Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-15
LEersLATuRE OF VERMONT.

LEGIsLATURE oFwERMoNT.
fef Tuesday, Nov. 6.
SENATR.-Special orders. Bill, in addition
to chapter 26 compiled statutes, relating to
railroads; supported by Mr.. Benedict and OPP
posed by Mr.. Pierpoint. Bill made the special
order of this afternoon. In addition to chapter
20 compiled statutes; ordered to lie. To incor-
porate the Fairfax Bank; recommitted to COM
mittee on banks. Relating to railroad corpor-
ations made the order of Wednesday, o'clock
P. NJ. The report of commissioner on the claim
of the Iroquois was called up and referred to
committee under 4th rule.
Bills called up. Raising tax on county of
Orleans !; amendments offered by the House con-
Cured in.
House bills. In amendment Of act relating
to grammar school lands in Orange county; re-
furred 10 committee on 60 Go divide
= =; s';s;I T.; ''';',: III, ,,.,i
ucation. TO amend
statutes, relating to tow ls.ed tO
judiciary committee To pay B.sH. Norris
and William Weeks; referred to committee On
claims. To alter the name of the town of Low
ell to Montville; referred to general committee.
In addition to chapter Is compiled statutes
passed To incorporate the Glover FIGURING
Mill Company referred to committee on man
| ufactures.
Engrossed bills. Constituting certain per-
sons heirs-at-law of Larkin Lockwood passed.
To incorporate the Rutland Foundry & Machine
Shop Company passed. To incorporate the
Coal Mining and Slate Company passed
Adjourned.
HousE.-Remonsirances referred. OF sundry
voters of Marshfeld, to select committee on the
annexation of part of Marshfeld to Plainfeld
of Nahum Rice and others, against extending
the limits Of Montpelier village into the towr
of Berlin, to committee on agriculture o.
james Brown, Nathan Foster and others, to So
lect COMMITTEES on Lamoille shire; of II. S
Camp, Norman Atwood, Stillman Churchill
Eli Kinds and others, to select committee on ia,
on Lamoille county of Daniel Hill, G. S. Ca
boon, Joel Fletcher, Reuben Pike, Geo. G. Ca
hoon and others, against bill for the removal o
Caledonia shire, (on the ground that it leave
the shire to be settled by committee instead o
by the Legslature,) to select committee on tina
subject.
Engrossed bills. To annex part of Brando,
to Chittenden; passed. For the support o
transient insane persons at the State Asylum
laid upon the table and made the special orde
for Tomorrow morning, on motion of Mr.. Beck
with, who suggested that other states might sli
their paupers into Vermont to take advantag
of this BILL To incorporate tho village of Wi
mingtoa; passed.
:. Petitions -eferred. OF Austin Bradford an
Others, read and referred to select committee 0
the liquor law; of Harrison Warner, r. I
Hardy, Eli Kinds and others, to committee O
Lamoille shire of Isaac F. Redfeld and other
to committee on banks.
Bills introduced. By Mr.. Harris, to incorp
rate the Eureka Mining Company, to commi
tee on manufactures. By Mr.. johnson,
amendment Of section q chapter 20, compile
statutes on suits on notes and accounts, refsrre
to committee on printing.
Reference Of questions. Mr.. Smith of Tul
bridge moved to reconsider the vote of yerte
day, rejecting Senate bill on the reference of a
tions supported by Mr.. Powers of W., oppo
ed by Messrs. Edrnunds, Davenport and Bri,
ham--ayes 80, nays III.
This bill was opposed on the ground that
f conflicts with that provision of the Constitutit
which guarantees the right of trial by jur
To this it was replied by Mr.. Powers that thr
judges have given their opinion that the bill
constitutional, inasmuch as the report Of Il
referee may 60 to jary, and that the passa
of the bill would draw out an opinion from o
of the most eminent authorities in the state
l. Q. from Gov. Royce. Mr.. Edmunds intima
ed that these extra judicial opinions were p'
: haps influenced by purpose, which really |
: at the bottom of the bill, to wit, to reduce
i business of the courts and jures and thus
!, lieve the county of Windsor of that pressure
). business which is now demanding division
the county. The suggestion of the consti'
= tional difficulty is obviated by providing tt
! the decision of the referee may be submitted
i q jury, Mr.. Edmunds characterized as an e
!. sion, utterly unworthy of legislators, who
sworn to be faithful to the Censtitution.]
IS The Liquor Bill uan mo. ~
g amendment of the nni6as
II and the amendment striki
a out the words " and elSaS aiall have
r right of appeal" was adopted. Mr.. Cork
IN said that in his opinion the passage of this
,r would be impolitio for the friends of prohi
r ton, yc, there were some amendments which
as thought we're essential to the efficiency Of
g. law, and he moved to commit for amendm
,e by striking out all after the enacting ella
l. and inserting two sections--lst that the W
!" furnish - shall be construed to all case
knowingly bringing liquor into the state, te
sold disposed Of or to be divided or distribu
" to others and I'd against selling, distribut
!. = or giving away of impure or adulterated
:. quors. si..4 s., a
). Mr.. Beckwith moved to print the amendn
rv and lay the bill on the table and make it
h order for Thursday morning 10 oclodk. 5
nd ported by Messrs. Beckwith. George, Ada
sh Ballou and COrkins, opposed BY Messrs Po'
n Of W.. Barnes, Chamberlain of Craftsb'
,s, and Chamberlain of Albany-ayes l2S,
ed SO.
Tha cao.Aa hill IA nav the treasurer of