Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-12
YER MONT LEGISLATURE.
THE ELECTION OF STATE OFFICERS
IN JOINT ASSEMBLY.
List of Bills Passed in Both lIouses-Gen
Strong's sword -The Bill to Fiji
Vacancies Flood of Re
monstrances.
Lrrom Our own Correspondent

tax on deposits in savings banks and trust
companies.
By military committee. as substitute
for II. 2l5, the Gettysburg monument BILL
appruprlating $500 to be expended 10y II
commission composed of the governor.
one member each from the regiments and
companies of SharpShoOters, and three
from the State-at-large.
By Mr.. Poland of Waterville, two bills
relating to the widows interest in the real
estate OF her deceased husband.
The House refused Il third reading to
bills relating to the return of complaints
for writs of prohibition, mandamus and
quo warrantO authorizing the removal of
distractions from Green river III Hyde
Park allowing the defendant to plead the
general issue when IL person is prosecuted
tor uttering libel.
The House adopted on its part the joint
resolution introduced by Mr.. Fitch of
Hlghgate, providing that the Legislature
authorize the purchase of suitable works
for the compilation of a more complete his
tory of the war of 1872; adopted ON the
part of the House.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate the following bills were
introduced:
BY Senator Baker of Rutland, providing
that the polls of the inhabitants of this
State citizens, aliens, who are of age and
under 20 years of age, shall be set in the
list in the town in which they reside on
the 1st day of April in each year at 81 each,
except the polls OF persons who are actual
ly poor or persons who, while in the ser
vice of the United States or the war of
the rebellion, lost an arm or leg or eye
sight further, any person who is pen
sioner of the United States, provided that
any peiso exempted from the payment of
,,.1l rlt,. Il
his or her poll set in the list, shall be
considered as having had his or her list
taxed.
BY Senator Bunker an act to provide
for the study of scientific temperance in
the public schools of the State of Yer
mont.
BY Senator Hale of Essex, providing
that only one persOn-man or woman
shall be required to make, sign and swear
to a complaint for Il warrant of search
and seizure, instead of three voters; and
in all cases where now, by any of the pro
visions of said chapter, an officer is au-
thoriZed to seize Intoxicating liquors or
the casks or vessels containing the same,
by virtue of warrant therefor, he may
seize the same without warrant and
keep the liquors so 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 as
he would have done had the issuing of
the warrant preceded such seizure.
The Senate passed bills Amend an
act entitled an act to alter the name of the
proprietors of the Congregational meeting
house in Barre; appropriating money for
repairs to the State prison building at
Windsor repeating section COG, revised
laws, limiting the jurisdiction of the court
of appeals; to pay Ella NJ. Ballou the
sum therein named to legalize the grand
list of the town of Mortified for the years
- 60 70 II 1,at .
the town of Bloomfield for the year 1856.
A third reading was refused to acts to
amend section 51l, revised laws relating
to graded schools to amend section /, No
IS, laws of 1852, relating to justices; to
appropriate money for repairs to the State
prison building at Windsor
\ third reading was ordered for acts in
amendment of section |, No. 81, laws of
1882, entitled an act relating to burial
grounds ; to incorporate the st. Adams
Electric Light aud Power company; to
enable the treasurer of the Spaulding
memorial fund to do certain things to
facilitate the duties of listers all for to-
morrow morning.
ELECTION OF STATE OFFICERS.
The two Houses met in joint assembly
at 23O this afternoon to elect State oil
GERS, all of whom We're elected by ac-
clamation except the second supervisor of
the insane. The following were elected
Sergeant-at Arms-T. G. Phinney nom
mated by Mr.. Abel and seconded by Sen
atOr Chaplin.
Brigade Communicated W. L. Green
leaf Of Winooski nominated by Senator
Wells.
Adjutant and Inspector General-Gen.
II. S. Peck; nominated by Mr., Ripley and
seconded by Messrs Mansur, Haseltor
and Senator Baker
General w |
Gilmore of Fairlee; nominated by Sena
tor Smith and seconded by Senators Eos
ter and Spear and Messrs. Beeman
Houghton and Poland, the latter with
drawing Gen. lde's name
Judge Advocate -General-Col. George
Il. Childs, nominated by Mr.. Chesmor,
and seconded by Senator Marsh.
State superintendent of Education
Hon. Justus Dart of Springfield, nomin
ated by Senator Cushing and seconded b.
Senator Fletcher and Spear.
Trustees of the University of Vernon
and State Agricultural College Senate
Justin ;. Morrill,, nominated by Senate
Wells Col. A. b. Franklin of NeWtane
nominated by Senator Swain; Rev. H. +
II ill of Montpelier, nominated by Senate
Stanley
Trustees of Reform School-H r. Star
of bakersfield, nominated by Mr.. Perkins
J. y. North of Shoreham, nominated b
MIR. Allen: + G. Fletcher of st. John,
bury, nominated by Mr. Poland.
Supervisors of lnsane-Hon. Home
Goodhue of Westminster, nominated b
Senator Stoddard DR.. l.. G. Butler {
Essex, nominated by Mr. HaseltOn ; ID
X. I. johnson of Concord, nominated b
Senator Hale.
For second supervisor, Mr. Bedar'
nominated DR.. A. ii. ChesmOre of HIM
ingtun aud his nomination rs well as thu
of Dr.. Bntler was seconded bya large nun
her \ ballot being taken out of 254 VOC
Dr. Butler received $50 and DR. Chesmol
90.
THE BILL TO FILL VACANlEs.
Mr., Harvey of Topsham called up !
POS to day which provides for filling V
cancies and Mr.. Poland opposed it becau
there was no need of If. Vermont hi
the largest House of any State, compose
of towns almost exclusively agricultur
in their pursuits If, then, any town IA
ed to elect member no injustice won
accrue to that town, The bill was o
posed by Mr. Tinkham of Pomire
Messrs Kingsley of Salisbury and HAIRY,
of Topsham were for the bill. The m