Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-11-20
The Legislature of go
Thursday, Nov. 13.

SECTION l. The term OF Office OF sena-
tors and town representatives shall DC
four years, commencing on the first Wed
nesday OF October following their cleo
ton.
SECTION 2. Immediately after the or
ganization of the two branches of the leg
stature in 1894, the senate shall proceed
to renumber its members from one TO thlr,
! ty, beginning with Addison county a1o
taxing the counties alphabetically, out de
Gliding the numbers by lot, when there
are two or more senators from county,
and the terms OF those senators having
the odd numbers shall expire in two yrs.
from the first Wednesday of Oct, 1854, 80
that thereafter one-half OF the senators
may be chosen at every biennial eiectloh.
SECTION 3. The house of representatives,
in the organization of the two branches oi
the legislature in 1894, shall assign nenl-
Der, in regular order, to every town IN the
state beginning with the town of Addison
in the county OF Addison and proceeding
alphabetically by counties and by towns
| in each county, and the terms of the repres
entatives of the towns having ODD num-
bers shall expire in two years tsonl the
first Wednesday in Oct. 1884, so that there
after, one-half of the towns may choose
representatives at every biennial election.
SECTION 4. When vacancies happen, by
death or otherwise, in either branch Of Ine
legislature, such vacancies may be nlled
for the remainder of the term at the next
biennial election.
SECTION 5. Section 4, of Article "a, OF
amendments to the constitution OF VT. is
| hereby abrogated.
| House bills read and referred.-H lUS'
100, 2s6, 31s, 1874, 347, $50.
Introduced.-S i42, relating to intimida
| ton of workmen.
S 143 to enable school district No. TO
fund its indebtedness.
Passed.-S 80, to provide for the pay
ment OF the expense OF search warrants
II i54, amending charter Of village OF Rich
ford II 1871, for the protection Of trout IN
Peaoham pond. II 24s, to legalize grand
list OF Wilmington for 1855.
Third reading ordered.-S IS.
HOUSE, A. NH 2S3, appropriating $4,000
for the Soldiers Home; favored by Messrs.
| Hibhard, Proctor, Enright, Eldredge, Hor
ton, Peck. Stowe. Moloney Thompson and
! Houghton, and opposed by Sherwin, Bull
lard, Colby; passed. EOS yeas, nays.
II 1888, taxing church property discussed
at length and favored by Croft, Moloneey,
| Harlow, Steele, Peck, Darling; bill dis
missed by vote OF 125 to 81.
Passage rsfnsed.--H 1854, II 1868.
SENATE, p. M.-Bill amended-s97.
Special ORDERS 112, relating to repeal
of law providing for annual muster OF
4
10, nays 10.
Bills passed. IS 81, relating to pleading
and practice in cases involving I he valldi-
| tn Of tax. 81, relsting TO the exemp-
tion of soldiers from poll tax. III, TO
protect the rights Of married women and
minor children. II 1906 relating to the dis
charge Of personal property mortgages.
| II 23l. relating to executors and admins
traitors. II Isl, to incop. the Hardwiek
Aqueduct and Water supply Co. ii 80, TO
| incop. the Proctor Trust Co. II 90, regulat
ing Fishing in Lake Bomoseen.
Introduced. la, to incop the VT as
ISOLATION OF road and trotting horse breed
ers.
House bills read twice.-H 1856.
HOUSE, p. M.-From Senate.-S II, So,
81, 81, 10, 1884,, 13S.
Senate Amendments concurred. III Y,
II s, II 1856, II 1854.
3si, appropriating $4,000 for Worlds
Fair. discussed at length, amended max
ing appropriation $1,000 and dismissed. In
the afternoon reconsidered and made
special order for Wednesday morning.
Passed-H 1856, authorizing the removal
OF distractions from the bed of White
river and its tributaries. II 80, l6galzing
the grand list OF the town OF Montgomery.
II 81, giving additional rights 70 fire dis
trict No. ] in the town Of Rochester. II
SO, in addition to the charter Of the village
Of West Randolph. H147. legRlizing the
grand list OF Mount Tabor for the year
| 1890.
introduced 38s, to incorporate Roch-
ester and Pittsfield telephone company, as
a substitute for Fl 37s.
Il $50, Incorporating the Vermont Fish
and Game League.
Passage Refused-H Z. repeating No. IL,
of the laws OF 1855, relating 20 discrimina-
ton by railroad companies.
Friday, Nov. Il.
SENATE, A. M.-Bills approved 5 II, to
increase the penalty for the adulteratlon
OF maple sugar, maple syrup and bees hon
ey. 5 30, the ''oleon bill. 5 66, 10 incor-
porate the Vermont Society OF the Sons OF
the Revolution. 5 46 amending charter
OF Bennington and Glastonbury railroad,
mining and manufacturing company. 5
80, granting ferry to A. l.. Hale. 9, rat
tying the organization OF Upper Coos
railroad and Coos Valley Railroad Com
pany. as, III regard to exempting man
ufacturing property. 5 43, relating to
! forcible entry and detainer.
House Bills read twice-H 90, $ IS, to
relieve double taxation by exempting
mortgages being per cent for taxation.
Ably championed by Senator Nichols and
passed Is to 2, Senator Smith OF Gaysville
and Dwinell of Washington alone APP
proving it.
Passed-H 1888, to amend charter of the
village of Waterbury. II 1873, to incorpo-
rate st. John the Baptist Benevolent So
ciety and II 1872 relating to highways.
HOUSE, A. Mills signed H IS, a.
mending Sec. ASA, R.L.relating to frauds;
II H. in relation to railroad bonds and
mortgages. H94, legalizing grand list of
town of Sandgate for year 1890. III ia, le-
CALLING the grand list OF ST. Adams for
! 1890. II 205, incorporating the st. Adams
board of trade H 1856, amending charter
of village of Middlebury. II 209, legaliz-
ing grand list OF Mortified for year 1890.
H 226, empowering Mortified to bring
water into said town. II 234, legalizing
appraisal of real estate of Newport for
1890. II PAS, changing the name of monu-
mental granite works. II 273, incorpora-
ting the comrades of Whitney Post. H
293, legalizing appraisal Of town of Gran
| by. II 229, paying F. II. Atherton the
sum named. H 290, incorporating West
Randolph Library Association. II 191, in
cooperating Locust Ridge Cemetery Assn.
H AZ, legalizing grand list of town of
Sherburn. H 303, legalizing grand list of
Plymouth. H 1872, incorporating the Lake
View Cemetery Association. H 20, pro-
viding for the payment OF masters, lefe-