Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-11-07


TO wait the report of committee on Finance, b
which this subject was referred. From the House
relating TO town and county clerks, and notarci
public administering oaths, taking dispositions
giving them power to do it; to Judiciary con,
10 tax railroad stocks owned by non-fesdents
to committee on Finance. Relating to compen.
aation Of highway commissioners; to committee
on Roads.
Resolutions. By Mr. Royce, that committee
of three from each House enquire ilto and re.
port The expediency and expense of completing
the geological Survey adopted.
From the House. That no bill be introduced
IN either House after Friday next unless from
the other House or some of the committees or
dered 10 lie on motion of Mr. Chandler.
Mr. Foster called up the report of the road
committee on the subject of bridging the lake.
Tue question being on the motion of Mr. Bige-
low to recnmmit with instructions to the com
nittee to report facts. Senators Mclean, Royce
and Parker spoke in favor OF recommitting: Sen
ators Seymour and Weston against, and pend.
ing the debate the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Prayer by Rev. w H Lord.
MIR Bartlett moved a reconsideration of the
vote on the passage of the bill relating TO repeal
of statutes; motion laid on the the table.
Bills referred BY Mr. Everts, relating to Roll
roads, Companies shall make maps of the route
for the several counties through which they
locate their road, aud shall give a written notice
To occupants and owners, of land which they
wish to make use Of &c !; to committee on roads.
by Mr Hyde Of Chelsea, to amend chap. so RS,
entitled OF rendering Of accounts by executors
and administrators; 10 cases arising under The
9Th section, the heirs anj legaiees shall have the
same privilege of being examined under oath as
administrators and executors under the same
section; 10 the committee on judiciary. By Mr.
Warner Of MlddIebury, to amend sec. Ia chap.
5, relating to elections; add tho following,
Providing bailoiing shall have been common.
cec before IL o'clock Tuesday night )" to COM
mittee on elections. By Mr. Walker of Spring
field. altering name Of Minerva Eliza Haven TO
Minerva Eliza Lewis and constituting her heir
at law OF Isaac NJ Lewis; to general committee.
BY MIR Wheelock Of Stowe, to Incorporate Stowe
Academy. By Mr. Vail, to incorporate Montpe-
iier Female Seminary; both to committee on
education. BY Mr. Grandey, in addition to chap
20 X 5, relating to offences against private pro-
perry, prescribing penalties for cutting down
hops aud other vegetables; to general commit
lee.
Resolutions. BY Mr. Brown of Grand Isle.
that committee Of ways and means be instructed
to inquire into the expediency of reporting bill
placing peddiers on an equal footing with other
citizens; adopted. The resolution that no bills
shall be introduced after Friday next, was call
ed up fro II the table; adopted.
Petition referred. Oftienry Miller and others,
for alteration If license law; to the select CON-
mittee.
The chair announced the following commit
tees. On the method of voting for member of
Congress of LIST district. Messrs Crawford. Mil
Ter, Benedict, Stroud, Graves and Smith.
On bill relating to the general banking law.
Messrs Huboell, Read, Kellogg, Howe and
Hyde.
On resolutions relating TO steam communca-
ton with Liberia, which were presented yester-
day. Messrs Brown, Wires and Burgess
Engrossed bills. Relating to town Clerk, No
taries public and County Clerk; passed. To
tax the profits of banking, which was made the
special order for yesterday and after discussion
laid upon the table made the special order of
the day for Friday. To tax Railroad stock own
ell by non residents; passed. Relating to COM
pensation of highway commissioners; passed.
10 repeal faculty tax on attorneys ami physici-
ans. and relating to grand list Ii was discussed
by Messrs Hall Of WalIingford, Everts, Bartlett,
Gale, Vail and Cheney in favor, by Messrs
Joslyn, Horton, Jones, Moore and Benton in op-
position; passed, yeas l07 nays IS. Mr. Rich
ton moved the motion be laid on the table; lost
"a, to 50, and motion to reconsider not agreed
10, yeas &c. to nays liz.
Leave was granted the committee on Roads
10 SIT during the session of the House, this AFTER
noon. Also, to the select committee from Frank
I'm tor removal oil the shire Of that County. Alsp,
10 the members o; Orange county, for the divi-
sion OF the county. Adjourned.
SENATE,
WEDNESDAY, Pm.
Reports. BY Mr. Seymour, from committee on
finance, in favor of House bill amending the act
relating to grand list, that properly situate and
taxed IN another state shall not be taxed here;
ordered to third reading. By Mr. Rice, in .av-
Or OF bill relating to the Vermont Historical and
Antiquarian Society; also in favor Of bill reat-
ing To common schools with proposal for amend
ments; and both were ordered 10 lie. By MIR
fiolbrook from road committee, in favor Of bill
granting right of ferry to Alsernon Phelps
md Jabez Hazen also in favor of House bill
extending the time for constructing the Sand
bar bryce between South Hero and Milton both
passed. BY Mr. Dewey, from same committee,
in favor of bill relating 20 Vermont and Massa-
;husetis Railroad company, admending by SUBJ
'tItnte for the original bill ; ordered 70 third
reading By Mr. Seymour, from select commit
zee consisting of Senators from Addison county,
IN favor OF ball to lease certain public lands In
The town of Waitham; laid on the table on mo-
lion OF MIR Weston. By Mr. Parker, from road
in favor of bill chartering the Yer
mont North Eastern Railroad company; order
ed to lie on motion of Mr. Mclean. By Mr. Sey-
nour, from committee ON finance, on report re-
with Instructions to ascertain who
had been the publishers of the acts and Journ-
ais OF the Legislature since 1889; and on his
motion it was laid on the table without reading.
By Mr. Rice, from committee on education, a.
gainst the adoption of resolution relating to the
purchasing OF Websler's Dictionary and amend
ment.
The amendment is a substitute for the origin
Il, and is that the debts due from the school fund
and peddler's licenses be collected and paid
over, one eighth to each of the Medical schools
and the remaining three fourths equally 10 the
Two Colleges. Mr. Parker moved to include the
Female Collegiate institute; ordered to lie; also
on petition of executive committee OF Vermont
University in favor of granting the prayer Of the
petitioners as far as is provided for in bill re-
ating to the distribution of the school fund,
which was reported, favorably, amended 80
that all the money collected on debts due from the
school fund and from peddlers' old licenses DO
applied, as follows: two seventies TO each of tho
Colleges at Burlington and Middlebury, and one
seventh 10 each Of the Medical Colleges end
Norwich University. Mr. Thomas moved to a.