The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-24

Pdssed.-S. ", an act in amendment of
sec. 1918, revised laws, relating to ntoxi-
eating liquors; S. 100 an act appropriatng
S245.05 for the state library building; s.
1885, an act in amendment of sec. 1916, re-
vised laws, relating to private corporations
by voluntary association; III. &c. an act to
quiet the title in lands conveyed by col
lectors deed; S. 140, an act to amend sec.
17i4, revised laws, relating to fines and
costs S. 1i2, an act in amendment of sec.
|, No. 245, laws of 1884, entitled an act for
the protection of fish in Lake Bomoseen
and Inman pond II. 20, an act authorizing
the st. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain rail-
road company to build a branch to connect
with the Southeastern railroad; III. 155, an
act to pay Frank II. Atherton the sum
therein named; H:21S, an act laying a tax
on the grand list of the township of Aver
ill; II. 222, an act to incorporate the Hard
wick & Marshfield railroad company; III.
227, an act in amendment of act No. Al, acts
of 1884; II. 2S9 an act to amend sec. 1854, re-
vised laws, relating to the state geologist
III. 300, an act in addition to chap. 1874, re-
vised laws entitled fire districts, enabling
fire districts to elect the collector of town
taxes collector of fire district taxes although
he is not an inhabitant of such fire district.
On motion of Senator Stoddard, adj.
sENATE-AFTERNooN.
S. SO, an act to establish an uniformity
in the public schools.
Senator Stoddard offered an amendment
which adds new section, which was
adopted.
Senator Spear moved an amendment that
the text books shall go into use July |, 1889,
instead of 1887.
Senator Valentine thought the amendment
was dangerous one and that we ought to
act as soon as possible, and hoped it would
not prevail
Senator Chaplin: '"If you are going to
wait until 1889 you had better leave the
whole thing to the legislature of 1885" The
amendment was refused
Senator Cushing moved an amendment
that this act shall not include towns which
now furnish free textbooks except new
books adopted; agreed to.
1Hird Redding RefuSed.-H. 167, an act
making taxable female citizens voters in
town, village and fire district meetings.
Senator Stanley: 81 move the bill be
ordered to lie"
Senator Hale: 81 hope this bill will not
be ordered to lie. 1t has been thoroughly
discussed and we ought to act upon it now. y
Senator Bunker: ut has always been
customary to allow bill to lie upon the
request of a senator. see no reason why
the request should not be granted"
Senator Hale called for the yeas and nays
which resulted-yeas II, nays IA.
On the third reading Senator Bailey called
for the yeas and nays, which resulted-yeas
9, nays Is.
S. i06, an act in amendment of No. 80
acts of 1884, relating to the distribution O
public money to school districts.
Third Redding R,tttSed.-S. 100, an act fol
the better protection of minors. This bill
was called up at the request of Senator
Chaplin. Senator Slayton: 81 introduced
this bill by request. 1t has been given fail
consideration by the committee and l have
nothing to say upon it," II. $50, an act il
I aII m
PdSsed.-S. 2S, an act to pay George w
Jenness the sum therein named; S. 134, al
act to empower the village of Barton Il
bring water into said village and to ISSUE
bonds Therefore III. 175, an act to incorpo
rate the Willard manufacturing company
ii. 11S, an act to amend an act to establish
the Fair Haven graded school district; III
1913, an act to legalize the grand lists of thu
town of Newport for the years 1884, 1885 ant
1886.
ApprOUed.-A message from the governor
informed the senate that he had signed sen
ate bills So an act to amend sec. 531, revised
laws, relating to school-houses SO, an ac
to pay John b. Reynolds the sum therein
named; 90, an act to incorporate the Roch
ester graded school.
Indefnuely PoStponed.-S. IA, an act il
amendment of see 4132, revised laws, il
relation to arson and burning. This bill
was strongly opposed by several senators.
On motion of Senator Nash, adj.
HousE-MoRNING.
II. 274 equalizing the tax on deposits il
savings banks. On motion of Mr. Fisk, sec
ton two was struck out, so that now TIL
bill will not go into effect until 1887, if it be
comes law.
Mr.. Butterfield thought that sixteenth
of one per cent was all that savings insttu
tons could stand. He said that such cor
porationS were not money-making bodle
"A =
Mr.. Marsh of Woodstock stated that ther
was decrease in the number of rich depos
itors; that savings banks were instituted
as a place of safe investment for earnings o
poor people, and on this account the.
should not be burdened.
Mr.. Hathaway was opposed to the bill
while Mr. Mann urged that we should in
crease the tax on banks, because resident
outside of the state have so many invest
ments in Vermont banks many deposit
: would necessarily be Withdrawn. Accord
ing to the present arrangement, small de
posits are entered in the lists, which other
wise would not be taxed. lnaSmuch as w
receive $S3,0OO per year without cost to ON
selves, is enough of itself to warrant til
: dismissal of the bill.
Mr.. Poland said that he was not much @
; financier but thought this legislator
would be left in a pretty fix if we con
} PEELED poor persons to pay taxes ON thei
. little earnings
: Mr.. Harvey; There is no system c
benevolence attached to either of the tw
2 classes of men interested. Savings bank
: are not benevolent bodies, although it
! true that some poor people do business wit
I them. Only two millions of the thirteen c
l fourteen millions invested in our bank
I were of this small class. The question
| not whether savings banks are going I
3 prosper, but between real estate and cal
! ital. Savings banks Incorporated by til
nj no atnr hnn on
) man, nor are they entitled to more consi,
, Grafton than the poorest man here. To n
I lieve poor persons is my reason for opposin
3 this bill. This bill provides for the equal
= cation of taxes, and not double taxation, q
does the bill alluded to.
i MIR, Bedard: a" am in no way connecte
with the savings banks. Our revenue fro
I this source is very encouraging and "
n should leave well enough alone. l do N
believe in killing the goose which has La