The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-11-25


the governor was requested to return IL.
462, amending charter of North Troy.
Killed.-H. $50, creating state dairy com.
missoners and defining their duties. Op- |
posed by Mr.. Dyer of Salisbury; yeas, 30;
nays, 1881; III 602, amending act Incorporate |
ing city and town Of Barre.
Read Third Time and Passed. H. II, to |
amend Sec. 1864, V. s.. II. 1893, an act to
tax collateral inheritances las amended)
H. $50, to pay Paul Tinkham the sum
Tia 9rein named; II. 400, to amend Sec. 49,
V. S., relating TO ballot clerks; ii 531, re-
latiug to the sale of certain products; II.
573, to pay Il. j. Fish the sum therein
named; ii 296, to pay w. ID. Huntington
the sum therein named; II. 800, to pay
George f. Leland and George M. Witt the
sum therein named; II. 80, relating to the
issue of search warrants; ii. $40, to pay w.
NJ. Huntington the sum therein named; II.
591, relating to powers of assistant judges.
Passed Ia Concurrence With proposals
OF amendment. S. % to amend Secs, 3,43l
and 3,435, V. s., relating to the state high
way tax.
Ordered to Lies G6, in relation to APP
pontment OF directors of state prison and
house Of corrections II. $685. relating TO APP
pointment OF town liquor agents.
Recommitted.-H 401, relating to cleo
| ton of road commissioners by towns hav-
| ing incorporated villages, on motion OF Mr..
| Graves of Sunderland.
| Killed.-S. Al, relating to the national
| guard Providing that the annual muster
may be called at any time between March
LIST and October 10Th and at any place.
Mr.. Powers of Morristown asked why the
bill provided for the muster at time
when the snow was six feet deep.
| Mr. Chase, from tbs military committee,
| replied that it was in order that the militia
might participate in McKinley's Inaugural
| ton at Washington.
Mr.. Powers said that the language of the
! bill was adroit and intended to deceive the
Legislature into voting for something they
| did not understand. He moved an amend
ment that the members Of the present
| House OF Representatives be made part of
| the militia for the purposes OF this act. He
also wished.to know how many pounds of
butter at fifteen cents it would cost to de-
fray the expenses of the proposed trip. 1t
was pressing down upon the brow of labor
| a crown of "corns."
Mr.. Bunker of Peacham, Mr.. Ward of
Putney and Mr.. Baldwin of Barton opposed
the amendment and bill. The amendment
was passed, but the bill was killed.
Passed in Concurrence with Proposals OF
Amend ment.-S. 70, relating to tramps and
jurisdiction of justices.
Killed.-H. 454, to pay ballot clerks for
time spent al elections [yeas, II; nays, 79.]
Passed.-H 455, amending Sec. 1883, V.
s., relating to repairs of county buildings.
II. PIT, amending Secs. 557 and 593, V. s , re-
lating to taxation of railroad property [Such
property not used for railroad purposes
shall be taxed where it is located. Mr.
Baldwin of Barton moved that the bill be
order ed to lie. Mr.. Smith of Burlington OPP
posed the motion and favored the bill. 1t
was intended to settle doubt about the
meaning of the present law. Mr.. Baldwin
withdrew the motion. ii. 81, relating to
instruction of pupils in high schools, re-
ported adversely by the committee on ed
ucation was recommitted after discussion
participated in by Messrs. Pierce of Ches-
ter, Baldwin of Barton, Crandall of Berlin,
Sawyer of Hardwick, Mott of Alburgh,
Mack of Vergennes. The bill makes it COM
pulsory on school directors to send pupils in
their towns to other towns for instruction
in higher branches, when it cannot be OBJ
tanned at home.
Killed.-H. "a, relating to transportation
of scholars; II. 146, relating to permits for
teaching; H. AZ, relating to private exam
schools; II. 1856, affording aid to towns
expanding more than fifty per cent
of their grand list for school expenses; H.
ITO, amending Sec. sos, V. S.. relating to du.
ties of superintendent OF education; 81. 1888,
amending Sec 669. V. s., relating TO cleo
ton Of school directors; 81. 204, amending
Sec. 1921, V. s, relating to appointment of
trustees of Vermont Insane Asylum; III.
234, amending Sec. 1853, V. s., relating to
division of state school tax; II. 1874, pro
hibiting use of reinsurance clauses in fire
insurance clauses; FL. 1888, amending plead
ngs and practice; III. AS, amending Sec.
6S7 V. s., relating to teaching higher Eng
lish in high schools, etc; III. 473, providing
for admission OF voluntary patients to asy-
lums, hospitals and retreats for insane; III.
500, relating to town superintendent; II
$50, to pay Alexander II. Fisher the sum
named; ii. 2l4, granting certain days to
teachers without loss of time
Non-Concurred ms. rs, amending Sec
500, V. g., relative to reports of town SUI
perintendents
Substitute Bll.-From the committee on
education, for III. 209, creating board OF
normal school examiners, supervisors and
commissioners and defining its duties
Adds to its duties as outlined in the
original bill that of investigating the
present normal school system with an idea
of determining the feasibility of continuing
it or changing it, the same to be reported
to the legislature of 1881; ordered to be
printed.
Joint Resolution, relating to final adj
journment from the Senate, providing for
final adjournment Wednesday next at eight
A. NJ. adopted on the part of the House. On
motion of Mr.. Bliss of Calais it was voted
that the House meet at 1:30 this afternoon
III. 344, an act to equalize taxation, was re-
turned from the committee on grand list
without recommendation. Mr.. Powers, the
author OF the bill spoke in its favor. Mr.
McClary of Windsor opposed the bill, 'as in
the line OF cldss legislation, and unfair.
Mr. Smith of Burlington also opposed the
, bill in its present form Pending the ques-
ton of a third reading, on motion of Mr.
Mott OF Alburgh.
Signed. H. 112, an act to prevent the
use of poisonous substances upon fruit trees
while in blossom; III PIG, an act to amend
section 1894, Vermont Statutes, relating tC
search warrants; II. POT, an act providing
for the erection of a monument marking the
, position of Vermont troops on Antietam
battlefield H. 237, an act empowering the
, Dellwood Cemetary Association to subscribe
for the erection of a soldiers monument
III. $40. An act to equalize the payment OF
expenses OF judges Of the Supreme Court
II. pa, an act authorizing the town OF
Manchester to appropriate sum OF money
/ for a soldiers monument; ii. 300, an act
> repeating laws requiring sheriff states
, attorneys and town treasurers to make re-
ports to the secretary OF state; ii 263, an act
) empowering the grand master, grand senior
+ wardens and grand junior wardens of the
/ Grand Lodge of Ancient Free aud Accepted
! Masons Of Vermont to hold and convey real
and personal estate; II. PIT, an act tC
amend sections 1873 and 2,400 of the Yer.
mont Statutes, relating to the return Of in
/ ventories to the probate court; III, 452, an
act authorizing the town of Xer5lire tC