The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-11-21
LEGISLATURE OF VERMO

LEGISLATURE OF vERMO
Annual SessiOn---1S61.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20.
AFTERNOON.
SENATE Resolution ofered-By Mr.. Rob
bins suspending the 18th joint rule till o'clocl
this afternoon.
MIR. Edmunds moved to amend by substituting
3 clock agreed to, and the resolution wa
adopted
MIR. Edmunds moved call of the Senate, an.
there being barely quorum, the Sergeant at
Arms was directed, on motion Of Mr.. Edmunds
to procure the attendance of absentees.
Reports Of Commihes.-By Mr. Beecher
for General Com, in favor of the bill changing
the name of Vashti Victoria Townsend. o
By Mr.. Edmunds for judiciary Com. in favo,
of House bill 100, relating to the records Of
Probate Courts ; passed in concurrence
by MIR. Upham, for Com. on Claims in favor
OF Senate bill Ga, paying Thomas E. Powers
$500 for services before the CON- on Claims ir
the sessions Of lS5S-59 ordered to lie.
By MIR. Morgan, for Com. on Education, ad-
verse to Senate bill 46, amending an act rela-
ting to common schools; ordered to lie; in ia.
vor of House bill ll8, relating to the accounts
OF superintendent Of schools, with an amend
ment to pay superintendent out of the treasury
of the town.
MIR. Edmunds disapproved the amendment,
as ne was desIrous to secure the greatest possi
Ole elflcency to our schools, and he thought the
present method would produce that effect
Mr.. Whlte and Mr. Powers wished greater
economy IN this matter, and were of opiniou
that the supetinlendents should be paid by the
town by which they were appointed as thereby
a" interest would be excited to make them do
'hGir duty and to see that they did not Get too
wen pald Tor 1t. The amendment was adopted
by oyy vote OF 10 to -, and passed. House bill
49, incorporating the Essex County Railroad
ronPany WAS taken up, and strongly advocated
ny Mr. Beaite, on the ground of tbe routc nro.
posed being IA feasible one, and that the contem-
rlaEed road would afford market to a largo
quantity OF lumber at present unavailable and
would open large valley, now unsettled. to
.''e farming interest of the State. He urged
ai'a' II "onld be great public benefit. and
Noulu ihlnre only a company that had not ex.
ac.iy 'uihllcd the terms Of its charter.
mr.. wheeler was in favor of the road az y
inu',cr OF Importance to the great TRAVELLING
luolc' and .ecause i: could not but be Of grnal
advantage to Tie community in general. Il
"ould tend to open a htw section of cou,trv
and make two blades Of grass grow where nome
grew before. lie regarded the argument that
IL might reduce the revenues of another 9ornn,
atom of no Importance WI ''
~, mr. W oodpridge opposed the passage Of the
Jill. lie reviewed the situation If rho al
: roaos OF the State, chartered undered tho ,nnst
"'J'"'ie circumstances, and argued from their
;:'hAi"P'cy that no project like the one in ones.
,'n couid succeed. lie denounced the scbrme
70 n'snly UNJUST to corporations now exi,tin,
nv -, oI,'nied that the great difficulties under
!, y, n'oh tGey iaoored, would become irremediohle
~ Iouio See neither in the locality or prosnects
;; ~. proposed road, anything which won d
=. success surprising similar CORPORATIONS
u" 'S"la'co under much more f,vor,hl, .n
plccs. '"'oi"oie au'
III O'Clock p NJ. '''A " recess
:oosE'-. Lie iull report Of Quartermas H.
~ leia,loh to property left at Camp Baxtcr
a.; .uc departure of the third regiment was
,''''eo' and read hy the clerk, and ordered ~
n o,m"s5 nms rg@red.-Sena,e bill 90, an act
;, a'ncha' u. OF an act relating to railroads
Pproved Nov. II, 1857; to Judiciarr "I mnm
n,"a. 81, an act abating the poll taxes of VOL
HIS ~ me discretion OF towns: To Gam an
iin,ary Afians. Senate 90, an act to an,hn -"
- 'ne employment of necessary clerks in Tho
aecut'e department; to Com Of Va W.. w."
,eahs Senate l05, an act in r.Ia.;or !" s 90"
'!es LOT volunteers {; to Com. on Mite, AZ
YRS Senate BILL an act relating to bill Sf n nn
.poons to Judiciary Com. Sennte Ios VA VA
~ extmPt'ns State bonds from taxa,ion 80 :"
on. 70 make up the grand list. ~
n bI;na, Joint resolution providing for the
iontod j.; vi the laws OF the special session was
% oehate proposed amendments of Houss hin
90, 'ia''hg I" appointment of CORNERSTONE
ons s; r' q. accounts, were conquered in
'ouse Dill 70, An act to amend Sec one ~ ~
=. approved Nov. 10th, relating to nro M ="
Tempt from attachment, was refused rUP',.s
rossment ' 'o'"eeo ah en-
oom. on public buildings reported a ,sso,r
on providing for an additional radiatnr 'f rr
'T Tn the State Library ordered TO Ho '''
~ -" =, nouse concurtd in Scnate's Joint yesolp
y" IN relation to rule providing that bills mar
y. oG sent to either House for concurrence dny
Ivy .ne last two dsysof the Session. The res.
'.day. p. - 80 W = 'iock' r. M OF (
., iioosc 100, fixing the salaries of cer,a;n State
"'e's was taken up. MIR. James moved 70