Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-11-24
VERMONT LEGISLATURES.
SATURDAY, Nov. II, (Evening session.


to purchase for each town copy Of Barnard's
School. House Architecture, with an amendment,
providing the same can be purchased at 5 per
copy; amendment adopted, and the resolution
passe,l-yeas IA, nays II.
The House bill relating to contested eleeuons
was read twice and referred
The House bill relating to school monies, re-
ported by committee on Education, was taken
up and rejected.
The House bill relating 10 town and county
lines reported by Judiciary committee, was tax.
en- up read third time and passed
The House bill relating to highways and
bridges reported against by committee on Roads,
was taken up and rejected. Adjourned.
HOUSE.-BM referred. For procuring and
preserving printed copies of the laws and Jour
nails Of the State 10 committee On State Libra
ny.
Bills passed. Relating to trial by jury incor-
porating Southern Vermont Railroad Company.
Dismissed-Bill taxing lands of non-residents
in school districts. Adjourned.
MONDAY, Nov. 6.
SENATE eporL-By Mr. Dean, from
committee on Manufactures, in favor Of bill to
incorporate West Townshend Manufacturing
Co. read third time and passed.
House Hills passed. Relating to persons con.
of tort to incorporate Southern Vermont Rail.
road Co.; to incorporate National Life lnsur
ance Co; regulating duties Of road commission
ers; relating to notices in contested elections ;
relating to pound-kecpers; fixing the amount Of
exemption from taxes of equipped polls ia the
militia at the sum Of So; requiring Secretary oil
Governor to make and keep a record Of all par
dons, acquisitions for criminals, and other doings
in the Executive department, and increasing his
pay.
The bill to incorporate Vermont Annual Con.
ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, war
passed, after some debate.
The House joint resolution for a committee to
be appointed by the Governor TO report gen.
eral Railroad act to next session, WIS adopted.
The House resolutions complimentary 20 the
military skill of General Scott, and on the sub
ject of Slavery, were unanimously passed.
The House bill relating to innkeepers and re
tailers Of ardent spirits, was rejected.
The House amendment to the bill relating IN
foreign Fire Insurance Companies, was not con
CURED in.
Mr. j. p Kidder offered resolution Of thanks
TO the Hon. Robert Pierpont for the ability, i'm
partially and urbanity with which he had dis
charged the duties OF the chair which was pass
ed unanimously when MIR Perpoint responded
in an unusually neat and happy address
On mouOn Messrs hlduer anu w alker vert
appointed committee to wait upon the Govern
or and inform him that the Senate had complet
ed the business Of the session and were ready tu
adjourn, sine die and they having announced
they had performed the service and messages o
the same import having been received from th,
House and the Governor the Senate then
Adjourned without day.
II0USE-Reports. By select committee
against Senate bill for completing Geoogiral
Survey; and the same was rejected. BY com.
mitee OF WAYS and Means, Senate resolution
for collection oil debts due the s. bool fund and
the Vermont State Bank, recommending Al,
amendment to except noe due from the Uni.
versiiy OF Vermont Amendment adopted, aud
the resolution ton, urrcd in.
Bill; pqssed-For procuring extra copies Of
State laws and journals; aboIishing office OF Au.
d,or in the Treasury. and transferring the du
ties to Auditor OF Accounts against the State
to let ont the labor OF State prisoners.
Dismissed.-Blll relating 10 probate courts.
The Governor returned the ill incorporating
National Life Insurance Co. without his sigma.
ture, on the ground that the act was no, subject
TO future legislative action. The bill was unan
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