Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-11-23
Tuesday, Nov. IA. 1854.

~ remove ODstructlons In Utter Creek reau
md passed. From comm. on Finance, bill
making provision for the support of Govern
nent. Read Sd time and passed. From same
'omm. bill providing for payment of the debts
# the State Prison read Sd time and passed.
From Jud. comm. to reglate the choice Of
Council of Censors, in favor read and passed.
From Gen com. restoring Joshua Underwood
% his legal privileges, in favor; read and
passed. From committee on Banks, to incor-
porate Fairfax Bank, adverse Sd reading re-
used, yeas 4, nays %. From comm. on Jud'
relating to choice of school district treasurers,
IN favor read Sd time and passed. From com.
IN Banks, to incorporate the Bank of Lyndon,
IN favor; read Sd time--yeas 8, nays %, and
passed. From com. on Man. to incorporate the
vt Gold Mining Company, in favor; read Sd
time and passed. From com. on Mil. Affairs,
to restore Phillip Shepherd to his legal privi-
leges, in favor read and passed By com. on
Jud in amendment of laws relating to sale of
non resident lands, in favor read Sd time, laid
on table, called up by Mr.. Phelps, and proposed
amendment adopted and passed. By comm. on
Claims, in amendment of act relating to insur-
ance on lives by foreign companies, in favor;
read Sd time and passed. By com. on Jud. in
addition to chap. ID G. S., entitled county Of
flcers, in favor read Sd time and passed. By
same com. in amendment of chap. G5 G. S.
(Homestead,) adverse to its passage; Sd read
ing refused. BY same com. in addition to chap.
81 G. S., concerning settlement Of estates, in
favor read Sd time and passed. BY com. on
Roads, in addition to chap. "a c. S.; in favor !;
read Sd time and passed. By Gen. com. in
amendment of act providing for the organiza-
ton of private corporations, in favor; Sd read
ing refused. By Jud com. relating to shares
of resident and non resident owners of shares in
Railroad corporations, with proposals of amend
ments To strike out the 9th and part of the
Sth sec. The first amendment was rejected
yeas 8,nays II. The other was rejected unani-
mously Bill read Sd time and passed Re-
considered, on motion Of Mr.. Benedict, decided
in the negative. Bill amending act in relation
to salaries and fees, in relation to amendment
of the Senate non -concurred in by the House,
came up for consideration, and on motion of
Mr.. Denison, the Senate recedcd from said
amendment.
BY CON- on Land Taxes, bill relating to the
collection of taxes, in favor; read three times
and passage refused,
By committee on Judiciary, relating to
pounds, &C., in favor read Sd time and pas
sed. BY SAME, to amend sec. of chap. 81 c
S., in favor; read the Sd time and its passage
refused. By same, relating to evidence in suit
, at law, adverse Sd reading refused.
BY committee ON Roads, House, bill relating
to service Of process on nonresident trustees o
railroad corporations, in favor read three time
and passed. By same, House bill, fencing high
ways, adverse and laid on the table.
Joint Resolution from the House relating tt
nav of assistant librarian read and passed il
concurrence. A similar resolution, for the ap
poiutn.ent Of Commissioners on railroads; laid
on the table,
Vote rejecting the bill in addition to sec. 70
of chap. 81 roconsidered on motion of Mr.. Hoy
and laid on the table.
! The amendments of the Senate to the bill tc
incorporate the Vermont Episcopal Institute
non concurred in by the House, came up fol
consideration and the Senate resolved not to in
sist on the same. So the Senate receded from
it's amendments.
! On the disagreeing votes of the two House,
respecting an amendment to the bill relating tC
Banks, in which both Houses resolved to insist
the Senate proposed committee OF conference
and Messrs. Denison and Heald were appointed
on the part of tho Senate Adj.
HousE-Prayer by Rev. Eli Ballou.
Reports.-By majority of members of Or
leans Co., against bill taxing that county Th'
minority reported in favor of the bill. Bill op
posed by Messrs. Blanchard and Wheeler, sup
ported by Mr.. Locke, and dismissed
Senate bill 10 pay Peoples Bank, for none
expended for arrestng forger, was supports
by Messrs. blanchard, Hotchkiss of W., Bart
lett of L Edmunds, Hunton, Brigham, Hervey
and Beckwith, opposed by Messrs. Josselyn c
p, Tracy, Congdon and Adams of G. l., an
passed-ayes 1873, nones "a.
The Speaker appointed Mr.. Barton of L., o
J Committee of debentures in places of Mr.. Hur(
Special Order-The S. bill in amendment {
the liquor law, was considered, and Mr. Ed
inuds moved that the House 90 into committe
of the whole-opposed by Mr.. Washburn an
lost. The first question was on the amendmen
J of Mr.. Beckwith, limiting the bill to two points
providing for the election of commissioners a
the annual March meeting, and making in un
| lawful to keep or possess Liquor for use contra
ry to law. The amendment was supported b
, MIR. George ION the ground that the bill woul
weaken the law.) Field, Beckwith and Kirk
land, opposed by Messrs. Washburn, Rankin
. Fletcher, Davenport, Jones and Beecher, on
Adopted--ayes lo7, noes so. ADJ,
eM AFTERNOON.
SkNATE.-On motion of Mr., Hartshorn, tn
bill altering the name Of Brighton, the rule be
) ing suspended for that purpose, was read .
time and passed.
Join dissolution, suspending the Both Join
: rule, was called up by Mr.. Denson. Amended
!. by limiting the suspension of the rule until
Q 0 clock this evening and passed. On motto
of Mr., French, the vote, refusing the Sd reae
: ing of the bill amending sec. 36 relating
8 Banks, was reconsidered- Is, nays Il
: Read Sd time, and passed-yeas 10, nays IL.
Il Reports. com. on Agriculture, Hous
bill, to instruct fence viewers in their Office an
}, duty, in favor; Sd reading refused. By con