Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-11-04

and the notion to recommt was agreed to.
Converse introduced IA bill taxing Windsor county;
referred to members Of that county
Carpenter of N called up the bill relative to lconses
TO retailers, and it was made the order for tomorrow
afternoon.
Farrar called up the bill in alteration Of sec, 7, chap.
Ig1 r. S. relative to foot rot in sheep, repeating the
penaltv which now goes to the town. A motion to dis
miss was rejected, and the bill was ordered to 3D. read
ing. Adjourned.
SENATE, Saturday, Oct. 30.-BW reported. In
favor of the bill altering times Of holding the supreme
court in Caledonia, Orleans, Essex, and Lamoile coun-
ties, passed; in favor of the bill altering time OF hold
inc the spring term Of the Washington county court
to the 4th Tuesday of May.
Bills inroduced.- To incorporate the White river
manufacturing co, referred.
Res0lulion.-By Kidder iustructing the judiciary
committee to inquire into the expedlency of exempt
inc the homestead, or q part thereof, from attachment,
adopted.
The senate went into joint assembly.
On returning, the bill, so to amchd chap | OF RS,
that no balloting for town representative shall be held
after ~ o'clock at night ofthe first Tuesday Of Sept,
was taken up, and in an animated discussion, was sup
ported by Messrs Cram, Ferguson, Hodges, Stewart
and Becman, and opposed by Messrs Harrington, KID
der and Cushman, and a motion of Harrington to lay
the bill on the table, being lost, it was by general con
sent ordered 10 a third reading.
House bills rg~6ned-Rcating to bowling alleys,
In addition to chap 50 of rs, relating to fences and
fence viewers. AnneXlng part OF Goshen to koche5-
ter. Laying a tax on Orange county. 70 pay J.
] B~oarlsley.
Eggrossct JM.-Altoring the time Of holding the
supreme court IN Caledonia, Orleans, Essex ana Ia
moiI'e counties. passed. Adjourned TIL Monday.
ITOUSE-Prayer by Rev Mr. Lord.
Petitions, &c. reGrYed.-Of Joseph Pike and 9TH
ers, against peddler act of Thompson and others, a.
gainst bridging the lake; of Edmund Weston and 9TH
ers.
R'Por5-BIl anneXIng Mansfield to ntQWf;aiteran
~elicuation of facts, on motion Of Luce, the bill was re-
fcrred to the members from LamolIlo county; against
bill relating to licenses to lnnkeepers, &C, arguing
that the existing law has produced good effects IN eve
ry state where it has been testod-that frequent chan
yes are injurious, and that the people ought not to be
t deprived Of the right Of deciding on the traffic osat pre-
sent provided, independent of political e~ntungIements
that it is inexpcdient to legislate in reference to the
salary oil the auditor OF accounts; bill making aPpro3-
3 prlatlon for council OF censors, ordered to a third read
i ngi Dill authorizing the directors OF the state prison to
let out the labor Of conyIct5 Tor the termo OF I'VE years
ordered to a tllrl readlngj against Petrtoh OF hIelFI
e M rerry ana olhefs, Tor repeal OF Jaw IN reference U
n the Sabbath, ana the petitioners had leave Wlthdfa"
Dill IN relation TO railroads, empowered TO make con
tracts Tor leasing the running OF roads, ana connect
= ing WIN each ollef ana arranging depot GROUNDS !
: common laid on the table; against bill III amendment
! - 80 up - ~
BMS introduced anil r5erred-ln relation to pro
ceedlngS IN trustee cases, trustees may appear Dl
counsel before justice OF the peace ana appeal 10 ln'
county court, where the same proceedings shall Ut
had as IN cases originated IN that court3 relating t
e duty OF bank commissioner; to incorporate BELOW
Falls Savings ln5tltutlonj in relation to proceedings a
gainst trustees, trustees to have a jury before JUST
e ces, and be entitled to costs and council tees II dis
o chargcd) relating to the grand list; (no deductions 10
S debls3 relating to Fire Societies: to alter CHAP II SCI
Us r S, county courts may make cashiers oil banks no
tarles publIc.)
r, 8Hp aSSed. Taxing Orange county; anneXIng par
OF Goshen to Rochester to pay D. D. Bearosley; IN 40
G ditonto cIlapt. 70 IL ), OF fences; relating to bowling
l. alleys.
Inc senate came IN, ana Big. Ten a. Cuslman wa
unanimously elected MAJOR General OF the ga olvlsloI
N III pace Oh the late ueh' / D. ltahsoIh' ana inc Senat
"InareW'
l ne mousse resumed consideration OF ue OH TO re
charter the Bank OF Burlington Matson moved I
DISMISS IT, converse proposed TO postpone until MOI
day, IN the nope that all parties would agree TO som
arrangement, satisfactory TO them ana tIe mousse, |
save time and excitement; he was therefore oppose
l. to dlsmlsslng. Matson thought time enough had bee
m consumed, and persisted in the motion. Ayes 70 noe
lOl, On motion OF Converse, the bill was postpone
j. to Monday, p. M.-so was the bill chartering tn
Commercial bank.
II The next special order was the bill IN addition
act Incorporating Connecticut River and Brattlebor
d and FltchDurg railroad companies, the question BEN
upon the amendment Of Kittrodge of f. providing for
I'd connection with the Greenfield railroad company,
the south line of this state. Converse suggested a
amendment to the amendment, saving the rights OF tn
is river line to Montague, and hIttFedge OF +. moved
d. lay the bill on the table; supported by Klttrcdgo OF /
is and opposed by Rice and others, and lost. Kittredg
X assented to ConVerses amendment to his own, whe
d, the latter was adopted, The question now required O
reconsldering a former vote rejecting kellogg's ament