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

Adjourned on motion of MIR. Powers OF
Morristown.
Monday Nov, 20. 1896.
sENATE-MoRNING.
Bills Passed.-S. 1874, creating Office OF at
torney general; s. 1856, moiety payment
claims; S. 1874, foreign building and loan as
sociations; II. 400, seine fishing and seizure
of nets; H. COG, amending Burlington char
teri II. 575, City of Montpelier bonds; H.
$50 Barton Savings Bank; H. $50. to pre-
vrut cruelty to children; Fl. 5S8, Chester
ligi ting district; II. G2, use of fish screens;
II 3}5, to pay town of Mendon sum named /;
II. 366, set line fishing; III 571, relating to
obscene books and pictures; IL. 591, powers
of assistant judges; II. 500, town OF Dorse t
bonds H. 593, to pay o. ID. Cobleigh sum
named II. 296, to pay DR.. Huntington sum
named III. 300, to pay George #. LELAND
sum named; II 300, TO pay j. c. Meader
sum named; II. $40 to pay w. M. Hunting
ton sum named; H. 1856, to pay Adolphus
Archer sum named; II. $50 TO pay w. o.
Fletcher sum named; II. 573, to pay e. j.
Fish sum uamed S. 10S erecting rail-
ing in dangerous places (amendedl.
Klled.-S AZ, double taxation bill.
II. 104, payment OF commissioners per
| diem called up by Senator Harrington who
offered amendments making same at four
! dollars per diem. On motion of Senator
! Merrifield the bill was again ordered to lie
until certain statistics could be obi aimed
| from the state auditor.
| House Bills Introduced and Refereed
| H. 100 issue of search warrants, judiciary
| n 1913, collateral inhertanCes, finance; III,
| 5S6, Mark Skinner Library, library; II. 594,
grand list of Readsboro, grand list; III. $50,
| Rochester graded school district education
| H. sos and 618, Barre charter, corporations
| H. Glib and IL Ga, protection of fish in Lakes
Bomoseen and ST. Catherine, game and
fisheries; H. GIG, Evergreen Cemetery As
| ISOLATION, corporations.
Report of the asylum investigation was
| read and ordered to be printed.
Adjourned
HOUsE-MoRNING.
A report from the judiciary committee on
| the special message of the governor was
| read, accompanied by Two bills, relating TO
| The gOvt rnment of state institutions, re-
| lieving the governor from being a member
of boards of state institutions, and provd-
ing for appointing board of visitors; read
wice, rule suspended, read third time and
passed.
On motion of Mr.. Haskins of Brattleboro
rules 26 and 80 were suspended during the
remainder of the session.
Taken from the Tables &C., relating to
the appointment of directors of state prison
and house of correctan, Passed in concur
renee.
Senate Bills Referred.-S. 5, amending
Chap. 1877, V. S; joint standing com. on
temperance. S. 20, relating to state school
tax education. S. 80, relating to the num-
Der of weeks of legal schools; education. S.
129 running excursion trains on Sunday;
railroads. s. 100, to create state board of
medical examiners; joint special committee
on public health. Mr.. Newell of Whiting
ham moved that the reference be with
drawn and the bill be put on its passage.
Motion prevailed Mr. Newell spoke against
the passage of the bill on the ground that it
was class legislation, and that the commit
tee to whom it was referred was not unan-
imous. Mr.. Bunker OF Peacham also op-
posed the bill, because OF its unjust discrim-
ination in favor of graduates of the school
of osteopathy, as did Mr. Bryant of Baiti-
more. Mr.. Pierce of Chester favored the
bill. Mr.. Hamilton of Richford claimed
that the bill did not create monopoly, but
did provide for better preparation for the
practice Of medicine, and would keep out
the quacks from other states and from Can
ada Mr.. Bliss of Calais and Mr. Leonard
OF Pomfret opposed the bill. Mr.. Smith of
Burlington said he should vote against the
bill because he did not know anything
about it. Mr. Thomson of Rutland would
vote against the bill because the objection
able features in it were more numerous
than the desirable ones. Mr.. Lamb of Stock
bridge was in favor of the bill. Third read
ing referred.
porate Rupert Telsphpne Co.; corporations,
Mr.. Childs of St. Adams moved to recon-
slider the vote refusing third reading to II.
219, relating to Australian ballot law.
Motion favored by Mr.. Goodell of Winhall,
opposed by Mr.. Bunker of Peacham, and
Mr.. Nichols of Middlesex.
On motion of Mr.. Walker of Woodstock,
III. 14S, relating to school attendance, was
taken up. Mr.. Walker spoke in favor OF
the bill. Mr.. Nichols of Middlesex favored
and Mr.. Hamilton of Richford opposed.
Third reading ordered. On the question of
its passage Mr. Pierce of Chelsea, Mr.. Has
kins of Brattleboro and Mr.. Warren of Will
liston opposed, and Mr.. Cliff of Middle
town Springs favored. The bill was killed;
yeas, &c, nays, SO.
On motion Of Mr.. Brown of Belvidere,
the report OF the committee on mileage and
debentures was amended and adopted.
Joint Resolutions. To pay l.. T. Will
liams his per diem and mileage passage
refused. From the Senate to pay j. ID.
Bates, clerk of revision com. Adopted in
concurrence. Regarding extra pay of in
vestigating committee on state asylum case,
Mr.. Clark of Glover moved to amend max
ing extra pay fifty cents psr hour for time
actually put in while the two houses were
in session. Mr.. Darling of Bennington and
Mr.. Morse of Barre, Mr.. Davis of Mendon
amendment. Lost, and resolution adopted
by the House.
Read Third Time and Passed-H. 81. re-
lating to divorce; II. 70, dover, custody
and homestead Ii. 1885, providing for d.
vorces from bed and board; III. 210, to pro-
vide for better support of Normal Schools;
II. 276, to pay Julius Hill the sum named; ;
Il. 800, relating to digest of Vermont Re-
ports; Fl. 341, amending act incorporating
municipal court for village of St. Adams;
ii. 572, amending act establishing Fair Ha-
ven graded school district
Ordered to Lie.-H. 8S, to amend Sec.
1882, V. s.; III. COB, making $4,000 in saw
ings banks exempt instead 81 800, was read
third time. Passage opposed by Mr.. Bates
of St. Johnsbury, Mr.. Needham of Leces-
ter. Mr.. Smith CT Burlington favored the
bill. On motion Of Mr.. Baldwin of Barton
ordered to lie and made special order for
2: 10 this afternoon.
Report of the joint special committee to
investigate management of state asylum for
the insane was laid before the house and
read by the clerks.
Adjourned.
sENArE-AFrERNooN.
A letter from William Mckinley, ac-
knowledging resolution, was read by the
secretary
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