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

reported against by CON- on Roads was taken up and
rejected.
The House bill to pay C. D. Adams his claim az
state GeooglSt over the appropriation, was taken M
when after considerable scattering debate, the bill
was read Sd time and passed-yeas IA, nays 10.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Bus from the Senate. To provide for the expenses
incurred under certain resolutions to general com
mttee. For procuring and preserving printed copies
81 the laws and Journals of the State; to con- on State
Library.
Tee House took up the bill to incorporate the
Franklin county Bank st Adams Bay; Mr. Hnbbell
moved to amend by striking out the word Bay; the
amendment was supported by Messrs tIubbell, Need
ham, Converse and Porter, and opposed by Messrs
Sprague, Deanc of c., BrowI Sabin Beardsley and L
Parker of C. and rejected. So to 78 the question: shall
the bl be ordered to Sd reading was supported by
MIR Seymour and carried II to 80
Bills passed. Relating 20 trial by Jury; incorpora-
ting Southern Vermont Rail Road Company
Dismissed Bill taxing lands of non-residents in
school DISTRICTS Adjourned.
SENATE.
Monday, Nov. IL.
Reports. In favor Of House bills to incorporate Ball
Mountain Manufacturing company; Black River Mar
bic company with amendments which were adopted
and West Jownshend Manufacturing company ali
read 3D. time and passed. In favor of the bill to in
corporate Rutland and Whitehall Railroad company
with an extended report by majority of the commit
tee, which was read and bill laid on the table.
The House bills, annexng part Of Dandy to Nj.
Iaborto pay Clerk Of the House the suia, &c.--re-
ating to persons confined to close Jail on executions
issued on actions Of or--were severay read Sd time
and passed.
MI Beeman from Military com. reported in favor of
the House bill fixing the amount of exemption from
taxes of equipped polls in the militia at the sum of
S200-the same read Sd time and passed 10
to 9. Adj
HOUSE.
Resolution From the Senate, that three rooms in
the attic be appropriated to the of the Historical
Society; concurred in
Bills passed. For the procuring extra copies Of the !
State laws and Journals 10 incorporate Newbury I
Steam Manufacturing CO.; Senate bill amending sec |
Is chap. % r. s.. aboIishing Office of auditor Of the
treasury and transferring the duties to auditor of nc
counts against the State; to let out the labor of the
State prisoners.
Dismissed. Bill relating to Probate courts
rejected. Senate bill to charter bank at St. Adams
Bay; ayes 78, noes 75 Senate bill relating to for
eign insurance companies; ayes ST. noes G5.
COncurTed IN. Amendment of the Senate to bill in |
cooperating Green Mountain Liberal institute.
The Governor returned the bill to Incorporate the |
National Life Insurance company, without his sigma |
ture the ground that the not subject to flu
ture legislative action. On the question shall the bill
pass, Notwithstanding the % ections of the Governor
the, yeas o. noes 10, so the bill was rejected. The
rules we're suspended and new bill for the same pur-
pose, amended, was passed; and the 18th Joint Iue
suspended for the purpose Of allowing the bill to
pass to the Senate.
Adjourned
SENATE.
AFTERNOON.
Bills reported and passed. The House bill appfo
prlatlng portion OF the Grammar school funds to the
use of the Academy at Morrstown. The House bill
regulating the duties Of road commissioners (court
committeGs and authorslng them to grade hills and
to assess towns benefited by roads not running thro
them, &c. House bill to incorporate the National
Life Insurance company. Thu House hill giving the
right Of Jury in criminal cases before Justice OF peace
The House bill requiring Sec. Of Governor to make
and keep record of all pardons, acquisitions for Grim
inals and other doings in the Executive department
and raising his salary to $3.50. The bill TO incorpo
rate Rutland and Whitehall R. r. co. The House
bill relating to notices in contested elections. The
House bill relating to grand list, alter amendment.
The bill to incorporate the Brandon bank was taken
up; when the bill was opposed by Mr. Reyes on the
ground that Rutland county has already her full pro-
portion Of banking capital, and enough for hsr wants.
Mr. Reyes was supported by Messrs }. p. Kdder,
Redfeld, Beeman and Sweat.
Mr. June replied answering the objections and ad.
vocating the bill, and he supported by Messrs
French, Chandler and Davis, when Mir Kidder moved
to lay the bill on the tabe-motlon lost, yeas T. nays
l0-und the bill was passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Reports. Against claim of Charles Davis; recon-
mitted on motion of Mr. Parker Of C., with instructions
to bring in bl, supported by Messrs Whttemore
and Hubbell. Against Senate bill for completing re
illogical survey and the bill was rejected. Bill to pay
T. a..
Enos Cobb, and he had leave to withdraw. Senate
bill to pay for papers and historical documents, with
out any opinion; laid on the table.
Rc3Oiuijons Directing the gathering up ofthe field
notes. specimens, &C., collected in the geological
vey; adopted
Reconsdcred. Vote rejecting Senate bill on foreign
insurance companies and bill amended and passed
Senate bill amending sec. 10 chap. - r. $. rela.
tive to closing banks, &c very earnestly opposed
by Mr. Converse, supported by MessrS Carpenter of N.
Whtternore, Parker ofC., Hubbell and Needlam, and
passed, 81 to lG
Mr. Capen moved to reconsider the tie vote reject
ing the st. Adams Bay Bank bill-brehy opposed by
Messrs liubbcll, Needham, Beardsey and Porter and
lost, 90 to 81
Amendments of the Senate to bills Incorporating
Black River Marble CO. and Ball mountain lnanutac-
turing co., relative to grand list, and to trial by jury,
and granting rents Of certain lands TO the Peoples
Academy, were Concurred in.
SENATE.
EVENING SESSION.
The Senate refused to concur with the House i'll
their amendment of the bill relating to Foreign lnsUr
ance companies, and agreed to the amendment of the
House of the resolution in relation to the condition o.
the school fund.
The bill to incorporate the Vermont Annual Confer
ence of the Methodist church, was taken upordered
to Sd reading Is 10 Z. Mr. Chandler then moved an
amendment to reduce the amount OF property to be
held to $4,000 which was adopted, yeas H. nays g.,
and the bill was then passed.
Mr.. J. P. Kdder offered II resolution of thanks to
Hon. Robert Pierpoint for the ability impartiality and
ubunity with which he had discharged the duties Of
the CHAIR which passed unanimously, when Mr..
PierpoInt responded in unusually happy address, IN
which he touchngly alluded to the fact that there
was but one individual now-but one person IN the
whole legislature, who was member when he first
had the nonor of seat in it.
Tha House persisted in their amendment to the bill
relating to foreign insurance companies, the Senate
resolved, % to to adhere to their former vote, and
refused to appoint committee circumference.
Bills. &c. paSsed-Thc House joint resolution re-
ouirnp the committee to be appointed by the Cover