The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-11-01
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT
Annual Session ---lSO1
Thursday, Oct. 81.
AFTERNOON.

Thursday, Oct. 3l
AFTERNOON.
SENATE Reports of CommiUeeS.-BV MI
lowers, for Com. on Banks. in favor OF Dill eH
tending the charter of the White River Bank
ordered to Sd reading and passed IN concurrence
By Mr. Starr, for Com. on Manufactures, Il
favor of bill Incorporating the Farnham oIat
Co.; passed in concurrence. Bill relating TO IN
duties of the Water comm ssioner OF the vllag
of Rutland passed In concurrence by MT
Burton, for Com. on Manufactures. in favor
bill incorporating the Green Vale Manulactur
ing Co.; passed in concurrence. BY Mr.. w hee
Ter, for Com under the 18th joint rule, recon
mendng the printing of 800 copies of the repor
of the trustees of the State Library; ordered t.
lie and be printed in the appendix to Senate
journal.
Bills introduced and referred.-By Mr.. Rice
empow ering tie treasurer to sell certain lands
on Lake Champlain to Com. on Finance. b,
Mr. Powers, incorporating Otta Quechee d.
vision No. Sons of Temperance to Com. on
Manufactures.
Bills passed. House bill SO extending the
power of the Swanton Union School district
Senate bill "A providing for raising one regi
ment of infantry. Senate bill 60, paying all
volunteers from this State 81 per month for 3
years, unless sooner discharged. Senate bill SO
providing for the immediate settlement and al
lowance of claims by this State against the I'm
tied States.
Bills retered.- House bill 60, amending sec 4
of chap. 80 e S, so that any officer may serve
wrts against town or school districts, notwith
standing there may be residents or voters in such
town or district to Jud. Com. House bill lO5
amending sec. IL chap. % G S relating to the
laying out and disseminating of roads.
Senate bill Is, for the support of paupers and
insane poor was passed with the House propos
ed amendment Senate bill ID, superseded by
Senate bill 90, was on motion of Mr.. Wheeler,
indefinitely postponed.
House bill 2, repeating Secs. 6, 7, s and 9 Of
Chap 80 of G. S. granting aid to agricultural
societies was taken up. Mr.. Woodbridge cared
not so much for the passage of this bill, but he
deemed it the steppine-stone of grievous mis-
chief to the State BY dycrtjng the attention of
| the people from constant endeAyor to promote
the agricultural interests Of our community
He was surprised last year when the farmers in
Our Legislature defeated the agricultural bill
ana to SEQ them this year withholding the scan
ty plttance hitherto aoled out for the promotion
Of our vital interests. He compared the atten-
ton paid to this heart Of our wealth by Vernon
with her sister States and the enlightened ma.
tons OF Europe greatly to the apparent disad-
vantage Of Vermont. He urged in regard to the
alleged imlnoraities which our county fairs tos-
ter than wherever masses of men congregate be
it fair or Ieljg Ous meetings the absolute will
flock it Was no worse to test the power of our
noble breed of horses, whether in speed or any
thing else, than enter for premiums the butter
and cheese always exhibited they were equally
the products of labor and skill
He believed that nine-tenths of the farmers OF
his County. and they We're most all farmers,
were against the repeal Of this bill, and if this
be TIE opinion OF the people he thought the Leg
islature had no right to pass this bin
Mr.. Wheeler moved to lay the bill on the ia
BE; d!e,. reec sr--yeas 7, nays 81,
On the que tion of the third reading of the
bill the yeas were lG, nays IL.
After an endeavor on The part OF some of the
Senators to lay the bill on the table, 1t was
put on It's passage ana the yeas and nays being
demanded by Mr.. White were taken as follows
NNAs-Messrs, Beechsr, Bentley, Brock I,illingham,
CAV, Judeyine, Powers, Rice, Richardson, Robbins.
NRYs-Messrs. beattie, BNrton, Edmunds, Hotchkss
Hubbard, Jackson Morgan, Stewart, Wheeler White,
Mr.. Powers moved to reconsider the vote
Just taken disagreed to, yeas II NAYS lG.
Biz introduced end refe1yed.-By Mr.. Vince
Ter, relating to execution in certain cases to
Com. on Printing.
Mr.. Ehmunds, for Judiciary Com. reported
in favor OF the bill fixing the grand list of the
town OF Bethel, with an amendment restricting
the change to State taxes :. amendment adoNed
and bill ordered to third reading and PASSED in
concurrence.
On motion Of Mr.. Woodward, the Senate adj
.journed.
llousE.--Petit'ons Pressated--By Mr.. Ran
dali of Eden. tor the annexation of part Of
the town a Gilmore to MoIristown also a re-
mons'rancc against such an annexation present
ted by MIR. Hutchinson of Worcester both re-
ierred to Com. on Town lines.
The Committee of Conference, to whom was
referred amendment OF joint resolutions relating
to the appointment of Roman Catholic Chan
lam, reported a joint resolution as substitutes
that US 1T 70 understood that considerable num-
Der OF sostiers OF the Roman Catholic faith
are IN the service in Vermont regiments and
that they desire the illustrators of Il ceygy-
man OF that faith, therefore, Resoived that
the Governor be requested to name such chap
lain, and ask of the War Department to allow
him to remain with the Vermont regiments of
volunteers, and minister to the wants of such
soldiers rs may desire it, and that the Depart.
ment permit him TO have the same nav and al
iowances rs the chaplans Of said regiments
The House adopted on its part the resolution