Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-10-19
MONDAY, OCT. 10, 1910.
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
SENATE.
MoNpAY, Oct. ~. p. NJ.


odist and Congregational societies OF this village,
inviting senators to seats in their respective meet
ing houses, on days of public worship, were re-.
ceived and read.
The committee on finance were discharged
from consideration OF the petition of John Nj. Pot
tor, for remuneration Tor military services render
cd at the execution of Bates and said petition was
referred to committee on claims.
Resolutions. by MIR. Butler, insructing the lu.
dietary committee to inquire into the expediency
of II law to ray c0nstabes for returning the votes
for electors Of President aud Vice President OF the
u. ). by Mr.. DANA, referring sundry subjects OF
the Governors message not already referred, to
the appropriate standing omnlteeS-severaIly
adopted. Adjourned.
ROUSE OF REPKES ENTATIVES.
MONDAY, Oct. l2, p. NJ.
Reports of Committees. OF committee on ronds
and canals the bill extending time to complete
Goshen turnpike. Mr. Villas moved an amend
meut, giving future legislatures control over the
charter, which agreed to, and the bill ordered
to third reading.
Resolutions. by Mr.. Swift, instructing COM
mtee OF ways and means TO inquire into the eX.-
pedieucy Of upproprating the income of the
school fund to academies &c. for the instruction
Of teachers or common schools adopted; from
the Senate for n Joint assembly to elect reporter
of decisions of the Supreme Court, concurred in
Ivy Mr. Holt, us to distribution OF interest OF sur
plus money, one half by diStIirts aud one half by
the scholar rejected. BY Mr.. Buckmaster. re-.
fering that part Of the message relating TO New
Jersey to select committee OF five, with nStruc
iions to report the facts to the House, supported
by Messrs. BuckInaster and Villas, opposed by MIR.
Swift, and laid on the table.
Petitions Sc.icte, eA OF selcc men of Reads
boro' TO land TAX Commute; of Phineas u hitc,
and others to committee on roads md canals; Of
commissioners of Poultney bank, 10 cumnlluec on
banks of Julius lioyt and others 10 committee
on licenses; account oil Enoch. Pomei oy u d Siu-
con ilerrick, to committee of claus; of a. p.
llurlhnr and Others to general committee OF D-
rtctors and stockholders Of Caledonia bank Of
Rutland, and Of bank of Vergenues, to comm ttee
on banks; of John Spalding, to committee of
claims account of Solomon Butler to committee
on military affairs.
Bills i,yoduced. BY Mr.. Swift, establishing
boundary line between Salisbury and Leicester,
referred to Messrs. Swift, Sprague and Fox; by
Mr.. Kendall, to pay the militia called ont Feb. %,
1888 on application of Gen. Wool of the U. =.
Army referred to committee on military affairs I;
by Mr.. Mattoclis 10 incorporate Philips acade
NV referred to committee on education; by Mr..
Kx repeating act aholishing Imprisonment ilr
debt, referred to judiciary committee; by Mr..
Baylies. to pay Rufus Campbell, referred to com
miiten Of claims Adjourned.
SENATE.
TuEsD Oct. 10.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Mr.. Miner for tie committee Oh Joint Rules re.
ported the rules Of last session without alteration
which were adopted.
Bills. BY Mr.. Clark for alteration of the mill
tia laws read twice and referred to com. on Mill
tary Affairs. By Mr.. Norton constituting new
system oflsting the principle Of assessing all
property according to the true value; read twice
aud referred to Com, on Manufactures. BY Mr.
Butler, to abolish the punishment of crimes Ivy
death; read twice aud referred 10 Mcssrs. Water
,nan, Butler and Bates.
Resolu ions. BY Nh. Bean, ins,ructing commit
tee on Roads and Canals to inquire into the
pedency of u law requiring notice to towns belor'
indictments of their roads, that such roads may b
repaired and proceedings stayed ;adopted.
\ communication was received from the Gov
-crnor transmitting copies oite report OF HE Ban
COMMITTEES and of the AUDITORS ABSTRACT toge,he
with The foreign documents aIluded to in his nnnu
NJ message, when, 10y resolution Of MIR. Adam,
the document relative to the action of lhe llous
OF Representatives of the United States on the \
Jersey election, and the subject generally was ~
fered, after some discussion between Messrs. But
Ter, Miner, Dana and Adams, to the select con
miee already rails on the subject
The copy Of the report Of Bank Commissioner
was referred TO the Com. on Banks, md that {
the Auditors abstract to the Com. On Finance.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONTPELIER, Oct. 49, lc40.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Harding.
ReporiS Of Committees. BY land tax commte,
hil reylving act taxing CRANKY, and it was ordere
to ,hiri reading; iy committee on roads an
canals bill granting David H. Sumner the right G
toll bridge, ordered to n third reading: by gen
eral cOmminee asking to he discharged from tn
inquiry relative to jurisdiction of justices of III
peace-supported by Mr.. Fisk Of W. opposed b
Mr.. Sprague, and rati!sed by the same, that it
neXpedent to legslate the listing law AZ tn
present session, on the petition (of W. Adams
aud the subject was laid on the table by the sam
against any further law against nlobs and plunder
ers in the night time, and the petitioner, Nv. Adj
ans, had leave TO Withdraw his petition; by com
ntee OF elections, a report on the memorial {
WIN. w. Wells of Waterbury, claiming a sea
gynga statement of facts, and concudng with
resolution, declaring thut Eliak i'm Allen the re
turned member from Waterbury, was not legal
elected member of this House, and is not ont
lied TO a seat in this House; and that VIM. "
Wells was legally elected member of his Hons
and is entitled TO seat.
Mr.. Kinsman moved that the report he laid O
the table aud he made the order of The ,lay for II
morrow morning agreed to-
ReSoLutOnS BY Mr. Adams of South Herein
structIng the judiciary committee to inquire in,
The constitutiouay of the militia law of 1897 an
1850; by Mr., Pierce Of Calais, altering the In
rcaliyeto exhibitions as to transfer ia mes /
county treasures by Mr.. Bailey OF Gilmore ms
expcdency of revving lazy relative 10 survey,
general and county surveyors seyerally adopie
BY MIR. Carpenter, iovn Joint assembly Thu sd,
morning next, TO elect Auditor of the Treasu,
department. by Mr. Warner of N. nstruc,i'
committee on education TO inquire into the KIN,
diency of providing against imposition upon scho
districts by incompetent teachers; by tile same
to the eXpediency of Altering the present system
taxation; by Mr. Foo, instrucling committee
military affairs to report the amount of mon
drawn from the treasury the past year for mita
services severay adopted.
Bills. BY Mr.. Porter, to pay C. Goodrich,
ferred to committee OF claims by Mr.. tlebnrIh
to settle account Of Lebbens Egerton, as ,uper
lendent of State House, laid on the table
MIR. Beard, revyng act taxing Troy to land Il
committee by MIR. Huzen, 10 pny town OF A