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

pointed senators Cuoillldll hluuCl dhu ANu'A'
Senator Robinson was elected to fill Temporarily the
vacancy in the committee on roads, accustomed by the
absence Of Miner, called home by sickness IN his lam
lily,
The c|ngrossed bill was then taken up relating to
fire societies, repeating so much of sect. II, chapt ~
r S. as empowers the fire wardens to destroy bullu-
ings, and providing that corporations or fire s%ocletIe5
my confer the power on the wardens, SUCH corporation
or society making itself liable for all property unnces-
sqrily DESTROYED. eastman moved to amend by strl-
KING out the word Observation-Disclosures at length
by Cushmln and others. Pending this discussion the
senate went into Joint assembly-and on returning,
Adjourned.
HOUSE. Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Ballou.
Bills passed. Altering terms Of Washington Co.
court incorporating village of Rutland regulating
choice ofc0uncil of censors to pay j. Sherwln.
Reports. Bill to pay J, J. B~cardsley ordered to 81
reading. Bill taxing Orange Co., ordered to 3D. read
inc. Deducting ; per cent from the list OF WlndIlaIn
and Essex equities, adding 3 per cent to Orange ana Q
to Chttenden. Against bill relating to election OF town
representatives mo balloting to be commenced alter II
at nirht of LIST Tuesday in Sept laid on the table,
Bill in amendment of chap 50, RS, (relating to iences1
ordered to 81 reading against bill concerning sale OF
lime, and it was dismissed. Against bill relating to
county revenue, (%diycfting pcdar's taxes from the state
to the county treasury J laid on the table.
Slbin moved to reconsider the vote rejecting the
senate bill Incorporating the Peoples Academy, the
senate having been requested to return the Dill Land
on the table.
Resolutions. BY Smith of Waitsicld, instructing
committee Oh military afhirs to enquire whether legis-
laton is not necessary to cllaizo the burdens of the
people on this subject. BY Porter, in5tructing com
mittec on the State Prison to inquire into the cXpedl-
envy of leasing the labor ofthe ~convIcts for the term OF
five %yclrs-al adopted.
Pdions referred, Of SInborn and Others, for a re-
peal Of license law, to committee of ways and means
Iof A Durf1r and otbnrs tn soInpt rpn,rnittnn nfthrnn
The SENATE came in, and Thomas Miller was ap-
pointed second assistant Judge Of Wlndlam Co., in
place of E1enezer Howe, declined.
OntlG nomination of Justices for Orange Co., Kid
der offered a resolution affirming that these nominations
had been made in accordance with the Joint rules and
conf ming them. Kidder supported the resolution,
denying the right Of the joint assembl to look beyond
the record of the county convention, and claiming that
the lists Of Tunbridge and Chelsea (tho only towns in
question: had been fairly made, and differed but slight
ly from the last years lists. Walker and others OPP
posed the resolution, insisting that the established rule
of rclppointing the last years lists should be adhered
to, as the just one, and the only mode Of preventing
difficulties IN the appointment OF justices. hIdder de
MED that any such rule hid been established in Orange
Co. Carpenter OF N. moved to lay the resolution OF
the table: opposed by Kidder, Huntington and Vince
= Ter, supported by Converse, and carried, lI5 to ~
5 Kiddcr then moved to recommit. the nominations OPP
e posed by Collamer, EIolbrook and Converse, supper
ted by Kjdder and otherS-lost, l0l to 50. Carpenter
e of N. moved the appointment Of last years list for Chel
sea and Tunbridgc. Kellogg raised a question Of or
d der: the two lists embraced in part the same names
and he held that it could MT be possible to make a sub
}, stitution as to the names, The chair decided the mo
Itoa to substitute in order; Kellogg appealed, and tn
l. chlir was sustained. A motion by Baldwin to recon
init was rejected, and last years lists were agreed to
), Kcyes moved to add the name of Rufus II. Hyde to TIN
+ list for Chelsea; lost, l0l to 85. Goolhuo moved t
l. adjourn to Tuesday next 10 A. NJ, Reyes objected, a
there were more names to be presented for Chelsea
o Adjourned the senate withdrew and the house Adj.
SENATE, 9 o'clock p M. Report--By Kidder
from committee on finance, IN favor Of repeating act 0
10 46 relating to peddlers, with an amendment providing
j. that the bill shall not affect licenses granted or penal
lie ties incurred under the present act, laid on the table.
c House bills rcferYed Altering time Of holding coun
W court in Washington county, to the senators iron
Washington. Regulating the choice Of the council Q
ID censors, and incorporating the village Of Rutland, t
the judiciary committee. To pay james Sherwin $25
to the committee on claims,
r Mr. Nash called up the bill, annexing part of Han
Il co;k to Rochester, passed.
The bill in alteration Of chap ] r S, so that no cleo
10 ton Of town representative shall be made on a ballot
Or ing commenced after II o'clock at night, was take
up, and was opposed bv Harrington, on the ground q
m its tendency to produce difficulty by the great d;versi
ID ty of time, and its ~allording constant temptation t
constables and town authorities to create delay Inde
I'd various pretences in order to defeat an election, an
was supported by MesSrs Hodges, Cram, Bcenan an
g Nash, us relieving towns from great evils and burden
they are now subject to by unreasonably %protracte
~ballotings, and on motion Of Beeman the bill was lai
on the table.
d. Mr. Keyes called up the bill relating to the righr
of married women, and Kidder modified the amenC
~ nent proposed by him yesterday, so that only the rent
and profits of the real estate Of the wife shall be e2
empt from attachment for the debts of her husban,
and the question being upon the adoption of the
%mendmont as modified, it was supported by MessI
Ferguson and kidder, and was opposed by Mess
! Burton, Hodges and Foster, and was rejected.
u Hamilton moved to amend by striking out the prov
sion that the rents and profits shall be held free fror
the control of the husband and for her sole benef
supported by Harrington, opposed by McSSfs Burtol
Foster and Mead, lost II to H.
" Yeas-Mcssrs Bradley, Cram, Cushmqn, Ferguson
J Hamilton, Harrington, Hilton, Keycs, Kidde
lg Morse and White.
in Nays-Messrs Bancroft, Beeman, Burton, Dea
es Foster, Fox, r Hamilton, I%libbard, Hodges, Mattoch
'st Mead, Nash, Stanley and Stewart.
an The question recurring on the passage of the bill,
was opposed by Me8srs Cram, and ] Hamilton, ard {
motion of Hilton, it was laid on the table.
n HOUSE, RepoHs.-By ommitte of ways al
means, a substitute for the various bills relative
IA %peddlcrs, in addition to act relating to %peddlers, provl
~ ing that licenses may be granted to citizens of 9th
oN"tO3 vi ROOu tIlptul NuJldNtGlS III llC lOlIOhlu8 lulCO
. foot peddIers $30--by one horse $50 -%pcddle:s Of C,
us elry and patent medicines $3.50 and repeating
acts inconsistent with this; laid on the table.
Bottum called up the bill relating to Basin IIarbC
the question being upon the substitute, annexing tn
part of Ferrisburgh called Basia Harbor to Panton.
as Mr.. Bottum moved to amend the substitute by requi
k ing the assent Of Ferrlsburgh rejected. The que
ton REQUIRED upon adopting the substitute agreed
and the bill ordered to a 81 reading,
to A resolution from the senate to elect Maj. Gen.
as Brigade was concurred in.
nd The House resumed consideration Of the bill to
ks charter the Bank of Burlington. Kittredge of f. p
nd posed an amendment relative to the distribution of t
nix stock, which was adopted. The debate was then
lie, sumed by Walker the house was asked to take a ne
lat step, to set a new precedent, in granting a re-chart
lily of a bank a second time; and it was in his judgme
ed a very important step, which ought not to be taken 9
en cept upon the ground Of imperative necessity. +
Dr. argument, therefore, was mainly addressed to this POI
nix of necessity, which he concluded did not exist, aud
the bill ought not to be sustained. Plausible as see
IN ed the argument that good banks ought to be perpetu
led he reminded the house that it was the very argume
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