The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-30

of Imprisonment in liquor cases y. O5, re-
lating to special prosecutors; s. l3l. relat-
ing to the fish and game laws; $. 144, re-
lating to real and personal estates of mar
ried women; 8. 1863, relating TO the house
of correction; $. 1902, providing for revi-
sion of the laws; S. 2l9, relating to the state
board of agriculture; S. 127, relating to
railroad bridges, S. 1913, to prevent accidents
to trainmen S. 157 relating to perma-
nent camp-ground for the militia; S. 16O,
providing for additional land for the reform
school, s. 16i, appropriating 900 for the
Soldiers Home; S. 1866, approprating $4,000
for the state fish hatchery.
Adjourned.
TERNooN--CoNT1NUED
Bills Passed S 146, Incorporating Mil
itary Post Street Railway Co.; S. 166, Mont
pelier Union district; II. "a, providing for
assessment OF state taxes (raises 10 cents on
the dollar; ii. 442 for support of govern
ment (provides 500, 000); H. 800, taxing col
lateral inheritauces; II. ISL, unknown de-
posits in savings banks; III. 343, compila-
ton of laws on public instruction; II. 179,
to pay ID. c Thrasher sum named; S. 100,
incorporating Caledonia savings bank II.
366, Underhill graded school district; s,
147, exempting old soldiers from taxation
S. 1877, Bradford savings bank; S. ITO, sal
airy of inspector OF finance; 5. 173, credits
of tax collectors II. 1888, Hardwick graded
school; II. 1872, school district No. in Hard
wick.
Bus lntrOdUced.-H. 343, compilation of
laws on public instruction.
Refusal to Recede.-S. 14S, improvement
of the house of correction. The house re-
fused to recede from its proposal of amend
ment and it was voted to ask for a commit
tee of conference.
Inconvenience. 49, The senate proposed
certain amendments to the ballot law, some
of which were important. Que was to have
a blank square space at the head of the
ticket, so that a voter might vote the whole
ticket in that way, II he wished. Ihe house
refused 20 concur
The senate proposed to strike out the
word mental" in the section giving as
sistance to voters for disability. The house
refused to concur
The senate also proposed to have polls
open at 9 A. NJ. in towns of over 4 600 instead
of 5000 inhabitants. Concurred in, making
the time Q A. NJ. in towns of over 1000.
Joint Resolutions. BY Mr.. Darling of
Chelsea approving the action of congress
in closing the Columbian Exposition on
Sunday On the part of the house the reso-
luton was lost, nays 90, yeas 67.
Bus Sigted H. 30, normal school sc hol-
arshps; III. 252, appointment of staff officers
III. $40, general terms of supreme court IL.
367, Brattleboro water supply; III. 36, to
prevent fraud in sale Of lard; II. 1874, to ex-
empt Essex house from taxation; II. 407,
protection of game; II. 40S, Laurel Glen
pany.
Conference Committee Report. THE house
accepted the report of the conference COM
mittee on $. 14S, that the senate recede from
its position.
Adjourned
sENATE--EyENING.
PdSsage Refused. - H. 243 relating to
Barre; II. ia, to create a state board of
arbitration in labor controversies; S. l13,
ralotiper IN uttbIip n Struption
Bills PdSsed-H 446, raising the salary of
the secretary of civil and military affairs to
500; II. 1852, to incorporate the Windsor
graded school district
The school bill adjusting the existing
laws to the town system was passed, with
proposals of amendment, at $50 o'clock
A. NJ. on Wednesday.
Bills Signed-S. l47 relating to eXemp-
ton from pol-taX of certain honorably dis
charged soldiers; S. 1872 Incorporating
school district No of Barre; S. 1862, to pay
T. S. Peck 81 900: S. 173. relating TO credits
to collectors of state and county taxes; S.
101, relating to the support of paupers S..
122 relating to the grand list S. 1853, to in
corporate the st. Adams academy and
graded school district; 5. 175, relating to
justices of the peace.
Acknowledgement Lieut.. C overnor Strana-
han in a short speech thanked the senate
for the resolution OF thanks to him, passed
this evening. He said he thought the
thanks should have been the other way.
Without your cooperation it would have
been impossible to have carried on the work
as fast as it mas been done, as | came here
with a limited knowledge of parliamentary
practice | offer you my thanks for your
courtesy, and hope you carry away, as / do,
only good feelings. | hope you will have a
safe journey home and enjoy a happy
Thanksgiving at home with your families.
Adjourned.
HOUSEKEEPING.
Bills RjNed.-S. 70, stockholders of cor
porations; III. All, insane paupers.
! ResolWion.-By Mr.. Martin, expressing
the thanks Of the house to the speaker.
RecOpSidered.-O motion OF Mr.. Read OF
Rockingham, the house reconsdered its
vote by which it refused to concur in senate
proposals of amendments to ii. $685. relating
to taxation, and concurred in the amend
ments.
Bus Passed. III. 44O, regulating certain
existing school laws to the town system OF
schools; III. 400, Incorporating the Wood.
| stock graded school district; III. AS, filling
of vacancies in the board of trustees OF
state library S. 1852, to pay T. S, Peck sun
named; S. 175, relating to justices of the
peace; H. B2, Incorporating Windsor
| graded school district
Bills Signed.-H. 433, to pay G. w. Wing
sum named Ii. 436, to pay l., S. Drew sum
named; H. 438, ST. Andrews benevolent
society Ill. AL state tax assessment; II
4i2, support of government; II. 24S, to pay
cOnstables for conducting freemen's meet
ing; II. 1888, Incorporating Vergennes graded
school, II. 40l, highways in towns and cores
H. 4l9, Vergennes city charter ii. 427, vii
lage charter OF Wells River; IL. 40, enab
ling school district No 2 in Vernon to draw
certain requests; II. 49, amending charter
of Swanton,
II. 227, highways and bridges; III 228, tC
expedite legal proceedings; IL. 262, Wind
sor graded school; II. 3Sl, unknown de
posts in savings banks; III. 402, Woodstock
graded school; II, 446, fixing salary of secre
tary Of civil and military affairs; III. 1893, re
lating to taxation; ii. 10, relating TO truancy
II, 244 enabling towns to issue bonds fol-
purchasing road-making apparatus III. 426
lax on Bennington county; III. 400, reor
zanization of national banks; H. AL taxa
ton of telegraph companies; II. 439, incor
pOrating Green Mountain Club; Ii. 1871
authorizing school district No. 1 of Hard
wick to bond; IL. 2S7, incorporating Elec
trio Co.; III. 366, Underhil graded school
Ii. 374, ELECTION bill; II. 1888. Hardwicl
graded school II. 403, relating to stock
holders in banks; III. 437, Bellows FALL
| street rail WaV. III 113 pounilation nj la xua