Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-11-09
THE LEGISLATURES DOiNoS.


The most important portion of the
days work was the choice of State Off
GERS by the joint assembly. The fol-
lowing were elected: Sergeant-at-arms
Il. C. Phinney of Montpelier; brigade
commander, VIM. L. Greenleaf adjutant
and inspector general, Theodore S. Peck
of Burlington; quartermaster-genera
w. II. Gilmore; judge advocate general,
Senator Bates of ST. Johnsbury trustees
of the university of Vermont and agri-
cultural college, Redfield Proctor of Proc
tor, Crosby Miller of Pomfret, E. j.
Ormsbee of Brandon and Josiah Grout
of Derby.
The only bill of consequence passed by
the Senate was that relating to the Sold
iers' home.
The House passed these bills; H. 165,
relating to dogs; II. l72, relating to tel
egraph and telephone lines; II. 2ll. relat
ing to the traffic in intoxicating liquors:
5. 23,relating to the duties of the Soldiers
home; S. 80, authorizing the auditor of
accounts to appoint deputy.
Among bills introduced in the House
were those: Providing for the destruc-
ton of ''caterpillars providing way
that the State may collect all the fines
in liquor prosecutions that go to the
ing aud suspected of having been killed,
inquiries shall be made into the matter;
to repeal Act of 1854, which provides
that real estate shall be listed to last
owner. LIST of April annually: changing
commssionership of insurance from
treasurer to secretary of State, salary
| to be $500 per annum.
A motion by Mr.. Marsh to reconsider
the vote by which the bill eXempting
pension money from trustee process was
killed, was lost &C to ~.
FRIDAY.
In the Senate these bills among others
were introduced: Relating to married
women provides a penalty of two dol
lars for each neglect or refusal of a mar
ried man to support his wife amending
No. go of acts of 1884, relating to the
qualification of voters substitutes the
words "actually lived" for 'resided1";
for the relief of towns. bonded to aid rail
roads; House %, abolishing per capita
assessments: House 2S, an act in addi-
ton to sections 3 and of the acts of 1886
to enlarge the duties of the State board
of health; House 1866, an act to prohbi,
the sale or gift of tobacco to persons un
der l6 years of age.
The general committee reported against
senate ~. regulating tile uOlullU Ol eau
cuses and public meetings; third read
ing refused: against House 81. amending
sec. of No. 80. of laws of 1886, relating
to checklist in incorporated villages
third reading refused; against House 80
amending sec. 2G, Revised Laws. relat
ing to checklists in towns; third read
ing refused.
In the House bills were introduced
; providing for distribution to towns o
taxes from deposits in savings banks anC
trust companies: providing ten year
service in national guard shall eXemp
2 from jury duty; providing a revised ros
; ter of Vermont troops serving in the war
prohibitiong persons purchasing intOXi
= eating liquors illegally; giving workmel
5 cutting and drawing logs lien thereon
; providing dog licenses shall date iron
; July instead of April providing for rails
t ing State school tax in place of raisin
/ it in towns.
e House rs, enlarging duties of Stat
e board of health; House 1855, prohibtin
t gifts of tobacco or snuff to minors; an
a House 20, making married woman ell
5 gible as guardian of her husband, wer
passed.
Both houses adjourned to wednesday
WEDNESDAY.
: The Solons were too happy to worl
n The Senate simply met and adjourne,
:, and the House did no business and az
journed at 2 80.