The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-10-12

tons,
Adjourned.
Tuesday, October IL, 1892.
sENATE-MORNING.
ReportS.-By Senator Hall, from the COM
mittee on rules; adopted.
By Senator Grout, from the committee on
joint rules; adopted
On motion of Senator Grout, tine report of |
the nominating committee was recommitted
for the purpose OF adding the committee on
corporations provided for by the new rules.
On motion of Senator Grout, a joint
resolution was adopted providing for joint
committee to canvass votes for members of
congress.
Bills Introduced and Refered-By Senator
Haskins, S. 4, amending the ballot law OF
1890. Provides that in presidential cleo
tons the names of candidates of each party
shall be printed in separate columns 1t
makes it possible for a voter to vote all the
names in a column by making one cross and
that he may erase one name and vote for all
the rest the same way.
S. 3, by Senator Mather, for the vertical
ton of the books of savings banks; com
mittee on banks
S. g. by Senator Foster, providing for the
enforcement of orders made by judges of
the supreme court judiciary committee.
= 7, by Senator Proctor, amending the
act incorporating the Pittsford Aqueduct
Company general committee.
S. 8, by Senator Sanford providing for a
board of health for North Bennington; COM
mittee on health.
adopted in Conference.-The resolution
providing for joint canvassing committee
to count votes for county officers and mem
bers of congress.
The chair announced the appointment of
the following standing committees
Library.- Nichols, Haskins and
Sanford
House Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Boyce, Pit
kin and Turner.
Reform School. Senators Proctor, Bee
man and Davidson.
State and Court Expenses. -Senators Du-
Bots, Merrill and Foster.
Game and Observation-Disclosures Vail, Hyde
and Brock.
Under the Fourth Joint Rule.-Senators
Watson, Mather and Orvis.
Also the following joint special COM
mittees:
Temperance. - Senators Ball, Clark and
Hall.
Worlds Fair.-Senators Mead, Burnell
and Grout.
Public Hedlh.-Senators Brownell Hatha-
way and Abel.
ators Amsden Lincoln and Gleason.
The report of the nominating committee
was presented by Senator Grout, and
adopted. The committee on corporations
named in the report are Senators Grout,
Hyde and Ball.
Adjourned
HoUsE-MoRNING.
Resolutions AdOpted.-By Mr.. Dewey of
Barton, providing for a joint committee to
canvass votes for representative in congress.
From the senate, joint resolution pro-
viding for an election of judges of the SUI
preme court.
By Mr.. Darling, providing for joint as
sembly to elect sergeant-at-arms, brigade
commander, adjutant and inspector general,
quartermaster general and judge advocate
general
By Mr.. Dewey of Barton, providing for
joint special committee to canvass votes for
assistant judges of the county court, high
bailiH, sheriffs, states attorneys and judges
of probate.
Remonstrance.-By Mr.. Enright, of o. j.
Stevens and others, legal voters of Colches-
ter, against the admission of j. w. Lavigne
as representative from that town; commit
tee on elections
Bills Introduced and Referred,-H. 3, by
Mr.. Dewey of Bennington, creating board
of health for the village of North Benning
ton graded school district; joint special COM
on public health.
H. 3, by Mr. Stafford, incorporating the
Home Building Association of Vermont
com. on corporations.
H. 6, by Mr. Hunt, authorizing the viii
lage of st. Adams to issue bonds; gen.
com.
II. 7, by Mr.. Weston, amending the act to
promote purity of elections. Provides that
JHcIt shall DE "a YOUNG DOOIn lOr every lily
voters, when polls are not opened until
twelve o'clock noon. When polls open at
ten o'clock, there shall be not less than one
booth for every seventy votersiI COM on
elections
II. 8, by Mr. Platt. continuing the prov-
sions of No 2G0 of the Acts of 1888, an act in
aid Of the University of Vermont and State
Agricultural College; com. on ways and
means.
H. 9, by Mr.. Boynton, amending an act to
a, slna fNp
the appointment of four ballot clerks for
each polling place; two of said clerks to be
appointed from the party casting the largest
number OF votes, and two from the party
casting the next largest number OF votes.
In case a voter takes oath that he is unable
to mark his ballot, he shall be assisted by
two OF the election officers, one from each
party. No candidate for an Office to be
voted for shall be appointed ballot clerk.
No member of the board of civil authority
who is candidate for any office shall assist
any voter in marking his ballot. In towns
of over A. 600 population, the polls shall be
open from nine A. NJ. to two p. MI com. on
elections.
H. 10, by Mr.. Elliot amending No. 8 of
acts of 1888, relating to truancy. School
age to be between ages of five and twenty
one. The selectmen shall annually appoint
two truant officers. Every person who has
a child under his control between eight and
fourteen years old shall cause such child to
attenu puDllc school az leasI twenty weehs
in the year. No child between ten and
fourteen shall be employed in mill. A
person who violates the above provisions
or who shall refuse to give information in
regard to children shall forfeit not less than
five nor more than twenty-five dollars, to
be recovered by prosecution before justice
of the peace, to be paid to the town in
which the child resides; j com. on education.
ii. IL, by Mr.. Stafford, Incorporating the
Woman's Home in st. Johnsbury; COM on
corporations,