Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-23
THE LEGISLATURE.
A SUMMARY OF THE PAST WEEK ;
WORK.


THURSDAY, Nov. l5.-The senate act
ed upon 10 bills. 1t passed bills apprO-
prialing $1,000 for the fish hatchery and
5000 to encourage the maple sugar in
dustrv and the bill to establish courses
of study in ungraded schools.
In the house there were long debates
over the bills to prevent the pollution of
the waters of Missis>quoi river and the
tuberculosis bill. Final action was taken
on neither. The woman suffrage bill
came in for a share of attention in the
atteraoOn. but was not disposed of.
Many unimpOrtant measures were pass
ed or killed.
FRIDAY, Nov lG.-MOst of the morn
inv session OF the senate was occupied
with debate on the proposition To APP
prupriate Sl5O.00O for charging the
Waterbury insane asylum. The bill was
not acted upon. Bills we're passed lela
tive to Sabbath breaking, doing away
with the imprisonment of ralroad em
plOyeCs blamed for accidents, relative
to the State and local boards OF health.
The bovine tuberculosis bill was de-
bated in the house nearly all the fore
noon. The measure was passed. In the
afternoon it was voted to reconsider the
bill. Hhe bill establishing IA permanent
camp ground for the militia near Essex
junction was passed; also bill pro-
hibitng steam carriages from passing on
roads unless heraldeu by a man of ma
mo vears tn warn travellers
SATURDAY, Nov. l7.-Ihere were few
members present in either house. The
senate nas.ed several hills. among them
that Incorporating Montpelier as IA city.
In the house a number OF bills were
passed. One was the senate bill permit
money for huildim,g and n.inraiui,,y nuh.
liz liGraries amofher authorizes stated
rnn,irs on The ho,,sr Of rorrerfinn at PM
land and nrovidrs an annrnnriation of
s2o. 600 70 comnlete fine same. and sin
another nrnviIrs for " weeks of srhonl
dnrin,, rho ,,n.r in.te,d nf 1G ~ fnrnr,lv
NoXpAy Nov 10 The senate nas.1d
- uun,hpr nf hills inrludinU these. Re-
nn,Iinu ea,tion nf IA OF laws f 1881
RELATING, to divorrp. annronriatipv $4,000
annnal7v IN pn,.h of thr normuI srHooI. in
thn St,,fn ,rnnndin,, ihn lnU rnl,tinC IN
tha vcrili,.arinn of bnnl, hooks i'm SAVINGS
hanks. tn sp,.urr unifnrmitv in the re-
n,irs and mninfenaIrr of hiohvavs and
hridCrs. nrpventin0 hanks from refusiuv
IN t,nt.sf.r .tn,l, i'm c,sn.nf iphlnr.. rnu-
nplling srhool directors to urovide in
structiou I'm highrr English i'm their own
mr. at her TOWNS AMI relating TO uppoiut-
ment in criminal cases Inexerutive sn.-
sion tbp governors nomination. for rail
road commissioners we're confirmed.
They ara Olin Merrill of Euoshur0 son
ator @. NJ. Hnrner of .\rlinUron ana
senator G.. p. Bnll of Walden.
There was NOT y large attendance in
the house and nothing of consequence
was ACCOMPLISHED.
TI-EspAS Nov. % In the senate the
Nicaragua canal hin was nas.ed. as was
one incornoratiny the Vermont branch of
the Woman's hoard of missions and =
dozen other bills. none of imnortnnce.
The renort of the committee on revision
of the laws was nrespntpd
I'm the bouse fine ronort of the com
mitpe ON revision of the laws was nre-
srnted Thp free trxt-book hin wn. de-.
b.,ted at lenUth. 4 reconsideration of
the votr nus.1n,, thn bn, inc tuhprrulnsis