Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-11-22

| commissions and to the increase of the salary
Mr. Head of Ludlow was in favor of higher sal
ary ; Sd reading ordered and bill passed. by
special committee in favor of bill for fixing the
| time holding Washington and Essex county
courts, with amendments; adopted and bill
passed.
Senate bill relating to street commissioners
was called up and amendments were proposed
by the committee on Roads; adopted and bill
passed. Adj.
SENATE.
Tuesday, Nov. l2, P. NJ.
Resolutions. From the House that the State
Librarian procure to be kept in the Library for
the use of the members Of the legislature. CO.
pics of the reports of the decisions in Il cir
cult and supreme courts Of the United States
referred to committee on finsnce.(
Pepor,- py Ir. parhtr. ~ nj road com
mittce, in favor n House BILL, relating TO the
Southern Vermont railroad co.; relating to the
fencing of railroads both passed. By Mr.
Seymour from committee on finance, against
House bill taxing railroad stock of non-resi-
dents rejected 81 to 7. BY Mr.. Chandler,
from judiciary committee, in favor of House
bill providing for the appointment Of Jail com
missoners; passed. Also, in favor of bills re-
lating to the descent of real estate, ordered to
trustees by probate court, ordered to a third
reading again.t bills empowering county
courts to refer causes, third reading refused;
relating TO suits occasioned by defects in high
ways, third reading refused amending sec.
80 chap. 90 r S, entitled, of process. Mr..
Royce moved to amend substituting United
States for States, which was ordered and the
bill was ordered to a third reading. By Mr.
Rice, from committee on Library, on commu-
nicaton from the Secretary of state, resoluv
ton that he cause 20 be bound the copies Of
the Census of this state adopted. BY Mr..
Rice, from committee on education, in favor Of
House bill to incorporate the Rutland Academy;
passed. Adjourned to Ia this evening,
HOUSE.
Rercris Of Committees The General COM
mittee to whom were referred sundry bills and
petitions for the alteration of names and CON
shutting of heirs at law, reported in favor OF
all, with bill to that effect; passed. By the
select committee, against bill providing for tax
alton of perpetual leases dismissed. By the
select committee, TO whom was referred the re-
solution instructing the committee to inquire
into the eXpediency Of completing the ceologi-
cal survey that Xadock Thompson will report
al the next session on the subject: committee
discharged. BY committee on Roads, in favor
of repeating act Of 1S49 relating to railroad
corporations passed. BY committee on the
Judiciary, in favor of resolution making in
surance companies liable for the acts of their
agents, with bill accordingly; passed. BY
committee on Claims, in favor OF bill to pay w.
II. Ordway Sl97 63, with amendment, subsi.
,uting S13S 20; passed BY committee on
Roads, in favor of Senate bill authorizing the
construction Of bridge from Grand Isle to
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mitee, in favor of bill providing for the taxa
ton of certain college lands, with amendment
laid on the table. BY committee on Banks, to
whom was referred the resolution ins ructng
the committee TO inquire if any chartered bank
in the state has violated the banking law of
1910, that the Franklin county bank, to which
The resolution refers, has not been guilty ofanv
such violation, and that there is no well
grounded or uSt cause for such suspicion.
The chair designated the following as com
mtee on the communication from the Secreta-
~ Of State relating TO The Plattsburgh voun
ieers; Messrs Brown Of Worcester, Hall and
Btret.
Mr. Vail called mp the bill relating to the
equalization of fare tolls, sc. on Rail Roads
= It was discussed by Messrs Everts, Warner,
Gilbert, and Green in opposition, by Mr.. Vail
in favor; dismissed.
Senate bill was called up, relating to the
taxation of certain College lands. 1t was dis.
cussed by Messrs Bartlett in favor, Vail and
Gandey in opposition. The amendment were
adopted which the Judiciary committee recon-
mended passed, yeas l49, nays 33.
Bill from the Senate in addition 10 an act to
incorporate the Vermont and Canada Railroad
Co. approved 1855, and in ADDITION to an act
Incorporating the Champlain and Connecticut
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