The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-10-31
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ed at thededic ,uou OF he stark monument.
Carried.
Bill Introduced.-s. Ga, by Senator
Walker, relative to the maintenance of
high schools The school director of every
town where there is not high school, acsd-
envy or seminary shall provide for the in
struction of its advanced pupils in other
schools in the State and shall not pay more
tn IN fifty cents per week for tuition Any
town of 2 500 in abitsuts shall provide a
school for the teaching of adv Inced pupils
Education.
Bills Introduced.-S. 65, by Ssnstor Lee
land, TO provide for payment of officers and
men who have volunteered or may here
rfter volunteer from this State in the army
of the United States in the Philippines,
shall receive in addition to the regular pay
OF the United States the sum OF 81 per
month shall be paid by the State upon writ
ten order ef the soldier. Military.
Adjourned.
HOUSE AFTERNOON.
Passed.-H. 49, establishing boundry line
b ,tween Vermont aud Massachusetts.
H. "a, las amended) probate of foreign
bills.
H. Al, as amended, penalty for being
found intoxicated
81 1O6, paying Charley W. Wing $500.
H. 113, refunding to Frank p. Bliss 500.
Ordered to lie. II. 109 dividing towns
into two highway districts, and for two
highway commissioners, was adversely re-
portep. Mr.. Warren OF Weathersfeld fav-
ored the bill, and on his motion it was
ordered to lie
Killed, H. ITO, cutting brush from high
ways.
mAdjourned.
Friday, October 20.
sRNATB-MoRNINa.
Friday, October 20.
Adjournment. On motion of Senator
Wall the Senate voted when it sdjourns
this morning that it be until Monday at
2r.M.
State laboratory.-On motion Of Senator
Pollard the vote ordering III. 6. TO third read
ing wss reconsiderod. Yeas were 10, nays 9.
The bill was ordered to lie and made spec
ial order for Wednesday, Nov. 7, at $780, on
yea and nay vote OF IA to 10
Bill Introduced.-S. 66, by Senator Pol
lard, TO promote good fishing makes season
for catching land locked salmon, salmon
trout or longe from May to Sept and two
open seasons for trout from May / to June
Is and from Aug. to Sept. each year.
Game and fisheries
of probate for d strict OF Chittenden 10 be
$500 per year instead $1100.
8. So, by Senator Graves. Town clerks
shall not license dogs known to be vicious
or against which complaint has been made.
Adjournment. On motion OF Senator
Baldwin the vote to adjourn till Monday
WAS RECONSTRUCTED and upon the question to
adjourn until Monday the motion was lost.
Adjourned. yeas 10. nsys9.
HoUsE-MoRNINa.
Bills introduced 17S, by Mr.. Beane
OF Lincoln providing for the protection OF
trout Tor u term OF three years, and fixing
penalty Of S. for each fish taken, one half
of fine to go to complainant. Game and
| fisheries.
Petitions.-For main eaining the prohibit
tory law, by Nay OF Jericho, Merrill of
Pittsheld, Eastman OF Hsrtland.
Bills ntroduced.-H. $50, by Mr. sibley
of Montpelier, (by requesD in addition to
| Chap. 1877, V. s., to regulate purchase and
sale of liquor by cities and towns. Govern
| or, secretary Of tate and State auditor
| shall appoint COMM ssioner TO furnish pure
| liquors TO municipal officers for agencies;
commissioner shall have place OF business
body; shall hold Office for two years and be
paid $1,000 year salary and expenses by
| State, also interest on investment in liq-
uors; shall keep enough liquor on hand to
supply legal agencies for two months ahead
and they shall procure their stocks entirely
from him; unbotted liquors shall be an
4lyzed by competent assayer named by the
appoint ng board, and other liquors shall
be purchased subject to such test, TO be re-
! turned at sellers expense II found impure;
copy of anal ysis shall DO found aft xed to
each invoice sent from commissioner TO
! agencies; invoice shall state price paid by
commissioner for liq1or and price paid by
| him; he shall charge ten per cent profit,
W oich shall go to State treasury; he shall
give bond of not less than $40, O00 ageu-
cies may be closed by judge of supreme
court, IL conducted illegally. Joint commit
tee on temperance.
IL. 1871, by Mr.. Strong of Hyde Park, lay
ing a tax of one and one-half per cent on
the grand list OF Lamoille county.
H. 1872 by M Gale Of Guilford. Mar.
rages may be solemniz d by ministers re
siding outside the State upon receiving au-
thority from the Governor.
II. 1873, By Mr. Nay of Jericho, prescrb-
! ing system Of registration OF births, mar
riages, divorces and deaths.
ii. 1874, by Mr.. Currier Of Troy, TO provide
for custody of records OF Grand Army of
| Republic. Department OF Vermont rec
ords collected by department commander
shall be delivered TO adj utant general for
safe deeping.
II 1876, by Mr.. George Of st. Adams city,
repeating laws relating TO liability of rail-
road employees which prescribe penalty for
careless running of trains
Joint resolution introduced by Mr.. Dana
Of New Haven, adopted on part OF the
! House
Resolved, by the Senate and House of
Representatives, that we read with pro-
found sorrow the announcement OF the
death OF the Hon. John Sherman OF Ohio,
the first secretary Of State OF the present
administration, at the ripe old age of nearly
| four score years. over fifty OF which were
| spent in and about the administration of