The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-11-11
Eenisluture Of Dcrmont.
SENATE.
GIoXbAY, Nov.

N1GNDi - WV IL
Reports. BY Mr.. Harrington, from the
select committee on the subject, i'll favor OF
the bill, providing for the erection OF a states
prison on Isle Ia Mott, with amendments aPcc
propriating for the purpose, elght instead Oh
ten thousand dollars year, Tor three years.
and authorising the removal, from tune W
time, of furniture, &C., that can be spared at
Windsor The committee submitted a detall'
ell special report, from which 1t appeared that
the busines; now carried on in the States
prison, is mostly carriage and shoemaking;
that the present number OF convicts is DO,
usually 65, and their average length Of sery-
ice, three years; that the prison, since 1909,
has cost the State $18l,142 80, exclusive of
the cost Of its erection, equal to $4,644 81
each wear; that this loss has its origin chiefly
in endeayors to prosecute mechanical bust
ness, requiring skill far beyond that possessed
by convfcts: and that the convict labor, if
APPLIED to uuarrying stone on Isle la Mott,
Il locality which presents unequallcd facilities
for doing the same safely and proiltably,
would Weld to the State over $4,000 annu-
ally, being about double both the ordinary
and extraordinary expenses of the prison.
The amendments were adopted, and on mo-
ton of Mr.. Foster, the bill and the report
were ordered 10 lie on the table, and 800 cop
les of each to be printed.
The engrosscd bill, so to amend chap l, II
S, that no town representative shall be elect
ed on balloting commenced after II o'clock
at night. of the first Tuesday of September,
was taken up AMI passed, by vote OF IA to
II.
Icas-Scnators Bceman, Cram, Dean,
Ferguson, Fox, j. Hamilton, h. Hamilton,
Hodges, Kinlbali Mead, Morse, Nash, Stan
Icy, Stewart
Nay-Senators Bancroft, Burton, Cush-
man, Foster, Harrington, Hibbard, Keyes
Kid,ler, Mattocks, Sweat, White.
The encros8ed bill, relative to the rights O
married women, providing that the rents anc
profits of the real estate Of the wife, shall be
held by her free from the control of her hus
band, aud shall be exempt from attachment
for his debts, and empowering her to devise
her real estate, or any descendable Interest
therein, was passed by vote of IS to 8,
Yeas-Senators Bancroft, Beeman, Brow
nell, Burton, Foster, Fox, r. Hamilton, Hib
bard, Hodges, Kidder, Kimball, Mattocks
Mead, Morse, Nash, Stanley, Stewart, White
Ntw-Senators Cram, Cushman, Dean
Ferguson, j. Hamilton, Harrington, Reyes
Sweat.
HOUSE.
Engrossed Bills Making appropriation
for Council of Censors to pay Merritt Clark
to incorporate Black River Savings Bank
relating to the State Prison; to annex par
of Ferrisburgh to Panton, (amended, as t
expenses of town for the present ycar), seye
rally passed.
In addition 10 acts incorporating Connect
cut River and Bratteboro' and Eitchbur
Railroad companies; passed.
Bills introduced and referred. From tn
Senate relating to rights Of married women
ordered to be printed, and referred to Jud
ciary committee; in alteration of chapt l,
S, Of election of town representatives, to con
mittee on elections.
g. Reports. BY committee on banks, again
bill to charter the bank of Brandon; on me
ton of Mr. Sprague, laid on the table. B
committee on roads, against amendments pr,
posed by Mr. Kellogg to the Rutland an
Washington Railroad bill. Mr. Kellogg SUI
ported the first amendment, objecting partit
ular,y to at this time authorizing this con
pany to merge itself in New York con
pany-he would hold on to this privilege
least, until it is known what New York con
pany is to be thus favored; he would consel
to lease but not to sell. Mr.. Kttredge of
argued that this privilege is not unreasonabl
and can possibly DO no injury. Amcndmel
rejected. The second amendment subjectr
the company to any general law not inco
sistent with its chartered rights, was supper
cd by Mr.. kellogg as necessary to apprize ;
interested of the power of the State to pr
tect the rights of the people, and objected
by Mcssrs. Kittredge of f., and Converse
entirely unnecessary adopted, 68 to 56, al
the bill ordered to third reading.
BY committee on roads, bill charteril
Black River Railroad Co., with amendmc
as to general law ordered to Sd reading.
The bill in addition to the act relating
pedlers was rejected.
The bill in relation to roads was ordered
81 reading.
SENATE.
o'clock, P. NJ.
uaaLse hN IN -aldiLinn to acts incnrpor