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


the senate more specifically upon the subject prior to
ISl 49, than was done in the Librarians Report of last
year The appropriations by the legislature from
1909 to 1917 amount to Sl60l9363 averaging ga
32S,l per annum In 1871 there were 80 prI5one s.
in ID rs, 43 &c. with an excess of expenditures eXcl-
siye of permanent repairs of 1886 in "A A. with
an excess Of 1867 Is, in '45, 6S with an excess OF
Sl,96906, in '46, 63 with an excess Of S3S66,6l, IN
AZ, 81 with an excess $5,6Il,95 making an average
excess of expenditure for the last years OF 1920,
49, and the average number of prisoners for the last
years, g. 81.
HOUSE, Repor's-Aganst bill on sales of lands
for non-payment Of taxes, rejected; bill to pay VIM
Haskins $40 per year for five years, for injury recev
ed by the premature discharge of field piece while
military duty, and bill to pay Richard Wait, order
ed to third reading; bill taxing Chenden co; tax re-
duced to - cents, and bill ordered to third read
ind
Bill granting ferry to Nathan Niles, ordered to a
third reading; against senate bill fora ferry to james
Bremmer rejected; senate bill incorporating Passump-
sic Telegraphic co. passed. bill amending S 35 c. 81
ordered TO third readings senate bill relative to
applications for bank charters and echaters, passed;
substitute for bill relating to 90 adjoining or in
teresed towns to share n expense OF bridges or roads
but before any question was taken the house resumed
consideration of
THE BRIDGE QUESTION.
Mr. Needham, by request waived his motion to dis
miss to permit amendment, when Carpenter of NOV
ed to amenG so to exclude the bridge Mt Rouse's
Point and retain only the bridge over Mssisquo Bay
adopted
Mr. Carpenter of N also subsequently, by consent,
amended leaving the line Of road to end on the west
ern, northern line of Alburgh, and also subecng
this act to future legislation, and requiring the assent
OF the company to the act.
Mr. Bottom renewed the motion to dismiss; which
motion was supported by Messrs Bottom Of Heaven
and klttredge Of Fairhaven, and opposed by Messrs
PlymPton IF Wardsboro Lyman of Burlington, Car
penter Of Nonhfeld, Adams of Milton and Cults of
Hartford.
SENATE, 2 o'clock, P. M.-Reporis-In favor of
House bill relating to the Grand List laid on the Ia
bic; in favor Of the bill to pay Jonathan Fish Sll,
refunlng part of pedders license on account of SICK
ness passed. in favor of the bill for the prevention
and punishment of the wiIiul and malicious obsruc-
ton OF railroads. making it state prison offence, and
II death occurs mansIaughter, passed in favor of the
petition Of L. B. Villas and others that the pedder's
act of 46 be repealed in favor Of the bill relating TO
licensing lnnkeeders and retailers in Vergennes; pass
ed.
Mr. Reyes called up the bill incorporating the
Hnesburgh manufacturing company. The question
being upon the adoption Of the amendment before
offered, making the private property Of the stockhold
erS holden for the liabilities Of the corporation to its
aborers, it was supported by Me5srs Kldler, Foster,
Sweat Harrington, Reyes, Cushman, Hodges and
Miner, and opposed by Messrs Ferguson, Stewart,
laid on the table, to give opportunity for the pass
age of general law on the subject.
House bills rGfeweh-Relatng to the international
literary and scientific exchanges; relating to the cleo
ton OF county Senators laying tax on Windsor
county; relating to peddlerS making appropriations
tor the support ot goyt authorizing the treasurer to
borrow the sum therein mentio' ed assessing a tax
Tor the support of government; granting ferry to Ma
than Niles; to pay Richard Wait SIT ; to pay Rich
ard f Abbott $40; to pay WIN lIa5kns so annually,
Tor five years. laying tax on Chittenden county
annexing Orwell to Addison county.
HOUSE-'The bill in addition to chap % R. S. was
ordered to 3D. reading.
Il PortG-Bil to pay Richard F Abbott $40, ordered
to sd reading; bills Incorporating Waloomsick Mil
Co, and Green Mountain Glass Manufacturing Co.
ordered to 3D. reading; against the bill relating to the
Grand List las to appeals nonresident owners OF
property dismissed against bills relating to locibo
entry and Misunderstanding to noaries pubc:-re-
pealng sec. chap GO r. s., rejected; against bills
on distribution Of school money, and relating to ex-
emptlons from attachment, rejected; against bill rea-
ting to Schools (changing the basis of distribution Of
school money! reected-also against petition for re-
peal of school law; bill for completion Of geological
survey appropriating $1,000 for two years-reocted
Bills passed. Taxing Windsor and Chtenden Co
granting ferry to Nathan Niles; to pay Wan Haskins
and Richard Wait; making appropriation for the sup
port OF government; laying a tax for same authors
ing treasurer to borrow the sum therein mentioned
relating to county Senators; annexing Orwell to Adj
olson County II to 3d. to pay Richard + Abbott in
relation to national literary exchanges in addition to
act relating to pedders
From The Senae-B Incorporating Ascutney bank
at Windsor, to committee on banks relating to arr
cultural societies, to committee on agriculture. Res
outlon for distribution of report of state supernten
dent OF common schools adopted
The Bridge Question.
The House resumed consideration Of this suhec
the question being upon Mr. Bottoms motion 60 dis
miss; this motion was opposed by Mr. Converse-ayes
lO6, noes $3.50 the bill was dismissed.
The amendment of the Senate, striking out of the
Rutland and Washington railroad BILL the sector
which subjects the company to future legislation no
inconsistent with the express provisions of the charter
was supported by Messrs Parker and Kltredge of +
opposed by Messrs Walker and Adams of M.-non
concurred in l08 to %.
The amendment of the Senate to the bill annexnl
part Of Ayery's Gore to Lincoln was concurred in
Adjourned.
SENANE. THURSDAY, Nov. lib 8npofed-
Against the bill repeating act relating to the censn!
of nnkeepers and retailers; rejected. In favor of thu
Senate bill relating to peddlers laid on the table,
against Nouse bill in alteration of act relating t.
to peddlers; laid on the table, against Senate bill re
latng to appropriations for State library; rejected
in favor of bill in relation to chapter 2G, R. S. giving
party in justice suits two hours to make his appear
ance on continuance bill altering the name o
Fanny Pope and making her heir of David and MARY
lamed ordered to 3D. reading.
The Senate mimic joint assembly On returning
the bill removing the States Prison to Isle In Mott
was taken up and the final passage Of the bill re
fused by the following vote;
Yeas, Bancroft, Bradley, Beoman, Foster, Fox
Harrington IIibbard Reyes, Kiddcr, Matocks, Miner
Robinson, Sweatt-l3.
Nays. Brownol, Barton Cram, Cushman Dear
Ferguson ] Hamilton, r Hamilton, Hodges, Kimbal
Mead Morse, Nash, Stanley stowatt, White-I6
Joint Resolution. That committee of two be eloc
lecod in joint assembly on Saturday at 10 A. M
whose duty 1t shall be to examine the State Prisons il
other States, with view of asceraining the best pa
for the construction of prisonand the most profitable
employment for convicts, and also the best locations
the State for prison. and report the relative advana
ges of each, with specific estimates of the cost O
building prison on the plan which they adopt; tn
said committee to report to the next Legislature pass
cd.
N,5I, cu,1 md o 1nt;o LAT; i