Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-11-12
Vermont Legislature.
condensed from walton's Daily Journal.


WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3.
HoUsE-BMs introduced and referred. by Mr..
Lynde, to pay the Town of Guilford by Mr.. House,
to pay town of Berlin (for bridge broken down in
drawing massive granite for the State House); by
Mr.. Randall Of Roxbury, to pay Eiphalet Hewett
S753 "a for material for State House.
Resolution. BY Mr.. Milington, requesting COM
mittce on banks to inquire into the expedency OF
repeating law relative to bank redemptions in New
York and Boston; adopted.
Engyossed M.--Reating to Common Schools.
Mr. circuit moved to strike out the 9TH and 9Th
secs Of the bill
Mr.. Needham opposed the amendment. One Of
these sections provided that those children who at
tend the public schools, and not those who wander
in the streets, shall receive the benefit of the school
fund. The bill had been framed with great care,
and these sections have received the favorable OPP
non Of the friends Of education in all parts of the
State.
Mr.. Kellogg called for a division of the amend
ment, and the 5th section was considered first.
The Speaker called Mr.. nenne of Cavendish to
| the Chair, and proceeded to show the Importance
of the 9Th section of the bill provided the bill be
finally passed. ms this section, it would be readily
seen, necessary for the proper carrying out oil
| other sections.
Mr.. Rounds opposed the striking out of the 9TH
Sect as IL was necessary for the practical working
| of other provisions of the bill.
| Mr. Olmstead called for the previous question,
and was seconded by the House. The question be-
| ing taken on the motion to amend by striking out
the 5th section, it was disagreed to by strong
| vote.
In the afternoon the bill was taken up, and the
amendment to strike out the 9Th section was lost.
Tho Chair ruled that the previous question hav.
ing been demanded by the House, no debate was
in order. The bill was then ordered to be en-
| crossed.
The bill relating to the exhibition Of Grained
animals was taken up. The bill was favored by
Messrs. Randall Kellogg, Deane. Mathewson ant
Woodbridge, and was opposed by Messrs. Olmstead
Prindle and Bnscom The previous question, on
motion to dismiss, was demanded and sustained, ant
the bill dismssed-ayes 100, noes 90.
THURSDAY, Nov. 4. 1855.
SEyATE.-Mr. Bartholomew called up Senate bill
to repeal mn act authorizing the business of bank
ing. lie thought it had been satisfactorily prove
TINT no security made to the bill-holder unde
the provisions of this law. The South Royalto
Bank fair example to illustrate this truth
The bill was ordered to third reading.
The Governor nominated Calvin Pease OF Bur
ington, J, D. Bradley of Brattleboro', and Tim
othy P. Reifeld Of Montpelier, as the Board
Education for the year ensuing; which nominn
lions were ratified BY the Senate.
Resoiuior.--By Mr.. Chittenden, that the Pres
dent of the Senate and the Speaker of the House
Representatives djourn their respective houses o
| Wednesday the seventeenth day of November ms
, at six o'clock A. NJ. adopted.
HorsE.-Enqros,ed bill,-Relatng to commo
49,
to n member for amendment striking QUIT the wor
" eighteen in sec. G. and inserting twenty,
the maximum age of scholars on whom the puoi'
money is divided
2 Mr.. Whitney moved to amend by adding aftt
the word " discretion" in sec. a, the words "wit
the consent of majority of the legal voters
slid district''-thus requiring their consent to r.
? woke the certificate Of n teacher.
b Mr.. Needham for the committee on education
moved to commit for the purpose of making sew
eli, dos n
Mr. Linsley Of Rutland moved to amend by strll
ing ont the 18th and 9th sections, (requlring u
, Board of Education to prepare an abstract OF u
school laws, and to designate school books.)
Mr. Ferrin explained the purpose OF these Sc
E tions--They were intended to prevent (what hi
n often boon done) Superintendent from becomir
agents for publishing houses, and thus creatir
great diversity in the use of books, and frequel
n changes Mt great expense.
Mr. Woodbridge concurred with Mr. Ferri
This bill was not the Inauguration of a new sy
q TEN, as some supposed, but it merely offered mea
: to put the laws we already have in effectual op
| ration.
The House adjourned.
In the afternoon, the bill again under co
siderat on The House voted to strike out the ! II
] section. The question then required on strlkir
49, the 9th section, requiring the Board 10 III
lang, sal id that if he could understand the IL
section ms do the friends of the bill, or if he cou
be sure that 1t would be permanent, he would vo
for it, but it likely to be changed by the lie
islation of each year.
Mr.. Woodbridge thought this was very ii
portant section, and necessary for the perfection
the bill. He thought the words " authoritative al
binding" referred to the Board, and not to teache
S and superEtendents, and were binding on t
Board of Education alone.
Mr.. Linsley withdrew his motion to strike o
the twelfth section.
The motion by Mr.. Needham to amend I
wording of several sections was agreed to, and t
bill then ordered to lie, on motion Of N
Linslcy of Rutland.
JOINT Resolution For the final adjournment
the Joint Assemb bly, on the 18th Nov. inst;
motion Of Mr.. Kellogg, laid on the table,
d The bill relating to Common Schools was tn
taken up and passed without division.