Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-10-28

Friday next at 8 p m, to elect a superintendent, three
directors and a chaplain Of the state prison, and com
m.ssloners OF the Insane, on motion of mr Harrington,
laid on the table.
Petition presented. BY mr. Sweat, of B Villas and
6O others, Of Chelsea, for the repeal or modification Of
the law relating to p%eddlcr, referred to the committee
on finance.
Mr. Foster called up the bin repeating the act of last
session to prevent imposition in the sale of medicines.
and it was ordered to a third reading.
A message was received from the Governor trans
hitting a long and able report Of Charles X Williams,
commissioner to inquire into the validity of the claims
Of the state upon the general government for expendi-
lures in the revolutionary war, and also the report of
the commute appointed by the Governor to correspond
with the sou ptor powers as TO the execution of the sta
tues hf Ethan Allen and Thomas Chittenden.
On motion of mr. Stanley, the latter report was re-
ierred to a Joint committee OF five. The chair appoint
cd senators Stanley and Sweat on the part OF the SEN
ate. Adjourned.
HOUSE.-Reports by committee on roads, bills
chartering the Union railroad co, from montpelier,
through Barre to Bradford or Rayalton@ and the steam
tow boat company-amended by placing the act under
the control Of future legislatures, and both bills were
ordered to a third reading; by judiciary committee, bill
relating to the village of Woodstock, ordered to third
reading; by select committee, bill altering the name OF
Samuel Richards and making him heir Of JOLham FL
lis, ordered to third rerding.
va iioNiCh VI M CiB SHNCi VIZ l"N'
tons for annexing Mansfield to Stow, to a select COM
mittee, was re-considered and the petitions were refer
red to the genera committee.
Bills introduced and referred. BY mr. George, to in
corporate the Waloomsick mill company, to committee
on manufactures; by mr. Henry, to charter the Black
river railroad company, to committee on roads; by mr.
Royce, making Ira Hawley heir at law of Micah J
CltIin, to judiciary committee. From the senate, in
addition to act incorporating Green Mountain bank,
and extending the bank Of Manchester, referred to
committee on banks.
Mr. Parker moved to reconsider the reference of the
petition for the annexation of Greensboro to Caledonia
county, opposed by mr. Mr. Rand and carried. The
petition was then referred to a committee Of five from
without the counties of Orleans and Caledonia wit:
messrs Holmes, Wiley, Hendrick, Eastman and Cur
lis.
Mr.. BoYington of Hinesburgh, in consequence OF i'll
health, was discharged from the committee on manu-
features, and mr. Scott of Halifax was appointed in his
place.
Mr. Sherman of Fairfield was discharged from and
after tomorrow morning, on account of sickness.
Resolutions. BY mr. Smith of Weston, referring so
much of the q lvcrnnr's message as relates to geolo-
gical survey, to committee on agriculture; adopted; by
mr Kittredge of T, instructing Joint committee on lib
rary to inquire into the expediency of making additions
to the state library, and making an annual a%ppropria-
ton for that purpose, adopted.
The senate came in to elect secretary of state, &c.
when mr. Wheeler moved to adjourn to 3 p IN to-mor-
row, rem1rking that the demrcrltic party was unpre-
pared, and also that the time had been misunderstood
agreed to, ll3 to 81.
The senate withdrew ana the house adj.
SENATE, Thursday, Oct. 2l.-Prayer by Rev Nj
Hyde.
RcponS.-By Mr. Kimball, from the committee or
roads, in favor Of the petition of James Bremmer for q
ferry; by Mead, from the judiciary committee, to which
was referred so much of the Governors message as re
lates to the rights of married women, a bill providing
that any time before marriage the parties may ente
into Il contract declaring their consent, that after mar
rage, the wife shall continue to hold, the whole o
part, ofany interest, in real or persona estate, or right
OF action Of which she may be possessed at marriage
free from the control of her husband; and enabling the
wife to hold deViseS, conveyanceS, or requests, with
out the intervention of trustee, laid on the table.
Bill hhOdpceA-By Harrington, granting n ferry
to J Bremmer, ordered to third reading; by Nash, t.
annex Avery's Gore to Lincoln, referred to the sena
tors from Addison; by Klddcr, for the Improvement o.
horses providing that the owner or keeper of any stall
lion Of four year old and upwards, shall pay into the
town treasury the sum of S25, under the age, the sun
of $40, referred the committee on agriculture.
EngrOssed b6Hs.-Repealing act to prevent imposi
ton in the sale Of medicines, passed. Requiring thu
auditor of accounts to give bonds or the faithful per
Torrance of duties, pissed.
Resolutions. BY Cushman, for joint assembly OF
ulOIludYy / " d VI W ClcNL jain COMMISSIONER I1SSCN
by Harrington, instructing the judiciary committee t.
inquire into the eXpediency of repeating so much o
the listing law as authorizes a tax upon buildings erect
ed on public lands, passed. From the house, instruct
in library committee to inquire into the eXpediency o
providing for a gradual increase of the state library
COncurred in.
On motion of Barton, the resolution for Joint assem-
bly, to elect superintendent, directors, and chaplain o
the state prison, and Il commissioner for the insane
arnnn1od hv dnSi rDotinr AIoudpv uovt of IN -
clock a IN, and was then c%oncurred in.
The senate went into joint assembly. On r%eturnin,
adjourned.
HOUSE.-Prayer by Rev Mr. Comings.
Petitions, &c. refcrrel.- Remonstrance of Josep
Dake and 25 others, against anneXing Mansfield t
Stow, to general committee; petition of Joseph Water
man ard others, for recharter Of bank of Burlington, t
committee on banks; Of Reuben Page and others, tc
a part of grammar school lands to be given to Corint
Academy, to committee on education; of A E Judevin
and others of Hariwick, to restore Lucien Marsh
his civil privileges, select committee OF three, consis
ing of Messrs French of II, Bcckwith and Perry;
Samuel S. Macomber and l57 others, for abolition
capital punishment, to select committee of five, consis
ing of Messrs Wheeler Smith Of Goodrich, Polar
and Dodge of Weybridge; of Sylvester Phelps, CLAIM
ing some $l400 for tobacco seized under the Vernon
non-intercourse act-read, when Rice offs. objected
entertaining the petition, unless by a two thirds vot
as the subject has heretofore been acted upon; aft
some discussion by Messrs Needham, Rice of S. ar
Kellogg, for receiving, and Messrs Goodman and H
tredge Of f against, the motion to receive was laid
the table.
Blu introduced and rcGrred.-By Miller, relatir
to INDECENT persons, to general committee; by Carpe
ter, for the improvement of horses, to committee on
griculture; by Pcnnock, to restore Gadman Whitlo
to his legal privileges, with a petition on the same Bu
jeCt; also by Parker, to restore Fphraim Guodcnou
his legal privileges, referred to general committee
Bills paSScd-Constituting Norman IL Eddy heir
law of Amos Eddy.
COUNTY APPOINTMENTS.
The senate came IN, and the following appointmcr
were made:
WASHINGTON co.
Daniel Baldwin, Henry Douglass, Assistant Judg
of county court; Addison Peck, Montpelier, Sher
Leonad Keith, High Baiiti; Charles Reed, States !
torney; jeremiah II. Marston, Judge of Probate; !
fred wainwright, Cyrus Ware, Silas c French, J
commissioners.
ORLEANS Co.
James A Paddock, John Harding Assistant JUDI
r l. ooInt ,o,r4, T,r,o. II,r,lIDn uNo,v GIoutH