The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-11-14
Legislature OF Vermont.
Thursday, November g.
sENATE-MoRNING.


tor Simonds, to protect highways when
state aid is extended; highways. BY Sena-
tor Adams, to equalize and regulate school
instruction. Provides that teachers wages
be paid by town tax; an annual town meet
ing to be held on the last Monday before
the last Tuesday in March. to be known as
the annual town school meeting, Tor the
transaction of school business; three school
commissioners to be elected; one OF their
number to be superintendent of schools
commissioners to perform all duties of Sc
lectmen in regard TO public money!; edu-
cation.
BY Senator Jones; to repeal No 16, laws
of 1886, relating to highways and bridges;
highways.
By Senator Smith, to incorporate the
comrades of Post Brooks general committee
BY Senator Terril, relating to state pay
of soldiers Of late war; finance.
BY Senator johnson, authorizing select
men to alter school districts; education.
PasSed.--H 49, providing for the sale of
leased land for taxes. Adjourned.
HoUsE-MoRNING.
Bills Introduced and Referred.--H. 25S, by
Mr.. Dole, to incorporate the Theta Chi Fra
ternity of Norwich University; corpora
tons. II. $50, by Mr.. Boyden, requiring
town clerks to make and complete general
index within six months from passage of
bill or be liable to twenty-dollar fine court
and state expenses. II. 260, by Mr. Lin
coin, to legaize grand list of Lyndon
vding for the appointment of an inspector
and sampler of alcoholic liquors purchased
by selectmen. II. 262, by Mr.. Worden, in
relation to the use of barbed wire fences
II. 263, by Mr. Emery, relating to levy of
execution. II. 264, by the same, relating to
service of process in absence of clerks or
officers of corporations; stockholders may be
served with process. II. 265 by Mr.. Lyon
[legalizing grand list II. 2S6, by Mr.. Brown
of Lunenburgh, to change name of Lottie
Valley. H. 267, by Mr.. Walker, relating to
estates of deceased persons. When persons
leave no issue or surviving wife or husband
as the case may be, the estate shall be divided
equally between father and mother If living
otherwise brothers and sisters. judiciary
H. 25S, by Mr.. Deming, to incorporate Wells
River Savings Bank and Trust Company
corporations II. 269, by Mr.. Furman, by
request, relating to town system of schools
Ali common schools to be conducted under
the town system as Incorporated by law
education. II. 30, by Mr.. Bingham; to pre-
vent highways being filled with drifted
snow. II. 271, by Mr.. Eldredge, amend
ing process " law. H. 272, by the same,
reAting to process. II. 273, by Mr.. Proctor,
to incorporate Vermont Conference Semin-
airy and Female College. II. pa, by Mr..
JENNIE, prohibiting running any trains on
SUNDAY between sunrise and sunset, except
from necessity or mercy. Also prohibits
loading and unloading of freight under
same restrictions by Mr.. Child's. III. 275,
to regulate taxation on mortgaged real es-
tate II. 276, by Mr.. Field, authorizing es-
tabishment of societies for prevention of
cruelty to animals. II. 276, by Mr. Carpen-
ter, in regard to collection of taxes. ii. 27S,
by Mr.. Palmer, to enlarge the powers of
consolidated railroad of Vermont, so as to
enable it to purchase other railroads, and
run steamboats,. H. go, by Mr.. Barrows
to pay John Leonard the sum named. II.
$50, by Mr.. Pitkin, to pay Eliza V. Guern-
sey the sum named; claims.
Bills PdSSed.-H. IA, relating to liens. Fl.
1872, giving auditors, referees, arbitrators
and commissioners certain powers. III. 1853,
relating to the duties of probate court III.
10, relating to the changing of names.
FL. Do relating to marriages. II. 22S, to in
corporate Sunderland and East Arlington
Congregational society. H. 30, to incorpo-
rate the Algonquin Club of Burlington H,
239, to incorporate the Sprague Centennial
Library and Brandon Ladies' Book Club.
III. 1885, to incorporate Laurel Glen Cemetery
Association
Passage RefuSed.-H. 200 reguatinf the
sale of coal.
Special orders for Friday. H. $50, relating
to the property rights of married women.
Bus Signed H. 70, Irasburg's grand list
and Fl. 43, to incorporate Brattleboro street
Railway Company. Adjourned.
sENATE--AFrERNooN.
Bills Introduced and Referred.-H. Ia,
amending sec. 1885, Revised Laws, relating
to liens judiciary. H. 1872 giving auditors
referees. arbitrators, and commissioners
certain powers; judiciary. III. 1853, in amend
ment of sec. 2420, Revised Laws, relating to
duties OF probate court; Judiciary. III. 10,
in amendment of sec. 2543, Revised Laws,
in relation to the changing OF names; gen.
eral committee II. 1S9, to amend an
act incorporating the Laurel Glen Gene
terry Association; general committee. III.
222, in amendment of Sec 23lO, II. L., re-
lating to marriage; judiciary. II. 22S, to in
corporate the Sunderland and East Arlihg-
ton Congregational society; general commit
tee. H. 235, to incorporate the Algonquin
Club of Burlington, Vermont; general com
mittee. III. 1885, to incorporate the Sprague
Centennial Library and Brandon Ladies'
Book Club; general committee. By Senator
Fisk of Lamoille, to enable towns to aid in
the celebration of centennial anniversaries;
general committee.
Special Orders.-H. / an act for the pro-
lection of the public health, and to prevent
adulteraton of dairy products and fraud in
the sale thereof, was taken up and the pas
sage of the bill favored by Senators Cham
berlin, Higbee and Mansur, and opposed by
Senators Simonds, Bunker and Taft. On
motion of Senator Higbee, the bill was Or
dered to lie. S. Z, an act relating to salary
of the adutant and inspector general and
quartermaster general, was taken from the
table, and the amendment liking the salary
of the adjutant general at 81, coo was agreed
to. Senator Chamberlin moved further
amendment to fix the salary of the quarter
master general at 5000, instead OF $500,
which was agreed to. Senator Mansur de-
manded the yeas and nays, which were as
follows:
Yeas - Senators Adams, Bates, Bell,
Briggs, Bunker, Chamberln, Cramton Fisk
of Grand Isle, Giddings, Hammond, John
son, Jones, King, Mansur, Madison, Parker,
Peake, Perkins, Simonds, Smith, Stevens,
Stranahan, Terrill-23.
Nays utterfield, Frary, Higbee, Holmes,
Taft--5.
Third reading ordered.
Reports. - From special committee on
Grand Isle bridge a report which was or
dered to lie and be printed They find the
necessity of bridge, and think under the cir
cumstances that the state should be called
upon to aid the islanders build their bridge.
The committee recommended the amount to
be so contributed by the state as $4,000.
This is the maximum amount, and in case
one-half of the cost of the bridge should be
less, then in proportion less sum will be
drawn from the state treasury.
From the same in favor OF s. 49, an act
relating to the construction of bridge
from Grand Isle to North Hero, with pro-