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

sENATE-MoRNING.

Reconsidered. - The vote passing S. $40,
which repeats the state school tax law, was
reconsidered. Senator Foster spoke for the
law and against the passage of the bill.
Senator Dubois urged the passage of the
bill, as the law was defective. as did Sena-
tors Boyce and Haskins. Passage was re-
fused the bill by a vote of q to u.
Report.-The com. on military affairs
made report of their visit to the Soldiers
Home
Joint Resolution.-Th an adjournment
be made to three o'clock this afternoon.
Bills Signed.-S 132, incorporating the L.
and l.. Mott Home.
Bills PasSed.-H. 119, to pay James r.
Wood S379.S3; H. 154, to pay John Nash
$24.29 III. 164, to pay John Nash SOL IL.
800, relating to the organization of the
house of representatives; H. 1854, to incor-
porate the Wells River savings bank.
Passage Refused.-S. 81, to compel insu-
rance companies to pay the amount of their
policies; 5. 100 to pardon Lewis Almon
Meaker.
Bills Mroduced-S. 161, by com. on mill
tary affairs, appropriating 81 800 for the
support of the Soldiers Home.
S. 1862, from com on military affairs, to
pay rs. Peck 81 800 for work on the Ver-
mont Roster.
S 1853, substitute for s. 81, providing that
the superintendent of the house of correc-
ton may send discharged prisoners back to
the towns from which they came.
Adjourned.
HoUsE-MORNING.
Bills Introduced and Referred. H. 800, by
Mr. Burnap of Calais, to incorporate the
comrades of Stow Post; corporations.
II. 400, by Mr.. O'Day of Swanton, relat-
ing to Swantun charter corporations.
III. 4Ol by Mr.. Tevyaw of Montgomery,
amending No. 81, acts of 1888, relating to
highways and bridges in unorganized towns
and cores. Substitutes, "gore commits
sioners" for county road commissioners
II. 4O2, by Mr.. English of Woodstock to
incorporate Woodstock graded school dis
trict; education.
Special Order.-H. 1888, bureau of labor
and industrial interests. Mr. Bigelow adj
vocated the measure, called attention to its
Importance and to the many petitions that
have come in in support of the bill. The
people of this state experience no greater
| trouble than in securing male and female
help. Mr.. Clark of Halifax opposed. He
did not want any cheap foreign labor here.
The bill was killed.
Bills Introduced.-H 90, Champlain Yacht
Club; II. 1913, branding of butter; II. 146,
to pay G. III. Clark sum named H. 1872,
| frauds at agricultural fairs; III. 265, to pay
j. III. Gross sum named; III. 267 salary of
probate judge of Bennington; II. 800, Vic
tory grand list II. 307 in amendment of
Sec. 279S, r. L.; II. 318, lost files of cases
pending in court; II, S62, collection of taxes.
ReportS.-S. 1902, to revise the laws came
up, and two reports were presented by the
committee. The ma jority report favored a
complete revision of the session laws since
1880. Mr.. Read favored the majority re-
port, as did Mr.. Graham of Craftsbury and
others. Mr. Martin spoke for the minority
report though he stated neither report
would be satisfactory. 1t was voted that
the bill be read a third time.
Bills Passed. - II. IL, to incorporate st.
Johnsbury home for aged women II. Sc,
East Barre Water Co., II. 1888, Incorporate
! ing Barre Electric Power Co.
Adjourned.
HoUsE-AFTERNOON
Joint assembly houses met in Joint
session for the election of state superintend-
ent of education.
Edwin f. Palmer was nominated by Mr..
Elliot of Waterbury, and the nomination
was seconded by Messrs. Mead (of Ran
dolph), Rustedt Arnold and Darling, and
Senator Boyce
ID. j. Foster was nominated by Mr.. Stat
ford; seconded by Messrs. Weeks, Smith
(of Addison), Bacon, M. S. Colburn, Fish
(of Ira), Cannon (of West Rutland) Batch
elder and Brown (of Richford) and Senators
Mead, Orvis, Hall.
M. S. Stone was nominated by Mr. Ora
ham of Craftsbury; seconded by Senator
| Grout and Mr.. Weld.
The first ballot resulted
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