Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-11-05
CcsislaIure Of f)ermont.
NlnxnAY. Oct. %.

MONDAY, Oct. %.
SEyATE.-Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Currier.
Bills reported BY Mr.. Fox, from the COM
mittee on education, in favor of the bills incor.
porating the West Randolph academy. and the
Peoples academy at Morrstown ordered to a
Sd reading.
Senator Reyes was elected to serve on the
committee on finance, in the place of Senator
kidder, who was absent on account of ndispo-
stion.
On motion Of Mr.. Foster. the Senate proceed
ed to the consideration Of the bill relating TO the
! rights of married women, providing that the par
! ties to a marriage may enter into contract, IN
surfing the wife the whole or part Of real or per-
soml estate. free from the control of her nus
band and that she shall have the same rights
and remedies and be liable to be sued in respect
| to her property. As before marriage. Mr.. Hodges
moved to 90 into committee of the whole to con-
slider the several provisions of the bill carried
and Mr.. Hodges was called to the chair. After
the adoption of an amendment proposed by Mr..
Burton, further securing the rights of creditors,
and providing that if the wife dies intestate her
property snail descend to her children, MIR. Iiar-
rington moved to amend, by striking ont the
provision that the wife may sue or be sued, and
have the same rights and remedies in law or
equity in respect to her property, as feme sole.
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ensued. in which Senators Foster, Burton and
Mead expressed themselves in favor of passing
some measure of the kind in order to proven,
the rights and interests of wives from being
sacrificed By i,aprovident and reckless husbands
and Senators Harrington, Miner, Cushman
Cram, Sweat and kim5all opposed the bill on
the ground of its creating separate and conflict
ing interests between husband and wife, which
would greatly disturb the domestic relation.-
The amendment was adopted, and the committee
rose tn report tomorrow morning.
Resolution. BY Mr.. Sweat directing the
Serueant-at-arns to procure Il pine floor to be
laid in the basement rooms of the State House
laid on the table.
House bins referred To annex part of Han.
cock to Rochester, to committee or claims. re
Incorporate the Vcrgennes hook and ladder com.
pany to committee on banks. In relation It
magnetic telegraph companies, and incorpora
tlng the Woodstock railroad company, to com.
nittce on roads. Adjourned.
IIoUsE.-Prayer by Rev Mr.. Lord.
Passed. Senate bills extending time for clos
inr bank Of Manchester, and in addition to ac
chartrrng the Green Mountain bank
The House resumed consideration of the bill
extending the jurisdiction of justices of peace tc
S 100 in trustee cases, and the i'll was ordered
to a third reading, IS to 80
Bis introduced anil referred. BY Mr. Blake
in addition to chap. SO X. s.. ; to general COM
mittce. BY Mr.. Cults, providing for election Of
Council of CenSors; to judiciary committee
by Mr' h"a'hS OF nn',"'' u. aio,i.oh 10 ACT 'o
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MI, ~ nr,,,i, horn'arJ r. o,oot rho Rr,,,Iohnrr
and F,chhnrg Railroad Cnm,anv. and ,he (nr
NOR i on,n,vered IN lease their road To the Ia,
t for = laid nm the toblc IN motion Of Mr. Ki,
,rnjno nf T. Ry comni,tan On ,n,nuc,c,nro.
hiJ ia ircur,ora,a the Orleans Iron Commrv
ordorod to al reading hill char,erinr the One
IOuachoe MN 20 laid nm the table Rv com
mi,too on hanks hnI extending charter of th
lb,nk nj ORLEANS. orJnraI ia al re- ,dinr
The Senate came in and tho Joint assembl
oJ;nnrrod mill ia Al ,n.m,rrH,,
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: SESATE'-kepo9S' by Mr. h'moail; ,ro'
A .h' senators OF W'hohh" III ft'or OF OH ave
t ing u'he' OF ho'd'n@ county court IN "'ldhai
j county WIN an amendment designating the d
y INSTEAD o' the "a ncSday OF Septc'noe' amen,
!, ,nent adopted ana o'li went I" II 8: reading u
r MI Nas'l, from tle select committee on the SUI
Jec'' ni pr"V'u.ng tnat t"e 'teaS"rerS "i u
q s'N''' = oahNN s"''' SNe oo'us III s"ch sums !
n'y oe required py the directors 'or me i''t"I'
~ performance "i dutieS, ana III case OF failure
/ do 50, That the once sl'ii be dee'he" vacant, az
Hhall D. supplied by announcer appointment rea
J., twice and land on the table.
. Inc lhird Annual Report OF the Vernon
" Central Railroad Company was read and reie
= rel to the committee on roads
bus mtrodnced. By Mr., Miner, in addito
r. to act Incorporating the Vermont and Canac
e Railroad Company, empowering the company
l. build a track from some point in the prese
j. route, in Swanton or liighgate, to some point
II the western or northern line of the State
y Grand Isle County. aud to build draw brdg