Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-10-23
The LEGISLATURE.


SENATE-Monday, Oct 10.
The President appointed Messrs. Sabin, Fiield and
Brownel committee on public documents.
Petitions numerously signed, from Westminster,
Hinesburgh Rutland, and Mount Hoey, were presoD-
ted and referred to the committee on Education
Bills introduced-for the reiefofR. F. Abbott; ms-
king it the duty of the court in any action brot against
attorney, wherein it shall be proved, after judgment
for the plaintiff that the damages were for money coli
ected in the capacity of attorney, to issue against tho
defendant an execution having the same force and eff.
feet in actions founded on tort-empowerng the ct
to issue in process attachment against de-
PENDANTS body in such action provided the plH file an
affidavit stating that such defendant is in the receipt Of
monies collected for his USE which he refuses to dev
er;-each appropriately referred.
Several portions of the Governors message were TO
ferred to appropriate committees. Adj.
IIousE-Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Comings.
Standing Committees were appointed as follows;
On Elections, Lawrence, Edgerton, Tilden, Weston
Plumb, Gardner, Keller
OF Ways and Means-Adams, Rice, Howe, Rising,
Carpenter.
On Military Afairs---H Harlow Howe, Nelson, Black
mer Clark.
Judiciary Committee---Swif, Kellogg, Stevens, RuS'
sell, Marston.
Of Claims Clark of NJ, Jones' Frost and
Bogue.
On Roads---Hall of B., Cheever, Bowman, Newell.
HOLSTER
On Banks-Butler, Fletcher Harmon Keyes Of P.
Thomas.
On Observation-Disclosures, Danforth, Fairchild, Con-
verse; Horton.
On Manufactures-Kend Hutchinson Goodhue,
Perkins, Hitchcock
On Agriculture Jenney, Wilcox, Holden
MiddlebrOok.
On Land Taxes-Drury, Nelson of Derby, Phelps,
Beckett, Gilmore of Ira.
To make up the Grand Iist-Buck, Bebee, Morse,
Ballou Leonard, Bucklin, Strong of Waltham, Footi
Ross. Forbush; Lougee Burton; Phslnss Bruce; OAR
win Rolie Wilmarth, WEIGH; Maynard, Masoni
Joslyn, Kay; Benson, Chafee; Burbank, Matthewsi
IIazen, Iandon.
General Committee Crowley, Batcheider, Aiken,
Churchill, Langdon, Buchanan, Eownshend Bliss,
Blanchard Barlow, Smith of Barton, Waterman, Fry,
Davis of Alburgh.
Distributing Committee-Bentley Harrington, Bar
den Spaord, Smith of Ripton, Bailey Chase of Cal
ais Farnsworth Hutchinson, Andrus Wheelock, Page,
Beknap, Holcomb.
Committee on Bis-Maxham Bill.
On the State Prison Hammond, Gilmore Of Rue
land, Lathrop, lawrence Rice.
Committee of Revision--Russell, Jones, StoddOrd.
Committee under the fifth Joint Rule-Steyens, KEEL
logg, Fairbanks.
! The vote of Saturday referring the petition Of
Charles Walker and others on peace, to the committee
on Agriculture, reconsidered, and the petition was
read and referred to the Committee on Military
Affairs.
Resolutions, appropriately referring portions Of the
Governors Message; nstructng the judiciary CONF
mtee to inquire whether any person is holding seat
in this House from an unorganized town; insTucting
the committee on ways and means to inquire whether
/ the burden of taxation personal and real properly
may not be more nearly equalZed lnstructng the Ju-
dietary committee to consider much of the Govern
ors message as relates to Geological Survey, and in
Qure whether the annual appropriation should be n--
creased or lessened; referring so much OF the Gov
errors message as relates to expenses Of supreme and
county courts to the judiciary committees insructing
the committee on education to inquire into the expe-
diency of defining the powers of school teachers, par
tcuarly in reference to corporeal punlshment-seve"
rally adopted.
Bills introduced. From the Senate repeating the
proviso of 1914 relative to offences against private
property to charter the Bank of Brandon relating to
fire engine companies; all referred to appropriate COM
mittees,
Petitions referred Of Patrick O'Flanegan, to the'
judiciary committee of John Nichols and others, and
Jaus Andrews and Others to committee on educa-'
tom of Enos Merrill and others, to committee on mli'-
tary affairs.
Adjourned.
SENATE, 2 o'clock, P. NJ. Petitions, numerousy
signed from Chester and Fairfield Referred to COM
4 mittee on education.
/ Bills introduced. In addition to act incorPoSung
VILLAGE of Woodstock. In addition to chap 70 H. 3?
dispensing with the removal of corn in the spckand
in the ear, when attached, upon registry in the town
clerks Office In amendment Of chap 63 of r. s. ala
lowing dvocre in case of wilful deseron for three
years, although such desertion happened when the
parties were residing in another State, provided the
party deserted shall have resided in this State two
years after such deseron; all appropriately referred
Resolution. Instructng committee on land taxes 70
inquire into the expedency ofso altering the law as "a
require the grand list to be finished on the first day o.
August, and the taxes to be collected Immediately
, thereafter Passed. ADJ
HOUSE. Monday P. NJ Bile. Introduced. TO a.
ter name of Mary Arabella Parker. To alter the ~
dicial system the supreme court 70 consist Of re,
! Judges and the Senate to be divided into three Judicial
circuits, with a Judge to each circtlt Referred V
proper committees.