Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-11-16
Justices of the Peace referred to Com. on
Judiciary. Adj.

'uuChry. Adl
HOUSE.
PRAYER bv Rev Mr. Ilemenway.
BIZ referred - Providing for surveyors of
lumber, to committee on agriculture.
BW introduced. By Mr. Lymanin relation
to the bank of Roya,on, reducing the D-
rectors from seven To fve,) referred to com
mittee on banks
Resoiufion.--. BY Mr. Odds, authorizing
Quarter Master General to loan arms for the
use Of Norwich University; adopted.
Petition referred. OF Henry Stevens, to
committee on claims.
Bills from the Senate. In explanation Of
$. 6 c so C. s. on the grand lis, trea,ive TO
stocks owned out Of this state,) referred to
the committee of WAYS and means ; relating
to the opening Of highways, TO the general
committee in relation to light houses, &c.
on Lake Champain tcedng exclusive juris-
diciion to the q. s. to Judiciary committee.
Authorizing the removal Of the dead, from one
Cemetery to another, by the civil authority,
when no relative is KNOWN to General Com
mittee; to pay Horce Evans 1852, to Com
mitiee on Claims.
Tho amendment Of the Senate to the
House bill, relating to lands of Railroad
Corporations, providing that title to land
embraced in the roadway shall not be OBJ
tanned by adverse possession was concurred
in The amendment Of the Senate TO House
bill to protect towns from suiis for damages
on highways, Extending the time for giving
notice by the persons injured to the towns
from 30 to 30 days. was concurred in.
Engrossed Bills Relating to bank of
Waterbury providing for separate confne-
meut Of juvenile offenders 10 increase fees
Of witnesses and jurors in the County Court;
authorizing the exchange of Gre-arms (hni-
locks in the arsenal for Minnie rifles 3 sever
ally passed. Relating TO jails and prisons
/ mo, to be used Tor the imprisonment Of per-
sons arrested under the fugitive slave act y
Mr. Bartholomew moved to amend by adding
" except for violations of the laws of this
state Mr. Powers of w. moved to amend
the amendment SO as TO provide that persons
may be committed for the purpose Of pro-
tecting them against extraditon under the
I fugitive slave law Agreed to- and the bill
was supported by Mr. Beecher, opposed by
Mr. Field, and passed.
/ The amendment Of the Senate to House
bill enargng the capital stock Of Lyndon
bank was concurred in.
Resolutions BY Mr. FELTON,, expressing
the sympathy of Vermont for the people Of
/ Kanzas in their present effort to establish
/ free state ; on motion Of Mr. FELTON,, laid on
the table. The joint resolution on the Pass
more Williamson case, after little critic
ism. was also laid on the table.
The Liquor Law.-Mr Corkins called up
House bill No >, in amendment Of the liquor
law, ms amended by the amendment of Mr.
Corknsl the question being on the passage
Of he bill Mr. Field opposed the bill. Mr.
Corkins stated that he was satisfied, on fur
tner examination, tnat inc amendment TO ms
amendment, proposed by Mr. Powers of w.
and adopted by the House, would operate
as an indirect repeal of the act of 1853 so
far as TO prevent any body from sending by
another person abroad, or even to a town A.
gent, for liquor for his own lawful use. Mr.
Powers Of w. demanded the previous ques-
ton, which was seconded by the House, and
the question was put ayes III, noes 81
so the bill was passed. Mr. Powers Of w.
moved TO reconsider; Withdrawn Mr. Corkins
then moved to amend the title of the bill by
adding " as amended by an act approved
Dec Is, 1853" &c. Mr. Powers of w. op.
posed this as a novelty, though harmless as
the Courts of Maine and Massachusetts, have
decided that the title is no part of an act
Mr. Edmunds supported the amendment the
title is essential to show what acts this bill is
intended to amend and as he understood it,
this bill was intended to amend the ex-
isting law. Ayes no, noes So so the a.
mendment was adopted Adj