Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-11-13

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i've hundred dollars value of household
furniture from taxation, the section relat-
ing 10 this subject was so amended as 10
exempt $500 In value; Mr.. Adams then
moved to erase from the section that ex-
emption. Motion lost.
HoUsE.-The Senate returned the hill
repeating the charter of Woodstock with
proposed amendment, requiring the as
sent OF majority Of the voters of the cor.
Poratlon; amendment opposed by Messrs.
Partridge, Needham and Brown and re-
jected.
STANDARDIZATION the house, re-
iallng to the State Prison, providing for
letting out the labor Of the convicts. with
proposals of amendment, in which the
Senate resolved TO concur; repeating the
act Incorporating the Village of Wood.
STOCK, sent up from the house, nonconcur-
req IN the amendments proposed by the
Senate. Mr.. Pierpoint moved that the
Senate persist in adhering TO the amend
ment, when Mr.. Robinson called for the
reading of the petition of the Inhabitants
OF Woodstock from which it appeared
that the! Villagers of Woodstock, like
most other villagers, We're dirided in oyin-
son on many matters and things pertain
ing to their present and future pros peritv
as community. The amendment OF the
Senate requires the consent of a majority
OF the c0ters of the Village of Wood.
stock, at meeting warned for the pur-
pose, before the repeal of the law. To
this, the House object, refuse to concur
and return the bill to the Senate. The
motion of Mr.. Pierpoint to adhere. was
carried, yeas Is, nays IL.
Thursday, Nov. Z, 1899.
SENATE.-Mr. Swift, of the committee
TO whom was referred the resolutions
from the State of Indiana, relating TO
Slavery, made written report, which
was read, and the accompanying resolu-
ton passed. 1.-THE report and resolution
will be published in future paper.l
Reused StGtutes.-Mr. Mcmillan
moved the reconsideration of the vote of
Yesterday, passing the chapter relating 10
lalls and jail limits The vote was re-
considered, when Mr.. Mcmillan moved
the reconsideration of the vote on the
amendment, extending the limits of Jail
yards, TO embrace the territory of the
county. Mr.. Robinson demanded the
yeas and nays. and it was decided in the
negative by The casting vote of the Presi-
dent, after explanatory remarks, giving
his views of the difficulties into which he
though: the amendment calculated TO in
volve debtors and their bonds, especially
IN cases when debtors lived upon the out
er limits OF the countless the chapter was
then again read the third time and passed.
HoUsE,-Reports OF Committess.-By
committee on Banks, bill recharering
Bank OF Caledonia, (securty on bond and
mortgage required; on go days suspen-
sion OF specie payment injunction to be
issued, and receiver of assets TO be ap-
pointed 10 collect avails thereof and apply
the same to redemption of bills, the bonds
or mortgages TO be holden to make good
any deficiency; debts of the bank never
TO exceed double the amount of capital
stock; one half of the capital to be paid
In gold and silver before going into oper-
ation and not TO be withdrawn: fraudu-
lent transactions punishable by imprison-
ment no fractional bills to be issued fu
ture legislatures TO have control over the
char,er.) The bill was read Cd time,
when MIR. Partridge arose, as he said, to
enter his protest against chartering or re-
chartering any bank at the present sess-
ion; laid on the table until tomorrow
morning. 76 to 60.
SENArE.-BW-relating 10 the Rut.
land Rail Road Bank, reported by MIR.
Mcmillan, that The same ou5 ht not to pass.
Rejected upon third reading.
The House sent up The bill, repeating
the act Incorporating the village of Wood
stock, adhering to their inconvenience.
Mr.. Perpoint moved that the Senate insist
upon the amendment carried, yeas Is,
nays l.
Friday, Nov 8, 1899.
SENATE.-ReDised Statutes.
80. of banks, called up by Mr.. Tracy,
who offered the following amendment
Strike out section "a, and insert, The
stock holders and officers of anv Bank,
shall not, at any one time, De either direct
Iy or indirectly, indebted TO such bank, to
greater amount in the whole than 5
pr cent. of the capital stock of such bank
actually paid in; and no individual stock
holder or officer of such bank, shall, at
any one time be indebted to the same,
eilher directly or indirectly, to a greater
amount than S2O00-nor shall such
stock holder or officer, either directly or
indirectly. receive any loan or discount at
such bank. unless he shall procure two
good and sufficient securities for the same,
neither of whom shall be stock holders or
officers Of such Bank. Mr.. Townsley
moved to amend the amendment bv eras-
ing fifteen and inserting twentg.fce per
cent, which was lost, when Mr.. Cobb