Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-10-27

courts, amended, and II was ordered 10 80
reading.
Bills Referred-In addition to act charter
ing the village of Brattleboro, and Senate
bill relating to reference of county court
actions, to Judiciary committee Senate bill
taxing Orleans County, to members of that
county bill annexing Goshen Gore, &c, 10
seec, committee of five. Adj
AFTERNOON.
SENATE.
Bills intro iuced and referred. BY Mr..
French, IN relation to the shire OF Caledonia
county; changing place to st. Johnsbury.-
Referred to a Select committee.
Mr. Coolidge introduced bill relating to
witnesses read twice and referred to com.
on Judiciary.
Mr.. Allen introduced resolution nquR-
ing into rights and duties Of Rail Road
corporations, and directing committee on
Roads to inquire and report thereon proPos
ed to be amended SO as TO include stages
aad telegraph lines resolution and amend
ment laid on the table.
Resoimion.-By Mr. Atkinson, directing
the Secretary to procure Tor the printing bills
designated for that purpose BY printing com.
The resolution allowing the use Of the
Representatives. Hall for On exhibition OF
the deaf and dnmb sent from the House was
passed IN concurrence, Thursday next3p.m.
Reports. BY committee on Banks, blll
relating to Subscriptions for bank stock, in
favor of its passage, ordered to be cngrossed
and read Sd time.
NIr. Hyde reported iavorabIy on the House
ball fixing time for the annual meeting Of an
Engine Company in Burlington, which was
ordered to Sd reading.
The bill in relation to the reports Of the
the Auditor, providing Tor a further dislribu
ton was read the 81 time, and on the cues
ton Of its passigc, it was decided IN the
ailirnatlve--yess rs, nays ~.
The bill relating To the police Of towns,
was tukon up on question OF 3D. reading and
laid on the t'bc
Mr. Sergeant proposed to add an addition
to the rules OF the Senate to provide for a
/ general committee; laid on the table under
the rule.
The President announced as the commit
tee on he bill for dividing the town Of Wood
stock, Mr.. HOLSTER, Mr.. IIarshorn and Mr.
Leavins. Adjourned
HOUSE.
Petitions, &c. referred. Rcnons,rnnoos oil
/ Burt Howe and Geo. NJ. Bissell and others
to select COMMITTEES on the Somerset case
petition Of John Porter and others to com
mttee on education; remousirance OF John
r. New aud others, to general committee
OF T.. 7. Mead and others, TO committee OF
banks of John Warner and others, TO gen
eral committee.
Public bills introduced BY Mr.. Lynje
in relation to banks holding private proper
~ of stockholders to amount of stock for re
dcmpton Of the bills by sir. Hunter, an
nexmg part of Clarendon to Ira by Mr.
Page, laying tax on the county Of Rutlan'
ltax of { cts tn build jail and repair court
house;) by Mr. Kirkland, relating TO chaps
II, -, H. 30 aud ~, authorizing countle.
towns, villages or school districts 10 borro'
money y by Nr. Ferrin, in respect 10 aeposi
tons by Mr. Beckwiih, relating 10 seFyic
OF process on nonresident trustees of raj
roads; by Nr. Page, providing for proceed
ings supplementary to the writ Of execution
copy Of the New York law y by Mr.. Stougf
ton, relating to banks of discount
Bills introduced and referred BY Mr. Par
county, lmaking st. JohnsburY the count
. seat Ito committee on printing; by NJ
Mclean, repeating part of act incorporate
Montpelier Hydraulic CO., to committee O
Manufactures by Mr.. Judevine, to incorpt
rate the bank of South IIardwick and by NJ
Hitchcock, in addition to act Of 1853 on bar
Of Rutland, to committee on Banks
reports. BY general committee, bills a
= tering names OF Benz. Wilbur Cook, AlfrC
, II. Hoar, Francis LANCE, Patrick Barr Lad
and they were ordered TO Sd reading.
By judiciary committee, against bill rela
ing to assignments, and on motion of NJ
Edmunds, It was laid on the table; in fagr
of bill ceding to the United States lursdl
ton over certain sites for public building
amended by rcseving right of Vermont
serve legal process on said lands, and ii
t. bill was ordered to Sd reading.
by select committee, bill laying tax
d "a of one per cent. on Chitenden Count
4 and II was ordered to I'd reading.
II Resolution. BY Mr.. Carpenter, Of Add
:, son, instructlng general committee to inquil
L into the oxpcdicncy Of making an appropr
d alton for race-courses in each county. NJ
;, Spencer moved to dismiss, aud after fe
+ sarcastic remarks by Messrs Field and Bril-
ham, the motion was agreed to.
$ Mr.. Bartlett, called up the bill removin
the shire of Caledonia County, and aft,
reference TO the committee on printing, al
T. report, Mr.. Bartlett moved to refer TO a sele
c committee of five. Mr. Washburn NOV,
= to lay the bill on the table for the purpo.
: of waiting for other bills of a like charactc
with view Of referring the whole to OF
committee. After discussion by Messr
5 Blnlett, Wsshburn, Rankin and McLea
y the bill was referred to a select commiuc
e of FIVE.
T. The bills annexing part Of Chittcuden
: Ira, and laying a tax on Rutland Count
u were referred to the members of that count
Mr. Stpoghton called up the resolution d
reciing bank CON. to report whether il
expeden, to chart II any more banks, befo
= reporting any bill and on motion Of NJ