Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-11-10


luton, which was adopted on the part OF
the Senate, allowing the committee on in
sane to send for persons and papers to aid |
in the Arden Humphrey case.
Adjourned.
Senats-Anernoou.
These House bills were referred:
Ii. 81, to pay c. l. Davis certain sum;
claims.
II. 1886, relating to the assessment OF
State and county taxes; finance.
II. 1877, amending the charter Of Bellows
Falls; corporations.
Ii. 208, empowering Bellows Falls to in
crease its water supply; corporations.
H. 235, to pay T. &. Middlebrook S2t.iJ;
claims.
H. 141, repeating the law relating to
horse trots, was killed.
These bills were passed: S. o. enlarging
the powers of the st. Adams Cemetery esso-
citation; 3. 80, enabling the village of Brad
ford to fund its Indebtedness.
Resolutions, Etc
The Joint resolution from the House, re-
lating to adjournment, was amended to
make it from Saturday forenoon to We'd
nesday afternoon, end adopted
The joint resolution empowering the
special committees on Rutand's city char
ter bill to visit Rutland was, after some
discussion, adopted.
A message frem the governor announced
that he had signed s. 2. providing for the
construction of a jail for Franklin county.
Adjourned.
House-7I orning.
The report Of the committee on elections
on the Danville case was presented, and on
motion of Mr.. Boynton was ordered to lie
and 400 copies printed.
H. III, relating to taxation of deposits in
savings banks, was made a special order for
! Thursday next at 2:30 p III.
a joint resolution, to ad journ from Fri
day afternoon until Wednesday, adopt
ed on the part Of the House.
II. III, the interchangeable mileage
ticket hill, was made n special order for
next Thursday at 1890 a IN.
ii. l24, relating to right OF way for
| roads, ordered to lie.
Bills Passed
II. 1877, amending the charter of Bellows
| Falls village corporations; II. 9OG empower
ing Bellows Falls village corporation 10 in
crease its water supply; II. TO- amending
the charter OF the village Of Middlebury; $.
81, to pay II. II. Wheeler the sum therein
named; S. 49, to pay b. f. Kelley the sum
therein named. with proposals of anend-
ments as to form: s. e., providing for
| entry in vacation by representatives in
chencery causes; II. 81, to pay c. /. Davis
tho sum named; II. l23 relating to the
branding OF butter and cheese H. 1876 re-
lating to the assessment OF State and county
taxes; Ii. 235, to pay 7. G. Middlebrook
the sum named.
BUS Killed.
II. 216, relating to estates in real proper
ty; II. 17G, requiring railroad corporations
to provide mileage tickets which saall be nc
cepted Tor passage and fare upon all rail.
road lines in the State. air. Read on be-
half of the committee stated that there was
great doubt about the corstitutoaality OF
the bill, and as the same question WAS in
litigation in Massachusetts they thought it.
advisable to wait till the matter was settled
there; II. IA, relating to damages done by
dogs.
Mr.. Parmentcr presented remonstrance
against the passage Of the weekly ue7nent
bill.
Mr.. Clement OF Rutland offered ioint
resolution empowering the special commit
tea the city charter for Rutland to visit
Rutland; adopted on the part of the House.
Adjourned.
House-Afternoon
n,
vote by which II. 27G, relating TO estate. in
real property, was refused third reading
was reconsidered and the Lii was ordered
to lje
Mr.. Enright offered Joint resolution in
STRUGGLING the auditor of accounts to dra "
an order in favor OF the futile company for
%ol.fS for 100 copies OF the report
of the Soldiers home; adopted on the part
Of the House.
Several petitions wero presented praying
for the establishment of a state labor
bureau.
II. 40, relating to the consolidation of
certain railroads; s. 10, in relation TO Tue
charter OF the village Of Enosburgh Fails;
Ii. 22S, legall2iug the grand list of the to wn
Of Mount labor: Il. 1873, legaizng the
grand list OF Sunderland
Bin, Kilei.
II. 200, in relation to the distribution OF
estates of certain deceased persons; h. 92l
relntrg to preferred claims for labor: H.
gag, abolishing capital punishment; ii. tlG
creating a lien on animals for pastursge; II
, 1913, same as II. ZIG; Il. PA, providing
penalty for failure to record discharges OF
mortgages; II, ll3, relating to registration
| Of deaths.
nhls Signed.
H. Al, Incorporating the Barre Saving,
bank; II. u, in relation to warnings o!
town meetings.
Adjourned.
Legislative Sote'.
) Two errors appeared in the official re
port of yesterdays Senate proceedings. H.
BIZ 81, relating to divorces, wss opposed b,
Senator Boyce and the third reading of ID,
bill was refused by { yea and nay vote o.
70 to 10,
1t seems to bs agreed that both house
will adjourn over election day, but III,
Senate fnvors the period from Saturda,
- morning to Wednesday afternoon and t.,
i House suggests from Friday afternoon :,
I NYednesdoy morning, 1t ia safe TO say thn
. the matter will be nmicahly settled. Ter
= haps a compromiss nay We effected maxim,
; the time from Friday afternoon to " edues
= day afternoon