Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-11-16
GREEN MOUNT AIN FREEMAN.

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made to oppose the Militia bill to dispense with uni
form companics--it should read Mr. Sweat, who has
opposed the bill in all its stages,
SENATE.
Saturday, Nov II.
The engrossed bills TO regulate attachments of corn
the cob in the husk, and relating to private cor
porations, were severay read 81 time and passed.
The bill to incorporate the VT Bank at Montpelier,
made the order of the day for this time was taken up
read Sd time and passed.
Mr. Mead called up the bill relating to the State
Prison, with the pending amendment to farm out the
convict labor in the prison where it is, and all
but the title and enactng clause of the bill--when
Mr. Colburn moved to amend the amendment to dis
pense, if the directors m with the services of the
chaplain and part Of the police, which was supported
by Messrs Sweat, Chandler, Colbun, Dean, Keyes
and Mend on the ground that the resident cergymen
of Windsor could be obtained to do the duties of
chaplain for hafthe amount now paid.
Mr. French opposed this virtual adjustment, as he
deemed it, of the Office of chaplain when both amend
ments were adopted and the bill was passed to be en-
crossed
The House bill relating to joint stock corporation,
with pending amendment, recommended by the Ju.
ciary com. was taken up when. after discussion be-
tween Messrs Kimba Chandler, and Deane, who
spoke against the BILL and Mr. Mead who supported
it, the same was laid on the table.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
REPORTS. Bill to amend the act relating to common
schools, abolshing the Office OF County Superntond-
ents; laid on the table. Against bill amending sec.
80 chap. 10 r. S. dismissed Bill to incorporate the
Southern VtRaroad CO.. ordered to 3D. reading. Sell
ale bill relative to State finances, and bill amending
act regulating telegraph companies; both bills
dered to Sd reading Against petition of VIM Mar
tin; and leave to withdraw was gwen Against bill
altering time Of holding courts in Windham county,
DISMISSED. Bill providing for the authorization of the
proceedings of the executive department; ordered to
81 reading. Bill to pay the Clerk of the House; Or
dered to Sd reading
Engr0Ssed Bills. TO annex partof Dandy to Mt
Tabor designating the place for canvassing tine votes
in the I'd Congressional district passed
The following appointments were made by the Joint
assembly,
Hampden Cuts Commissioner of the Insane unani-
mously.
Hiram Harlow, Superintendent of State Prison.
unanimously.
John Porter, Henry Keyes, II. II. Beardsey, Direc-
tors of the State Prison; two first unanimously. Boards
ley 40, Asa Wentworth, Jr. 81. Calvin Solace 49,
Scattering 5.
Jefferson P.Kidder, States Attorney, for Orange CO.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
2 O'clock P NJ
The engrossed bill relating to the State Prison was
read third time and passed,
Reports-Aganst House bill to annex part of Bird
port to Cornwall; bill rejected In favor of anuexing
Mansfield to Stove, with amend uent which, after u
debate, was adopted, and the bill read third time and
passed.
Mr. Davis moved to reconsider the vote passing the
bill TO complete the Geological survey, when the lner-
its of the case were again fully discussed, Mcssrs.
Hamilton of Chit, Beeman J. p. KiGder French and
Swea opposing it the ground OF the unsatisfactory
manner in which the survey was made, and the lutte
hope that the case would be beered under the present
State Geologst.
| Massrs White, KimbaIl, and Stewart advocated the
| bill.
Mr. j. P. Kidder reioncd sustained his former po-
stion and concluded by saying "tie people Of Yer
mont want man for that Office who can do something
more than sit the peak Of Parnassus and devour the
fried oysters OF sell concelt with Apollo and the Muses.
The vote was then reconsidered, when Mr., Chand-
Ter moved TO recommt the bill to member to 50 a
mend as to give the Governor power to appoint some
suitable person to complete the survey; Ito the uneX-
pected secuson of the present geologis the amend
ment was adopted; when the bill being further amend
ed. by reducing the appropriation to one thousand
dollars; was again passed.
Reports-ln favor of the bill designating Wood.
stock the place Of canvassing votes Of I'd congress
sona district, and the passed to be engrossed.
report OF the condition of the library, with resou-
ton for apptopriang The upper part Of the library for
the use Of the historical society, and bill to provide
for the procuring of the missing Journals and laws Of
the early periods; the resolution was adopted and the
bill passed to be engrOssed.
The engrossed bills relating to foreign insurance
companies; to provide for the procuring Of missing laws
aud Journals, were read third time and passed.
/ Mr.. Mead called up the bill relating to Joint stock
corporations, when the advocated by Mcssrs
White and Colbum and opposed by Mr.. Kimbal ant
rejected, yeas II, noes H.
The House returned the bill relating to divorce, In
sistng on their amendment and he Senate resolved
10 adhere to their vote Of non-concurrence.
The bill to provide for paying the expense of pro
curing public documents from Henry Stevens. being
the part of his historical collection recommended to BIT
purchased for the State library by The committee ap
pointed by the Governor last year, was taken up-ht
report was read when the bill read the End timo
and the engrossing being dispensed with, the SAINT
was read third time and passed
Mr. Chandler called up the bill TO incorporate ih
Green Mountain Liberal Institute, and proposed
mendment defining its objects to be for an academy
which was adopted and the bill was read third tint
n and passed.
The bill relating to divorce, from the House, wa
thhcn up anu It.CCtcu'
Mr. White, moved that when the Senate adjourn
adjourn to half past o'clock this evening" carried
= Adj
HOUSE.
+ Reports. BY the committee to which that part O
the Governors message REFERRED relating TO sav
cry resolutions, which were laid on table; bill amend
ing act relating 10 militia, passed; bill relating
to the bank of Windsor, laid the table; bill amend
lag chap az r. s. On eXemptng property from attach
r menis was dismissed.
Bills from The Senate.
The Senate returned the bill relating to divorces
not concurriug in the amendments Of the House; tn
House insisted; and bill anncXlng part Of Mans
field to Stow, with an amendment requiring only
majority of the IreemeR to confirm the act, which wa
concurred in. amending sec. Is chap. r. s., ordere
to 3D. reading; relating to the State Prison ITO let OF
the prsoners) supported by Mnssrs Converse and Co
4 Iamer and ordered to Sd reading.
= Mr. Whitcmore called up the bill defining the dutlr
of road commissioners when Mr. Porter moved 10 strk
. out the part authorsing commissioners to order tn
grading of hls--supported by Messrs Porter an
- Converse, opposed by Messrs Whltlemore, Parker
= e. Alien ne NJ and Cree rejected and the hill pas,