The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-10-17
Legislature of Vermont.
Wednesday, October 10, 1888.
sENATE--MOKNIN

Wednesday. October 10, 1888.
sENATE--MoKNING.
Bills introduced and referred-S. o, by
Senator Mansur, relating to the legal resi-
dence of the beneficiaries Of the Soldiers
Home. Permits them to remain at the
home without losing legal residence in their
own towns, and prevents their acquiring a
legal residence in Benningtonl; to com
mttee on elections.
S. TO- by Senator Higbee, to regulate the
holding of Caucuses or public meetings OF
qualified voters for political purposes. AL
lows caucuses or public meetings to elect a
committee to inquire into the legal quaiti-
cations of all voters present. Makes liable
to a fine such persons rs forge Their votes,
or who vote i'm meetings where they are not
entitled to suffrage. Clerks and tellers are
required to make a check list, and may be
punished by fine for refusing votes of quail
flied persons, or tampering with the check
list; to the general committee.
S. II, by Senator Simonds, amending Sec.
2S1 Il. L., relating to taxation When a
barn is situated on a town line and in the
territory of both, stock shall be assessed by
the town in which the owner is a resident ;
TO the committee on the grand list Adj.
HousE-MoRNING.
Bits Iatroduced.-H. II, by Mr.. Marsh of
Woodstock, to amend the act providing for
a state commissioner of taxes. Proposes
to abolish the Office the work to he done
ways and means.
H. Is, by Mr.. Wabrdge of Concord, re-
lating to savings bank deposits. Limits
taxation to sums in excess of $500, instead of
$1,000, as now provided. Savings banks
shall make full report annually of deposits
and business for the year ending June 3Ol
to committee on banks.
II. 10, by the same, to amend acts relating
to the railway commission. Reduces per
diem compensation from So to 81, for actual
,,l,r inits tba toto1 aynapHitnra
of the commission to 81 900 per annuml to
committee on railroads.
II. 20, by Mr.. Worthen of Barre, incor-
porating the Granite Savings Bank.
fChanges number of directors from seven to
not less than five or more than elevenl: to
committee on banks.
II. %, by Mr.. Carpenter of Waterford, eX-
empting from taxation Indebtedness secured
by mortgage on real estate. Such indebt-
edness shall be exempt from taxation, which
shall be borne by the real estate. Legal
rate of interest in such cases to be reduced
to five per cent. All in excess may be re-
covered as " usurious interest; to commit
tee on grand list
II. %, by Mr.. Sherwin of Jamaica, to re-
store Jesse II. Myers to citizenship. Was
convicted of larceny and counterfeiting and
sentenced four years to state prison.; to gen.
eral committee.
H. "a, by Mr.. Boyden of Randolph, in
relation to the settlement of paupers.
PROPOSES 10 repeal une pduper law Vi looO.
II. 26, by Mr.. Holton of Brattleboro, to en-
able the town of Brattleboro to purchase the
toll bridge of the Hinsdale Bridge Company
and to build a bridge across the Connec-
ticut River; to committee on highways and
bridges.
II. 2S, by Mr. Goodwillie of Vernon, to
enlarge the duties of the state board of
health. Provides for the investigation and
examination, by the board of articles of
food and drink suspected of being adulter
ated; upon discovering such adulteration,
the adulterator shall pay a fine of 500, to
be recovered by a state prosecutionl; to the
general committee.
H. %, by Mr. Holton of Brattleboro, to
prevent unjust discrimination by railroads.
Provides for an equalization of charges,
abolshes free passes, and allows special
arrangement as to rates for excursions, etc. i
to committee on railroads. Adjourned.
SENATE AFTERNOON.
Bills introduced and reterred.-S. II, by
Senator Bates, to establish the salaries of
county clerks, and repeating sections $780,
4501 and 1902 Revised Laws. Clerks are
allowed fixed salary in lieu of the fees
now provided by law. Bill does not name
the salaries but allows compensation for
copying records in addition. To the judi
ciary committee. Adjourned.
Thursday, October II.
sENATE-MoRNING.
BUtS InN0duced ana Hcferred.-By Senator
Mansur An act relating to the Gettysburg
battle monument. Provides that the APP
preparations already made shall be con-
tinued and the time for completion of mon
uments extended to October l. 1889; appro-
PIRATES an additional sum of SO 600 therefor
and $1,000 for statue of General Stannard
to be placed upon the state monument:
also 81 ,OOO to be expended under the direc-
ton of the governor in the dedication
thereof; continues the commission and adds
the governor and his immediate prede-
cessor theretol referred to committee on
finance.
BY Senator Parker, An act relating to the
repairing of highways and bridges. Pro-
vides that selectmen shall assess an annual
tax of fifteen cents for the repairs of high
ways and bridges, to be paid in money, and
towns may vote an additional tax, to be
paid either in money or labor; in such case
the town to he divided into highway districts
the limits thereof and the amounts to be
expended therein to be determined by the
Selectmen; agents for each district to be
elected at the annual meeting, to have the
care of highways and to collect the tax in
their respective DISTRICTS persons who pay
their tax in labor to be allowed at the rate
of fifteen cents an hour; to take effect March
LIST, 1881; referred to committee on high
ways and bridges.
III. 26, an act to enable the town of Brattle-
boro to purchase the toll bridge of the Hins-
dale Bridge Company, and build bridge
across the Connecticut river; referred to
committee on highways and bridges.
Reports Of COmnittees.-From the commit
tee on the judiciary, in favor of S. |, an act
in amendment of section Pope, revised laws.
Defines the word incapacitated in that
sectionl; third reading ordered. From the
committee on military affairs, in favor of S.
4, an act relating to the dedication of the
Bennington battle monument with pro-
posals of amendment, which were agreed to
and third reading ordered. Adjourned.
HoUsE-MoRNING.
Bills introduced and referred.-H. 80, by
Mr.. Mann of Wilmington, authorizing the
governor to appoint commission of three
or five members, who shall collect anthem
tic and complete statistical information in
regard to the agricultural productions of
the state, its livestock interests and the
prices of farm property and labor; and make
a comparison of the same with like statis-