Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-11-13

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and Mr.. Proctor of Fair Haven also favor
ed the bill. Mr.. Proctor of Proctor de-
Tended the report of the majority Of the
committee in opposing. Messrs. Smith
of Royalton, Smith of st. Adams, Boynton
of Woodstock and Kimball of Randolph
spoke in opposition. The house adjourn
ed without taking any action, to visit the
Barre granite quaITies.
Thursday, Nov. q.
SENATE, A. M-Joint resolution
Senator Lincoln, that the president OF the
senate and speaker OF the house OF repres-
entatives adjourn their respective bodies
without date on Wednesday, the nine
tenth day of Nov.neXt,a at Y o'clock noon,
was ordered to lie.
Ordered to lies SO, to appropriate
81 200 to complete the General 5tannarh
monument.
Passed.-S ga. to amend Sec. no, r. l..
II 142, TO appropriate money for decora-
ton day; II 1856, to incop. the Union say
ings Bank and Trust Co. of Morrisville,
with general protest of Senator Harvey
against incorporation OF trust companies
registered. 81, to provide truant once
for the city of Burlington.
House, A. M.-The important weekly
payment bill was disposed OF this MON,
ing Mr.. Billiard proposed several amend
ments which were supposed to obVlate ODD
iecnons, but they did not seem to take.
Two or three amendments Intended TO
load the bill down were proposed. The
consideration has occupied about DAY.
The vote was So yeas, 125 nays.
Passed.-H 226, empowering the village
of Mortified to bring water into the VII
lage and to issue bonds for that purpose.
H 293, legalizing the appraisal OF the town
of CRANKY. S 66 incorporating the Yer
mont Society OF Sons Of the American heV
olution. II 154, amending an act ineorpo
rating the village of Ricbford. II 29O, in
cooperating the West Randolph Library
Association. II 253, Incorporating the
Young Mems Christian Association OF
Brattleboro. II 23S, changing the name OF
the Monumental granite company 70 the
Langdon granite company. ii Zl3, moor
porating The comrades Of Whitney Post.
Passage refused.-H l6l, to pay A. M
Foster the sum named therein; II 3Ol, TO
pay Horace Allen the sum therein named;
Il 230, to pay Allen Fay the sum therein
named; II 81, regulating the rental Tor the
use Of telephones II 224, amending no.
90, laws d 1884.
Bills approved n IS, in relation 70 con
solidation of certain railroads. II l5f,
changing the name Of fairlee Pond TO
Lake Morey. ii l32, TO pay Geo hoWland
the sum named. Ii 100, relating 70 the vi
lage OF Enosburgh Falls.
SENATE, PM Bills passed l4to i'm
cop. the Vermont Yearly Meeting OF Free
Baptisis II ia, to iegaiize grand list and
quadrennial appraisal OF ST. Adams Tor
1880.
Bills introduced and referred 5 1856
by senator Abbott, TO pay Edw Han the
sum named,
Ordered to lie.-H 81.
Passed,S 6s, TO regulate and provide
for the appointment of judges OF city and
courts 5 9l,relating to paupers.
Ii 8, relating TO electric light poles. II 81,
TO prevent unlawful use of g. A. r., s. OF
", and w. x. G. badges. l26, TO pay J
X. Weed sum named. II i46, to pay Viii
son Lowell sum named. II 1866, TO pay l.
b. Miles sam named. II 1S9, to incop. the
Vermont State Firemen's Association.
HOUSE, P. M.-The clerk read the report
of the joint com. on military affairs
Bills introduced. III ISL Substitute for IL.
II and II 50, in relation to repairs OF high
ways. THE substitute bill substantially re
enacts the old law, except that the tax is
to be 10 cents instead of % cents Ordered
to be printed.
Passed. III 205, incorporating the ST. Al
bans board OF trade. IA z76, incorporating
the village OF Poultney. II 209, TO legaiize
Northtield's grand list. 5 60, granting a
ferry to Allen I.Hale at Benson Landing.
II 336, authorizing Jamaica to fund its in
ii DO, relating to allowances
to the widow and children OF the deceas-
sd.
Passage refused. H us, providing for
survey and map OF Vt. II
PSI relating to licenses to insurance agents, |
II 26l, in relation 10 cruelty to animals. II
,56, relating to the licenses Of dogs. II 3l5, |
q exempt soldiers from poll tax II pa re. |
lating TO the grand Inst OF the town /
Il Middlebury. II 2il, relating TO
iamage done by dogs. II 295, relating /
o divorce. II i49, an act of humanity II /
So relating 10 dogs. II 269, changing the |
name of Edith b. Gray.
Passed. 5 80, To prevent deception in 1
he sale of dairy products and 70 preserve /
public health; in concurrence with pro- /
losals OF amendment.
Friday, Now =.
SENATE, A. aI.-Passed H 119,to incop. /
he Christian Aid association. II "a, to es-
ablish board of street commissioners /
or the city of Burlington. Fl 81, authoriz- 4
ng the assistant judges OF Orange Co. to |
,uy the interest of Chelsea in the county !
courthouse. III 75,to incop. the Hot Springs |
water company.
Constitutional amendment.-A proposal /
o the house was offered by Senator Rob-
rts and referred TO the committee on con-
titutional amendments. II reads thus:
The senate shall be composed of thirty
enators, to be of the freemen of the dis
riots for which they are respectively elect
d, who shall have attained the age of thir
Y years, and one senator shall be elected
by the freemen of each district
The state shall be divided
y the Legislature into thirty senatorial
istricts as nearly equal in population as
Practicable. Each district shall be COM
osed of contiguous towns, cities and
-ards of cities, but no town and no ward
I any city shall be divided and placed in
aparate districts. The first division shall
e made upon the basis of the population
scertained by the census taken under the
uthority Of congress in the year 1890;
nd a new division Of the state into sena-
orial districts shall be made after the TAX
lg OF each census of the United States"
House bills read and referred.-H 154, H
%, II 209 II 216, Ii 226, II 24S, II 253, II
70, II 276, II 30, II 293, II 1903, II 1856.
Bills approved.--S 8, relating to courts
{ chancery. 5 %, laying a tax on the