News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-11-20
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. II.
The highway bill came to it's third
reading at 2 O'Clock to-day, and was
debated until after 3, when it was Or
dered to lie.
House Bill No. 1874, providing for
woman suffrage, came to a vote at
500 p. m; ayes 113, nays 90.
The highway bill was called up this
morning and quite vigorously dis
cussed for about an hour, when the
ayes and nays were demanded. The
vote was so overwhelmingly in favor
of the bill that some surprise has been
caused in the minds of its friends as
to where the opposition came from.
Ayes 1877, nays "a. This bill if it be-
comes law will give all towns the
right, if they shall so vote, to return
to the old highway system.
An attempt was made to bring
back to life House Bill No. 1874,
granting woman suffrage, but failed
to be reconsidered by a decided vote.
Petitions in favor of a separate in
stitution for the Agricultural and
Mechanical college and against high
license continue to come in freely.
The bill obliging people to keep
sawdust out of all streams in the in
terest of protection to fish was re-
fused its third reading to-day.
A large number of bills of but little
personal interest was disposed of to-
day, the major part of which were re-
fused a third reading. The House
caught up with committees and ad-
iourned early for lack of measures to
consider. The various committees
are working early and late to clear
up bills.
THURSDAY, Nov. ID.
House Bill No. 3S3, approrciating
$4,000 to, tue ssaaied. ~ VI oIIssS,. =;
ing and has received its shafe1
bate. Mr.. Billiard of Underhill argued
that the bill was not explicit enough,
and should say how much money
should be used for hospital, etc. An
amendment prevailed to set apart
$4,000 of the $4,000 for the hOspi-
tai The aye and nay vote resulted
20S to 4.
House Bill No. 1873, an act to tax
religious societies on all property ex-
cept church and house for minister
created more discussion than would
seem to be necessary. The bill was
finally dismissed by a vote of 125
to 50.
House Bill No. 3S4, appropriating
$4,000 for the Columbian eXposi-
ton at Chicago was refused a third
reading by very dilatOry vote, but
u motion to reconsider was soon af-
terward carried. Considerable dis |
cussion ensued and the bill was final |
lv amended to read $4,000 instead of |
$4,000, after which a motion to |
dismiss was carried, and unless some |
new action was formulated in this |
matter Vermont will not be repre-
sented at Chicago. Quite a good |
many small bills were disposed of
and the work before the house cleaned
up at 4:30, when the House adj
journed.
FRIDAY, Nov. IA.
After killing a number of bills the
House reached Bill No. 291, an act
to license druggists in the sale of
liquor A very little discussion was
had, and an aye and nay vote de-
manded. Result, 1874 to 81 against
it's passage. The Barre contested
case came up as especial order
at IL O'Clock, and was met at the
door by the debaters of the house,
when the present member was de-
clared elected. House Bill No. 1876,
for the establishment of a
savings bank and trust company at
has passed the Senate and
is in the hands of the governor.
A vote to reconsider the worlds
fair bill, killed yesterday afternoon,
special order for Wednesday. House
Bill No. $40, protection to livery
men," making a fine of $50 for mis-
representing the distance that may
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debated and passed.
TUESDAY, Nov. IS.
After some few bills for small af-
fairs, which might be styled a clean
up of trash from committees, the
ways and means tax bill was intro
duced and ordered to be printed.
Next in order came House Bill No.
10 as special order. An act reducing
the number of supreme court judges
to five and their salaries to $500 in
stead of $1,000 as now. The debate
on this question was introduced by
Clark of Halifax, who introduced the
bill, followed by Thompson, chair
man of the Judiciary committee, to
whom the bill was referred. At noon
to-day it is quite certain that the de-
bate on this bill will occupy the
greater portion of the day.
The school law is creating no end
OF talk, and heimpression is gaining
ground that the committee is about
to ignore the will of the people as ex-
pressed through their representatives
and undertake to force the town sys-
tenn upon us, or oblige the people to
retain the present law by theextreme
lateness of the presentation of this
bill. l.