Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-23
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE
New Bills Appear with Great Regular.
fty-Tickelnaked Fond and Obnox-
ious Animals Again.


Devotional exercises conducted by the
chaplain Journal of yesterday read and
approved
Joint resolution-By Mr.. Bailey of New
| bury providing for joint assembly Thurs
day, October %, at 1890, to hear the re-
port of the joint committee appointed to
| canvass the votes for members of Con-
gross. Adopted on the part of the House
From the Senate providing for joint as
semby Thursday, October %, for receiving
and unveilng portrait of the late General
l-iscum and listening to address by G. G.
Benedict. Adopted in concurrence.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
II. 99-By Mr.. Richardson of Montpelier.
TO enable the Union Meeting House So
cictv at Wright's Mills to dispose of its
property; to general committee.
II. 10O-By Mr.. Davis of Proctor, to en-
able the Clarendon d Pittsford Railroad
company to extend its railroad line
through the towns of Pittsford, Brandon.
Clarendon and Tinmouth; to committee on
railroads.
II. 1ol-By same, relating to the Rutland
Underwater Railroad company. Revives
tharter granted in 1882 and extends it
until 1907 to committee on railroads.
II. 1O2-By same. authorizing village of
Proctor to issue bonds to amount not to
exceed 100000 to committee on corpora
tions.
II. 1O3-By Mr.. Jones Of Pawlet. relating
to the extension of the Whitehall e Gran
vile railroad into Vermont from White
hall, ~ y, to West Pawlet, Vt; to COM
mittee on railroads.
II. 104-By Mr.. Battell of Middlebury to
regulate and license the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors in towns and cities 50 voting.
guaranteeing the purity thereof and pro-
viding for the distribution of the profits of
such sales to joint committee on temper
ance.
II. 105-By Mr. Hollenbeck of Elmo1 e. to
provide for repair of the Eagle Ledge
road in the town of Elmore; to commit
tee on highways, bridges and ferries
II. 106-By Mr. Follansby of Guildhall,
amending statute relating to solemniza-
ton of marriages. to judiciary committee.
IL. 1N-By Mr.. Seaver of Barton. to pay
John w Redmond the sum named, to
committee on claims.
II. l0s-By Mr.. Gallagher of Craftsbury,
amending Sec. 1881, Vermont Statutes.
Prohibits pickerel fishing in Nckelnaked
pond in Eden, and i'm Great Hosmer pond
in Craftsbury and Albany between Oct
LIST and June 18th; to joint committee on
game ana fisheries.
II. 1O9-By Mr.. Seaver of Barton, to
pay Barton Savings Bank the sum nam
ed: to committee claims.
II. u0-By Mr. Benjamin of Woodbury.,
amending Sec. TO- Vermont Statute re-
lating to check lists. When names of re-
sident legal voters are omitted by mis-
take, they may vote by authority of a
majority of the board of civil authority;
to committee on elections,
Bill ORDERED TO LIE.
II. Ito increase the State school tax.
to ten cents, was adversely reported MIR.
Goodhue of Westminster explained the
report. Mr.. Kendall of West Windsor
defended the proposed increase and mov-
ed that the bill be ordered to lie to await
the report of the committee as to similar
proposed legislation and 1t was so order
ed.
READ THIRD TIME AND PASSED.
H. 4l-To incorporate the White River
Railroad company, favoraby reported
after brief explanation by Mr.. Bailey
of Newbury, the bill was ordered read
third time, was read and passed.
ORDERED TO THIRD READING.
II. 57-Rcducing amount IN trustee pro-
cess TO s.. ordered to third reading:
yeas l42, nays 10.
II. Officiating to publication of no
tie In newspaper, and H. officiating
TO commitment to the Industrial school,
were ordered to third reading the lat
ter with slight amendments. Mr. Pape of
Barre explained II. 81.
SENATE BILL REFERRED.
s. 27-Authorzing guardians to take
property situated outside this State; ju-
dietary committee.
on motion of Mr.. Vincent of BURLINGTON
the House adjourned.
UsE-AFTERNOON.
The following bills were introduced:
II. lll-By Mr.. Madison of Chelsea, by
request. relating to the Improvement of
school conveniences; to committee on cdu-
cabs
Illness.
II. 1l2-By Mr.. Kendall of West Windsor,
committing the death sentence of Frank
Shaw; to committee on judiciary.
II. ll5-By Mr.. Newton of Reading, to re-
peal the act to prevent fraud in the sale
of garden seeds; to committee on agricul-
turc,
II. l14-By Mr.. Wells of Waterbury, to
pay g. &. Graves the sum named; commit
tee on claims.
II, ll5-By Mr.. Fisk Of Fayston, amend
ing the statute regarding bounty on OBJ
noxious animals: committee on land taxes
Read third time and passed-H. %,
amending act Incorporating the Vermont
Peoples Telephone company.
Petitions-By Mr. Rider of Bristol from
residents Of Bristol and New Haven ask
ing for retention of the prohibitory law;
by Mr.. Pearl of Johnson of similar tenor;
To joint committee on temperance.
Bills approved-H. Z, repairs to Franklin
County Court house; III. 43, amending char
ter Of Rutland Railroad company.
Read third time and passed-S, TO- to pre-
vent mistakes by presiding officers at free
mans meeting. (Red justice tickets and
ballot boXes). II. &C, TO authorize repairs
in Windham county Jail.
Joint resOlution--From the Senate, pro-
viding for joint assembly at 1890 to-mor-
row to hear report of committee appoint
cd to canvass votes for representatives In
Congress; adopted in concurrence.
SENATE BILLS REFERRED
S, q, relating to marking of ballots; to
committee on elections
S, 3D. relating to electing officers in Yer
mont National Guard; to committee on
military affairs.
on motion of Mr.. Frost of Cornwall. ad-
journed.