Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-10-31
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.

Thursday, Oct %, among bills introduced
were: To appropriate $500 to complete the |
Stannard monument; by Mr.. Chlds provid- |
ing that ballots for town representative shall
have written on them the name of the Office |
joint assembly was held and Sergeant.at
Arms Phinney, Gen Greanleaf, brigade com
mander, Adjutant Gen. I. 5. Peck, Q. NJ. Gen.
Gilmore and Judge Advocate General Alfred
were reelected.
Fridays new bills included those to incorpo.
rate the Vermont society of Sons of the Rev.
olution ana providing that disabled ex-
soldiers shall be exempted from poll tax.
Adjourned to Monday.
Mondays new bills provide, among other
things, for the licensing of pawnbro<ers and
the incorporation of the Vermont Woman
Suffrage association.
Tuesday bills were introduced To provide
for free text books; TO establish an insurance
departments to make the first Monday in
September legal holiday Labor day.. This
proposal of amendment to the constitution
was made: The manufacture and sale OF
intoxicating liquors, other than cider and
wine made from the fruits of this state, shall
be and are hereby prohibited, except for
medicinal, scientific and mechanical pur-
poses, and the sale of cider and wine made as
aforesaid shall be regulated and restrained
as to prevent drunkenness, pauperism and
crime.
Wednesday a lot of House bills were read
and referred and a bill was introduced making
provision tor the dedication OF the Benning
ton monument. S. 35, to prevent deception
in the sale of dairy products and to pre-
serve the public health, was taken up as a
special order, and pending the question of
Its passage Senator Nichols moved that the
bill be committed to q senator to amend to
strike out section six OF the bill, which reads
"This act shall be so construed as to require
evidence of n willful or intentional violation
| thereof in order to carry out the design of
| the movers OF the bill and to protect innocent
parties. The amendment was made and the
bill ordered 10 lie. The Dlil 10 pay l.. II. Ba-
ker of Ripton TOR chasing Weaver the horse
thief, was ordered to third reading.
HOUSE.
Thursday, oct %, bills were introduced
providing tor Il lien on monuments in Gene
teries to establish the town sy stem OF schools.
House bill No. - coming up, Mr.. Thompson
urged the passage of the measure in Its orig
inal form. II it were amended as proposed,
limiting the scope of the bill to county courts,
the measure might rs well be killed. Mr..
| Robinson thought it II dangerous innovation
to pass the measure giving power to Justices
OF the peace to allow amendments OF the sub
stance of complaints in liquor cases. long
debate followed, and finally the bill was killed
by IL vote OF l03 tor the bill and III against it.
Senator Morrill, was introduced and addressed
the general assembly at some length
The new bills OF Friday appropriate $1,000
tor continuing the publication OF the Vermont
Gazetteer; provide tor the reenactment of
the whole prohibitory law OF the State "a
move suggested by Senator Edmunds in view
OF the recent decisions OF the supreme court ;
authorize towns to appropriate money tor
maintaining bands by Mr.. Birchard OF shore
ham, to incorporate Lake View cemetery; to
prevent double taxation; to incorporate the
State Firemen's association; by Mr., Buttolph,
amending the charter of the village OF Mid
dlebury. The bill to pay |. J. Twitchell tor
chasing n horse thief was passed, together
| with n few unimportant bills, and several
bills OF no particular consequence was killed.
The House got together again on Monday
afternoon and more new bills appeared
These provide for secret ballot in State and
presidential elections give 80 days tor pay
ment OF town taxes, etc. The resolution fix
ing the date OF introduction of bills and reso
lutions introduced, calling tor expenditure ON
the part of the State, was defeated
, Tuesdays new bills are designed to en-
courage the occupancy OF abandoned farms
and utilize unimproved water power; to pro-
hibit railroads from charging more than two
t cents mile Tor passenger fares; to encourage
= the development OF mining and manufacture
ing industries (by exemptions from taXation)
. giving board OF civil authority the power to
l add the name of any legal voter to the check
l list on the day OF election and shall have
power to administer oaths necessary to quail
ity any legal vote ut such time. The act pro
viding for Il revision OF the public laws and
. also the State road engineer bill were killed
that incorporating the Rutland Railroad com
puny was passed. Mr.. Goodro OF Ripton in-
troduced a bill to pay q. I. Hodges the sum
= therein named tor defending an injunction
while acting as agent in eXpending money
granted as State aid in repairing highways in
. RiptOn.
4 Wednesdays new bills provide tor the filling
- OF vacancies in the office of representative
I by Mr.. Buttolph, providing that hereafter the
: statute of limitation shall nOtapplv on legally
n assessed taxes in the town OF MiddleOurY
providing tor the issuance ot licenses to
liquor sellers "a so called high license act
II by Mr.. Horton OF Chittenden; by Mr.. ButtOlph
,. to incorporate the Brooks Axe and Edge
: Tool CO.; appropriating fifty thousand dol
lars to be expended IN preparing the Yer
: mont state asylum tor insane tor occupancy.