Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-11-03
From Wslton's Daily Journal.l
Legislature of Vermont.
TrrsnAy. Oct. =.

Atkinson were appointed the committee on
Printing
Resoiutions From the House, for Joint
Assembly on Friday next, to elect Report.
er, was passed In concurrence.
Bills from the House.--An Act in amend
ment of chap. l6 q. s., relating to salaries
and fees, was read lst and Cd times, and re-
fcrred to committee on the Judiciary. An
Act in respect to White river Bank, was
read lst and I'd times, and referred to COM
mittce on Banks.
Gleason, to pay A. w Beard $50, (return of
money paid for Licen,e) read first and second
times, and referred to committee on Claims.
From the House, relating to Bank shares,
owned by persons out of the State, Imposing
tax thereon,) to committee on Banks. To
incorporate Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in
Thettord to committee on Finance. Bill re-
lati1g to Auditors Reports, ordered to be
eng-ossed and read Sd time
Petitions Introduced and referred-By
Mesrs. French and Atkinson, praying for a
Board of Education to committee on Educa-
tion Adj.
HOUSE.-[The report on Friday of the
passage of the bill taxing the profits of bank
ing, was an error. The bill passed related to
bank shares of non-resdents.
Petitions, DC, referee Remonstrance of
Harvey Copeland and d. T. Marble and 9TH
ers, to members of Windham County petit
tions of Kittrcdge Hudson and others, to
Committee on Roads Zelotes Wood, Gil
man Nase, and others, to committee on banks;
of &. Z. Headley and others, to select COM
mittee on division of Woodstock Of Simeon
Short, C.. f. Bruce and others, to committee
on education; of j. W. Bacon and others, to
judiciary committee Of Alfred A Hoar, to
general committee.
Public bills introduced.-By Mr.. Josselyr
of P, relating to evidence in suits at law
by Mr.. Deane, in addition to chapter s3 {
S. by MIR. Washburn, to increase the salar
les Of Judges of the supreme and circuit
courts ; by Mr. Mason, relating to telegraph
comanios BY Mr.. Park of St. j., to equaliz'
cost Of parties in county and supreme courts
by MIR Beckwith relating to actions on bonds
and other obligations of corporations Senate
bill relating to witnesses.
BIS Htroduced md Referred. by Mr.
Rankin, to incorporate Gin Lake Slate Co.
to committee on manufactures; by Mr.. Ed
munds, to incorporate Vermont Eplscopa
Institute at Burlington, and by Mr.. Brad
ford to change the name of Northfcld Acade
my, to committee on education by Mr.. Bas
com, granting u ferry to BENZ. b. Brown, tc
Judiciary committee 'y Mr.. Benjamin, al
tering the name of Ffanris Langc, and by
Mr.. Bcmis, +" alcr the name of Benz viii
bur Cook, to neral committee.
RSoiutions.-By Mr. Beecher, instr uctne
the general committee as to further leglsla
tion on division fences adopted. BY Wash
burn, requesting Daniel Robinson of Ben
nngton to deposite the sword of Col. Baum
captured at Bennington, in the hall of th'
House of Representatives adopted.
Engrossed BW.-To fix the time of an
nual meeting of Volunteer Engine Co., No.
III BurllngtOn-passed.
Bills r.ferred.-To tax the profits of bank
ing, to committee of ways and means; in re
lation to elections, to committee on elections
in amendment of sec, : chap. so c. s., ant
in respect to grand list, to the select com
mittce on the grand list in relation to depo
sitions-Senate bill relating to witnesse,-t'
| repeal secs. 30 and 40 Of chap. 29-,nd t.
authorise selectmcn in certain cases to es
tabish fire districts--to the judiciary com
mittec to abolish the Office of State Super
intcndcnt Of common schools, to committc
on education; to prevent obstructions il
in addition to the liquor law, to select com
mittee ON that subject. Adj.
AFTERNOON.
SENATE.-Bills laying tax on Orlean
County to defray expense Of building Gao
House, e,-providing for the reference of ac
tions in the Co. courts. were severally rea'
the Sd time and passed.
Pehtion.-By Mr.. French, of j. p. Ban
croft and SO others, of St. Johnsbury, pray
ing for the establishment of board of Edu
cation. Referred to committee on Edncation
Adjourned.
HOUSE-Pehtions referred-Of Jonatha
Hoyt. and l.. 5. Humphrey and others t
General Committee OF Charles { Newe
and others to Committee on Roads; of Josia
Tuttle, Joseph lance, Ezra Kiddor, and 9th
ers, to Committee on Banks. of Josephu
Brockway, to Judiciary Committee; of j.
Skinner, and others, to Committee on Educa
tion; of Eli jah Smith, and others, to pay vol
unteers in the last war with Great Britain, t
Committee on Military Affairs; remonstranc
tee, of Lewis b Whitlock for remuneratio
for discovering n remedy for tho potato rot
read and referred to Committee on Agricu
ture.
Public bills ,ntroduced-By Mr.. Hatch, r,
lating to annual reports and stocks of priva,
corporations; by Mr.. Washburn, authorisin
executors, &C., to assign mortgages and lier
on real estate; by Mr. Edmunds, relating
foreign fire insurance companies; by NJ
Kirkland, in addition to act incorporatir
Brattleboro' village; by Mr.. Page, in additit
to chap. 26 relating to railroads, ma jority
directors to reside in this State); from Il
Senate, laying tax on Orleans co.-prov
J ding for reference of actions in the coun,
court. BY Mr.. Page, in amendment of cha
SO, relating to new trials.
, Repors-By General Committee, again
bear and cub bill, and it was rejected; f
: bill relating to jurors fees, (allowing 80 ct
for trying each action,) and it was laid
} the table; bill authorizing Colebrook BrId
7 Company to erect II dollhouse ordered to
, reading. By Judiciary Committee, bill
: punish over issues Of stock in corporation
with an amendment to punish the signing
g issuing fraudulent certifcates-ordered to
= reading.
3 Bills introduced ond Rcterred-By
Rankin chartcring the New England We
Antique Marble Company, to Committee
: Manufactures by Mr. Davenport to p
j VIM. Field, to Committee on Claims.
Resolution-By MIR, lIawlcy, as to e1l
dicncy of requiring railroads to make proI
connections, instructing Judiciary Comm
tec--adopted.
$ The Speaker announced the following
!: lect committees:
= On Bills relating to the Grand List-M
srs. White of Panton, Rogers OF Whcelo,
IS McLane of Fairlee, Consdon of DANNY, NJ
e len Of Plainied.
| On division of Burlington-Messrs. Ba
G lett of Lyndon, Beckwith of Middlebury,
q Lean of Cabot, Cook Of Charlotte, Hotchk
IL of Georgia.
h On division of Windsor Couuty-Mess
re Edmunds of Burlington, Sergeant of Bar
u Robinson of Bennington, Mason of Richmc
k Nash of New Haven.
lie On petition for division Of Woodstock
G. Messrs. Stoughton of Rockingham, Jane'
l. Waterbury, Frisbie of Middletown, Atw,
= of Ripton, lIovey of Berlin.
I'd On General Banking Law-Messrs. Ada
ID of Fairhaven, Kirkland of Brattleboro',
dy of Mount Holly, Smith of St. Alba
~ llodgman of Hartland.
The Senate came in to elect Sergeant
ce Arms and other officers. The Joint Assem-
an proceeded to ballot for Sergeant at Arms;
IS lst ballot. 2nd
ed Whole No. of votes, l42 liz
o, Nee for choice, 70 81