Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-11-10
1854.

and again laid upon the table. and made the
order Of the day for Monday next, u A. NJ.
House Bills read and rete red. To divide
Grammar School funds in Orleans County (;
For relief of Caste,on Bank to incorporate
Vermont Episcopal Institute; for the support
Of Deborah Harris to prevent the unreason.
able use Of Highways and Bridges.
The Police Bill was taken up on the call
Of Mr.. Allen II was further amended and
discussed by Messrs. Allen. Coolidge, Den
ison Green, and Hsrlshorn, and was ordered
to be engrossed and read Sd time, on Mon
day afternoon next
Bill, to incorporate the Lamoille County
Bank, was read the Sd time, discussed by
Messrs. Allen, Hoyi, Warner, Green, Sar-
geant, Jones, Denison and Mr.. Benedict and
passed Yeas %, Nays3. Adj.
HOUSE.
Prayer by Rev. Nr Shelton.
Resolutions. BY Mr.. Kirkland, no bill to
be introduced after Monday next; adopted.
BY Mr.. Smith of Wilhston, as to expedien-
cy of adding 5000 for services of chaplain
in the state prison and requiring additional
services rejected. BY Mr. killing, in.
structine committee of ways and means to
report bills making appropriations for sup
port of government, &c. adopted. BY Mr.
Templeton, instructing committee on the
Missouri Compromise to report as soon as
practicable adopted
Public bills. referred TO committee on prin-
ting. BY Mr.. Bradford, in addition to CHIP.
30, of proceedings against trustees by Mr.
George, in relation to appeals in trustee ca
ses; by Mr.. Bean, repeating ACT of 1852 IN
alteration OF &c: relating to defendants in
actions on joint contracts. BY Mr.. Weeks,
extending certain school district.
Bills introduced and referred. BY Mr.
Field, in amendment of act chartering Fay
etteviile cemetery association, to committee
of wavs and means. From Senate, taxing
Windsor county, to members of Windsor
county to extend charter of Wantastiqna
Railroad Co, TO committee on roads; enlar
cling capital of bank of Black river,-also
relating to banks. limiting loans to persons
or corporations out of the state-to commit
tee on banks relating to proof of marriage
in criminal prosecutions, to judiciary com
mittee.
Petitions referred. Of Horace Stcsns
and others. to committee on banks Of Ny
ron Buck, Nnson Soule, Horace Hatch and
Leonard Marsh and others to committee on
education.
The bill in addition to act Incorporating
the village of Brattleboro' was ordered to Sd
reading.
The amendment Of the Senate to the bill
charterlng Glenn lake slate o., was concur
red in.
Bills referred Amending sec. % chap.
20; relative to treasurers Of corporations ;
amending sec 3 chap. l2,-also sec. IL chap.
/ 81 relating to granting of dlvorce-sever-
| ally to judiciary committee. In amendment
! Of No. oi Of acts of 1853, 10 committee on
roads.
Engrossed Bill. In amendment o. sec.
SO chap. % passed.
Mr. Rankin called up the bill creating a
new county by the name of Cumberland, and
moved that it be referred to committee on
division of Windsor county agreed TO.
Mr.. Bradford called up the bill annexing
part Of Somerset to Dover and it was dis
missed.
Reports. BY judiciary committee. bill a.
mending chapter 81, tsectlon IA not to ap.
ply TO cases where the parties resided with.
out this state when the cause of action oc-
curred.l aud il was ordered to 3D. reading.
By general committee, bill to restore to John
Dickinson his legal privileges, and it was
ordered to Sd reading
Banks chartered lciihom notice.
Mr.. Mclean of Cabot introduced bill
repeating act extending charter of Bank OF
Montpelier, on the ground that the act was
passed without notice. Mr.. Mclean said this
bill is intended as a test, and if carried, bills
will be brought in repeating all charters OF
other acts granted without notice, and he
moved to refer this bill to select commit
tee of three. Mr.. Bartlett sustained the mo-
ton. Mr.. Beckwith regarded this bill SIM
ply as a species of sarcasm upon the decis-
ION of the House yesterday,-as, in any 9th
er view, an absurdity but Mr.. Mclean in
sisted that he was in earnest, and should
bring in bills to repeal the Vergennes, Rut-
land and Waterbury bank acts of last year.
Mr. Field argued that this bill presented
simply legal question, and the bill should
60 to the Judiciary committee. Mr.. M'LeaE's
motion was agreed to.
Mr. Bartlett introduced bill to repeal the
act chartering the bank of Waterbury re-
ferred to the select committee.
Mr. Mclean introduced bill to repeal the
act extending charter of bank of Vergennes
Mr.. Page thought the introduction of bills
of this character might be injurious abroad
as indicating that the Legislature is ,rifing
with their banks, aud moved TO dismiss.
Messrs. Beckwith, Hunton, Edmunds,
Deane, James, Marsh, Washburn, and Page
supported the motion to dismiss, urging that
no member of the House would avow an
opinion that the charters are void, because
granted without notice no man entertained
a thought of passing the bill,-and the en-
tertaining of it might be injurious to every
man holding the bills of the bank. Messrs.
Field, Smith of Williston, Beccher
Joselyn of p, George, Bingham, Mclean
of Cabot, and Kirkland opposed the disms,
sal as departure from the usages Of the
House and an Infringement Of the right O
every person to beheard none of these gen
\ tlemen, however, indicated purpose to ia
vor the passage of the bill The motion t,
dismiss was lost-ayes %, noes l32,-anC