The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-23
Legislature of Vermont.
Saturday, Nov. 10.
sENATE-MoRNIN

subject, and abolishes the office OF adjutant
and inspector general; military affairs.
BY Senator Enright, from committee on
claims. s. TIA, relating 20 payment of GER
tain sums to S iates attorneysl; ordered to
lie aud be printed
Joint Revolutionary Senator Thomson
OF Rutland, approving the substitution OF
electricity for gas in lighting the Capitol;
adopted on part of Senate. By Senator
Cndworth relating TO mileage OF certain
officers; com. on claims.
Passed-S. 163, management OF town
liquor agencies. II q, appropriation for Sol
diers' Home (of $24,000). H. 80, special ap.
preparation for Soldiers Home with pro-
practice of medicine and surgery.
Joint Revolutionary Senator Putnam,
providing for adjournment until the 28th;
the Senate refused to adopt the same.
II. 81, the mileage book bill, was taken
up, and on question OF passage, Senator
Foss moved reconsideration of vote order
ing third reading, and on yea and nay vote
the reconsideration was lost on a tie vote,
10 to 10 On the question of passage the
yeas aud nays were demanded, and the
vote stood yeas II, nays 10, and the bill
passed.
Joint Notwithstanding for print
ing report of investigating committee; rules
suspended and resolution passed.
Passed.-H. 1853, extending authority and
powers Of railroad commissioners. II. 288,
per cent paid to secretary of State and
treasurer, in insurance department, 40 per
centiinstead of 60
Bills Introduced.-By Senator Watson,
S. 175. authorizing any corporation owning
or operating the railroad formerly belong
ing to the Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain
railroad company to subscribe for and hold
stock and bonds of other railroad corpora
tions; railroads.
House Bills Referred.-H. 1913, prevent
ing use of poisonous substances on fruit
trees; agriculture. H. 1868, Barre city aud
town charter, corporations. II 401 State
board OF taxation; finance. II. 437, incor-
poratiug Derby Center village; corpora
tons. II. 439, St. Johnsbury Security Co.;
corporations. IL. 440, Barre Electric Co.,
& South Roy Railroad Co.; railroads.
III. 460, PRONUNCIATION of public acts; State
and court expenses. Ii. 1885, applications to
General Assembly Judiciary. H. 467, land
for house of correction; house of correction.
d. 1859, appraisal and lists of Calais; grand
list. II. 40, grand list and appraisal of
Hghgate grand list. FL. 476. Winooski
village charter; corporations. Ell. AS, Ben
nington Water Co.; corporations.
Passed.-S. 1885, Cancels Hump Light,
Power and Railway Co. Fl. 1911, Montpel-
Ter and Mad River Valley Traction com.
psny. II. 23l, Orange County Electric rail-
road Co. H. 375, Union Trust Co. of Brad
ford.
Revolutionary Senator, Hit providing
for adjournment until two o'clock Monday
afternoon; adopted.
Passed S. 1888, western Vermont Street
Railway Company s. 81, to pay G. e.
Chandler with amendments). FL. 88,
granting relief to town of Sunderland
The Senate reconsidered its vote on reso-
luton TO adiourn and made the hour ten
A. M, OF Monday instead of two M.
Third Reading Ordered-H 38, protection
of certain game birds. II. IS, trading
stamps. II. 1859, penalty for taking fish UNI
der certain lengths. H. 1875, sentence of
Isabella Marsh. FL. 1866. sentence of VIM.
G.. Buzzell. H. 1859, closing town liquor
342, State House fence. FL. 403, use of nets
and seines. n. 465, appraisal and list OF
Jamaica. III. 1874, appraisal and list of
Stowe. s. 165 pay of petit jurors.
Killed-H; 23S, amending Swanton char
| ter. Il. Alb, county and town insurance
companies. S. ia, traffic in Intoxicating
liquors. s. 1866. defining position of Nor
wlch University, was ordered to lie, and
made special order for Monday afternoon.
s. 50, referendum, ordered to lie and
made special order for Tuesday next at 10
A. M. s 100 was similarly treated, being
made special order for Tuesday at 10.45 A. NJ.
Passed.-S. 1876, preventing the use of
gambling machines.
Bills Introduced. committee on
railroads. s. 176, to prevent mileage ticket
/.
From committee on corporations, s. 1T.
substitute for s. 81, Incorporating the State
Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Rutland; Or
dered to lie and be printed.
Third Reading Ordered-H 1877, sale Of
feed stuffs. Joint resolution relating to
pages and messengers Joint resolution
relating to debentures for widow of Obed
Hall. s. &c, license tax.
Adjourned.
HOUsE-MORNING.
Devotional exercises conducted by the
chaplain.
Mr.. Burpee of Winhall called up II. 48O,
providing for the better superindency Of
public schools. Amendments proposed by
MIR. Dunton Of Poultney and Mr.. Kinsley Of
Lowell were adopted Mr.. Wall of Ran
dolph opposed the third reading of the bill
and moved that it be dismissed Mr.. Bond
of Searsburg and Mr.. Dunton OF Poultney
opposed the motion of Mr. Wall and Messrs.
Harris Of Bennington, Sears Of Monkton,
Smith OF Brandon, Davis of MendOn, Lewis
Of Norwich, Wall of Randolph. Dodge of
Sheldon, Colby of Victory, Taft OF Peacham,
and Kinsley of Lowell favored. The bill
was dismissed.
Third Reading Ordered.-H. 1863. provid-
ing for closing certain streams. IL. 479,
providing for reports of fire losses from fire
insurance companies. III. 486, relating to
school year. s. 145, to provide for the regu.
atiOn OF trade marks.
Killed.--H, 329, relating to taxation of
savings institutions and trust companies.
II. 10, prohibiting killing of deer. II. 36, to
obtain record of deer killed. II. 80, relat-
ing to protection of fish. III. 174, relating to
protection of certain animals. [Colby of
Victory favored.
Read Third Time and Passed.-H 485, to
authorize seectmen of town of Bradford to
enlarge burial ground. II. 4S2, to legalize
list of Glastonbury. III. 487, to incorporate
village of Derby Line.
Revolutionary Mr.. Simmons of Wood
stock, relating to H. 218, extending munich
pal suffrage to citizen taxpaying females.
Expressing sympathy with the movement
for woman suffrage and regret for Houses
action in killing the BILL Favored by Mr..
johnson of Lyndon and Mr.. Smith of
Brandon. Opposed by Mr.. Abel of West
Haven, Mr.. Hale of Lunenburgh, Mr.. Ran
ney of Newport, Mr.. Kinsley Of Lowell,
Mr., Harris OF Bennington, Mr.. Emery OF
Chelsea and Mr.. Dunton of Poultney. Mr..
Simmons asked and was given leave to
withdraw the resolution.
Joint resolution-By Mr.. Ranney OF New
port, providing for printing of report of the
committee investigating expenses OF State
officers. Adopted on the part of the House.
Killed-H. IT'S, relating to measures. III.
315, relating to warning OF freemen's meet