Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-11-24
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT,


lnent of the two Houses adopted.
Mr. Coolidge moved that the bill relating 10
the bui ding and repairing Of fences be printed
The subject, he SAID, was one Of importance. af.
iecting every land holder in the State. and
should be thoroughly understood by those who
were to act upon it,
AT the suggestion Of the President the Sena
Tor withdrew his motion aud moved reconsider.
alton Of the vote laying the bill upon the table
The motion prevailed, and the bill was again laid
upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Reports Of CommHees.-Mr Denison from
the committee on Claims, iavorably reported tho
bill from The House, TO pny the Battenhill Banf
the sum therein mentioned. Mr. Stevens Of
Franklin, called upon the committee for state.
menl Of the facts.
Mr.. Denson made brief statement of the
facts, from which it appeared, that the sum speci.
fed in the bill, was actually expended by the
bank, in pursuing and experimenting burglar
who had robbed the bank
On motion Of Mr., Stone. the bill was ordered
10 lie
Mr.. Harvey, from the committee on Agricul.
ture, flyoably reported the bill from the House.
to incorporate the Green Mountain Land, Lum-
Der and Transportation Co., and it was read the
81 time and passed n concurrence.
EHgrossed Regulating proceedings in
Civil Actions; read the Sd time.
Mr.. Denson moved that the bill be ordered to
lie. He said that the bill was Of the utmost inn
pouance, striking as it did at the basis Of all
civil Jurisprudence At present he sand he was
not prepared to vote upon it. Nooppositon was
made and the bill was ordered to he. and made
the special order for Friday next.
Tie bib providing for Uniform Rules Of Court,
for courts Of Law anl Chancery was taken up
read the 3i time aud passed.
In addition 10 cmp. e. c. s., relating to Di-
yorce read The 3i tune. Mr. Stone opposed the
bill; he sand tlat the statute already provides
sufficient reasons for divorce. These causes
should not be multiplied, nor the facilities M
creased for divorces. luslnliy. the senator
thought was not easy 20 be defined, and very
likely. if the ,il should pass. it would lead to
troublesome and expensive litigation.
Mr.. Colt said that divorce should never be
granted for cause which was really visitation
Of God. 1t was an aflicuon severe enough for
wife to be hopele-sly insane, without the laws
farther beroaylng her Of the protection and sup
port Of her husband.
Mr. " arner asked who was to decide what
was insanity lie thought that domestic trou-
bles were the most fruitful source Of INSANITY,
and ID tins bill passed. it would lead to abuse on
the part OF the husband, for the very purpose Of
driving the wife mad, and thus procure divorce.
Mr. iioyt supported the bill.
M Denison SAID that men sometimes become
insane, and thought that Xanuppes sometimes
made husbands mad. Such wives should have
some way To get ro .eased from an insane yoke
fellow de should vote for the bill
NJ Colt moved TIE indefinite posiponement Of
the bll
M Stevens of Franklin said the bin operated
without respect to sex. Marriage was consider
ed in all Protestant countries as a civil contract,
aud could be dissolved by the Courts. The at
tachment of husband aud wife was founded up
on the qualities Of heir minds, and when that
mind became blank, he thought that no one
should longer be obliged to bear the unequal
yoke He thought that ten years devotion Of a
faithful wife to an insane husband, was all that
ought to be demanded of her affections, and that
after that lapse Of time She ought to be released
Mr. Stone made some remarks in explanation
Mr.. Colt withdrew his motion to postpone, and
moved that the bill be ordered to lie.
Mr. Hyde said that he knew of case in his
native town where devoted wife was restored
after she had been insane for Is years, and for
this reason he should oppose the bill
The bin was ordered to lie by vote ofyeas
%, nays2 ,.
The bin repeating an act in alteration of an
act relating to defendants in joint contracts was
read the 90 time and passed. Adjourned.
HOUSE,
Prayer by the Rev Z. J. Scott.
Bis introduced and referrcd.-By Mr.. Dud-
ley, relating to the collection Of taxes to the
Judiciary committee. By Mr. Barnes, relating
to the office Of STATE Superintendent Of Common
Schools to the committee on Education. By
Mr.. Bacon, in addition to the act incorporating
the Stamford and Readsboro' Plank Road Co..;
to the committee on Roads. BY Mr.. SKATER, to
repeal an act establishing the boundary lines be-
tween Wilmington and Searsburg to a select
committee of five.
Petitions refsved.- BY Mr.. Norton, of Geo NJ.
Evans, to be constituted heir-at-law OF Stephen
and Sarah Evan 10 the General committee
BY Mr. d innell, of sundry persons, that por-
ton of the grammar school lands in Orleans Co.
be granted to the Orleans Liberal lnstitute; to
the committee on Education. By Mr. Whitman,
of d. Arnold and others for a new county by the
name of Cumberland to the select committee
on this subject.
The Speaker announced the appointment of
Messrs. Merritt Barnard New, Flint, and Dud-
ley, as the select committee on the petition for
the annexation of part OF Lowell TO Albany.
Engrossed Blis.-Senate bill, relating TO the
maintenance Of fire companies; on motion OF
Mr. Adams of Milton, ordered to lie. Senate
bills, relating to the duties of baggage mas
ter; in amendment Of the act relating to the
Lebanon Springs and n. Y. & Bennington X.
X Cos; each read the Sd time and passed. In
addition to chap % c. S. entitled Justices of the
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