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

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Harrington, observing that there was a press of busi-
ness before the committees, moved that when the SEN
ate adjourn, it adjourn until tomorrow morning car
red. Adjourned.
HOUSE.-Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Shelton.
Petitions reGyrcd-Of + A Knight and others, for
limitation of work per day, to General Committee Of
S Gliding, to annex part of Clarendon to Ira, to select
committee of three, consisting Of Holmes, Gus, and
Bolster.
ResOhtons.-By Farran, raising a committee on
mileage adopted. BY Seymour, authorizing the Au-
ditor to audit the account for printing the 3D. annual
report of the state Geologist adopted.
Bill inbOduced.-By Goodhue, in addition to the sew
eraI acts Tor the promotion Of agriculture referred to
committee on agriculture.
RepOfS.-By select committee, bill altering time Of
holding Washington County Court; ordered to third
reading, By general committee, bill to incorporate
the village of Rutland ordered to 81 reading. By
majority OF select committee on the subject Of licenses,
bill repeating all acts since and including 1873 on the
subject of the sale Of spirituous liquors; on motion OF
Miles, the bill was laid on the table to enable the mi
nority of the committee to report. By COMM tee on
roads, bill incorporating the Rutland and Washington
(Co N " Railroad Company Kittredge Of +, explain
ed that this dill was for a short road, connecting the
Rutland road with a road in the State Of New York
running to Whitehall, and that it was in the usual
form, and thlt it contained u provision empowering
the company to lease or sell its road to either Of the
AlihH i'f"D N'''CSN| 'Ah It HlI OA LlJbtpl ~ A'Af'
Kellogg the bill was laid OF the table. BY general
committee bills a~nnGXing part Of Goshen to Rochester,,
ordered to 81 reading bill restoring Ephraim Good
enough to his legal privileges refGrredto the Judicial
ry committee. By committee on banks, bill l%ncorpora-
ting the Black River Savings Bank laid on the table.
By select committee, bill paying james Shorwln S95
ordered to third reading, By committee on education,
Senate bill incorporating West Randolph Academy,
amended Mr. Sabin stated that no action had been
had on this subject before the committee, and up
on suggestion of Converse that there is already one
academy in Randolph, the bill was laid on the table.
By same committee, Senate bill Incorporating Peoples
Academy; Bottum suggested tlat this object could
be accomplished under the existing general law, and
the bill was rejected. BY same committee bill lncor-
porating Underhill rejected.
The bill incorporating the Otterqlechee Mill Co.
WIS reco nmlLtei to committed on manufacturers, on
motion Of Kellogg, who suggested an amendment max
ing the stockholders liable for the debts Of the compl-
ny.
The house resumed consideration Of the bill rechlr-
tering the bank Of Burlington. Kittrcdgc Of F, pro
posed an amendment, reducing the stock of present hol
ders to an amount not exceeding one hundred shares
each. Bottum said this amendment did not meet the
objection he had made yesterdly--it held out false col
ors. klttredge of F. spoke at length in support Of the
bill.
House, O'Clock, P NJ. The chair appointed
committee to make up debentures-Messrs Farrar,
Rolfe, Barnes, English, Mott, Prouty, Matthews, lde
Huntoon, Hcndrick, Whipple, Pierce and Hills.
BILL iarodnced. By Baldwin, taxing Orange Coun
ty referred to the members Of Orange county.
Petitions &c. referred. OF Wait Rranch and others
against annexing Orwell to Addison CO., to select com
mittee on that subject; of John Adams and S w Shel
don and others, against bridging the lake, to commit
tee on roads of Francis Nc Farland and others, t.
general committee Of Wm Davis and others, to Judi
ciary committee.
RI ln,Ic Nv eoloct oo-or,;t+oo L,n,n;r,,,,l,N hill +
annex part Of Fcrrisburgh TO Panton, as a substi
tute for the bill Incorporating u new town by the nam
Of Basin harbor. Smith of Panton remarked that tn
friends of the original bill agreed to this substitute
and he also expressed the opinion that it will be &C
ceptable to a majority of the people of Panton am
in reference to this latter point, the reporter misunder
stood him yesterday bill laid on the table. BY gen
erai committee, bill anneXing part of Benson to Or
well laid on the table. By Judiciary committee, bill
regulating choice Of Council Of Censors; ordered t
I'D reading. By committee on manufactures, bill t
incorporate the PheniX mill company; %recommitted 70
amendment as to private property.
The bill relating to bowling alleys (subiocting thcr
to the authority Of the seleCtmen1 was considere
when Jones moved to dismiss it opposed by Blake an
Converse, and lost 1853 to G, and the bill was ordere
to a 3D. reading.
The amendment of the Senate to the bill extendin
the jurisdiction Of justices in trustee cases was concur
red in.
The bill to incorporate the Rutland and Washing
ton Railroad company was ordered to a second reaC
ing.
A brief message was here made to the House b
the Governor, accompanying the following letter:
Adjt & Insp. Generals Office,
Rutland, Doth Oct, 1917.
His ErccHcncy Horace Eaton,
Governor Of Vrmont;
SIR: | have before me a communication from Ma
Gen. Gideon S. Pillow, U. S. A., dated Mexico, %
Sept. 1917, conveying the painful intelligence of tn
death Of Colonel Truman B.. RANSOM, of the 9 h Re!
U. s. Army, and also Maj. General of the Sd Divisio
of the Militia of our State, from which | extract tn
following:
"He fell in storming Chepultcpec on the mornin
Of the 18th inst, having received a deadly wound
the head. He mad distinguished himself in the battle
Of Contrarios and Cherubusco, but in this, the mo
brilliant achievement of the war, and of the America
arms, myself was a witness to his great gallantry,
"IIe fell, nobly leading forward his splendid reg
mcnt, only a few moments before our arms were crow
ed with victory.
Justice to an officer who had covered himself an
his State with honor, demands that should tesrf
here, as | have officially, to his great merit and hg
distinction.
His friends have made arrangements to remove h
corpse to his home and friends"
| have the honor to be your Excellency's obedieI
servant,
=. w. HOPKINS, .AgH. & hgp. Gen.
On motion of Mr. Lymun, the above message W,
referred to a select committee of five and the speaI
er appointed Lyman of B., Ilubbell, Converse, Sawyc
and Rolfe as the ommittee
The House resumed the consideration of the bill
recharter the Bank of Burlington and the debate wi
continued by Carpenter of Mortified, who took groul
against the rechlrter of banks as a general rule ban
should occasionally wind up, old scores be settled al
commence again fair, He believed that a new ban