveyed by collectors deed.
III. 1872, an act relating to nuisances.
PdSSed.-H, AZ, an act to pay o. p. Simons
the sum therein named (S132O; III. 1873, an
act to alter the boundaries of the village of
Windsor; II. 276 an act to legalize the
grand list and quadrennial appraisal of the
town of Topsham for the year 1886; III. 269,
an act to legalize the grand list, including
the quadrennial appraisal of the town of
Barton for the year 1856; II. 2l9, an act to
incorporate the Springfield railroad COM
pany; III. 263, an act to incorporate the vii
of Enosburgh Falls; III. 80, an act to incor-
porate the Morrisville acQueduct company
II. 32S an act to amend an act defining the
power of the village of Newport; H. 465, an
act to incorporate the Farrar park asso-
citation.
BiVs Introduced-S. 145, reported from the
joint committee on game and fisheries, an
act relating to fish in Lake Champlain and
its tributaries: ordered to be printed.
117 rpporteI from the general commit
tee, an act relating to private corporations
! organized by special acts of incorporation
ordered to be printed.
Joint Resolutions From the house relating
to the printing of certain state reports
adopted on the part of the senate
Third ReddingS RefuSed.-S. 116, an act tc
pay John Nash the sum therein named S
50, an act in addition of chap. 1872, revised
! laws, entitled insurance companies.
Pdssed.-H. 21S, an act to enable the city
| of Vergennes to issue its bonds for the pur
pose of funding its Indebtedness and pro
viding electric lights for said city.
Joint ReSOlutiOn-From the house, relat.
| ing to the death of eX-President Arthur
Senator Chaplin moved that upon the adop
ton it be taken by rising vote, which was
| agreed to, and the resolution was unanan
mously adopted.
On motion of Senator Blake adjourned.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Passed.-H. 1862, an act supplemental tC
an act entitled an act to incorporate the
| Vermont Life Insurance company, approved
! October IS, 1868; III. 19S, an act to incorpO
rate the village of Bristol: III. ODD, an act to
| incorporate the Hardwick & Marshtield rail
road company, recalled from the house
amended and passed; III. 254, an act lay
| ing tax on the county of Washington, re
called from the house, amended and passed
III. 1873, an act to incorporate the American
Commercial company. recalled from the
house, amended and passed. Senator Ba
ker said this bill is very loosely drawn, bu
that he did not care to amend il. S. S. al
act in relation to the Bennington battl,
monument.
sec; i5Oa revised laws and to facilitate the nvest
s. ~ an act to provide for the study of scientih
temperance in the public schools of the state wa
should use the books. The amendment of the hons
proposes to insert ne word the instead Of all"
the bin, and hope the senate will not concur witt
tor from Rutland. If we change this word all t
the we have the same old law. This is what tn
state from passing this bill so they want to amend
so as to ruin IL The law as the original bill Tcul
If it works well there II will here hope the amend
ment of the house will he defeated.
senator Foster: " am opposed to the amendmen
proposed by the house, think this is as mportan
careful attention. If this word all is changed t
the it weakens the enci ency of the bill; This
Il matter in which we want to cover the Who'll
ground, but if the amendment is adopted we wi
not"
Senator Swain; d" think this proposed amend
ment is u mistake. hope the senate will stand b
the bill in its original manhood. Rum dies har
every time, but let us be III II until death" III
amendment was rejected,
s. 10, an act relating to the running of railroa
trains on sunday. The bill was reported adyersel
by the committee, Senator Swain favored the hi
bill was also favored by senators Bunker blake an
Chaplin aud was opposed by Senators Baker an
The acknowledgement announced that the al
pointed honr for special order Jont resolution /
relation to final adIournment had arrived and tina
the discussion should cease. Senator Baker move
that the resolution be ordered to lie and made
special order for tomorrow morning at II O'Clock
Senator Chase called for the yeas and nays whic
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS announced that discus
sion on $. 20 was in order ON the motion to T,
consider the vote refusing the third reading, Sen
ator Baker called for the yeas and nays, which IT
suted-yeas I, nays ~.
On motion of Senator Chaplin adjourned,
HoUsE-MoRNING.
Joint Resolution.-That the official report
ers of the senate and house of representa-
tives be allowed mileage AZ the same rate pc
mile as is allowed members: adopted on til
part of the house.
Read a Third Time and PaSSed.-H 2S5
protection of fish; ii. 2S5, to pay L. Suite
the sum named; III. 293 to pay town OF WI
liston the sum named; H. 800 TO pay S. II
Weston the sum named; ii. &i, to appoin
a committee of three to revise laws on edu
cation; II. 3Sl, to protect the owners q
stock horses; H. 400, to pay ii. f. Bartlett
the sum named; IL. 40S, relating To assess
ment of taxes III. 40, relating to appoint
ment of state and county taxes; H. 40, t
secure uniform ballots and preserve the pr
rity of elections; IL. 446, amending the char
ter of Fair Haven; III, 45l, to prevent ace
, dents in the highways, Prohibits bear eX
r hibtions and the throwing of advertiser
posters in the public streets or highways
s. 10, the temperance education bill.
Mr. Abel thought the bill would not wor
, in towns which have the town system
schools and that change of books woul
[ cause much trouble, in as much as contract
, for textbooks until 1889 have been made
; Mr. Goodspeed said that at first he though
the bill arbitrary; but since he had learne