The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-10-20
Mattbman Il Journal.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1886
Legislature of Vermont.
Wednesday, October IS.

Called TO order. Devotional exercises by
the chaplain. journal of yesterday read
and approved. o,,
Rutland, S. 10, an act to incorporate the
town of West Rutland. Provides that the
inhabitants of that portion OF the existing
town of Rutland which is embraced within
the boundaries of school districts Nos. u, Z,
8, 9, q and central district, so-called, are
hereby incorporated and made body cor
porate aud polite under the name of West
Rutlanh1 To special com, consisting of
Senators Chase, Smith and Stanley.
BY Senator Chaplin of Washington. S. IA,
an act to amend sec 4132, revised laws, in
relation 90 arson and burning; to com. on
agriculture. Provides that any person who
wilfully or carelessly sets on fire, or causes
to be set on fire, woods or forests shall be
imprisoned in the state prison not more
than five years or fined not more than $500
BY Senator Baker of Rutland, S. 10, an
act to amend sec. 1884, revised laws, re-
lating to civil damage resulting from the il
legal sale of Intoxicating liquor; to Jud.
com. provides that any person confined i'll
jail, the house of correction or state prison
by reason of intoXication, or by reason OF
any act committed while intoxicated, the
wife of such person, in her own name, or If
such person has no wife his minor child,
may recover from the person who by him
self, clerk, servant or agent illegally sold
or gave way any part of the liquor upon
which such person became intoxicated the
sum of 81 per day for all the time that such
person may be confined, to be recovered at
the end of such confinement.
BY Senator Hale of Essex, S. 16, an act to
amend sec. 1872, revised laws, relating to
INVESTIGATION; to jud. COM Provides that
any person found under the influence of
Intoxicating liquor shall, upon the first con-
viction, pay fine of 50 and costs OF prose-
cution second offence, fine of $40 and
costs of prosecution; third offence, a fine of
$40 and Imprisonment for one month, pro-
viding the prosecution shall be commenced
within thirty days after the offence is COM
mitted.
BY Senator Gushing of Windsor. S. H.
an act relating to bridges; to jud. COM
Provides that any person violating secs.
1889 and 3140, revised laws may be appre-
hended by sheriff or deputy and kept in
custody not more than twenty-four hours
Sunday eXcepted), at or before the expira-
ton of which time he shall be brought be-
fore municipal justice of the peace and
proceeded against according to law.
BY Senator Chaplin of Washington, S. IS,
an act to protect and encourage the growth
of forests; to com. on agriculture. Provides
that owners of any land who shall devote
the same to the growth of forest trees, either
by planting or setting out such trees, shall
keep his own cattle at all times from run
ming at large thereon; any cattle found upon
such lands shall be impounded and the own
ers of such cattle are liable to the same
in an enclosure doing damage.
By Senator Bunker of Caledonia, s. 10,
An act relating to the election and term of
Office of selectmen, listers and auditors; to
judi. com. Provides that at the annual
town meetings to be held in March, 1881,
each town shall choose from among its in
habtants a board of selectmen consisting
of three members, board of listers con-
sisting of three members and board of au-
dtors consisting of three members.
of lot of a
act relating to the town system of schools
and to repeal sec. Cos, revised laws; to com.
on education. Provides that any town that
has adopted, or may hereafter adopt, the
town system of schools may at any town
meeting, holden two years or more after,
abolish its town system of schools by a
majority of the legal votes cast
By Senator Nash of Addison, S. 81, an
act to restore John c. Beens to his legal
rights; to jud. com.
By Senator Chaplin of Washington, S. %,
an act relating to commissioners of streets
and highways; to CON- ON highways and
bridges. Provides that each town may at
its annual town meeting elect three, four or
five persons as commissioners of streets and
highways, who shall hold their Office one
year and shall make all repairs on the high
ways of such town.
J.int Respl,ttions.-By Senator Pierce of
Windsor, that the joint standing committee
on the house of correction be instructed to
tary condition and practical working and
report to their respective houses by bill or
otherwise; adopted on the part of the senate
By Senator Hale of Essex, that the com
mittee on the insane asylum of the senate
and the same committee of the house be
and are hereby directed to visit the institu-
tons at Bratteboro and Burlington, inquire
into their sanitary condition and methods
of government and report by bill OF
otherwise; adopted on the part of the senate
IN, ..f al al n nod
sENATE-AFTERNooN.
ResolutionS.-By Senator Swain of Wind
ham, that at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
October II, 1886, the senate will proceed t.
the election of a senator of the United States
for the state of Vermont for the full term OF
six years from and including the 4th day Of
March, A. ID. 1887, and that each senator, as
his name is called, name UiUd Uoce the per
son he would elect as such senator, as re
quired by the act of congress entitled Ar
act regulating the time and manner of hold.
ing elections for senator in congress-" ap
proved July %, 1866; adopted.
By Senator Baker of Rutland that the
special committee to whom was referred S
81 entitled an act to incorporate the town
of Proctor, and S. 10, entitled an act to in
corporate the town of West Rutland, bt
authorized and directed to visit the place
where it is proposed to organize said towns
and hear testimony relating thereto and re
poIb W lHt Stndtt, anu IHdI sdid
have leave to sit during the session of thu
senate; adopted.
Report.-From com. on highways ant
bridges, by Senator Chaplin of Washington
S. 7, with amendments and recommend it,
passage. Senator Bailey of Orange moveC
that the bill be ordered to lie; rejected.
On motion of Senator Cushing of Windsor
adjourned.
HoUsE-MoRNING.
Called to order. Devotional exercises by
the chaplain: Journal of yesterday reac
and approved.
Res0lutionS:-By Mr.. Poland of Water
vile, joint resolution fixing the time o
Thursday, October q, for the election o
supreme court judges; adopted on the par
of the house.
By Mr.. Bill of Albany, for joint com. OF
temperance; rejected.
By Mr.. Baxter of Sharon that the matte
of a monument at Gettysburg in the govern
or's message be referred to a special join
com; rejected.
By Mr. Chesmore of Huntington, that s
much of the governors message as refers t
the insane be referred to CON- on insane
adopted.
The house adopted in concurrence tn
joint resolution originating in the senate il
relation to referring to the matter of tn
Bennington monument mentioned in the gu
bernaIorial messages to joint special com.
BY Mr.. Baxter of Sharon, that the matte
oil the Gettysburg monument be referred I
COM on military affairs; adopted.
Special Order-The resolution offered b.