Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-11-12
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.


United states, provided that any person cx
empted from the payment of II poll tax, %
who is excepted from having his or her pol
set in the list, shall be considered rs having
had his or her list taxed, senator Bunker
bill providing for temperance instruction II
all schools, and senator Hale II bill providing
that only one person-man or wonnn-shnl
be required to make, sign and swear to Il com
plant tor warrant of search and seizure in
stead of three voters; and in all cases where
now, by any of the provisions of said chapter
an officer is authorized to seize Intoxicating
liquors or the casks or vessels containing the
same, by virtue of warrant therefor, he
may seize the same without II warrant and
keep the liquors seized in some safe place
and shall procure such warrant and shall
thereupon make return of his doings under
said warrant in the same manner rs he would
have done had the issuing of the warrant pre-
coded such seizure. A number of unimport
ant bills were passed.
In the House Mr.. Knapp of Middlebury in
troduccd II joint resolution which the House
adopted, that the sword presented to Major
general samuel Strong by the State of New
York, in recognition of his distinguished SER
vices at the battle of Plattsburgh, and now
proffered to the state OF Vermont by the rep
accepted; and that II committee consisting OF
one senator and two representatives be ap.
pointed by the president of the senate and
speaker of the House respectively to receive
the same, with due acknowledgements to the
donors, and place it, with proper inscriptions
in the state cabinet Among bills introduced
were these: To enable the city of Nergcnnes
TO issue bonds for payment of current eXpen-
scs to and provide electric lights; by Judge
Knapp, providing that in case of sickness of II
Judge OF probate, the register shall act for
said judge and perform his duties The bill
providing tor filling vacancies in the House
was killed, ll7to 100
The joint assembly elected these State Off.
GERS Sergcant.at-arms 7. c. Phinncy OF
Montpelier; brigade commander, Col. W. L.
Greenleat of Winooski; adiutant and inspec-
tor general, T. :. Peck of Burlington; quarter.
master. general Col. W. II. Gilmore OF Fair
lee; judge advocate general, DR.. Chesmore of
Huntington; supervisors OF insane H. Good
hue of Westminster. DR.. L. c. Butler of Essex
and DR.. johnson OF Concord: superintendent
OF education, Justus Dart OF Springfield:
trustees OF reform school, II. Il. start of Bak.
crsfcld j. y. North of Shorcham and +. G..
Fletcher OF St Johnsbury; trustees OF univcr-
sity of Vermont, senator Morrill, a. b. Frank
in OF Newtane and Rev. II. F. Hill OF Montpc.
licr.
FRIDAY, Nov. ).
The senate adopted the joint resolution re.
lating to the sword of the late Gen. strong
Among the bills passed was that to prevent
the unlawful wearing of Grand Army badges.
senator Chaplin introduced bill providing
that the commissioners on the state printing,
in advertising tor bids for state printing, sta.
flOnprN Shn in yif
proposals for the same only from printing cs
adjustments, binderies and dealers in sta
tiOnery which are located in the state
In the House II large number of bills were
introduced for these purposes: To stop blow.
ing horns and creating disturbances in the
streets; to establish II state board of health;
to so amend the law relating to billiard sa
looms and bowling alleys that they may be
closed on petition of 30 voters, and to prevent
meddling with electric light wires.
SATURDAY, Nov. o.
The chief item of business in the Senate was
the passage OF the bill providing for the ap.
pearance of the states attorney in certain di-
vorce cases.
In the House these bills were introduced:
Relating to pawn brokers providing that IA
suitable person may become such by the pay
ment OF 400 to the town or city counciD re-
latng to repairs on highways and bridges
requiring that all freight wagons of II cupaci-
~ of three tons shall have wheels with rims
or tellocs three inches in width; to promote
agriculture by the payment out of the State
treasury the sum of 800 annually to one agri-
cultural society in each county, tor crops of
corn, wheat, rye, oats, barley and potatoes,
provided no premium shall be paid for II crop
raised upon an area less than i acre.
MONDAY, Nov. ).
In the senate Mr.. stanley introduced Il rail.
road commission bin providing that the pres.
ent Legislature elect IA board of three railroad
commissioners, one of them to be expert.
enced in law one OF experience in railroad
business, who shall hold their Offices two
years from December /, lSs6. The salary of
each shall be $1,000 year and the governor
shall have power to I'll any vacancy The
commissioners shall not be allowed to hold
any railroad stock or bonds, or be the agents
or employees ofany railroad company. An
order was adopted that the governor, briga. |
dier general, adjutant and inspector generals, !
quartermaster general, colonel of the regi. |
ment and commander OF the battery be con |
stituted u commission TOR investigating the |
expectancy OF establishing permanent camp. |
ing grounds tor the use OF the regiment and
their location and necessary legislation to the |
Legislature of lSss.
In the House bill was introduced designed |
TO prevent treating in saloons. Mr.. Mann OF |
Wilmington introduced II bill to protect per. |
sons and property from danger from dyna |
mite or other explosives, and Mr.. Tinkham of |
Pomfret, IA bill providing that teachers shall |
not keep school on holidays, or suffer any de- |
Eluction from their salaries for not teaching |
Mr.. Mansur of Brighton introduced bill to |
punish fraudulent representations made to |
obtain certificates OF registration of cattle and |
other animals The act was passed making |
provision tor II monument on the battlefield |
Dot Gettysburg. Tine bill to punish the traudu- |
ent use OF borrowed teams, and that relating |
o nuisances, imposing IA fine of $40 on all |
persons their servants who sell or give
away Intoxicating liquors in violation OF law,
Were passed, as was the bill to punish public
officers guilty OF embezzlement The bill inn
posing fine not exceeding $50 and not less
fhan Is on all persons who shall sell give
AWAY tobacco, in any form, to any minor I'M