The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-11-18
HoUsE-AFrERNooN.

TO visit the Tennessee exp ,sition withont
xpens" to The state.
Adjourned.
HoUsE-AFrERNooN.
Third Reading Ordered.-H. 55o. incor-
poraiing Burlington and Grand Isle Rail
road Co. ' ''i
Senate Bills Referred-S &c, granting
certain powers to village of Hyde Park,
corporations; 5. 60, authorizing village OF
Winooski TO issue bonds, judiciary; S 10
Amending charter OF Swahton village, cor
porati0ns; s. 1922 incorporating White River
Power Co corporations.
Senate Amendments Concurred In H
Ill, to amend Secs. 5,219 and 1928, V. s.,
relating to commitments to the Vermont
Industrial School; II. 1871, to amend an act
incorporating the Brattleboro Street Rail-
road Co.
Substitute bill for H 1888, to incorporate
city and town Of st. Albans, under a sus-
pension OF the. rules, was read the third
time and passed.
Joint Resolution from the Senate.-To
pay futile Co. $107 for printing 800 copies
OF report OF Soldiers Home; adopted.
Joint Revolutionary Mr.. Walker of
Woodstock, authorizing committees on ag-
members of General Assembly not to ex-
coed thirty, to accompany them Oh their
official visit to the State Agricultur Col
lege and Experiment Stations adopted.
Remonstrance.-ByM Mr.. Craudall of Ber-
lin, signed by residents of Bakersfield,
against passage of II 145 com. on town
lines.
Thi Reading Ordered. H. ia, to pay
Nellie b. Monty the sum named Gas
amended); H. 237, empowering Delwood
Cemetery Association to subscribe Tor SOL
diers' monument; II. 245, authorizing town
of Manchester to appropriate for soldiers
monument; II. $40, amending charter of
village Of johnson; S. 80, authorizing town
of Cornth to fund it's indebtedness; S. 61
amending charter of Ludlow Savings Bank
and Trust Co.
Special oder. - II 30, providing for
maintenance Of the fish hatchery. The
pending question was the third reading.
MIR. Bar ows OF Coventry moved the bill
be made the special order for next Wednes-
day at 2: 30 P. NJ. Motion lost Mr. Edison
of Proctor explained that the appropriation
was not intended to provide for any en-
largement of the hatchery, but simply for
its maintenance for the next two years,
with few minor additions to the property
that are certain to save the state money. If
property is not kept up as hatchery it re-
verts to its original owners. No other provis
ion has been made for keeping the fish
during the winter. Mr.. Adams OF Marlboro
thought the recent decision OF the supreme
court regarding private waters made it
streams would be Improbable. Would
vote for a smaller appropriation in the hope
that the court would reverse its ruling.
Mr.. Follett of Townshend moved that the
appropriation be reduced from $500 to
81, 800 Mr.. Goodell OF Windham moved to
make the appropriation $4,000.
The amendments were disagreed to and
the bill was ordered to its third reading as
originally reported.
Third Reading Ordered.-S 70, changing
the name of Don Burbank. S So, legalizing
the grand list of the town OF Charleston for
the year 1896.
Ofdered to Lies. 80, to incorporate the
Orleans and Essex Railroad Co.
Killed.-H. 1874, to prevent fraud in Civ
ing checks; II. $780, to return to school dis
trict system by towns so voting; H. 30S, to
secure minority representation on boards
of civil authority III. 377, amending Sec.
5,403 V. S relating to fees of notaries pub.
lie; III. 391, allowing additional costs in
civil cases; H. 445, regulating 1.-THE payment
of fines; II. 49, requiring town officers to
have accounts audited before drawing or
ders; III. 447, amending Sec. 5000, V. S.,
relating to recording of il struments by
town clerks; H. 49i, prohibiting more than
two continuances of county court cases.
[Mr. Mott of Alburgh favored and Mr. Has
kins of Brattleboro opposed the bill. Mr..
cial order was lost. II 500, to protect gar
dens and yards II $40, enabling any town
| to return to district system of schools.
Petiton.-By Mr.. Stocker of Danville,
signed by VIM. j. Stanton and 105 others,
asking for municipal suffrage for women;
judiciary.
Substitute Bill for ii. 223, providing a
penalty for fraudulent issuing of checks
read twice and ordered to lie and be printed.
On motion Of Mr.. Mott of Alburgh the
governor was requested to return to the
custody OF the House II. 81, granting a
! ferry to Orson limerick.
On motion of Mr.. Needham Of Leicester.
Adjourned.