Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-18
The LEGISLATURE,

The legislature has attended to bust
ness the past week and have done con-
siderable. There have been intimations
that it would break the record and finish
up and go home tomorrow for good, but
the indications are that it can't get
final adjournment, Wednesday morning
next
7nursddy. Nor. IO.-The senate passed
bills ratifying the consolidation of the
| Vermont and Canada and other rail-
roads, amending the charters of Middle
bury and Nergennes, incorporating the
village of Essex junction, and for the
prevention of loss of life on railroads.
The fish and game bill was discussed.
In the house bills we're passed enabling
Methodist stewards to hold real estate,
making an additional appropriation for
the Worlds fair. relating to the village
of Bristol. The school bill, providing
for the town system of schools, was dis
cussed at length, and was passed.
Friday-The senate passed the school
bill and killed a bill designed to prevent
the adulteraton of milk and some others,
The house refused to pass bills requr-
ing doctors to write prescriptions in
| EuglIsh, regulating the use of embalm-
ing fluid, providing blankets for the G..
a. r., relating to the taxation of depos-
its in savings banks, providing for the
safety of public records and prohibiting
the wearing of the G.. \. r., b: dye by
persons not entitled to do so. 1t passed
bills relating to the board of agricul-
ture, appropriating about $4,000 for the
Worlds fair and some others OF minor
consequence.
The governor signed bills amending
the charter of Middlebury village, con-
soldating certain railroads, amending
the charter of Nergennes.
.Saturday.-Ihe senate passed bills eX-
empting certain islands in Lake Cham
plain from highway and school taxes,
giving stewards of Methodist churches
the right to hold real estate, relating 70
the village of Bristol. incorporating The
State Teachers association, \ bill was
! introduced repeating the State school
tax.
/ The house passed bills establishing the
! boundary line between Vermont and
! sSachusetts Incorporating the village
of Essex Junction and relating to a mus
ter of the militia outside the State.
/ Among bills introduced was one TO
amend the ballot law so as to render the
ballots more easy Of use. Among bills
/ killed were those anueXing Avcry's and
! Bueil's cores to the town of StarksbOrO,
abolshing the Office of special proseCu-
/ tor and relating to Worlds fair repre-
sentation.
The governor signed the school bill
and the Worlds fair bill.
NoRday.-The senate adopted a Joint
resolution providing for Joint assembly
on the 18th inst. to elect State superin'
tendent of education and trustees of the
university of Vermont. Among the bills
passed was one prohibiting the building
of a barbed- wire fence around any school
house yard.
In the house bill designed TO prevent
the sale of lard compounds was intro
ducei. Several bills were passed, among
them one prohibiting the carrying of
dangerous weapons in schools.
Tucsddy.-Ihe senate refused. IS to 10.
to pass the bill giving municipal suffrage
to women, and passed several mconse-
quPntial bills.
The house occupied the most of the
day in settling the Danyille contested
election case. Mr. Davis, the sitting
member. was declared entitled 20 his seat.
The Joint special committee reported
that it was not advisable to investigate
the case of Arden Humphrey, who disap-
peared from the Brattlcboro asylum
three years ago.
IedncSddy.-ln the senate the bill re
pealing the law relating to the branding
of butter. those regulating the practic,
of pharmacy, providing for the com
plelion of the high-water-mark monu
Tvs l.Ii Itch .
|, naval militia. and repeating the law
providing for a State school tax were
passed. The committee on reform schoO
reported bill providing for AN appropri
alton of $1,000 to purchase land near tina
institution.
The house passed the bill providn!
for the improvement of roads, also tn
senate bill charging the work of tn
board of agriculture and abolishing thu
cattle commission. Mr.. Booth of Yer
gennes introduced bill providing for
new charter for that city. The genera
committee reported against the week.
payment bill. The bills providing for
board of medical censors, making the le
gal rate of interest per cent and pre-
vding for mileage tickets good on an
railroad in the State were killed.
The senate in executive session cor
firmed these nominations by the govern
or: State geologist, Rev. G. w. PER-
Of Rutland; commissioner of taxes, =,
l.. Martin of Brattleboro; trustee of il
:. sane asylum, W. II. Hunt of st. Adams
member of board of health. o. W. She
win of Woodstock: board of agriculture
Justin O. Sanford of Stamford, Home
W. Vail of Pomfret. Victor |. Spear {
Braintree. George W. Pierce of Brattl'
boro, C.. NJ. WinslOw of Brandon and ,
- l.. Hills of Burlington.
| A NOVEL INDUSTRY.
Fishermen along the lower stretches {