The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-11-23
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
From Walton's Daily Journal.
FRIDAY, Nov, IS 1873
SENATE.

words - an SpeCae, Immediately aller the Woru
should read, relating 10 the deposits, instead of thu
capital stock.
Mr. Eaton called up the resolution booming the
town of Glastonbury, and the resolution passed. ,
BiUs.-In addition to an act Incorporating the
Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Company, extern
ding the time for paying losses after Jan. 1S40 and
allowing interest thereon; supported by Messrs
Converse Egerton aud Pierpont, opposed by Mr.
Lawrence read Sd time and passed
Establishing East Poutney lion Compa.
ny, twice read referred to committee on manuac.
lures; compensatiug the Sheriff Of Bennington
county for executing Archibald D. Bates, twice
read and referred to com. Oh claims; to remove
distinctions in Paul's stream in the county OFFS
SEX referred 10 the Senator from Essex. Adj
HOUSE.
Mr.. Huse Obtained leave of absence otter Satur-
dav morning.
Reports Of Committees com. of Claims
reported against the petition of Sylvanus Ripley
in the statement of facts it appeard that in 1917
Ripley had claim of SSl5against one Huntington,
on which the latter was committed that Hun
tington applied 10 the Legislature for an act of sus-
pension, which was granted notwithstanding the
remonsrance Of Ripley: on this statement a mi
nority of the committee were for allowing the
claim The majority avered that there was no
proof TO show that Ripley had lost any thing, and
further, that this was the first instance in which
creditor had ever presented a claim under the sus-
pension acts. The petitioner had leave to with
draw. BY General Committee, against bill rela-
ting to Orleans county buildings, dismissed; bill
relating to Mortified Factory Fire Co., ordered to
Sd reading By Land Tax Committee, asking to
be discharged from further consideration of the
bill taxing Greensboro'-agreed to- the bill was
supported by Mr.. Waterman aud ordered to 4 Sd
reading
Engrossed Bills Passed.-Tncorporatin East
Poullney Iron Co.. to pay G. H. Smith 5000; TO
remove obstuctions IT. PauPs river.
A bill granting ferry to Abel Phelps of AL
burgh, was amended, so as to grant ferry on each
side, to Phelps and Hazen, and ordered to third
reading.
Mr.. Bascomb moved to reconsider the vote dis
missing the bill repeating the act Tor removing
Instructions in Passumpsc and Moose rivers, and
after some explanations bv Messrs. Fairbanks,
Porter and Chandler, the bill was rejected.
The Senate returned the'bi incorporating the
Bank ofPoutney, with amendments, several of
which we're concurred in One proposition, con-
fning the security given by stockholders to bonds
secured by mortgages, Gnstcad Of bonds or mort
gages,) gave rise to discussion; Messrs Warner of
Newhaven and Tenney supporting, and Messrs
Needham, Brown, Sprague, Kinsman and Baxter
opposing it-ayes S, noes 1880 the amendment
was non-concurred in. Another amendment con-
nected with this was non-concurred in also an
amendment requiring the bank to go into operation
within one year. Another amendment sub jec-
ting the bank to the provisions of the bank act of
1888, was rejected. Another, requiring the bank
to pay semi.annual tax on the capital paid in of
one half of one per cent, was opposed bv Messrs.
Brown, Richardson of Waitsfeld, Needham, Dill
lingham and Butler, supported by Mr. Sanborn
and rejected.
Mr.. Harris obtained leave of absence after to-
morrow morning. . '- Adj.
.reas 2 o'clock P. M.
.c-. 400 .r SENATE. .. # .af4e, {
On account of the absence Of the President Mr.
Lawrence was elected Pesident pro TEN. ..-
ReportS.-By Mr.. Lawrence {, the bill altering
the names of certain persons, with proposals Of a
mendment which was rejected, and the bill read
a Sd time and passed; by the same altering the
name of Marion Lovely TO Marion Lamson--aid
on the table by Mr.. Waterman, the bill incorpo-
rating the Newbury Mill and Manufacturing Co..
read third time when its passage was opposed
by Messrs. Egerton and Pierpont on the ground
that there was no necessity for such corporation
rejected By Mr. Holiness the bill providing i
for removing distractions from Falls stream in the
county Of Essex-read Sd time and on motion Y
~ NAi CSHueSo ldIu vi VIC ttoirJ w -hl' NANNAiI
dan the bill Incorporating the Freehold Bank at
Felchvie, with proposals Of amendment--that the
stockholders shall not be indebted to the bank to
a greater amount than Is per cent, on the capital o
stock paid ill., nor any individual stock-hoder over a
S20O0-adopted; also to strike out that part re- ri
quirng security on bonds and combining it to mort e.
cages, supported by Messrs Bowen and Pier
point, and opposed by Messrs Curtis, Mcmillan, b
Egerton and Cobb, when the question was put o.
and decided in the negative, ayes 8, ayes r. 1t c
was also proposed to amend so as to require the Sc
bank to go into operation by the 1st of October N
also requiring the bank 10 paw, h
semi.annuay, one half of one per cent, &C., ac- h
cording to the provisions Of the banking law-car n
ried yeas Is, nays 6, when the bill was read Sd ~
time and on motion Of Mr.. Foster laid on the ia Ii
bic. o5' Ya7a Adj,
orr La7 Pfl HOUSE. Tae N
Mr.. Lane had leave of absence. Adj. y
sytt D' ar,s FRIDAY EVE Nov. Is. =
~ 10 'aet b.. SENATE. rE'3I Il
Mr.. Mcmillan called up the bill to incorporate 81
the Bank of Poultney, which was sent from the W
House with several the amendments of the SEN
ate, non-cencurred in. Relating to the giving of