The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-10-20


trict lying in two or more towns, the app,li-
cation provided for shall be made to the
selectmen of the town in which plurality
of the inhabitants of such district reside.J
PdsSed.-S. 7, an act in amendment OF sec
1, No. 49, acts of 1884, entitled an act relat-
ing to the repairing of highways and bridges.
On motion of Senator Fletcher of Wind
sor, adj.
sENATE-AFTERNooN.
Bills Introduced and Referred.-By Senator
Blake of Orleans, S. %, an act to pay Geo.
M. Jenness S33 for services in securing the
arrest of Patrick Heating; to com. on claims.
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS announced that
the appointed hour of the joint assem-
bly, having arrived the senate should pro-
coed to the hall of the house of represen-
tatives.
On reassemblng, on motion OF Senator
Wells of Chttenden, adjourned.
HoUsE-MoRNING.
Bus Introduced and Referred.-By Mr..
Fitch of Highgate, II. 40, by request, an act
in addition to chap. 1863 and in amendment
thereof, relating to traffic in Intoxicating
liquors. to special com. on temperance. In
view of its volume and of its prospective
amendments in many respects, by request
of its mover, it was read by title only.
BY Mr.. Knapp of Middlebury, II. Al, an
act restoring Jerry Morgan to the rights OF
citizenship; to judi. com. Morgan was con-
victed of felonyl
BY Mr.. Rowland of Poutney, II. 49, an
act for the protection of fish in Lake st;
Catherine, in the towns of Poultney ana
Wells; to com. on games and fisheries.
prohibits the catching of fish by any means
exceDt with hook and line, or by the fish
commissioners for stocking purposes
BY Mr.. Bill of Albany, III. AZ, to amend sec.
1902 revised laws; to special com. on tenn
perance. Makes the penalty for the first
offence fine of $40 and Imprisonment for
..f In
one month"; instead OF me OF Slo' as .he
law now provides Sec. 9. provides that
bail shall never be less than 500; If for
feited, the amount of bail shall in no case be
reduced.
BY Mr.. Ripley of Mendon, II. A, an act to
establish a railroad commisson to com. on
railroads. The bill covers thirteen pages
of type-writing and is very comprehensive
in its scope. 1t embraces the most avail
able and most successful features of the
Massachusetts and New York laws, applied
to the exigencies and requirements of rail-
road business in this state.
BY Mr.. Poland of Waterville, III. 40, an
act amending sec. /, No. 60, acts of S4; to
jud. com. Repeats that part of the election
act of "a which deprived persons guilty OF
assertions or convicted of felony of the
right to vote.
by same, II. 46, to amend chap 90, Re-
vised laws, relating to mortgages to jud.
COM The chattel mortgage law now pro-
vides for the selling of the property by an
officer, but prescrbes no process. This act
proposes to remedy that defect.
BY Mr. Lakin of Peru, II. At an act to
pay - Simonds the sum of $500 for
cash paid out and time spent in pursuit OF
one Robbins, horse-thief; to com. on
claims.
BY Mr.. Harvey of Topsham, II. As, amend
ing the law of 1884 relating to attachments;
to jud. com. Under the law referred to,
when property is receipted or taken posses
oil Of hy hn N 90 IN
town clerk and withdraw the copy lodged
there. The present bill is to make this last
| proceeding Unnecessary.
| BY same, II. 10, an act to eqnalize taxa
! ton; to com. on grand list Provides that
! all sums in savings banks and trust com
panies above $500 shall be put into the list
and taxes paid thereon. The present law
makes the limit 81 800 of amount of deposit
| exempt.
BY same II. 80, to incorporate the Green
Mountain Homeopathic Medical College OF
! Vermont; to com. on corporations. The
college is to be located at some place chosen
by the trustees easterly of the Green Noun
tains
BY Mr.. Peck of Brookfeld, II. 81, an act
| for the better protection of stock; to com. on
agriculture. Provides that all barbed wire
| fences along the sides OF highways between
adjoining corners or occupants shall con
sist of at least four strands of wire, with q
top rail of pole or board.
| By Mr.. Bixby of Chelsea, Fl. 80, an act tC
protect minors; to gen. com. Prohibits the
presence of minors in court-rooms during
| the trial of any case of immoral character
unless such minor is present as witness.
By Mr.. Knapp of Middlebury, II. 50, An
act in addition to chap. 1863, revised laws; tC
special com. on temperance. Provides that
when a person is before a Justice of the
peace on trial for being intoxicated, if he
take an appeal, pays the fine or otherwise
fails to enter his appeal in county court, the
justice shall cause the respondent to come
and make disclosure, as now provided.
By Mr.. Kingsley of Salisbury, II. "a, tC
amend sec. 731, Revised Laws, relating tt
special masters in chancery; to com or
state and court expenses. Provides for &
payment of So fee by litigants in chancery
who ask the appointment ofspecial masters
to be paid to the clerk and recovered as tax
able costs
BY Mr.. Bixby of Chelsea, H. So, changing
the time of holding the supreme court fol
Orange county from March to first Tuesday
in May; to jud. com.
By MIR. Fisher of Bethel, III. So, to incor
porate the Bethel graded school district tC
com. on corporations.
By Mr. Rowland of Poultney, III. 81, al
act to amend sec, 1891, revised laws, relat
ing to employees liens; to gen. com. Thi
section is that which creates in favor OF al
employee a precedence over prior attach
ment on mesne process, the amount of $50
The bill makes it 500
ReSoIution-By Mr.. Marsh of Woodstock
fixing Oct. 10, at 2:3O P. NJ. for electin!
United States senator; adopted
Joint ReSoiutiOn-To hear reports of can
wasting committees of votes for county Off
GERS, etc; adopted on the part of the house
Fixes the time as Oct. To- at IL A. N.
The joint resolution relating to election
of supreme court judges was returned from
the senate, with proposed amendmen
changing date to afternoon OF October 20
concurred in,
temperance speaker announced a
the special committee on temperance Messrs
Williams of Bloomfield, Kingsley Of Sails
ford Higbee of Charlotte, Reynolds O
Alburgh and Hildreth of Newport
On motion of Mr.. Poland, adjourned.
CONGRATULATIONS.
BiHs Introduced and Refered.- BY MI
Ransom of Castleton, IL. IS, limiting tn
amount of church property exempt iron
taxation; to gen. com Two acres to on
parsonage,
BY Mr.. Terrill of Underhill, II. 50, an &C
to legalze the grand list of the town @
Underhill for 1886; to com. on grand list
BY Mr.. Haseton of Burlington, ii. 60, re
pealing sec. 696, Revised Laws, which limit
jurisdiction of courts OF. chancery to cause
relating to property valued at more than $50
to jud. com.
BY Mr.. Rowland of Poultney, III. 81, al
act amending the last clause of sec 1861
Revised laws; to jud. com, In the settle
ment of accounts of assignees in the inso
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