Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-11-17
Saturday next at 3 o'clock p. NJ.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
AFTERNOON.

SENATE.
AFTERNOON.
Petition sjtreS..-By Mr. Stevens Of Frank
lin, Of c. l. Loomis and others, praying for a
rc-charier Of the Bank Of St Adams; to the
committee on Banks.
Reports Of Commiiiees.-M Mr.. Hoyt in behalf
of the Judiciary Committee, iavorably reported
the bill providing for uniform rules to be used in
Courts Of Law and Chancery, and the bill was
ordered to be engrossed and read the Sd time
tomorrow morning. The committeeon Finance
through their chairman asked to be excused
from considering the bill to pay the Battenkill
Bank the sum therein mentioned The com
mittee were excused and the bill was referred
to the committee on Claims
Engrosssd BW-Relating to the building and
repairing Of fences read the Sd time and order
ed to lie and made the special order for Friday
afternoon next.
Bills introduced and referred. BY Mr.. Rowel
constituting Sarah Ann Bailey and Alvira Geor-
gianna Bailey, heirs-at law of Elisha Herrick /;
to the committee on the Judiciary. BY MIR Kim
ball, repeating the last clause Of sec. % of chap.
60, c. $. to the committee on Land Taxes
BY Mr. Coolidge, in addition to an act to authorize
the business of banking to the committee on
Banks.
BIZ .approued.-An act to extend the charter
of the Swanton & Highgate r. r. Co.
At the motion Of Mr.. Miner, the Senate adj
iourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Rice of Somerset, called up the joint
resolution to pay F. L. Woodbridge for services
as Auditor and moved to amend so as to fix the
sum at $780, when Mr. Judevine moved to
amend the amendment so as to fix the sum at
Si00. On motion of Mr. Deano, the bill and
amendment were ordered to lie
Report Of Committees BY the Judiciary
committee, in favor of the bill in addition to
chap. 81 c s. entitled Justices Of the Peace ;
Sd reading ordered Also, in favor of the bin
in ,dditon to chap 3 c. s, relating to process !;
I'D reading ordered
BY the General Committee, in favor Of the
Senate bin relating to the maintenance Of five
companies with an amendment which was a
greed to, and the bill was ordered to a third
re aiding; also on the petitions, of suudry persons
for a law to prohibit horses, cattle and sheep
from running at large in public highways, By
bill providing for the objects prayel for in the
petitions; the bill was read the first and second
times and ordered TO a third readlug BY the
Committee on Roads, n favor of Senate bills re-
latug to the duties Of baggage masters; and
relating to the n. y. and Bennington and Leb
anon Springs r. r Cos each ordered to third
reading.
Eugrossed BUs-ln amendment of chap.
no G.. s., relating to salaries and fees, rcguat-
ing the per diem Of absoutees upon calls Of the
House; Mr.. Adams Of Milton moved to DIS
miss, which notion Messrs. Plympton, Mat
thewson, Barber, Grandey, Field, Spencer, and
Rice oil Somerset opposing, Messrs. Adams of
Milton, and Walton favoring was lost ~ago-
ton of Mr.. Page, the bill was ordered to We,
and be made the special order, fer Saturday
next. at 3 o'clock p. NJ. In addition to the &C,
incorporating the village Of ST. Johnsbury; read
The 3D. time and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Worden, the vote ordering
the Sd reading of the bill in addition to chap. 81
c. S. was reconsidcrcd, and on motion Of Mr.
Washburn, the bill was Yecommited to the Ju-
dietary committee.
Bills introduced and referrcd-By Mr.. Dud-
ley, to tax the profits of banking to the .94fI;
mittee of Ways and Means From the senate,
in addition to chap. "a c. $, entitled deposit
tons and Witnesses and relating to subsequent
attaching creditors; TO the Judiciary committee
Petitions reJtrrei.-By Mr.. Merritt, Of James
Ilofr and % others, of. c. Beauyl and 81 9TH
ers, of G.. +. Griswold and IS others, Of j. Jen-
nings and others, of 5. Smith and % others,
J. X. HYDE and Sc Others of c. p. Austin and
u others, Of &C. Hamilton for self and asso-
ciates al praying for the extension Of the Rut-
land and Whitehall Railroad to the committee
on Roads BY Mr.. Page, Of J. Nottingham and
90 others. and Of J. Iluntoon and 81 others, by
Mr.. Hitchcock Of Pittsford, of l.. Daniels and
GO others, by Mr. Marley, of c. Granger and -
Others and by Mr.. Francis, Of 5. Ilemenway and
others, all stockholders in the Rutland Railroad,
and demonstrating against the consolidation bill /;
to the committee on Roads. BY Mr.. Walton of
c. Mathews and others, against the annexation
of part of Foyston to Waitsfield to the select
committee on this subject. Adjourned
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