Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-11-09
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
Reported for Walton's Daily Journal.
SENATE.
Tuesday. Oct. 81
Prayer by the Chaplain.


Prayer by the Chaplain.
Mr. Stewart from the com on banks made a report
in in favor of the bill to continue in force three years
the act of 1914 for closing up the concerns of the
Bank of Windsor.
Mr. Stewart called up the bill to extend Jail limits,
for Sd reading when the same was rejected.
The bill to provide for school district libraries was
then taken up and the amendment proposed by Mr.
White to confne the amount raised to the purchase of
maps, globes, &c. further discussed, Messrs
Sweat and White supporting the amendment, and
Messrs Kimball, Mead and Walker opposing it and
advocating the purchase of books in the bill report
ed by the com. on Education.
Mr. Redfold also opposed the amendment, lucdly
answered the objections raised to the bill, and elo-
quCntly advocated its passage.
The question of Mr. WIS amendment was then put
and lost, yeas 8, nays II.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Prayer by Rev VIM II Lord.
The bill incorporating the Vermont Valley Rail
road co. was ordered to 3d reading.
Petitions &c. referred. OF Rufus f French. Remon-
STRANGE of C S Perry and others-of Selectmen Of
Montpelier
Reports. Bills relating to bridge from South Hero
to Milton, in addition TO the act Of 1847 relating to
highways and Bridges and Senate bills relating to re-
pairs Of highways and bridges and the manner of APP
pointing highway surveyoIs-severally ordered to Sd
reading; against bill relating to fences adjoining
highways-dismissed 1872 to 70. Bill in addition tC
chap l8 S, relating to school houses empowering
districts to take lands for schoohouses;) laid on the
table Bill for the relief Of Charles Story, ordered Il
Sd reading
The election Of Judges of the Supreme Court wa:
postponed to Thursday pm.
ELECTION OF U. S. SENATOR.
The House resumed the consideration the resolu
ton for election Of u s. Senator Mr. Needham moved
to postpone the resolution to 10 IN Thursday next
Mr. Whittemore suggested an amendment making tht
time the period for electing, with view of adoptn.
the resolution, and Messrs Carpenter of N and Deant
of seconded this view, and opposed postponemelt
Messrs Needham and Beard5ly urged that some gen
tlemen were not prepared to act upon that election
yet and that the postponement was not unreasonable
Ayes 81, noes l0I So the motion was lost. NJ
Hubbell moved to amend so as to elect at 3 m thi
afternoon. Mr. Heaton raised a question Of order
whether an amendment as to time IS in order, the les
olution having once been amended in that particular
The chair ruled that by strict parliamentary rule thu
motion would not be in order, but that according t.
the usages Of this House, the motion would be enter
tained The amendment of Mr. Hubbell was adopte
and the resolution passed.
Mr. Carpenter of N called up the bill incor oratin
the Vermont Annual Conference of the Methods
Episcopal Church This bill authorizes the Vernon
Conference to receive funds for the suanort of Enpel
anuated ministers, and to invest the sj4sl - aFaat
not exceeding $4,000 in lands or 9th
Whttemore and Collamer opposed tle
walton upon long established prnciA
in this state, and urged that if amy Ian Afy
enable the Methodist society to avail Is fund
it ought to be general law applicable to all sect
Messrs Carpenter Of N, Pangborn, Hastings an
Medium sustained the bill, regarding the purpose
it as charitable simply and in no degree dangerou
A motion to dismiss was opposed by MIR Hubbell, an
withdrawn, and the bill laid on the table
Adjourned.