Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-11-16
MoSTrELIER, No. 70. l-a0.


N,s,-s. Edi5rs.
The sole things Of any public interest
done in the Senate to-day were the concurrence in
&c House bill for publishing the Geological Re
port, and in the joint resolution empowering tie
the BAH Committee to inquire into the connection
Of the Franklin Co Bank WIKI TIE circulation Ct
certain Quantities Of worthless OF fraudulent issues
Of the Litchfeld (Cc11.) Bank-upon neither Ct
which does there seen to have beel any discussion
whatever.
II the House two o. three resolutions were IL
troduced IN the morning which occasioned some
talk. One By M. Field, directing the Treasurer
to report If any h. X. corporation had neglected
or refused to comply with certain acquisitions Ct
the statute which require that where the dividend
Is six per cent OF more, one pc. cent on the shares
Of nonresident stockholders shall be paid into the
State Treasury. NJ I. stated be had reason to
believe that ey the Whitehall & Rutland r. r.
Corporation more than SI5. 600 il a year had been
paid 70 Stockholders and not cent into the Treas
urv. 4 resolution by Mr.. Allen il regard to the
claim of one JosephF 2. Andrews for work do1e On
the State House elected some discussion. 1t seems
Andrews lid large job in putting up the walls Of
the House which be agreed 20 d. for certain sun,
about which there is no dispute. But ne claims
that the material was not furnished him as agreed.
and on that account he was hinderei much, and is
entitled to damage II tLe whole TO the anoun; OF
$1,000 Dr, Powers claims that everything vas
furnished according 70 agrseueE. and there moth
Ing Justly due Mr.. Andrews. The case had q
three weeks hearing l'z, year before tic Con-
who reported bill appropriating $500 to NJ. a.
"a FIJI for ell claims held ny Lim against the
STATE. II went to the Senate. was amended at the
suggestion Of Nj 0drews' friends striking ont
the words "in full, 60 as to allow him to take
that and still have chance t. come again for
more I, came back to the House and failed there
on account Of the Senate amendment ana 80 the
matter slumped through for that tine. o. course
il IS II again this yea-, sad tho ro-oluion offered
was Tor the appointment Of committee Of three
t:wc from the House and one from the Senate t.
examine the claim during the year and report to
tho next Legislature After considerable discus
sion il which the feeling seemed 70 prevail that We
had better pay M. Andrews the amount awarded
y-;he Com. last year with interest thereon, as
they had probably examined the matter thoroughly
and got it about rights that would save all
the time and expense Of ar entire new examina-
tion,-the resolution was laid OF the table.
The bill in relation to religious societies is
made tue special order fc- Wednesday P. N. Ny
Colbys bill allowing nobody owning "paTcn'.
husband wife OF child" to viii more than half his
property t. any benevolent society, is the order
for tomorrow morning.
The Committee Of Investigation into the afsirs
Of the Mortified Bank have obtained leave 10 sit
during the session Of the House, and commence
their hearing tomorrow morning. Mir. Camp, the
Sergeant-at-Arms, has gone to Mortified tonight
for the Ca hier and the books Of the Bank;
Iney arc expecting, from The careless way
in which Mr.. Bates kept mis- other books, 10 f1d
things in reference 20 tie Bank and the State
good deal mixed up, and quite likely it will be
difficult to end gu how things really Do stand.
G.