Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-11-16

stay, and we should havs good men to
perform the services 1t did not seem to
him that the present per diem was too
large.
Notwi bstanding these representations
the House declined to accept the report Of
the commission and ordered the bill to
third reading
There is little doubt that the bill will be
killed in the Senate.
SUPREME COURT.
The case of Joseph Yatter VS.. Omer
Miller which was on trial yesterday, was
an action in which the plaintiff sought
to recover damages for the seduction of
his wife by the defendant. In the County
Court there was default, aud the county
clerk assessed under the rule. Exception
was taken to some testimony admitted by
the clerk. George Wing appeared for the
defendant aud Heath d Fay for the plain
tllr. There is one more case In the regular
order of the cases, and few that were
set to the heel of the docket, to be heard
now remaining. Court will probably rise
Friday morning at the Latest. The as
signments of judges have not yet b cen
fixed.
MRS. DILLINGHAM's MUSICALE.
Mrs. GOV. Dillingham; gave musicale
at the Pavilion parlors last night. Mr.,
Z. W. Bancroft, Miss Mary Phinney, Mrs.
CIIdududU hUO Mt. w lltIeI IOOh pdIL. "A
very ENJOYABLE evening was spent. That
courteous polished gentlem Mr.. Charles
i. Marsh, the member from Woodstock,
on behalf of the ladies, iii a neat speech
thanked the performers.
SENATE PRoCEHDINGs
in the Senate yesterday afternoon House
l2i an act to incorporate the Maritime
Canal company of Nicaragua was read the
third time and passed.
The committee on highways reported in
favor OF Senate 93, an act to amend section
30l3, Revised Laws, relat ny to laying out
winter roads third reading ordered.
In the House bills were passed as fol-
lows House 90 manufacturing and agri-
cultural commission bill House 21l, re-
lating TO process House 212, relating to
process House lS2, king standard
wei mt OF salt; House ia3, dairymen's APP
preparation. $1,000: House 161, relating to
Nation House l9j, relating to mechHn-
lca liens on personal property; House 237,
reiptluE to lnquesJ3 on the dead House
2io, providing roster of Vermont troops.
P's>age W4s refused 10 House rs relat
In" 10 transfer of property by an Insolvent
deulOr; House go. relating to marriage
otftllcatea; House 2lj, relating to militia
meu serving as jurors.
House -, reGucing salary of railroad
commissioners, W-s ordered 10 third read
or motion OF Mr.. Sherwin OF Jamaica,
S-ntte :, aojuJant and quartermaster gem
erals salary Dill, was returned to the House
and tbs motion to reconsider the vote re-
III ing Is passage was carried, s. to 40.
En9 OH was passed. in concurrence, l20 TO
lc2,
Report Of committee On education-By
Mr.. Prouty OF Newport o. House 3, com
mis- toners of schools bill and report on ac-
companylug biz, which was read he fl st
auu second times by title and ordered to
lie and be printed.
a CouteI ence committee of the House on
House ls2 was appointed as follows: Mr..
Howard pt FHirhaven, MIR. Ballard OF Bur-
lnston, Mr Field of Rutland.
The oeutte Joint esOluton in regard to
furnishing the Sheldon art museum Of
Nlidiiebury certain hooks from the State
llorary, was concurred in.