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


sENATE-MoRNING.
Report. com. on game and fisheries
made its report on the recent visit to the
hatchery at Roxbury.
Third Reading Ordered.-H. 227, in rela-
ton to highways, was called up, and Sena-
tor Watson spoke against the bill. Senator
Grout supported the bill, Senators Hall,
Haskins, Dubois, Sanford and Brownell
also spoke, and the bill was ordered to
third reading.
Joint Resoiution-To pay Stephen Morse,
the contestant in the Danville election case,
per diem and mileage. Adopted.
Bills Iptroduced.-S. 1854, from com. on
banks providing that majority of trustees
of savings banks shall not be directors of
the same national banks.
s. 1875, from com. on game and fisheries,
making an appropriation of $1,000 for the
state fish hatchery.
Passage Refused. - H. 1868, relating to
agents of insurance companies.
Bills Passed-H. 1893, to incorporate the
Ludlow Aqueduct Co.; III. 225, to incorpor-
ate the Northeastern Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Co. II. 37S, relating to the charter of
Burlington; II. 2S6, to incorporate the Rut-
land Hospital.
Adjourned.
HoUsE--MoRNING.
Colchester Contested Electiop.-The re-
monstrants asked leave to withdraw; so Mr..
Lavigne retains his seat.
Passage Refused.-H 314, to pay Ward
| & Douglass sum named.
Special Order-H 1871, removal of Wind
! ham county court house and other build
| ings. Two reports were made by the COM
mittee. The majority favored the present
! site and the minority favored removal to
Brattleboro. Mr.. Read of Rockingham sup
ported the minority report, and explained
the situation of the shire aud other towns,
urging the removal of the shire as for the
best interests of all concerned.
Mr. Weston of Newfane supported the
majority report, and urged the fact that the
county at large did not want change. He
spoke at length on the matter, and cited
many legal opinions and some newspaper
comments. The removal he said, was un-
| constitutional.
Mr.. Porter of Wilmington favored the
majority report, saying that an overwhelm-
ing majority of the people OF the county APP
posed the change.
Mr.. Reed of Vernon also lifted his voice
in opposition to the scheme of removal, and
Mr.. Adams of Marlboro spoke against the
| measure.
Mr.. Robinson of Jamaica stated how he
considered his town stood on the matter
viz, as not desiring any change.
Mr.. Martin referred to the matter as in
the nature of family fight, but it is sub
ject of great interest to the county. The
legislature was the supreme arbiter in such
cases He fully explained the situation as
viewed by those who think the public ac-
commodation would be best subserved by
| locating the county buildings at Brattle-
boro, and depicted the disadvantages exist
ing at Newfane. 1t was in the line of pro-
erosion, and the question was not what
the people of Windham county want, but
what they ought to have.
Mr.. Brown of Nottingham replied to Mr..
Martins remarks. He referred to his eXpe-
rience while deputy sheriff, and stated
that the buildings were properly located
and that they ought not to be removed.
Mr. Clark OF Halifax favored the report
of the majority. He said majority of the
people of the county favored the present To-
cation. Mr.. Read closed the debate, and
the bill was killed.
Bills PaSsed.-H. 1914, in relation to the
Essex house.
Adjourned.
SENATE AFTERNOON
Bills Passed. S. 153 relating to the i'm
provement of the state house grounds; S
$50, relating to signing the engrossed bills;
S. l57, repeating the law establishing per-
manent campground for the militia; III. |,
relating to certain holidays; II. 80, regu-
lating payment of moiety in certain liquor
case; III. 273, repeating the act incorporat-
ing the First Methodist Legal Society OF
Middlebury.
Adjourned
HoUsE-AFTERNooN.
Bills Mtroduced.-H. ALL incorporating
the city of Rutland. This bill was intro
duced by the special committee on city
charter for Rutland, as a substitute for III
2l9 and H. 245 On motion of Mr.. Clement
of Rutland the bill was put upon its final
passage under suspension of rules. Mr.
Fish of Ira supported IL. 343, and Mr. Col.
burn urged the house to stand by the bill
reported by the special committee. Mr.
Enright favored the bill of the committee
as did Mr.. Miller of Newport. Mr.. Arnold
of Bethel urged the committee bill and Mr.
Lathrop of Williamstown spoke to the
same end On motion of Mr.. Graham, de