Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-11-16
OF YER
MONT.
SATURDAY, Nov. 10.
. 9 o'clock, 7. NJ.
SENATE.

Reports select committee, against
pc,i,ion of Carol Flood and others, and pc
ti,iuners had leave to withdraw. By general
committee, against House bill regulating
sale of stone lime. and it was rejected. BY
select committee in favor OF bill annexing
ordered to third reading. BY committee on
finance. in favor of bill 10 annex part Of
Brandon to Chi,tenden; passed. BY gener-
al committee, in favor of House bill TO prov
ide for support of insane transient persons
ordered to third reading. BY select commit
tee, House bill dividing Orange CO. into two
Judicial districts ordered to lie. BY judi
ciary committee, House bill relating TO suits
before Justice of the peace, with amend
ments same adopted and bill passed by
committee on banks, in favor Of House bill
relating to the capital stock of the Bank of
Waterbury, passed. By committee on fin
ance. in favor of Hoese bill providing for
the separate confinement of juvenile offend
ers passed
a committee to average aud equollse the
Grand List resolution amended by insert
ing the names oflhe committee and adopted.
Bis called M -- II. bill for the promotion
Of Agriculture, Horticulture, &c; bill and
amendments recommi,ted to committee on
Agriculture. Ito. bill relating to the Grand
List. amended and bill OF Tered to lie. Adj.
HOUSE.
Repots.-Ily committee on education, S
bill to incorporate Lambda Iota Society wv
NJ, and il was passed. BY committee on
manufactures, Senate bill to incorporate u
Mon Quarrying and mining co. in Vermont,
and it was passed. BY judiciary committee,
bill to extend the privileges o. the bar Ito all
persons of good moral character, asking to
be discharged from the same ; Mr. Powers of
w. moved to dismiss, and in spite of an i'm
plorlng speech from Mr. Field in favor of
making lawyers Of every body, the House
dismissed the bill. BY select committee, in
favor Of bill laying a tax on the county of
franklin with amendments reducing the tax
TO l2c,s. and requiring St. Albans to pay
$4,000 of the tax, which were adopted and
the bill was ordered to third reading.
Resolution. BY Mr. Eddy, to adjourn to
Monday morn ng, when the House adlouns;
adopted.
Mr. lIasssliine moved to reconsider the vote of
this morning amending the title to bill House
No. ,. Mr. Edmunds demanded the previous
question. but the House refused to second
the demand. Mr. Powers of w supported |
the motion, Directing TO the amendment as |
making the bull ridiculous. raising doubtful
questions as TO the construction of the law.
and beiogglng magistrates Mr. Field thought
that the long title, the long tail aud the short
body made first rate pair of saddle ags
for the Ludlow poney. and he hoped that the
gentleman from Woodstock would place
himself on the top-intimatipg that he would
have Il ST rate chance to " see stars be-
tween now and the first Tuesday of Sep
TENDER next After further discussion by {
Messrs Edmunds and Powers Of W., Mr. |
Woodwork demanded the previous ques-
ton, and on the question of seconding this
demand, Mr. Field demanded the yeas and 4
nays-yess 81, nays Sc. After further dis
cusslon by Messrs Brigham, Leland, Beck a
with and Field, the motion TO reconsider was t
rejected. |
The amendment Of the Senate to the joint /
resolution relative TO the committee to aver I
age the grand list 10y giving the names of !
the commlttee,) was concurred IN, and the
Committee was sworn.
The amendment of the Senate to the Joint
resolution for final adjournment on Thurs
day next was opposed by Messrs Powers of
w. and Ballou, supported by Messrs Adams,
Field and Brigham Mr. Brigham moved TO
amend the amendment by fixing on Friday
the 10th. Mr. Adams moved TO lay the re-
solution on the table--lost. Nj Brgham's
motion was rejec,ed-yeas 66, nays 66 -
The amendment of the Senate was con.
Cured in. Adj.
MospAr, Nov. II.
SENATE.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
House BIZ. In Amendment of an act en-
titled ian act 10 prevent the Traffic in ihtox-
icating Liquors for the purpose of drinking"
referred to General Committee.
Engrosssd BiHs.-To annex Goshen aud
Harris Cores 10 the town of Plain6eld;
passed. To incorporate the village OF North.
field passed.
Bills taken up.-Relating to the Grand
List Mr. Hotchkss moved to reconsider the
vote amending sec 3.-sdopted and amend
ment rejected; other amendments were
adopted and the bill passed. Relating
to Bank Loans supported by Messrs Bene-
dict and Allen of Rutland opposed by
Messrs Hotchkss, Warner, Daniels and
Atkinson. Adjourned.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Shelton.
The Speaker announced the following
committees.
On Addison county grammar school lands
-Messrs Burton Bemis, Blodgett, Elkins,
Paul.
On debentues --Messrs Catlin. Nash
Waldo, Paul Bacon, llurd Wilcox, Cros-
by Of s.; Carpenter Of Bridgewa,er, Wiley
of Weston; Quimby, Blake Reynolds, Fir I
man Carlton Crossett Chase, Powers Of
Newark Smith Of Bershire, Gofi; Terriil,
Stevens of Eden; Elkins, Alton Smith of
Brunswick, Wright of Bloomfield Brown,
Hubbard.
Engrossed biAs.--To tax The county of
Franklin: MIR Brown Of Sheldon moved an
amendment providing that St Adams shall
pay all the debts OF the county beyond the
IL cent tax; which was agreed to. MIR
Bingham subsequently, momed 70 reconsider