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

uteTeStS lldL we're SakeQ upon the construction OF
CONTINUOUS line fdry road. Besides, there was ample
security, Tie bill provided, that if the bridge should
prove Of too great dermen to navigation it might at
any time be removed by order Of the Supreme Court.
This motion to postpone Indefinitely, under preence
Of the want of further time for consideration was ia
mliar mode of attack, and he hoped il would be right
ly understood TWAS designed merely to save off the
decision Of the question He trusted that all the I'M
mense labor that had been devoted the present session
to due investigation ofthe subject would not be lost
by their evadGg the responsibility, and throwing the
decision Of the matter into the hands OF future cgsa-
tors, who would have no more light upon the subject
than they themselves now possessed.
After few further remarks by Kmbail in favor Of
the bill and against its posponement, the Senate adj.
HOUSE. REPORTS Bill in amendment Of chap.
K. s, amended, to require returns OF votes tor
Senators within four days after election; ordered to 81
reading. Bill assessing tax Of II cents for support OF
government Cults said that the tax Of last year was .
cents the list less than usual, and iasuicient!s
therefore necessary to increase the usual tax cents
to make up the deficiency. Rice Of S. suggested that
Is cents might be required instead Of IL; but the bill
was ordered to Sd reading. Also bills making Gnap-
preparation for support of governments and authorizing
the treasurer to borrow the therein mentioned; or
dered to Sd reading. Bill relating to pedhrs, requiring
that no person. not citizen Of this state, can be IL
censed to pedde until he has entered his list IN TINS
state for $500 if foot peder and for $1,000 he ped
die in any other MANNER and give security for the pay
ment of taxes as to the rates Of license and other re-
spects the bill is like the revised statute OF 1881 on
this subject Ordered to Sd reading. Bill taxing
Windsor county ordered to Sd reading. Against phi
annexing Mansfield to STOW; Pennock moved to dis
lniss-o1posedby Messrs Necdham and Smith of Wes-
ton, and supported by Luce But the house proceeded
to the
/ Special Order The bill annexing Orwell to Addison
county was supported by Mes3rs Catln, Sprague, Sey-
monr, Miles and Carpenter, opposed by Messrs Kel-
logo and Kittredge of f. and oredred to Sd reading
| Senate bills retsrred. Toncoporate Ascutney Bank
to incorporate Passnnpsc Telegraph Company
I The bill to annex Mansfield to Stow was dismissed,
81 to 81.
/ Bills passed. Relating to licensing inn keepers, &c
in Nergenncs; in relation to boards Of civil authority
relating to distractions on railroads in addition to Sec
AZ and ~ ofchap % r. s. relating to shire OF Frank
lin county, Adjourned.
SENATE, o'clock P. M BIS reported- fay
or of the bill in addition 10 the act of Ill relating to the
construction of bridge from sonth Hero to Milton,
passed. in favor of the bill relating to the Cornth A.
cudemica Institute, laid the table; IN favor Of the
bill incorporating the Phoenix Mills Company Kidder
proposed an amendment, similar to that offered this
morning to a similar bill by Reyes on motion OF DEAN
laid the table; against the house bill relating to the
grand list rejected; against the bill relating to the
guardianship Of insane persons, rejected III favor OF
the bill auneXing part Of AveW's Gore to Lincoln, with
an amendment; which adopted, and bill was pas
sed; in favor of the bill Altering the names of Jonas
Freeman, Frederick Taft an Sophia Peck, passed; to
which was referred u resolution directing them to IN
quire whether further security is demanded for the
state funds in the hands of agricultural societies, re-
ported bill regulating agricultural societies, requlr
ING them to furnish the state treasurer with state
ment of their expenditures, and the publish reports
of their dongs in the county newspapers ordered to
third reading.
House bills rGferred-In relation to boards OF civil
authority; in addition TO the act Of as relating to IL
ccnses of Innkeepers and retailers; providing for the
punishment of the malicious obstruction OF railroads;
in addition to chap 26 Off relating to Justices OF the
Peace.
Engrossed JAs-Regulatng county agricultural
societies. passed; incorporating the Windsor Savings
bank passed
Mr. Nash called up the bill annexng part of Goshen
to Rochester. lie remarked that his objections had
been removed, and he would not oppose the passage
of the bill, passed.
TIE BRIDGE QUESTION
The bill relative to bridging the lake again IA
ken up and was advocated at length by Harrington on
its general merits; also Messrs Cushman, Mead and
Beemman, and was briefly opposed by Messrs Stewart
and Deane on the ground of want of power in the
legislature to confer the grant Our limits forbid
fuller notice OF the dehate
The question being upon the motion Of Hodges TO
postpone indefinitely, it prevailed by the following
vote.
Yeas-Senators Bradley Dean, Ferguson, Fox,
Morse Nash Stanley Stewart, Sweat and White-l5.
NaysESena,ors 1oncroff Boamon. Browneu. Bur
ton 3Tom- CushmDn, Foster HARRINGTON. KIdder,
Kimball, Mattocks, Mead, Miner, Robnson-l4.
aoi. w. F ~ [D.r,noy+
u'f on ,,,ul T , t,ol, ~, +o hin rarot
70 bo Tornan+ and C,noG, ro;IroaJ conn3nv. when
Cornone eI of nronosed amendments raouTpq the
ocnriosenco of Nav Yor, or Of Conrross before the
brig@e nt Ronses Point shall be bnit-spociyna the
mode in which The brjdre shall be hu1t-empoweriur
Tho snnrona cont o sn6anl onorotions on the hrjge
assess damages &c. and also subectinp the act so
far ~ the bTdgo j. concerned to future legislatures
Tbe amendne6ts were reed TO-
Mr. LYMAN Of R moved an amendment recurring the
Vermont and Canada road to unite with the Rutland
and Central roads at the VILLAGE of Burlington, and
, not Mt onv Other point
+ Mr. NGedban moved 10 dismiss the bill.
n The motion to dsmiss.was supported at length by
! Mcssrs Needham Of Bristol and Kittredge of +. OBJ