The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-07

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ington, Hatch OF Groton, Thompson Of
Westminster, Porter OF Wilmington, Pelton
Of Richford, Wright OF Williston, Howard
Of Rockineh am, Sowles OF Chester.
Killed.-H. 1877, relating to election Of
listers. II. 81, to prevent fraudulent con
ceslment of property from taxation. II.
115, to pay Lyman Levine. Fl. 100, to pay
Gertrude #. Robinson. II. 1872, relat ing to
election of seectmen. III. 1856 providing
for cfiicis, weRhers IL. 201, to regulate
II. 202, relating to check lists
(uames left off by mistake)
Passed H. 40, to incorporate Proctor
vile Telephone and Telegraph Co. II. 139,
tax on Essex county. II 40, to provide for
geological work in State Gas amended)
Adjourned.
sENATE-AFTERNooN.
District No. / OF Castleton, to maintain
street lights. s. 7S, authorizing town OF
Canaan to appropriate a sum OF money an
nually to assist in maintaining fair. 3.
SO, to enable OF city St.Albans to issue bonds
for the purpose of repairing academy build
ing. H. 203, amending charter OF the st.
Adams Street Railway Go.
8. 4, limiting the time within which &C
lions may be brought against stockholders
OF corporations. Senator Stanton reported
adversely for majority OF judiciary and
Senator Dunnett for the minority reported
bill. The bill, he said, was an act Of limi-
tation in which creditors can bring action
against officers OF defunct corporations. 1t
is the same as is enforced in Now York.
Senator Stanton objected to the bill Cred
:tors should have chance to recover
claims 81 many times it is not known that
tbs company is detunct. Senator Royce IA
vOred the bill. 8 purpose is to bring
short term of Limitation and to protect citi-
zsns who may be stockholders in institu-
tions in other States.
Senator Brown opposed the bill. If any
reason existed for having secondary liza
bility, it should last as long as the primary
liability. Senator Cudworth opposed the
bill, He could see no reason why the bill
should become a law. On the question of
shall the bill be read the first time the ayes
and nays were demanded by Senator Bald
win and resulted AZ follows: ayes 8, nays
90 and the third reading was refused.
II 100, manslaugh or, relating TO impris
onment for granddaughter, was ordered to
third reading.
Bills Introduced S a. by Senator Bal
lard, authorizing trustees OF persons to have
printed blanks for the commitment OF an in
sane person to the hospital.
8, 95.-By Senator Ballard, making it un-
lawful to buy, sell, give away or manufac-
ture cigarettes and cigarette paper. Penalty
not more than $500, imprisonment in
House Of Correction not more than six
months or more.
s. So, by Senator Leland, defines ped
dlar. Third reading ordered.
s. 81, repeating Sec. 1926, V. S., relating
to Steam vehicles upon highways. s. 68
relating to the licensing of dogs
Adjourned.
HOUSE AFTERNOON.
Bills Introduced.-H. 3O6, by Mr.. Power
OF Bennington. One bicycle shall be treat
ed as baggage to each person holding tick
| ct.
II. 307 by Mr.. Powers of Bennington
Towns having population OF more thar
1000 may vote salary to the town clerl
which shall be in lieu of all fees or charges
II. 300, by MIR. Northrop of Fairfield, AL
creameres shall pay patrons on 10th OF o cl
month.
II. $40, by same. Tressurers OF saving
banks and trust companies to transmit h
listers of each town in which depositors re
side statement showing total amount o
such deposits To be done on or befor
April annually.
II. 81, by Mr.. Weed OF Pawlet. A per
son may bring into the State domestic ami
mails to be psstured or kept therein tempo
rarily without permit from board Of sgricul
ture, unless he knows amends are diseased
H. 3l3, by Mr.. Barber of Montgomery
Exempts all veterans OF Civil War iron
poll tax.
A 3l4, by Mr.. Richardson OF Peru, Stat
tax of ten per cent on grand list instead c
FIVE per cent for the support OF publ
schools.
H. 316, by Mr.. Emery of Chelsea. Re
ports OF insurance companies changes tim
for making reports in case Of compsnie
other than domestic mutual fire insuranc
from first day OF March to first day OF Eel
rusry,
II. 3l7, by MI Towle Of Berkshire. A
ter ninety days town treasurer shall issu
warrant against delinquent taxpayers an
add thereto four per cent. Amendment ri
moves the four per cent discount allowed.
H. 3l9, by Mr.. Hswley of Fairfax, lim
on savings banks deposits which deposito
may hold without taxation placed at S15OC
Repeats law making the duty OF banks Il
report to listers the amount OF individual
deposits; also that allows banks exemptio
from taxation on amount of deposits in OK
cess of $500. Similar provision repeale
as to trust company.
II. 800 by Mr.. Carter Of Wells, relating t
fire, adds boarding houses, academies an
colleges to buildings that must be provides
with fire escapes, when more than tw
stories high.
III. 321, by Mr.. Hale of Lunenburgh, to IL
crease revenues. Increases corporstio
taxes on gross earnings as follows; Raj
roads from p to 8 per cent; telephone con
| pduios, rum d W U poi OohIi boicBidpA OOii
panies, 3 to per cent; sleeping and pslaC
cars TO 10 per cent; express companies,
to s per cent; steamboat and transportatio
companies, 2 to per cent? building and IL
vestment companies, to 2 per cent.
Special order, II. 8, relating to election {
representatives by plurality vote.
Mr.. McFeeters OF Enosburgh moved tn
dismissal OF the amendment providing this
splurality shall elect after the third halo
Mr.. Fleetwood favored the smendmen
as it would preserve all the virtue OF til
present system and remedy its defects.
Mr.. McFeeters OF Enosbnrgh believed |
the spirit of the original bill, but not in th
amendment.
MIR. Stewart OF Bakersfield opposed bot
amendment and bill, believing that th