Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-11-04
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.


Friday, October %.
SgxArE.-BW iatrOduced.- BY Senator Bar
tholomew, amending the charter of the Yer
mont and Canada Railroad Company, (lhaking
charter void if connection be not made with
the Rutland and Burlington and Vermont Cen
trail Railroad to Canada line.
Resolutions.- Mr.. Chittenden, that
committee be appointed to inquire by what
authority the State Bank, Montpelier. is con-
Quoting the business of banking adopted
Bill passed.-Seuate bill relating to wit
nesses, Adjourned
HousE-The Speaker informed the House
that there was no quorum present
Adjourned.
Tuesday, October &c.
SENATE Resolutions- the House, ex.
tending an invitation, &c, to Hon. Edward
Everett to deliver his address on Washington !;
concurred in From the House, providing for
a joint assembly on Wednesday next, to elect
a Railroad Commissioner; concurred in.
By Mr. French of Windsor called mp Joint
assembly on Wednesday next at o clock A.
NJ, to elect Supreme Court Judges and the
same was amended by striking out the word
Wednesday and inserting Thursday, October
%, and adopted.
The Chair appointed, us committee on the
part OF the Senate to wait upon the Hon. Ed
ward Everett, Messrs. Smith and Poland.
Bills introdaced.-By Mr.. Chttenden. amend.
ing chap. l06 OF com. statutes, relating t.,
fees, (making the salary of supreme court
judges $2O0O) by Mr. futile, relating to pros
ecutlon for bigamy (repealing former acts re-
curing the time and place of first marriage to
be given). By Mr.. Wilson, altering the name
of rhomos Harris Giddings.
Passed. blouse bill Incorporating the village
Of BrattgGeese,
/ Pstitioaa3asy Nh, Chadwick, Of Jonathan
Lawrence andOthers respecting the bill relat-
| ing to fhgitives from service. Adjourned.
| HoUsE,--BiHs introducad--By Mr.. Marsh Of
Brandon, relating to witnesses, providing fol
the admission Of the testimony of the wife in
certain cases y by Mr.. Billings, relating to the
rights and privileges of married women Sen
ate Bill relating to the issuing writ Audita
Querela and to the travel fees Of witnesses.
BY Mr.. Colamer, to incorporate the Vermont
Homeopathic Medical Society and by Mr.. Hal
Of owanton incorporating the Burlington Cor
met Band
BY Mr.. Kellogg, Incorporating the Vermon
Insurance Company.
by Mr., Bridgman, Incorporating the EAgl'
Manufacturing Company
/ By Mr.. Rounds, appointing Curator Il
take charge Of the Cabinent of Natural His
tory.
On motion of Mr.. Needham Of Hartford thu
report of the railroad commissioner, was r.
fcrred to the committee on roads.
Bills passsd.-Incorporating the Felchvill
Cemetery Association annexlng part OF til
town of Somerset to the town Of Wilmington
and part to the town of Strdtton relating t.
Justices OF the peace, providing that justice
Of the peace, having gone out OF Office ma,
make and certify copies of record, while il
Office y paying j. II. Haitings and relatin,
to the taking of testimony.
The bill providing for the relief Of Orang
County, by providing for an adjournment 0
the term Of the County Court, at Bradford
each year, was, on motion of Mr. Prichard
referred to select committee Of five.
The Chair announced as committee on tn
part of the House, to confer with the Hon. L
rctt,-Mcssrs. Linsley of Rutland, Kcllog
and Slayton.
Memora-By A. Underwood and 80 other.
praying to be annexed to Caledonia. County an
Probate Distict, Adjourned.
SENATE.-Repon-By Mr.. Chttenden, C
Judiciary committee, in favor Of bill r4latin
to protests of Bills of Exchange, Drafts, Check
and Promissory Notes, with amendments, whic
We're adopted.
Mr.. Chittenden explained tho Object of tn
bill to be to provide that domestic bills pAyab
at the bank, should be protested the same t
foreign, making the certificate of the Notar
prima facie evidence of the fact.
the hour having arrived for IL joint assembl,
thoSenators repaired to the Hall Of the House
Representatives. Adjourned.
HousE.-BiNs introduced-By Mr. Webbc
exempting from attachment and execution c.
tain articles therein mentioned, for the pu
pose of encouraging agriculture and By NJ
rruss,ll, granting license for circus exhibition
ResoiutiOns.-By Mr. Kellogg, Tor u joint Il
semby on Thursday morning at eleven cloc
for the election of Judges of the Supren
Court; adopted
Pursuant to adjournment Of the joint asser
bly,, the Senate came in to hear further repo1
Of the canvissing committee to canvass tt
votes for County officers and to elect Sc
. geant-at- Arms for the year ensuing.
7 No reports Using in readiness, the joint q
= sembly proceeded to the election of Sergeant-a
Arms.