The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-10
Province lInei II. lOs An act to pay John MeOr the

thorizing the st. bloomsbury 4 Lake Champlain
the Brattleboro& bennington railroad company; II.
an act to incorporate tie Rogers & Hazard relief
society i 20 an act to enable the town of Spring
railroads H. 23s, act to amend sec. 1868, revised
3 %y" act re ds Ga the to appe"
criminal cases; IL 25S, an act to authorize the St
hold and own stock in the Vermont steamboat
! Company; II 222, an act to incorporate the Hard
to incorporate the Springfield railroad company.
ON motion of Senator Chase, adjourned
! HoUsE-AFTRRNooN
| Devotional exercises by the chaplain Reading of
| Saturdays journal dispensed with.
.Bhis htt6dgced and Referred. BY Mr.. Smith Of
other public places; to special com. temperance
affairs. 1910 fine or ten days impris onmentfor each
by Mr.. Mann of Wilmington II. 800, to increase
| the tax on trust companies from sixtenths of one
banks. 0e WV
from danger from dynamite or other explosives: to
iud. com. No person shall keep for sale any such
men; a. record Of sales to be Kept il sold to a
stranger description Of such stranger shall be
to 8 900 Any person having N his possession such
shall be punished by imprisonment in the state
prison not more than twenty years.
rights of teachers to public holidays; to com. on
education They shall not teach on such days, nor
suffer any deduction from their salaries for not
BY Mr.. Smith of Chester II. 323 relating to sales
Of lots in burial grounds; to gen com Where lot
Is decided and not paid for, action may be brought
by one member of the cemetery commissioners to
BY, Mr.. Mansur Of brighton, II. 92i to punish
fraudulent representations made to obtain certificates
of resignation of cattle and other animals to com.
on agriculture. Penalty not exceeding $500 =.
Plymouth and Ludlow ponds and riversi to com on
By Mr.. Ripley Of Mendon II. 326, to incorporate
the Rutland soldiers memorial hall library associa-
BY Mr. Fletcher Of St Johnsbury, II. s27. to make
school district No. of St Johnsbury a union dis
by Mr.. Hildreth of Newport II. 32s to enable the
village of Newport to have sewers to gen. COM
port for the years lssl, 1855 and 1886; to com.
BY Mr. Patterson of Bristol H. $780, to amend the act
t9incorporate the Bristol railroad company and to en-
to railroads. Extends the time limit five
years to commence said road and ten years to com
Redd 7irice and Referred.-s 60, to facilitate the
duties of listers; to com grand list s. Is, to pay
claims s. rs, an act to amend No. 2l6, acts of lsS2,
entitled an act to Incorporate the Wnoosh Bur
! hngton Horse Railroad Company; to COM ON rail-
roads.
H. II, to provide for an appearance in behalf of the
state in divorce cases. n 80, an act in amendment
of B. No co. acts of 1884, entitled relating
# rTSGs ,ar aifa% gt the SR
ing provisions for monuments on the battlefield of
Getys6nrg S l6 relating to ntoxGaton in con
therein named; ii. g65 to punish the fraudulent
Of porroMed teams H. W. relating an to nusanees H.
expsnSes Il $685. lsuSstHte for H. i5 to y punish
posing fine not exceeding $50 and not less than
$500 on all persons who shall sell or give away any
years Of age Ayes 50, nays q. '' ''''' 'As'e
Special orders. For Tuesday afternoon.-H l22, to
- to pay Charles A. Stiles sls667 ii. $50, relating to
the W nfe sSs Of ba reang to
s, For Thursday mor1ingrH 49, imposing IA, fine Of
| Intoxicating tQuOrS, violation
For Thursday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock-S. II, re-
On motion of Mr.. Tinkham of Pomfret adjourned.
Tuesday, November o.
sENATE-MoRNING.
Called to order. Devotional exercises by Rev. I. p.
Booth, chaplain of the house. journal of yesterday
Resoiation.- Senator Bunker offered a resolution
| the senate house bill No. lag, an act to enable the
treasurer of the Spauding memorial fund to do
tain things therein named; adopted.
BHs In u amd RsfeedmBy Senator Swain
to bonds of town officers; to finance. PRO
yides that of the poor be required to give
BY b. s ec the
Rochester graded school districts to com on educa-
of Rochester is incorporated as graded school dis
thirty weeks, school divided into three separate
grades -,
revised laws, and to provide for executive clerk
to com. finance PROVIDES that at the beginning
al
Is by a n the Of tb ae
| BY Senator Baker, S. rs, an act in amendment of
toxicating liquors to com on temperance legislation
By Senator Baker. s. rs, an act fixing the terms of
vides that the of office of every officer elected
by the joint assembly appointed by the governor,
shall on the st day Of and
shall continue for two years +,
amendment of 1918, revised laws relating to in
Citizen
makes complaint before Justice of tie peace that
deposited in any house, store, dwelling; steamboat
or water craft of any kind, and any other building
justice shall issue warrant to any sheriff
stable to search the PREMISES
that of Mrs G. A. Chapman and forty others, pray.
ing for municipal suffrage to women; to com. on
That Of tdt o g and 20 sns
women OF Shelburn; that of Rev. A. c. Field. a
voters and 46 women of Hinesburgh; that of W. n.
Of NJ 4. Bingham, Al voters and SO women of Essex
that of r. W Culver, z voters and IS women of st.
Women of Windsor county; that Of f. A. Walker. 8.
voters and 50 women of Ludlow; that of +. A. War.
% and il Of
Of Lamoe county t2at nI Loveoy
voters and 81 women of Lamoe county. praying for
temperance instruction in the public schools. All
were referred to special com on temperance legisa-
Pqssed-H 2, an act in amendment Of No. 1870, acts
| of 1884. laws of Vermont. Senator Fletcher: :"
would like to inquire If this bill will leave the laws
| they were previous to 1854" Senator Baker: II
| will"
THIRD Reading Ordered.-H. So, an act in addition
to chap l69 revised laws; third reading ordered to
| morrow morning.
S, 70, an to provide for the study of scientific
temperance instruction in the public schools of the
state of Vermont.
Message from the Gorernor-A message from the
governor informed the senate that he had signed s.
IS, An act to pay l.. A. Drew the sum therein named
and s. So, An act to pay b. Agnes Collins the sum
therein named.
On motion of Senator Bates, adjourned.
sENATE-AFTERNooN.
S. 81. an act giving to women the right to vote In
certain meetings was taken up. Women shall have
the same right to vote that men have in all city
the same right to hold offices to which they may be
elected in such meetings. but this act shall not in
cude as a voter any woman who is not taxpayer
in the city town. village school or fire district where
her vote Is offered"
Senator Bunker: " I am not opposed to women
voting, hut am intensely opposed to the amend
ment of the committee. I can reason why
discrimination should be made here, and see nc
Justice In the amendment"
Senator Bates: Z" advised this amendment to he
proposed to the senate, and think with the amend
ment II places women on the same basis as men, but
without the amendment do not know upon what
basis we are pleasing the women. ! believe that be
fore this bill leaves the senate should be distinctly
understood by every senator, and with the amend
ment adopted am in favor of the passage of the
bill"
committee will not he adopted. We start out ant
say that women shall have the same right to vote
men, then we add an amendment requiring then
to be taxpayers. | am not In favor of the bill
with the amendment"
Senator Pierce: :" understand that the origina
bill does not give the right to without