Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-11-03
Legislature Of Vermont.
MospAr, Oct 80, 1854.
SENATE


Bib Introduced and sssrred BY Mr..
French, 10 increase the salaries Of Judges,
Supreme and Circuit, TO $4,000 each TO
committee on Judiciary. From the House,
In addition to chap. % in relation TO High
ways and bridges to committee on Roads.
To incorporate Sutton Academy to commit. |
tsee on Education. Authorizing the Sand
Bar Bridge Company to issue preferred
stock TO committee on Roads.
Bill providing for building hospital for
the States Prison,was ordered to be engros-
sed and read Sd time.
On motion OF Mr. Benedict, the Rail
Road commissioner bill was ordered to be
printed.
Resoistion-From the House, proposing
. joint committee to consider and report
day for the adjournment, of the General AS
sembly; read and passed.
The resolutions in relation to Rail Road
connections, were called up. Amendments
by Mr.. Denison Withdrawn. Motion by Mr..
Sergeant to postpone indefinitely, was de-
$sotu III tft htShhNt-y yuan ~ ooNo 10
Various propositions were made and Discus
sed by Messrs. Allen, Sergeant, Coolidge,
Denison, Green, and Atkinson, when the
resolutions were withdrawn.
Report. OF committee on Judiciary
The House bill relating to Sherifs bonds,
in favor Of its passnge. The bill was order
cd to be read Sd time read 81 time and
passed. Adjourned.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Shelton.
Petitions referred OR. F Rowell, Chas
Hall, John Morse, Ebenezer Bruce, A. ID.
Pierce, Asa II. Woodbury., and Others to
committee on banks of Melissa Jones and
Dennis Hunter, to general committee; of
Chester Pierce and others. TO committee on
division of Windsor county; remcnstrance
Of Horace Pike, J. 5. Carpenter, E. ID. Put
nam, Asa Spencer and others, to members
of Washington County of o. Adams, John
Stebbns, Clark Rice, C. W. Cooley, L. c.
Cross, Enos X. Knapp, TO comm. on banks.
Resolution. By Mir. IotchKiss of W.,
dispensing with the reading of the journal
after to-mo row morning adopted.
Bills introduced and referred BY Mr.
Darling, altering name and heirshp of Eliz-
abeth Melvina Clement, to general CONT
tee by Mr.. Judeyine, to incorporate the
Nalhegan Lumber Co.. to committee on man
ufactures from the Senate, to pay Pliny
Rosebrook SIS, to committee of claims by
Mr.. Keith, to incorporate the village of
Montpelier, TO judiciary committee; by Mr.
Learned to incorporate the Union Institute,to
committee on education.
Bills referred. Annexng part of Marsh
field to Plaintield, tn members of Washing
ton county; in addition to sec. ~ chap. Is
to judiciary committee relating to certain
public lands in lIydepirk,to committee on ed
ucstion; to amend sec. 10 chap. l09, TO ju
dietary committee; relating to banks of dis
count, to committee on banks; providing for
separate trials in criminal cases, TO judiciary |
committee relating to fencing highways, to
committee on roads; in addition to chap 7e, /
ofpeddlers TO committee Of ways and means
n addition to chap. g. of homestead to ju |
dietary committee; TO repeil secs. u, and |
8, of, chap. 80 to committee on agriculture
in addition to chap. 81, to Judiciary commit
zee; in addition to act of 1853, relating TO
private corporations, to judiciary committee
in addition to chap. 80, of grand iot, ia Sc
lect committee on the grand list.
Public bills introduced and referred to the
committee on prinling.-By Mr. Bacon, relat-
ing to liens and chsitel mortgages; by Mr..
Lyman, in amendment of sec. , and ; of
chap. il6, $4,000 to be salary of Jud es OF
supreme and circuit courts, and no Judge or
chancellor to receive fees y by Nr. Bartlett,
in amendment of chap. 6 (sec. Ii j also in
addition to chap. 81, IN relation to settlement
of estates.
The Governor communicated a report of
r. P. Red6eld Esq, On the claim of the l.
roquois Indians, and on motion Of Mr.. Beck
with ii was referred to the committee on prn.
ting.
Mr.. Bartlett moved to reconsider the vote
rejecting the bill to pay VIM. Guinan; a
greed to- and the bill was laid on the table.
On motion Of Mr.. Bartlett, the select com
mi,tee on the bill to divide the town of Bur.
lington had leave to sit during the session o.
the House.
Mr.. Deane called up the bill annexing
part of Goshen to Plainheld, &c. and it was
recomnitted to select committee.
The bill relating to bank sh,res of non.
residents was returned from the Senate
With an amendment; Mr. Beck~ith moved tc
make it the special order for Thursday morn
ing--opposed by MIR. Field, and lost. anC
the amendment, Of the Senate was concurret
in.
Engrossed Bin. To incorporate ISLAM
Pond and 81. Johnsbury Railroad Compan
passed.
Reports. Judiciary committee. agains
bill relating to judgments rendered by JUST
ces Of the peace,-msde the special order
pm. Tomorrow by committee on the STATE
Prison, bill providing for a chaplain to ,h'
state prison, and 1t was supported by Messrs
Rankin and Sergeant, and opposed by
Messrs. Hotchkiss and Field, when the bill
was laid on the table, on motion of Mr. Page
by Judiciary committee, against Senate bil
repeating proviso of act of 1883 relating Il
witnesses, and it was rejected ;-agains
Senate bill, in addition to secs. 81 and 50
~ leach school district to be furnished will
copy Of Auditors report,l and 1t was reject
ed-sgsinst bill in addition to chap. 81 O
banks, and it was rejec,ed-against bill re
pealing act of ls53 relating to pounds, e'
trays and lost goods, and it was dismissed
in favor of hill relafinn 10 hnrvinn. nrnu nd