The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-23

sRNATE-MoRNING.


Joint ResoLlttions.--O motion of Senator
Lincoln, the senate adopted joint resolu-
ton to adjourn at eight o'clock on Wednes-
day morning.
From the house, a joint resolution relat-
ing to the appointment of highway com
mission was referred to the com. on high
ways and bridges.
Rule Amended-Senate rule No. 3 was
amended to conform with the law allowing
the assistant secretary to be appointed.
Bills Pdssed.-S. 1876, relating to Mont
pelier Union district; S. 1853 to incorporate
the st. Adams academy and graded school
district: II. 304, relating to the town of
Guildhall II. i5e, to pay j. S. Ray Of Brat
tleboro SS3 49, II. 80, to pay II. G. Pease
S43 81: S. 169, relating to appointment of
reporters in hearings before special mas
ters; H. 223, relating to the village of Lud-
low; S. no increasing the salary of the in
spector of finance to $1,000; S. 167 relating
to the Bradford savings bank; II. 252, re-
lating to the appointment Of staff officers:
II. 396, TO pay A. NJ. Foster S2S 26; II 1877, to
pay III. p Fisher ofVergennes S49.7I II. 27S,
to pay A. Il. Houghton S2S25; III. 277, to
pay T. w. Eagan of Montpelier $50 IL II.
40j, to incorporate the Windsor Home for
the aged; II. 406, relating to the Baptist
minis ters' aid society; II. 40S, to increase
the powers of the Laurel Glen cemetery as
sociationi ii. 4O7, Protecting pheasants for
two years; II. 400, relating to the Fall
Bills mtroduced.-S. 1863, from the judiciary
com, allowing reporters to be appointed at
hearings before masters.
S. 40, from the com. on state and court
expenses, raising the salary of the inspector
of finance to 81 600.
Passage Refused.-H. 60, to incorporate
the Bennington Cooperative Savings and
Loan Association.
Adjourned.
HoUsE-MoRNING.
Bills PdSSed.-H. 42G. levying tax on BEN
nington county; II. 40l, in relation to high
ways in unorganized cores; H. 40. improve
ment of unoCcupied lands Fl. 413 to nav
n. p. Wheeler sum named; II. 4l6. relating
to PRONUNCIATION of the laws; II 427, charter
for Wells River village; II. 4lS in relation
to Whistles II. 419, city charter for Yer.
gennes; II. 423, Chester lighting district; H.
$3.50, incorporating Vergennes graded school
district; H. 425, charter for Wilmington vii
lage; S. 49, in relation to savings banks
). 13S, investments by trust companies II.
10, relating to treasury; S. So, changing
time for Orange county court; S. 127, rail-
road bridges S. 63, relating to special pros
ecutors; S. Al, state and local boards of
health: III 42S, granting certain powers to
Black River Academy, II %, prohibiting
smoking in certain buildings; S. 159, incor-
pOrating Masonic Temple association; S.
160 to purchase land for reform school, II.
317, to abolish Office of county examiner.
Passage RetuSed.-S. 14l, in relation to
cemeteries.
Special Order-H 305, local option bill
was called up by Mr.. Boynton and made a
special order for tomorrow afternoon at
>: 10 o'clock.
Ordered to Lje.-The joint resolution from
the senate, in relation to final adjournment,
was ordered to lie.
Concurrence RefuSed-The house refused
to concur in the amendment proposed by
the senate to II. 227, in relation to highways.
Recession. - The house voted to recede
from its proposal to amend S. 10, relating to
the state board of agriculture.
Adjourned.
sENATE-AFTERNoON.
Ordered to Lie.-H. $40, to prevent fraud
| in the sale of land. was laid on the table.
| Bills PdSsed.-H. 3S7, relating to time OF
making and printing state officers reports
II. 800, to incorporate the comrades of Stow
| post; III. 2, to incorporate the Townshend
park association; II, 1867, relating to the vii.
| lage of Brattleboro; H. 20i, relating to fees
of town clerks: H 326. relating to the duties
of state AUDITOR II. 405 relating to tele.
phone companies; II AIS, to pay n. p
| Wheeler S29.41.
Joint Resolution.-A joint resolution to
suspend Joint rule No. II was adopted.
Ordered TO Lje.-H. 205, which the gov
ernor vetoed, was called up and Senator
Haskins made a lengthy arguement on the
dangers of the letters of credit system
urging the senate TO support the governors
action.
Senator Boyce thought the governor
action was all wrong and that all banks
should have the right to issue letters o.
credit He urged the senate to do it's duty
according to law and pass the bill
On motion of Senator Hall it was agair
ordered to lie.
The governors private stenographer sal
in the senate during the debate and took
| notes
Bills Siqned.-S. ., providing for the veri.
| hcation of savings banks books; 5. 81, fix
ing the salary of the first assistant librarian
| S. SO, relating to exemptions from arrest in
actions founded on contract; S. l04, to pro-
vide for the completion of the hgh-wateI
mark monument at Gettysburg S. no. es'
tablishng naval battalion; S. ILL., to in
corporate the Columbian United Electric
| company; S. l4, to incorporate the Farmers
Trust company; S. l25, to pay Henry Premier
800 81; S. l26, relating to summoning petit
jurors in Rutland county; S. 129, relating
TO the board of railroad commissioners 5
1874, to prevent loss of life on railroads; S
1876. relating to the Barre Water company
S. 1879, relating to the supreme court; S. 142
to incorporate the Franklin County Agri
cultural and Mechanical association; S
f51, relating to the Brandon Investment and
Guarantee company; S. l45, to incorporate
the International Telegraph and Electric
company; S. los, to incorporate the com
the Belleview Cemetery association.
Bills Pdssed.-H. $40, relating to genera
terms of the supreme court; H. BOG, relat
ing to floating timber; S. 80, to expedite
legal proceedings; III. 1893, relating to taxa
ton; II. AIS, repeating law relating to whis
ties, gongs and bells.
II. 205, the vetoed bill, was again called
up, and supported by Senators Hall, Wat
son and Grout. Senator Haskins SPOKE
against the bill. The measure was passed
over the veto by a vote of twenty-five to six
appointments Confirmed. Russell T. John
son of Concord, supervisor of insane; Sam
uel e. PiDgree Of Hartford, l.. G. Bagley o
Rutland and Amory Dawson of Craftsbury
railroad commissioners; Egbert .. Tuttl,
of Rutland, director of the house of correc
ton and state prison, vice j. W. Cramton
The appointment of w. Fl. ii. Bingham o
Stowe as one of the directors of the sam,
Institution tosacceed himself was rejected
Adjourned
HOU5E-AFTERNooN.
Special Orders~-S. 154. appropriation TO
the insane asylum at Waterbury. Mr.
Elliot of Waterbury spoke in favor of thu
appropriation. He explained the history o
the asylum up to the present time. ant
showed the necessity of the proposed i'm
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