Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-09
THE LEGISLATURE.

ITS PRINCIPAL BUSINESS THE PAST WEEK
THURSDAY, Nov Among bills i'm.
trOduced in the senate were such AS pro
vided for return to the old system Of
holding sessions of the supreme court in
the several counties; Incorporating the
Nicaragua Canal company; making the
number of school directors in Il town
three; amending the libel law; establish
ing permanent camp ground for the
militia; amending the liquor law. There
was Il long discussion as to whether when
the senate adjourned for the day it should
/ be until Monday, in order that all hands
might accept an invitation to go to Rut-
land on Friday and study the boundary
question. The proposition to visit Rut-
/ land was accepted.
In the house many new bills were in
troduced, providing, among other things
for public record of criminals and
means for their identification making the
highway tax % cents instead of 20: max
Ing the penalty for first oilense of liquor
selling 500 fine ana 60 days in The house
of correction and twice that for second !:
Incorporating the town of Montpelier as
city; preventing the adultcratiOn of
candy: establishing conventions for
equalizing grand lists; taxing bicycles
were passed making an appropriation for
"A monument to Thos. Chittcnden. Bills
reducing the legal rate of interest to
per cent, and reducing the amount liable
to trustee process TO - were killed, as
was also the bill to take away the char
tiers OF graded districts. over which there
was long debate. The house. like the
senate, voted to 90 to Rutland and the
whole legislature went there by special
tram Friday morning. returning to the
capital in the evening.
MONDAY, Nov. Bills were introduce
ed IN the senate prohibiting the sale of
milk unless cows have been examined
for tuberculosis; and for addition, to the
house of correction. Bills were passed
for the prevention of blindness (Srnator
Platts Did authorizing towns to accept
money in trust for cemeteries; apptOpri-
ating $500 for the State prison: pre-
scribing certain studies that must be
taught in the schools.
The bills introduced in The house give
to the towns the books on phN siulogV
now owned toy the State, amenl the
school law IN various particulars, limit
the hours of labor to so "A week ana pro-
vide for che appointment OF State road
commission of three persons, 4 lot of
providing for free public libraries.
1t was announced That Coy. Wood
bury had appointed As commissioners
under the new free public library Ia
;. w. LandOn of Burlington. H. +.
Rustedt of hchford, \. +. W uson of
| Hartford, Miss Mary L. ritcomb of dIut-
land and Miss Louise l.. Bartlett of st.
Juhn>bury.
TUESDAY. NOV. j.-ThiS was the last
day for the Introduction of bins. rhir-
ty-two new ones appeared in the senate,
but none were of general interest. nor
was anything of consequence accom-
plished bv that body.
In the house there were LOG new bills. /
including one by Mr.. Rich of Swanton
making an entire revision of the school /
law: another wheel-lre measure: ole
towns to return to the highway
district system; one regulating the prac- /
lice of pharmacy; one giving taX-payng
women the right to vote at municipal
elections; Incorporating the Vermont
VI lrble company; one providing local
liquor option; one providing that public
have fire escapes. and one pro-
Iiding for an attorney general.
WEDNESDAY. Nov. "A Joint reso-
ution c0ngratulating Gov.-clect Morton /
- -NNN YIN W a. tNibIJltu ny lllt SELL T.
ate. a number of bills, mostly of IA
private nature, were passed; also the /
oil permitting towns of between 1000 .
and 5000 population to decide by vote
whether the Australian ballot law shall
De followed in their elections.
The house had a liN ely debate over a
lill permitting towns which desire to 90
back to the district system of schools to
TO so. \ motion to dismiss the bill was
oSt and it was recOmmtted for amend
nent \ lot of not particularly impor-
ant bills were passed and another lot
killed.
The Joint resolution on the New York
elections adopted by both houses reads:
WHEREAS, The joyful tidi1gS have reached
lEihat the state OF New York and tnp me
fopolis have been redeemed rom Demo
ratio misrule, that Repubicanism and right
nave triumphed in the Empire state; there
Resolred, BY the senate and House OF Rep
escnttives, that the Republican senate of
ne state OF Vermont and the Republican /
majority IN the house of representatives, now
II general assembly convened, send hearty
greetings and congratulations to Levi Il. /
horton, one ct Nermonts honored sons,
IoNernorelect of the State OF New York.
HeS0ired, That copy OF this resolution,
lgned by the governor, lieutenant governor
M speaker be transmitted to Levi T..
lorton, gOveInorelect OF the State of New
'ork. -
The ladies on the committee fop>the
hoice of State flower have/decided
lpon the clover.
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