Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-10-23
Tbe Geoisloture.
From Waton's Daily Journal.
TUESDAY, Oct. IA.


TUESDAY, Oct. IA.
SENATE.
Bills introduced and referred By Mr. BIge.
low to settle the boundary line between Will
mngton and Searsburgh; to com on roads By
Mr. Bailey, to incorporate the bank of Lamoille
at Johnson, and the petitions of Samuel Memi-
am and 81 others of Johnson, of Massa Bassett
and II Others of Eden. and Charles Leland and
u others of Lowell, for the passage of the bill
to com on banks; and to amend the act taxing
certain college lands, approved 1850, repeating
sec . OF said act, to com on land taxes. By
Mr. Bates, in alteration of the act exempting the
homestead-to com on jud. By Mr. Currier in
addition to an act constituting the Atlantic and
st Lawrence Railroad Company, giving more
time TOR survey; to com on roads.
The Chair announced the following standing
committees on the part of the Senate:
On BMs-Messrs Miller and Chambern.
On The Lbrary-Messrs Bigelow and Moul-
ton.
Under The 4th joint Rule-Messrs Whittemore,
Eastman and Currer. Adjourned
HOUSE.
Prayer by Mr. Lee.
Bills referred. By Mr. Dennison of GuildhaIl,
in addition to an act constituting the Atlantic
and st. L Railroad co , to the com on Roads
BY Mr. Martin of Lpndgrove, requiring town
clerks to prepare copy of grand list of each
school district on or before the 18th of January
in each year, who shall receive twenty five cts
per copy; to the committee on education. By
Mr. Stckney, repeating an act of l849, relating
to school moneys; 10 the same com. By Mr.
Bodgett incorporating the Bank of Waterbury !;
by Mr. Bridges for extension of charter and i'll
crease of capital stock of BInk OF st. Allan, ;
by Mr. Keith, to increase the capital stock of the
Mssisquoi Bank; to the com on Banks. By
Nlr Barrett, granting no liens to venders of real
estate for the purchase money, unless there shall
be a deed of the same executed and recorded in
the same way as deeds of conveyance of real
estate TO the Jud com.
Resolutions By Mr. Coburn, asserting the
correctness of Vermont legislation hitherto or
the subject Of slavery; asserting in no way tC
enlarge the slave holding power; urging upor
Congress the abolition of Slavery in the Distric
of Columbia; maintaining that the writ of Ha
beas Corpus and trial by Jury cannot be denied
instructng our Senators and Representatives il
Congress accordingly; and ordering copies o
the above to be transmitted to the Governors @
The States; laid on the table.
BY Mr. Bowdish--
Whereas, there was bill before Congress
granting ten millions of acres of land for tht
purpose of erecting hospitals for the ndigent in
sane, 70 be distributed pro rata among the sever
al states, upon which no definite action was ia
ken; therefore, our Senators and Representa-
. tives in Congress are instructed to procure tn
Il passage of a similar bill, and the funds shall b
: appropriated for the endowment of hospitals fC
{ the INDECENT insane, or for educating and SUI
e porting the deaf and dumb, or for building as,
{ ums for the above classes, or reform schools
y youth, as the Legislature may see fit:
e Adopted.
n Mr. Crawford moved reconsideration of II
!, vote adopting the resolution relating to the o.
e pointment of one member from each county
T. report such alterations and amendments of ii
l. listing law as they may see fit; reconsidere
and after amendment by Mr. Worhngton,
j. inserting fue instead of one, it was adopted.
+ Agreeable to resolution of the House, IL
+ Governor transmitted the communications {
o Virginia and North Carolina, together with h
1t correspondence relating thereto which aft
1t being read were referred on motion of Mr. Ba
e. rett, to the committee under the 4th joint rule
= The Chair announced the following joi
e standing committees
1t Under the 4h joint ruls-Messrs Grande
m Reed Hubbel.
On BaiS-Messrs Grosvenor, Barney.
On The hJruy-Messrs Everts, Barrett, Bov
N dish
Mr. Kellogg, was excused from the commttt
on banks. Adjourned.
SENATE.
10 o'clock, P. M.
N Reports. By MI Royce, from judiciary con
r mittee, in favor of the bill relating to associ
=, tions in addition to chapter81 R s, giving al
,o number of persons the right TO form a socie
and have the powers of a corporation for Il
40 supportc cf indigeut widows and orphans of d
~ deased ministers Of the gospel ordered to a
reading, BY Mr. Crowley, from select commi
tee to which was referred the Governors Ne
Il sage TO make the appropriate references tn
v. so much as related to education and commC
We schools, be referred to the committee on educ
ton that part relating, to the militia, to the CT
nj. on military affIirs that part relating to tt
criminal code, to the com on the Judiciary tt
part relating to vacancies in the Offices of &c
ernor and Lieut.. Governor, 10 a select comm
rls tee of three that part relating to intemperant
to select committee of three; that part reati
ed, to division of the State into Congressional
&c trcts, to select committee of FIVE; which l
as port was accepted and the above references We
nj ordered.
le' The Chair announced the following seIt
M committees:
lar On that part of the Message relating to vaca
nc cies in the offices of Governor ana Lieut. CT
en' ernor-Messrs Northrop, Baldwin and Goodh
as On the subject of intemperance-MessrsBla
icy Thurber and Barstow.
els Adjourned.
III HOUSE.
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