Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-11-18
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.


SsSATE-BilI, providing Tor commissioner to
alter and establish town lines (being IA special
order,) was indefinitely postponed.
House Bills passed-Fo incorporate the
Windsor County Breeder Association rela-
ting to the replyvying of intoxicating liquor
to nav James A. Pollard to incorporate the
Vermont Insurance Company Senate bills in
addition to act regulating trustee process in
corporate the Jamaica Cemetary Association
also the Union Paper Mill Company.
Mr.. Everts called up Senate Bill for the re-
lief of bail in criminal cases, and moved that it
be committed to a senator with instructions to
amend. by adding " when the commitment of
principal to the jail in the county in which such
cognizance is taken, the bail shall be dschar-
ged - which motion prevailed and the bill was
passed.
Bills introduced. BY Mr.. Harris to ineor-
porate the Windham Manufacturing Company.
BY Mr. Stark in addition to act Incorporating
the village of Bennington. BY Mr.. Davis, in
amendment of act of 1858, to prevent the traf-
fc in intoxicating liquors. Adjourned.
HOUSEHOLDS introduoed.-By Mr.. Kellogg,
in amendment of act incorporating the Vt. Asy-
lum for the insane BY Mr.. Myers of Jamaica,
relating to bowers and homestead; BY MIR.
Green of Barnard, relating to articles exempt
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of Ii altering the name OF town of Lowell to
LiIlydale; BY Mr. Bascom, relating to the SUI
ary of Railroad Commissioner, (reducing one
half.)
Pef,tions.-OfM NJ. W. Terrill and 70 others,
on Fugitive Slaves; to committee on that sub
ject. en-
Bills passed. Incorporating the Vermont
Homeopathic Medical Society; relating to the
manufacture of shingles in this State-ayes III,
noes l4 to protect shade and ornamental trces-s
in highways; relating to town farms and other
town property relating to Mechanics Liens;
relating to the duties of Town Clerks; altering
the name of Thomas Harris Giddings to Tho
mas Harris Millett
Bill in addition to chap. 81, C. s., entitled
Common Schools was dismissed. Adjourned.
AFTERNOON.
SENATE.-Reports-B MIR. Wead, for com
mittee on Land Taxes, adverse to bill relating
to engine companies, providing that no mem
Der of an engine company shall be exempt frem
taxation J third reading refused. By Mr..
Everts, for committee on finance, adverse to bill
relating to the fees Of sherifs and constabes
and on motion of Mr. Davis it was indefinitely
postponed.
Mr. Chlttenden called up House bill to ena-
bic school districts more conveniently to collect
their taxes indefinitely postponed.
The Governor transmitted to the Senate the
report of the Quarter Master General, and on
motion of Mr.. Chittendsn it was referred to a
+ committee on military affairs
Bills inhoducad-By Mr.. Worthington lay
ing tax of cts. on the lands in Lowell to
committee on land taxes. by Mr.. Smith rela-
e ting to highways, (making it duty of the
highway surveyor to remove the fence from the
side of highways liable to snow drifts and in
the spring cause the same to be rebuilt at the ex-
t pense of the town :; By Mr.. Clarke, ineorpo-
y rating the Windham County Distillery,
Petitions.-Of Mr.. Dodge and 70 others
praying for tax to be laid upon lands in the
8 town of Lowell
t Bill Passed-To pay j. H. Hastings. Ad-
n journ ed.
HoUsE.-Reports.-By Mr.. Needham, for
=, committee on education, bill Incorporating the
female collegiate institute, third reading Or
!. dered.
h BY Mr.. Bell for general committee, against
v bill relating to the levy of executions; and on
:, motion Of Mr.. Lawrence the bill was dismissed.
{ Bills introdued.-By Mr.. Lyman (by re-
n quest)reating to sheep-(S25 fine for driving
lie sheep afflicted with the foot rot. Also bill chan
4 gng the name of Rosette Watson to Rosilla
Jane Watson, and constituting her heir. at-law
of John d. and Jane Watson. By Mr.. Deane
) of Cavendish, relating to town lines, providing
re that the lines of every town shall be perambula-
e ted once in ten years.)
ia Bill passed-lucorporating the village Of
10 Bradford. Adjourned.
=. Wednesday, Nov 10.
10 SENArE.-House bill to protect shade and Or
9 namental trees in the highways, passed
IS Public bills intrOduced.-By Mr.. Everts, rela-
ting to slavery and involuntary servitude in this
State, (making slaveholding in this State felony
; punishable by fine and imprisonment.) By
i Mr.. Wilder, for the erection of watering troughs
is upon the highway, (requiring the selectmen of
q a town to cause to be erected upon all public
highways, watering troughs or cisterns, within
/ at least five miles Of each other)
: Bills passed.-lncorporating the Windham
g Manufacturing Company making an addition
10 al appropriation for a statue of Ethan Allen !;
in addition to acts incorporating the village of
+ Bennington Incorporating the Pittsford marble
= company-and the Fletcher cemetary assoca-
/. ton. Adjourned.
~ HoUsE.-Biils introduced BY Mr. Kellogg,
to pay Thomas W. Silloway; By Mr.. Randall
J. of Roxbury, liking uniform time for holding
|" the annual school meeting in the several school
n districts in this State, (the second Tuesday in
!. March; by Mr.. Hebard of Chelsea, relating to
the traffic in intoxicating liquors by Mr.. Reed
e relating 10 common schools, (payng teachers
> wages by tax on the list, and board and fuel
IL by "a tax on the scholarly By Mr. Hawkins, to
. pay Rufus Buck; By Mr.. Hebard of Randolph,
" regulating the duties and fees of town clerks.
Is By Mr.. Templeton, relating town meetings and
lie town officers.
l. Petitions. OF j. Atwater and SO others, for
=. setting part of Tinmouth to Wells Of Nath-
anel Haseltine, I. Winslow and H. Holabard
IL and others, respecting fugitive slaves; OF VIM
m Raymond and 43 others, for protection Of lives
and property on the Lamolle plank road OF
N. T. Sprague and IS others, for the relief of
Edward GUILTY.
Themotion of Mr. Whitney to dismiss the
in bill for the relief of the town of Huntington
~ was the question before the House Ayes 1888
hs noes $50 the motion to dismiss prevailed
-. Adjourned.
lg SENATE.-ReportS-By Mr.. Harris. fer COM
ks mittee on manufactures House bill relating to
er the manufacture Of shingles in this State; J re-
. quiring the manufacturers of shingles to brand
u every bunch with the initials of their names
ed and quality; third reading refused.
Id Public Us introduc.d.-By Mr.. Gleed, in
amendmeneof chap % of the C. $. relating to
the laying out and dscontinuing of highways.
BY MIR. Nicholson relating to process in civ
y, il actions By Mr.. Tuttlc, for perpetuting tes-
" timony in criminal cases.
is Senate bill relating to tugtives from Justice
= beng special order for this hour, was taken
% up pending an amendment offered by Mr.. vii
IL son to amend Sec by inserting after the WORD
" dollars provided that nothing in this act
shall be construed as applying to any claim of d
AZ parent or guardian to the custody of the person
y or care or service of his or her minor child O,
VI ward or to any claim Of service from an appren.
az tice for fixed time.