News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-11-13
THE LEGISLATURES.

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furnish, light and open for the recep-
ton of patients the new insane asy-
lum at Waterbury passed the House
Wednesday without debate. The
House and Senate accepted an invi-
tation to visit the quarries at Barre
this noon, and for that purpose adj
iourned from noon until 4:30 p. m.
The weekly payment bill came up
Wednesday morning as ESPECIAL order,
and the discussion on that measure
was opened by Maloney of Rutland,
who made a long argument in favor
of it's passage. He was followed by
Proctor of Proctor in support of the
majority report of the committee,
which was very decidedly against the
passage of the act. On re-assembling
after the adjournment the debate on
the same was again taken up and
continued until the house adjourned
at O'Clock
The weekly payment bill was taken
up as unfinished business, and after
some debate and several amend
ments the bill was refused its third
reading by vote of 125 to 90.
Another bunch of bills lpgalizing
lists and paying small amounts of
money to individuals were found on
the Speakers table and disposed of
by paying the former and killing the
latter.
The house adjourned at 12:45,
nearly all committees having impor-
tant bills before them. A large num-
Der of members were Immediately
called to the various committee
rooms
The committee on the Soldiers
Home recommended an appropria-
ton of $4,000 for the erection of a
hospital and provide running expen-
ses for the coming year. The perfecu-
ed highway bill is finally before the
House and will receive consideration
some time next week. 1t is simply
an optional law, and will probably
pass the House without much diff
Guilty. 1t is now thought that the
Agricultural college bill will be re-
ported from committee early next
week, and a lively time is antici-
| pated The much-talked-of compro-
mise has no foundation in fact. and
the people may rest assured that the
bill will be decided on its merits, and
the party authorized to compromise
| this measure is unknown here, and
those endeavoring to do so are only
interested in the defeat of the bill.
House Bill No. 2S6, providing a
fine for the use of over-draw check
rein on horses was killed to-day, and
House bill No. $50, entitled IAN act
of humanity obliging all persons set
ting traps to visit the same once in
twenty-four hours, under a fine of
not more than SO, was also refused
IA third reading.
House Bill No. IA, entitled can
act for the relief of INDECENT soldiers
and sailors, providing that Overseers
of the poor shall not be allowed to
commit a soldier or sailor to the
almshouse without the full concur
renee or consent of the commander of
the relief commit tee of the G. A. K.
post caused considerable discussion
and was finally made a special order
for Friday.
The cleo bill came to its third read |
ing in the House Friday, and was
handled in arough and peculiar way.
The committee on revision proposed |
a number of amendments, mostly in
the line of grammatical errors, some
of which were lost, owing to the feel
ing that some intention to injure the
bill was thus proposed. Several mo-
tions to adjourn were voted down, as
also was a motion to dismiss the bill,
and it was finally forced through by
an overwhelming majority. Taken
on the whole it was a very peculiar
and novel contest without debate
and only sharp voting, carrying ev-
erything before it, regardless of what
nature or import, and only ended as
has been stated by thepassage of the
| bill.
House Bill No. 21O, which was
passed Nov. 6, was called back and
reconsidered, affording an opportu-
nifty for considerable debate. The
bill provided for the repeal of the law
that enabled a petition of % voters
of any town of 600voters or more to
oblige such town to vote by ballot
| for all town officers on one ticket,
and the amendment was finally re-
| fused a passage.
House Bill No. IA, above referred
to, came up us special order and con-
sumed considerable time in discus
sion. Finally, after being amended
by striking out all except that por-
ton providing that said soldier or
sailor shall not be sent to the aims
house the bill was again ordered to lie.
I Id Of - al
day and after devotional exercises
proceeded at once to the dispatch of
business. The first measure of any
general Importance was found in
House Bill No. 1874, obliging all rail
roads to adopt 2 cents per mile as a
uniform passenger rate. The bill was
refused its third reading
House Bill No. 30S, obliging all
persons of sufficient pecuniary ability
to take care of their families
Considerable discussion was caused
by Senate Bill No. %, which had
been refused it's third reading and al
lowed reconsideration. 1t had appli-
cation to but four of the larger towns
in the State, and provided that the
board of civil authority should APP
point the overseer of the poor, and
that he should be under their super
vision and subject to their control in
auditing accounts in towns of 5000
inhabitants or more; finally passed
with amendments, 116 to 50.
House Bill No. 134, can act giving
taxable female citizens a right to
vote in town, village and district
meeting" Petitions with over 1900
names have been received, asking for
this right, and the committee made
a favorable report on the ground
that if women desired this they were
not inclined to refuse it. A large
field was thereby opened for debate
and improved to the utmost. The
| ayes and nays are called for on this
| question, and probably VIII not be
reached before late this Tuesday,
afternoon. 1t is difficult to predict
the result, L.
The Buffalo News decides that
marriage is q failure when there is
too much latch-key. When dinner is
not ready at dinner-time. When