Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-12-15
VERMONT LEGISLATURES.
Mo3naV Evening.
SENATE Prayer by toc Chapla,n.


SENATE Prayer by tac Chaplain.
Bills introduced and referred -Sundry House
Bills were introduced and appropriately referred.
Io;ni Resolution. - Ffan ...ss ts~ase, that the
Governor be requested to sppSiat committee
to receive prol osais from the people of BurIing-
ton in regard to moving the State HOUSE; on
motion nf Mr. Colt It was lid on lhr table, to
CIV h Senators ,ae FIR eh-ctlon. and to sec
their bills at the Hotels. the Senator promising
To call Ii up at an early day.
The "ill to annex part OF Fayston to Waits.
fed was called up, read the Sd lime and passed
Reports Of Committees. BY the committee on
the jndicmry, IN favor OF House bills changing
the names Of certain persons and constituting
certain persons heirs, at'law; sayeraly read
third time and passed By the committee on
banks, IN favor of House bill in addition to an
act relating to savings brnks, approved Nov Is.
lc53 passeu. Also, adversely to the bill ia
add ton to and amendment ot Sc S6 chap g.
c. :. Sd reading refused By the commte on
roads. ~ favor OF House bill to nco, ,porale the
eagle railroad and slate company; passed BY
the committee on the judiciary, n favor OF ilnsse
bill relating to the levy of executinus; passed
By The Committee on banks adversely to the bill
IN addition to the act authorizing the business
of banking 3 reading refused. Also, in favor
Of House bitl Incorporating the Washing on
Savings Bank read Sd time and passnd
Mr. Con called up the bill taxing the profits
Of banking I'D readIng refused. Adjourned.
HOUSE The Senate bill to Incorporate the
Northliuld Savings Bank was referred to CON.
mitee on banks
Reports of Committees BY the committee on
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with an amendment, Inserting $50 in the blank
IN the bill agrerd to, and the bill ordered 10 II
third reading Bv the general Committee, in
favor of the Senate hill constituting Sarah E.
and Elvra G b lev heirs at-law If Ellsh, Hrr
rick passed. Also, in favnr of Senate bill to
alter he nanlr % Silly Bncklln; passed
Mr Walker presented the petition ot srndry
stockholders ana bon ,bol lers IN the VI. e. r r.
residing in Montpelier, paving for the passage
of the consolidation bill. and It was referred TO
the commute on roads.
Mr R'ce Of Somerset called up lhe motion to
reconsider The vote disn,Ssiug the bill to annex
a part of Somerset to Dover; Mr. Walker op
posted, Mr. Butter favored the mo,lun,und il WAS
disagreed to-S8 To so. ~
Engrossed Bills As.-Alterng the time of bold'ng
the County Court IN Lamohe Go passed. Re-
allng tu the collection ot taxes; passed.
Mr.. Ross OF Weston mo 'ed II reconsideration
of the vote d'snsslng the bill 20 re.dtldc the
State into Congressional Districts; motion dlsa-
gread lo-95 To 100.
;, Mr.. Fiein called up the bill to repeal the liquor
law OF last session and moved to rcer The bill and
the amendmen, proposed bv the Senate to the
select committee on the llcense Laws AtteI
soinp debate nv Messrs Field Washburn Dayi.
of Danvlle, Miner and Rice ot Somerset, tht
motion was disagreed to--92 10 lOl.
Mr.. Miner moved to amend sec. 6 OF the
amendment proposed by the Senate, by adding
a clause providing tor the repesl OF sec. % an'
25 OF the act OF 1852, when Mr.. Field ooved t,
make the bill the special order for Tomorrow
morning, which motion "as lost. The amend
men, was agreed to 100 TO 70.
Mr. Burber., moved to further amend the amend
ment proposed by the Senate, BY adding SIX ad
dltional sections, providing M follows:
, lst Giving Justices Of the Peace concurren
Jurisdiction with The County Court in cases aris
ing under ,hls act, provided that they shall i'm
pose no fine TO exceed $50, nor imprison 70
more than thirty days.
81. To repeal that part of sec. of the net o
1852, tnat provides that if the payment Of 6ne
tor offences under this act are no, prosecuted be
fore the expiration of one year,they shall b
recovered in an action Of debt brought in tn
name of The town where the offence was commit
! ted
n 81. To repeal sec. 10 and II of act Of 1885,
4,h. To repeal sec. Is of the ac Of 1859.
5th. To repesfthat part of sec. l2 of the &c
Of 1852, which reads 'aHd to every prosecutin