Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-11-17
HOUSE.
SATURDAY,
Adjourned.

! Bills introduced and referred By Mr.. Merritt
to incorporate the Sudbury r. r. Co.; to the
Committee on Roads. BY Mr.. Read, to incorpo-
rate the Springfield Savings Bank; to the Com
m,tee on Banks. BY Mr.. Barton, to amend secs.
II 7s 70 and chap so chap % c. s. relating to
the death or removal Of Justices Of the Peace,
providing that justice files shall be left with
Town Clerks instead of County Clerks TO the
Judiciary Committee. BY Mr.. Ilarshorn to en-
large the jurisdiction of Justices Of the Peace in
actions Of repleyin, giving them jurisdiction to
the amount of $50; TO the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr.. Lane, for the preservation fish in FAIR
lee Pond to the General Committee. From the
Senate, to extend the charter of the Swanton and
/ llighgate x. r. Co. to the Committee on Roads;
relating to the maintenance of fire companies. to
the General Committee; to incorporate the
/ Mortified Bank, 10 the Committee on Banks !;
relating to the duties Of baggage masters, TO the
Committee on Roads; to repeal an act IN addit-
ion to chap. 81 c. $, relating to cicctmentt APP
proved Nov. 9Th, 1851, to the Judiciary Commit
tide. BY Mr.. IIartshoFn, to incorporate the Is
land Pond Academy to the Committee on Edu-
cation By Mr. Smith, of Moukon, in addition
to an act for the preservation Of fish in Forlee
lake to the General Committee. BY Mr.. Bur
rows, in addition to anac Incorporating the Nor
witch University to the Committee on Education.
Mr. Hayden introduced the following resolu-
toni
Rcsoired, BY the House of Representatives
of the State Of Vermont - the Senate concur
ring therein, -that,he Committee on Debentures,
and the Secretary Of the Senate are hereby di-
rccled to retain one days pay Of each Senator
and Member of the House, and pay The amount
Of money so retained to Sylvonus Ripley Of
Montpelier, the authorized Agent of the NATION
AL WAsmNGroN MONUMENT ASSOCIATIONS to
be paid over by said Agent to the said Associa.
ton and take the receipt of said agent for said
money. On his motion, the resolution was or
dered to lie.
Peiitions ,eferred-BS Mr. Merritt Of John
Averl and others, praying that par, Of High
gate be set off to Swanton; to the members from
Franklin county. BY Mr. Deane, of Rev. j. II.
Dorman and others, praying that the funds here
toiore set apart to the use Of the Franklin coun-
ty Grammar School, late of St Adams, deceas-
ed be appropriated to the purposes of education
in Franklin Co; to the Judiciary committee
BY Mr.. Field, Of Calvin Barrett and 205 others,
of Moses Rice and 600 others, of Wm. Harris
and l02 others, Of John II. Campbell and 11 9TH
ers, of Freeman Wyusr+-,d l6 others, Of Phin-
cas- Mather and ~ others, Of Cyrus Carpenter
and 10 others, of John Roberts and no others,
all demonstrating against disturbing the County
lines of Wndhnm County or removing the shire
/ thereof; 20 the select committee onthat subject
Resoluiion.-By Mr.. Baldwin, fixing Thursday
Nov. oath as the day Cor final adjournment on
motion Of Mr.. Deane ordered to lie. by
Mr. Merritt, that when the House adjourn,
this afternoon 1t be till Monday next, at ,
o'clock p NJ; on motion Of Mr.. Page, ordered
to lie.
Reports Of Commiiees-By the General Com
+ mttec in favor Of the petition of D. Adams for
D ferry at Pauton, with bill granting the ferry
: asked for; the bill was read the first and second
l times and ordered TO a third reading. BY the
/. committee on Printing, in favor of printing 300
0 copies OF House bill 69 regulating the traffic
in intoxicating drinks, and the bin providing for
the adoption of persons and change of names
!, the printing of said bills was ordered BY the
committee on Banks, in favor of the bill IN add
ton 10 the act to authorize the business Of bank
I, ing with an amendment, which was agreed to
, and the bill was ordered to a third reading. By
n the committee on Roads against the petition fol
an alteration Of the act incorporating the villag,
e of St. Johnsbury, aud the petitioners had leave
u to withdraw. BY the committee on Manuiac-
r lures, on the bill to incorporate the Caledoni,
Stone Cutting and Quauying Company by
substitute bill, which was adopted and ordere,
to thnd reading; also, in favor ofthe bin to in
corporate the Castlelon Hotel Company order
= ed to third reading. BY the committee OF
Roads, in favor Of the bill 20 incorporate Tia,
Green Mountain Land, Lumber and Trauspor,
D alton Company ordered TO third reading. b,
j the committee of Ways and Means, in favor o
the bill relating to publishing Of laws for the
payment of claims; ordered to a third reading
by the judiciary committee, ia favor of the bill
to prevent the Improper aud unlawful use O
property held in trust, with amendments. whcl
were agreed to, and the bill was ordered to a 3,
reading.
- By the Committee of Ways and Means, with
r out expression Of opinion on the bill, maxim.
: an appropriation to build bridge across LAX
d Memphremagog on motion of Mr.. Deane, III,
d bill was ordered to lie. Also, on the resolution
/ relating to mileage, that no further legislation
necessary. Also, in favor ofthe bill relating t.
the bank shares Of non resident stockholders
with amendments, which were agreed to, alte
acme debate by Messrs. Page Field, Barber
and Adams of Milton, and the bill was ordered t
lie. by the Committee on Roads, in favor O
the Senate bill TO extend the charter ofthe Swan
J, ton and Highgate r. X. Co.; ordered to 3,
reading
# The Speaker announced the appointment o
Messrs Weston, Dodge, Richardson, Harris
r add W alker as the select committee on the petit
# ions for, and circumstances against, the organic
G alton of a new county by the name Of Cumberland
I Engrossed Bin. To incorporate the Fores
+ Mining and Slate Companyi legalizng and an
q thorZlng the sale Of certain lands belonging 4