The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-11-15
LEGISLATURr
SATURDAY, Nov. 5. 1872
S E n TIE.

b N A TIE.
Relating to highways, reported bv Il.
Porter, with proposal of amendment ;.b w.
was adopted, and the bill, as amended y,
dered TO be engroSsed. On motion Of ".
Camp. the bill relating to the mi6t,, ~
read the first and second times. By its n,
and laid on the table. In amendne,,
chap. lO2 of II. s., relating 10 insane III.
sons confined in jail for crime, and H..
support, reported by Mr.. Dillingham; 70.
Sd time and passed.
! Resolution Relating TO the distribu.;.
Of the 18th volume of the Vermont REM,
10 each town in the state; passed.
! BiHS--DivIding the State into Conqre,
sional districts; opposed by Mr. Small,
debate, read third time, and passed i.
it came from the House. yeas 10, NAYS Il
! HOUSE.
Engrossed BiNs-To incorporate d.
bank Of Orange county. Dir. Petition
said he would not vote for this or any basl
unless the directors give bonds for REDEEM,
iion of their bills. MIR. Villas said it wouJ
not be fair to impose restrictions on tl.,
which are not imposed on others. Hes.
greed as TO the proPriely ofrequiring bond,
but that should be done by amending tic
general law and thus apply the recurrence,
to all the banks chartered in 1910. Mrf.
then stated the necessity of bank in that
county, being the third in amount of popl.
la!ion in the state. The bill was made ihe
order for Tuesday morning next on motion
Of Mr. Prentiss, in alteration of chap. IC7
r. ). relating to grand and petit jurors fees:
both passed.
RePOris-By committee on banks, again.:
the bill reducing the capital stock Of the
bank of Montpelier, which bill was supper.
ted by Messrs. Peck, Prentiss, Keith Cush.
man and Shalter, opposed by Messrs Cobb.
Woodbridge and Van Sickln. and mo.
ton to dismiss was lost, 96 TO 40, and the
bill ordered to a Sd reading. By land
tax committee, bills in Addition 10 act
taxing lands in Avery's Gore in addison
county. and extending the act taxing lands
in Goshen and they were ordered TO third
reading. Adj.
SEN ATE.
Bills In addition TO an act incorpom.
ling the Bennington County Mutual Tre
Insurance company, reported by Hr Brieg,
read a third time and passed-rcIaiing to
the insolvency - Banks, reported by Nr
Blodgett, who gave detail Of its provisions,
and the views Of the committee in favor Of
its passage; twice read and ordered TO be en-.
grosscd-directing the commissioners ofthe
school fund to cancel demands against The
University of Vermont. reported by Nf.
Eaton of the com. on Education, reai and
laid on the table, and made the order for
Monday afternoon.
Resolution. Directing the committee on
the grand list TO report bill repeating tha
Listing law of last session called up by Mr..
Iiubbell: who remarked in substance, that
having participated in the debate on a for.
mer occasion, he would not now take up
the time Of the Senate,-especially as MS
views had been so much better expressed by
other Senators he must be permitted 10
say, however, that the opponents Of the res
olu!ion had failed to convince him he was
in error.
Mr. Dutton followed, opposing the res0'
luton, but saying that unless the present Ia"
could be materially amended for the better
he should 90 for IFS repeal. Mr. Porter wash
favor of the resolution, and gave his reasons
followed by Mr. Bartlett, opposed, who gave
his views at some length, in illustration Of
his preference of the existing law over Inc
system existing for the last ten years DC,
ping that the resolution would not pass h1
that time and opportunity might be gwen
and improved, to perfect the system BY
mendment. Mr. Plumb moved the Inoen,
mite postponement Of the resolution I; an
it was so postponed, l6 to 8.
Bills. relating to highways, read 'a''.
time and passed in amendment oil al a.
incorporating the Bank Of Poultney' req,
cling its capital stock, read 'hlro ''in' 'H'
passed.
USE.
Bill in relation to highways tax Oh -
cents on the dollar TO be raised by each 'Op"
previous to the LIST of May,) and 1t was u
dercd to Sd reading By same comml'ce.,
against bill relating to Jurors fees OeiO''
Justice courts, and it was dismissed AGAIN,
bill repeating so much of chap. IS II: .,
relates to licenses to retailers OF sprlloI,'
liquors, and it was dismissed, ayes i4a'
noes 33. By Judiciary committee, hlll ~
Iating to victualling houses, free oil licenss'
if no spurious liquor, ale, strong beer o. q
der are sold. )-supported by Mr. Van sign
len. oDposed by Messrs Rice and Barton
and dismissed, 105 TO 50.
lforn.v Nov 7 1872!