Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-10-22
VERMO LEGISLATURE.

I SENATE.-Prayer by the chaplain.
Messrs Onion and Brownell were appointed a stand
ing committe on Bills and Kimbal, Miner and Chit
tenden 5th Joint rule committee.
| Bills intro iuced-An amendment of rev. statutes,
and an addition to the act in relation to common
schools so as to make it incumbent on the prudential
committee of school district to discharge certain du-
ties of the district clerk in case of his absence To
so amend chap "a rev. stat that no injunction upon
judgment shall issue till the party applying shall exc
cute bond in such the court may require for
the payment of intervening damages, the same to be
computed at not less than II per cent upon the amount
Of the Judgment TO so amend rev. statutes that an
agent may act as plaintiff in suing out writ against
the BODY To so amend rev. stat. that Jury nav be
had at the request of either party where the matter in
demand does not exceed thirty dollars. Severally re-
ferred to committees.
Petition presentcd-For further restrictions upon
pedlars; ret. to com, on finance.
Mr.. Hodges presented a resolution directing the
sergeant at arms to place the portrait of Chief Justice
Williams in the senate chamber agreeable to the re-
quest of Rutland Co Bar, who present the portrait to
the State for that purpose Passed unanimously.
Message from the Governor transmitting communi-
cation from Georgia approaching the urse of South
Carolina and Louisiana in their difficulty with Massa-
chusetts also protesting against resolutions of the lat
ter state in favor of amending u s. constitution
to produce uniformity of representation in congress-
Ill OulGT WOTuS, REQUESTS lllG Legislature OF
Vermont to condemn that resolution of the Massachu
sets legislature which asks for such amendment of
the Federal Constitution as to prevent the slave whip
pers of the south from casting three votes for every
five negroes they own, in electng members of con-
gress. Referred to COM under the 9Th joint rule
Adjourned.
HoUsE.-Prayer by Rev. Eli Ballou.
Petitions Referred. OF Eli Baou and 400 Others
for the abolition of capital punishment, ref to Judicial
rIJcO IN mart of IN n
ney To restore John Messer to legal privileges For
an academy at Norwich; ref. to committees.
House concured with Senate relative to portrait of
Chief Justice Williams.
Report.-By judiciary com. in favor of bill amending
Passumpsic river rail road charter.
Bills InTOduced-In addition to act to facilitate the
rendering of turnpike roads free Toincorporate Bat
tenkl bank. In relation to divorce, (maGng adultery,
severity, deseron for three years, in all cases. good
cause for divorce flhe petitioner has been two years
in the state and one year in the county. Repeating
act for geological survey. SURPRISING bowling allies.
making Dvlu S Rorbor hoir at law If Ephraim and
Sally Griswold Referred to committees.
adjourned.
SESArE-(A Afternoon. Reports Adopting rules
of last session. adopted Against bill relating to sber
ifs recognizances bill laid on the table,
MISUNDERSTANDING SO much of Governors mes
sage as relates to slavery to select CON- Adj.
HoUsE.-Petition against peddlng; ref to com. of
ways and means.
Reports.-Against bill extending jurisdiction of JUS
tees of the peace in trustee process from $40 to SlOO
bill ordered to Sd reading. Allowing John Elwel of
Glastonbury to take bis seat, adopted. Restoring
John Messer to his legal rights; ordered to 3D. read
ing.
Bill introduced to incorporate Woodstock Mil com
pany ref. to CON- on manufactures. Adjourned.
"Wednesday, Oct II.
SENArE.-Prayer by the chaplain.
Petitions acknowledgement Corinh academ-
cal institute In favor of uherresrctions upon ped
lars; referred to committees
Bills MISUNDERSTANDING statute of4l in relation
to grand list that one wagon, one sleigh, and one har-
ness shall be no longer exempted from taxation Re
pealng act of 43 relating to costs in civil actions, and
enacting that defendant when he pleads bankruptcy,
shall recover costs from plaintiff. To divide one
half instead of one fourth of town school tax equally
among the districts; referred to committees.
Resolution nquirng whether any aterationls need
ed in the present militia law ref to CON- education
Report of Thos H. Hammond, committee to settle
boundary between Bennington and Windham counties
was communicated from the House and read, and Ho
resolution granting eleven months further time was
concurrcd in Adj.
/, House. Prayer by Mr.. Comings
J Bills introduced In relation to the exhibition Of
living animals and natural curostes In relation to
trustee process Repeating act which repeats boun-
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town supts to visit schools instead of county supts and
the pay of the latter reduced from $40 to 81 for each
town. Incorporating rail road bank at Windsor. To
restore Jeremiah Carr to his legal privileges. In rea-
ton to insane poor Relating to the Judiciary for
Judges of the supreme court four to be assigned to
each county to hold COURT to incorporate the Central
bank; referred to committees
Petitions referred to committees, viz. w Lock
wood S Barber, Niles, Braman, B F Goss, w
Wright, | C Brown, w Strong.
Resolution inquring into the cXpedency ofrevivng
militia act Of ~; passed
The senate came in and the following appointments
were made.--J Nc M. Shafter, secretary of State.
Shahel, l3l, C G Eastman y, o Hutchinson II.
WmT Burnham sergeant at arms; Burnham 100, ]
C Dexter "a, w P Badger II.
JosephBerry, auditor of treasury department. Berry
| 13l, Royal Hatch IS; A o Adds II.
Senate retired.
! Ene1ossed blS-Restorng John Messer to his le-
gal privileges passed. In alteration of rev. statutes
as to trustee process; passed. On same subject, lit
800 or more be not recovered in any case in county
court, the trustee to be dscharged passed In addl-
ton to act Incorporating Connecticut and Passumpsc
rivers rail road, passed. Adj.
SENATE. (Afernoon On so much of Governors
message as relates to the protective policy Messrs
Brchard, Villas, and Cushman.
| Reports. Bill protecting sheep from dogs. Amend
ING act of '42 that lessor may issue an attachment or
summons against lessee both ordered to Sd reading
HousE.-Petitons Referred:-against pedling also
against capital punishment app opriately referred.
Bills Introduced:-to restore Myron Shaw to his
privileges assessing tax of cents on the dollar on
Addison county, except Vergennes relating to suits
at aw in relation to accounts of executors, admins
TRAITORS trustees and guardians; relating to Vergennes
city courts; to repeal the act relating to common
schools; in alteration of chap 95 r, S. on offences
against private property; all referred to appropriate
committees.
The Commissioner of the Insane made his report
which was read and referred to the committee Of
| Ways and Means