Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-10-24
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.

Thursday, Oct. 1G, the bill amending
the charter of the Vermont Investment
Co. was passed. Among bills introduced
was one making it lawful to sell, furnish
or give away cider, unless it be ferment-
ed and at a place of public resort or to an
habitual drunkard. Senator Jennings
presented amendments to the constitu-
ton as follows: Art. l., Sec. |. "The
general assembly shall meet on the first
Wednesday of January. biennially the
first election shall be on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday in November,
y. ID. lS9-; the first session of the gen
eral assembly ON the first Wednesday of
January. \. u. lS9-'; Sec. 2. "Ihe
governor, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, treasurer
OF the State, senators, town representa-
lives, assistant Judges of the supreme
court, sheriifs, high bailifls, States at
torneys, judges of probate and justices of
the peace shall be elected b~iennially on
the Tuesday next after the first Monday
of November in the manner prescribed
by the constitution of the State"
Friday, Senator Harvey presented fur
ther proposals of amendment to the con-
stitution, providing that the State courts
shall consist of Il supreme court. county
courts and courts OF chancery and such
inferior courts as the legislature has, or
may from time to time, establish. The
supreme court shall consist of Il chief
Judge and three associates; the county
court and court of chancery in each
county shall consist of a single Judge,
who shall also be chancellor. The num-
Der of the county judges shall be six. tod
be appointed by the governor by ANDY
with the advice and consent of the SEM
ate. The Judges of the supreme court To
be appointed for eight years and assb-
ciate Judges first appointed for four. SIX
and eight years, respectively, and at the
expiration of each term the Judge shall
he appointed for the full term. Adiourh-
ed to Monday.
Monday the bill extending the iuriA
diction of the sheriff of N%ergennes wasN
passed.
Tuesdays new bills included these:
EXempting certain mortgage indebted
ness from taxation: providing for the
formation of cooperative savings and
loan associations: by senator Allen. by
request. providing Il common seal for
justice and freehold courts.
Nothing of general interest was accom-
plished by the Senate on Wednesday,.
HOUSE.
The report of the committee on the
East maven tltcllDl case was atOntpU
Oct. 16 and bills were Introduced. such
as these: Providing that the owner of Il
stallion who proposes to take advantage
of his act shall file, in the town clerks
office, on or before the first of April each
year, a statement OF the name by which
the horse is known, his age, his pedigree
and terms of service; providing that the
first of January. 18th of July, Both day of
May. 18th day OF December and thanks
giving day. freemen's meeting and presi-
dental election days shall for the pur-
pose of protecting and giving notice of
dishonor of bills of exchange. drafts and
prOmissory notes be considered like sun
day forbidding any person or combina-
ton of persons in my way by threat or
force trying to hinder or stop any person
from the pursuit of his avocatiun. nor
shall any person or combination of per-
sons try by unlawful means to compel a
person to Join any organization that has
for its object the Inauguration of any
labor strike; providing that no rate
greater than three cents per mile shall be
charged as fare on railroads.: incorpora-
ting the Bristol and Richmond railroad.
The joint assembly to hear the report of
the committee TO canvass votes for con
greSsmen was held. The report showed
that the votes We're in this district:
Whole number OF votes .....,... 2j,7l2
Necessary for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l0~..