Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-30

the act creating a board of railroad con-
missoners and defining their duties re-
lating to divorces; repeating law making
railroad men liable to imprisonment for
anslaughter, where deaths occur from
railroad accidents; appeals to suprehie
court; relating to punishment of intoXi-
Gated persons; State highway commits
sion disclosures in iutOXication, and
others.
SATURDAY, Nov. 24-The Rutland iii
vision bill had another innings in the
senate. Sundry amendments were pro-
posed by Senator White of Rutland, who
was not in favor of the bill lie had the
! floor Saturday night when the senate
adjourned. A number of bills were
passed and joint resolution for final adj
iuurnment at "A. m, Wednesday, was
/ adopted.
The principal debate of the day in the
house was over bill allowing seine fish
| ing in Lake Champain; it was passed
\ Joint resolution for the payment of
SO day to the judiciary committees of
both houses was passed. together with a
lot of miscellaneous bills, while many
other measures were killed.
MONDAY. Nov. 26-In the senate the
Rutland division bill. which promised
on Saturday to occupy the rest of the
session and perhaps to prevent final ad-
iournment by Thanksgiving, was disposed
of by the passage there of com
promise measure under the terms of
which both the city and the town of Rut-
land win partial victories. Many bills
were either passed or killed in the senate,
which had its first evening session. The
following appointments by the governor
were confirmed +. 5. Peck, maior-gen-
eral: W. II. Gilmore, maior-general: G.
/ G.. kinsman, brigadipr- general; G.. II.
Bond. colonel; j. ii. Watson, lieutenant
colonel, all by brevet.
The house passed two bills amending
the school law, amended the fish and
game laws, passed the senate bill estab-
| Listing the north line of the town of
Hancock and acted favorablv upon a
grist of other measures. II refused pas
sage to two bills amending the ballot law,
as well As TO a liquor license bill and sew
eral other measures.
TUESDAY, Nov. 27-Thc senate put in
"A hard days work and passed a large
number of bills. including the following
Amending the law relating to intoXica-
| tiOn and its punishment; amending the
| law relating to sidewalks and parks
/ permitting the licensing of accident in
surauce companies; amending the law
/ relating to thc revision of the check list
/ providing for the formation of cooper
ative savings and loan associations ;
making provision for the support of the
/ government by State tax of - cents ON
the dollar; amending the school law re-
/ lHting TO schools in July and August :
amending the law relating to the Office
of road commissioner; authorizing the
search for and pursuit of criminals &;
amending the law relating to the pay of
road commissioners: relating to the
/ service and return of process; amending
the law relating to the railroad COM
mission; relating to grade crossings ON
street railways; defining and furnishing
trampS.
The house passed a lot of bills and
killed many more Among those passed
were these: Providing for the return of
certificates instead of votes at elections,
and providing for the preservation of the
latter; Incorporating the Mount Mans
field Electric Railroad company: incor-
pOrating the Peoples academy and
MorriSville graded school; protecting
eagles and other wild birds; changing
the name of the Vermont reform school
to the "Nermont industrial school, "
and repeating the law relating to certain
taxation on married women's property.
y new tuberculosis bill was passed, re-
considered and killed.
/ Both houses had evening sessions, and
during the recess there was the customa-
ry mock session of the house. At LILO
O'Clock Wednesday morning both houses
adjourned till 7.45 o'clock Wednesday
morning, when the senate and house met
ana adjourned for good.
Gov. Woodbury. appointed NJ. +. Smi-
lie, city Judge of Montpelier; w. f. Bar
ney, city Judge of Barre; ). w. Finn,
municipal Judge Of st. Albans j. G.. Bell
rose of Burlington for one year. G.. G..
Bingham of st. Johnsbury for two years.
Collins Blakely of Montpelier for three
years, f. w. Pierce of Chester for four
years, A. w. Higgins of Rutland for five
years, members of the State board of
pharmacy provided for by the new law I;
also county examiners of teachers for
each county except Addison and Chitten-
den, who have not yet been selected.