Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-11-23
LEGISLATIVE DOIN0S.
THURSDAY, Nov.


The Senate passed these bills among
others: House 40, changing time of hold
ing supreme court i'm Franklin, Grand
Isle. Addison and Windham counties
House $50. changing time of holding De-
cember term of Addison county court
House Dol, amending the charter of the
Troy Conference academy.
In the House the debate on the bill
comforting municipal suffrage on women
was resumed and finished. Mr.. Child of
Weybridge was one of those who favored
the bill. 1t was defeated 1872 to 81.
These bills were passed III. 1855. legal
izing grand list of Starksboro; III. Al,
reported from committee to incorporate
the Baptist Ministers Aid society.
Passage was refused: III. pa, to pay to
towns taxes on deposits in savings banks;
H. 254, relating to dogs; II. 344, relating
to Bookkeeping; ii. ISL, amending section
1885 revised laws; II. 3S5, relating to
hOmesteads.
A message from the governor an
nounced that he had approved and signed
H. l29, incorporating Nicaragua Con-
structiOn company.
FRIDAY.
The Senate passed: S. l05, relating to
| fish in Lake Champlain and its tributar-
les S. 80, to enable towns to aid in the
cOmmemOratiOn of centennial anniver-
saries S. 9S. to enable towns to aid in the
construction of telephone lines; II. $50,
relating to the property rights OF married
women.
A number of unimportant bills were
introduced.
In the House, on motion of Mr.. Proc
tor, the motion to reconsider the vote
refusing passage to II. 24s, providing
for the roster of Vermont troops, was
taken from the table aud the bill was
passed with the following amendment
under this act unless specially authorized
by the governor.
These bills were also passed: II. 2l5,
to prevent discrimination by telephone
companies; III. PSI. relating to insane
III. 2SS, relating to jurisdiction of cOnsta-
bes in serving process; Ii. 1903, licensing
private insane asylums.
The Grand Isle bridge bill was refused
passage.
SATURDAY.
The Senate passed. S. lis, relating to
fees and duties of town clerks and few
bills of no general interest.
The House did only routine work.
The governor announced that he had
signed bills: Relating to the duties OF
probate court; Incorporating the village
of Swanton; raising the salaries of tn,
adjutant and Inspector and quartermaster
generals to $1,000 each; Incorporating tn,
Algonquin Club of Burlington; changing
the time of holding the county court ii
Addison county and the supreme cour
In Addison, Franklin, Grand Isle, Rut
land and Windsor counties.
MONDAY.
The Senate passed: S. ia, relating t,
fees in chancery cases; II. 222, in amend
mendmeht of sec. 23l0 r. L., relating I,
} marriage; ~. 2S2, fixing the standar,
. weight of salt; ii. 1862, to amend charte
of village of Middlebury.
House 1873, relating to the execution o
warrants Of commitment to State prison
! reform school and house of correction
was taken from the table and passage re
D fused, yeas, 10; nays, IL.
In the House these bills were passed
. III. 1888. relating to pedlers; ii. 1906, re
4 lating 20 justices of the peace; II. 1856, re
e lating to bonds of probate judges; II
267, relating to estates of deceased pei
sons.
House 1903, relating to expert testimony
was refused passage.