Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-10-19
LXII, NEW SERIES VOL. XXXIv.

struction of the Mount Mansfield railroad;
H. 81, by Mr. Ball of Rockingham, amend
ing section 269S, r. L., so rs to allow Sc
lectmen TO contract for electric lights in
covered bridges.
Special orders for tomorrow morning
S. &, relating to the trustees of the Yer
mont Reform school.
Joint Resolutiou-To allow the commit
tee on Reform school to visit and examine
the same and then report by bill or other
wise adopted in concurrence.
Resolution Adopted-By Mr.. Holton of
Brattleboro, that the clerk be directed to
procure the printing of 800 extra copies of
II. bills Nos. to 20 for the use of the Gen
eral Assembly.
In the afternoon these bills were intro
duced in the House aud referred; H. 6S, by
Mr.. Marsh, of Woodstock,-by request
an act in relation to the salaries of Judges
OF Probate; II. 90, by Mr.. Bingham, of
Wlltiston, to establish the thread OF the
WlnOOskl river as the line between the
towns of Williston aud jericho, referred
To special committee consisting of the
members from Chittenden county; II. 20,
the exclusive right of ferry to Mr.,
Hiram Laundry between Alburgh
and the shores of New YORK:
II. H. by Mr.. Worthen of Barre, ameud-
ing section SIS of the R. l., by requiring
the presence of a justice of the peace at
lue llile Ol uIdWal Oh SIduu anu ptlll jurors
and his certificate AS witness of the same;
H. r. by Mr.. keyes of Reading, to give
full effect to section 2l OF chapter two of
the constitution of Vermont, allowing any
citizen OF this State, entitled to vote in
freeman's meeting, who has moved from
one town to another within three months
previous to general election the right to
vote in the town from which he had
moved; H, 70, by Mr. SOmers of lras-
burgh. an act to legalize the lists of said
town for 1857 and lSSS; H, a, by Mr.. Field
of Rutland, by request, an act empower
ing officers of societies or the prevention
of cruelty to animals to arrest and prose
of Newport, an act 5tablishing
the salaries of county clerks at
sums to be fixed by the committee
II. 76, by Mr.. Proctor of Proctor, pro
vidlng for the appointment instead of the
election OF supervisors of the insane
II. -, by Mr.. Barney of Chester, in
amendment OF act 81 of laws of 1852 re-
lating TO fees in the case of estates
H. IS, by Mr.. Holton of Bratileboro,
amending No. l57 acts of 1882 to incorpor
porate the farmers and mechanics eX
change H. 70, by Mr. MOrtrom of West
Rutland, to incorporate the West Rut-
land Aqueduct company; II. 50, by Mr..
HuntIey of Ripton, for the protection
OF highways in winter; II. 81, by Mr. Proc
tor OF Proctor, to amend No. 222, acts 81,
entitled IAN act to incorporate the village
of PROCTOR
SENATE.
In the afternoon these bills were intro
duced and referred in the Senate: BY Sen
ator Simonds, an act relating to turkey
shoots by Senator Higbee, an act to alter
and establish lines between the towns of
Jericho and Williston by Senator Frary,
an act making the minimum amount
chargeable by trustee process s. instead of
$40; by Senator SimOnds, requires Il ben-
NAL report to the Legislature from
the trustees of the Soldiers Home I:
by Senator Cramton, an ACT to incorporate
the Crescent Hotel company of Pawet.
The committee on banks reported in favor
OF ii. 20, an act to amend an act incOrpor-
ing the Granite Savings Bank and Trust
company, and a third reading was ordered.