Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-11-04
AFTERNOON

SESArE.-BU> -cfer d-Regulatiug the duties
ami establishing the compensation OF States At
t|orneys; on motion Of Mr.. Chittsndcn, referred to
committee Of the whole. Establishing salaries OF
Judges and Registers Of Probate; TO committee Of
the whole.
Jaat Resolution From the House. That the
thanks Of the General Assembly be given
l. the Hon. Daniel Nesdham for his able and in
stractive address, given before the General Assem-
bly, on Thursday evening OF last week adopted
in Concurrence.
Bills passsf-In addition to act to prevent traf-
&c ia intoxicating liquors for the purpose Of drink
ing, approved Nov. p, 1852, trial to be in town
who're the offence occurred.l Fixirg time for
holding the annual Uni N school District meetings.
The bill for the erection Of Natering-troughs, yeas
ls, noes I.
IN motion Of Mr Chittenden. the senate went
into committed OF the whole on Senate bill 81, re-
g~ulsting the duties and establishing the compen-
sation Of States attorneys.
H0UsE.-Rep5rts If C9nniuees.-By Nr Childs,
for judiciary committee, against bill relating 10
mechanics liens; also against bill r~elatin. to tai
esmen on juries in county courts; third reading
Of both refused. By Mr. Bell, fol general com
mittee, bill prohibiting coasting on the public
highways; ordered to lie. Also, Senate bill to
prot ct the monuments and tombs Of deceased per-
sons; ordered to third reading. By Mr., VIM. II.
Hartsdorn, for general committee, bill relating to
pounds; ordered to third reading.
AHNENfeFA hHAr IL az IL INT va nOlAAIZ
the c 'uOty courts in the county of Bennington; to
incorporate the Lanoille brigade hand, also
Northhcld cornet band, and PlaiufelG a~quedu-t
company; 70 amend sections 3 and II of chap, l
cs, IN re alton TO elections; t. amend act incor-
p~orating the village Of st. Johnsbury ;-severally
passed.
Mr.. Slayton of Calais called up bill to amend
chap ll6 S, relating to salaries and fees lin
creasing the pay Of witnesses to 81 per day.
which bad been reported back by com Of ways and
means, asking 70 bc excused from the further con-
sideration Of it; and on motion Of Mr. Collamcr.
tle committee was excused, The question being
on the engrOssneut Of the bill, Mr.. Green of
Msncester moved 20 dismiss; which was lost
yeas II, nays l70. Mr.. Lawrence of St. George
moved TO amend the bill by inserting after the
words county courts except witnesses before
the grand jury;" which was disagreed to, and the
bill ordered to third reading. Adj.
Tuesday, Nov. !. 1853.
SESATE-By Mr. Human, Tor committee on
finance, House bin laying a tax on the county Of
Washington.
Mr. Chittenden said he was in favor Of the bin
since the N had reported favorably. lie
took this opportunity to say, however, that there
Is an act which requires that notice of bills of this
character shall be published for the information
of the people. he thought the act imperfect and
unnecessary.
Mr. Everts inquired whether notice OF this bill
had been published. Mr. Human replied. for the
committee, that he was unable TO state how the
fact was. Mr.. Putnam said notice had not been
published.
Mr. Everts agreed with Mr. Chittenden. He was
last year in the position Of Mr. Putnam now. and
the consequence was, a bill proposing a tax on the
county Of Rutland failed, nd the interests of the
county suffered. He thought the act REQUIRING
notice very injudieious. Bills Of this character
should pass whether notice was given or not. The
bill passed.
By Mr. Davis, for committee on roads, bill in
amendment Of sec chap Is cs, relating to high
ways. Mr. ID. said the purport Of this bill was
that the tax on real estate shall be paid where
said estate is. Mr. Bartholomew showed the need
OF such a provision in the case where one moves
into another town after the list has been made M.
The bill was ordered to third reading.
Senate went into committee of the whole ON
Senate bill 50, establishing the duties and COM
pensation of States Attorneys, Mr. Chittenden in
the chair.
HoUsE.-Numerous bills referred, one Of them
by MIR Lake of Charlotte, for the preservation Of
muskrats in Chittenden county.
JOINT resolution adop,ed-By Mr.. Noble of Tin
mouth, granting the use of the Representatives
Hall to Prof. 5. C. Chandler this evening, for the
purpose Of delivering a lecture on the Antiquity
OF the Human Race.
Resotu,oa-By Mr.. Colby Of Hartland. instruct
ing the judiciary m to provide for an
equal distribution of property attached on mesne