Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-11-18

Blnk-rciected; against Senate bill incorporating as
Quincy Bank at Wndsor-aid on the table agans
bill to pay Daniel Putnam; cl lim supported by Walk
er, who moved to fix the sum at $20O-lost, also a
$780, and the bill dismissed Senate bill altering time
of Grand Isle Co. Court passed bill altering names
of Calvin Crawford and George Wethered; ordered
to 3D. reading; against bill explanatory Of act last yea
relative to assessment Of damages on roads orraroads
Thy juries;) rejected.
The bill relating to agricultural societies was order
ed to a Sd reading.
The Joint resolutions of the senate, for a committee
to make investigation to the best mode of managing
the State Prison, &c, were referred to committee OF
State prison. The amendment of Kellogg to the bill
incorporating the Vermont Life Insurance Co. (sublec
ting it to future legisation was agreed to, and the
bill passed.
The bill relating to justice courts (Smlie's) was re
jeced.
The englossed bill relating to the grand list (relatvc
to conventions of listers to average the sts was pas
sed.
SENATE 3 O'Clock, P. NJ. Bills reported In ia
vor of the bill laying tax of ~ cents on the dollar
on the county Of Chtenden passed. Making appro-
prations for the support Of government; laid on the
table, In favor of the bill authorizing the treasurer ia
borrow not exceeding $50000 passed. In favor OF
the bill amending the act Incorporating the Vermont
and Canada railroad; laid on the table In favor of
the bill to pay Richard Wait ST. it being the amount
of his peddlng license; passed. Bill pay VIM Has
kins, without any expression of opinion; laid on the
table In favor of the house bill relating to nternlon-
u literary and scientific exchanges, authorizing the
Governor to appoint suitable persons agents to trans
nit and receive all objects of international exchange,
and appropratng 5000 to defrly the expense Of the
agency with an amendment requiring the agents to
report to the next legislature; amendment adopted,
and bill passed-aso in favor of the house resolutions
approaching the system Of international exchanges,
commenting the philanthropy aud perseverance OF NJ.
Vaemare, and rendering to him such duplicate copies
in the library as may be selected by committee Of
three to be appointed by the governor, aud directed
that 500 copies of Instructions on the best uoie Of
collecting, preserving and transporting objects Vi Nat
ural History" be printed in connection with the same
number Of copies of the lecture Of NJ Vatemlre de-
livercd before the two houses; resolutions adopted
unanimously.
Sweat from the same committee, to which was re-
fcmed the communication Of the auditor respecting the
claims of the State against the General Government
for expenses arising out of the enforcement of the
raity law reported that in the opinion Of the commit
tee, Vermont has just claim of $305 49, for expenses
incurred at the express request Of the war Depart
men in defence of her frontier towns during tue Pat
riot war;" with Joint resolution directing the Gov
ernor to cause application to be made TO the next Con
gress for the payment of the same; adopted.
The amendment of the senate to the bill incorpora-
ting the Rutland and Washngto railroad, striking out
the section subecting the charter to any general law
that may hereafter be passed. relating to railroads, moi
inconsistent with the express provisions Of the act re-
turned from the house nonConcurred ill., was taken up
and Stanley moved to rcccde from the same; lost, II
! to Is.
Ferguson called up the bill in alteration of the ACT
in relation to peddlers repeating acts Of a and 46
relating to peddlers, and providing that no person bu
resident Of the state shall peddle until he shall file
certificate that he has entered stock in trade in the
list of some town $500 if on foot $1,000 if otherwise
and aiYing rates of license about thirty per cen
less than the act of last year. Reyes moved to amenc
so that the act shall not apply to goods Manufactured
in the state, except patent medicines rejected, Ate
a long discussion by Harrington and Others the bill
on motion of Burton, was laid on the table,
The house amendments to the bill Incorporating TIN
VT, Mutual life Insurance Co.. were concurrcd in.
Adjourned
i HOUSE. Special Order. The senate bill to char
ter the Ascutncy Bank at Windsor was considered AM
after somewhat minute investigation of the facts il
the case the bill was advocated by Messrs Carpenter
Lyman, Needham Adams, Rice, Kittredge and Bottom
and opposed by Porter, Smith and Converse. mo
ton to adjourn was lost The bill was ordered to q
reading, III to 81, and passed. Adjourned.
SENATE, Friday Nov. - Bills reporied-I
favor of the bill assessing tax of % cents on the dol
lar for the support of governmet. Kdler inquire
why the tax was larger than usual. Beeman reptile
that it resulted from mistake made in the assess
ment of last year, assessing instead of ten cent
as is usual, passed; against bill relating to removal
nuisances and distractions in the highways, rejected
against the bill granting ferry to Nathan Niles, re
committed; in favor ofthe bill laying tax on Wind
sor county, passed. in favor of bill relating to count
senator's the votes to be counted the 18th day after
ecton passed. in favor of the bill in relation To board
ofciy authority providing that meetings thereof ma
by called any time by five days notice. passed; in tay
or of bill constituting Amos Rising jr. heir of Aaro
Rising, passed.
Mr. Foster called up the bill in amendment of tn
act incorporating the Vermont and Canada railroad
striking out the clause assigning the sand bar at sou
Hero as the place Of crossing to Grand Isle county
ordered to third reading yeas 25 nays Stewart vol
ing in the negative.
The bill appropriatng $1,000 annually for two years
to complete the geological survey, and 5000 Tor finish
ing the agricultural survey, was taken up, and on mo
ton of Beeman, amended by striking out the la
ter clause, the amendment being supported by Messr
Beeman, Harrington and Miner, and opposed by Mead
and the bill was ordered to a third reading.
EngrOSSed bills Altering the name of Fanny Pop
and making her heir Of Daniel and Marry Larned, pas
T. sed.
: House bills rcteHcd-In addition TO the several act
encouraging agriculture; altering the names Of Cavi
Crawford and Geo. Wethored.
DWS PdSSed-hakln8 appropriations lor the Suppo
of government; relating to the Corinh Academies
Institute and county Grammar school.
MIR kddcr called up the bill incorporating the Ilir
= osburgh manufacturing company. The question be
ing upou the amendment making the private propcrt
of each stockhodcr holden for the liabilities of the COZ
porahon to its oborers to the amount of his capt.;
stock paid in supportedby Messrs Kdder, Harrington
Sweat and Miner, on the ground that the security
the laborng classes demanded it, and that it was in &C
cordance with the analogous doctrine of liens in tn
common law, and was demanded in order to the pei
feet security of aboers, vino had no means Of asce
tanning the actual circumstances of the corporation
; and therefore might without warning and most unjuS
y y suffer by its failure. TO show that the principle
the amendment was nothing new to Vermont legisla
ton, Kddor read from the act of '45, Incorporating til
Springfield paper mill co, and also from other snilc
acts. The amendment was opposed by Hlcssrs Mca,
I Stewart Nash, Beoman and Klmball, as uncalled 70
as wrong in principle, and greatly tending to eu
barrass the taking of the stock of the corporation
= Hodges would greatly prefer general law on til
subject applicable to all these corporations but en-
pressed himself willing to vote for the amendment.
The amendment was rejected by the following vote
Yeas-Senators Bancroft, Bradley, Foster, Harring