The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-11-15
LEGISLATURE 0z VERMONT.
Annual Session. 1861.
Thursday, Nov. il.
AFTERNOON.


Rtports of Committee. by MIR. Beccher
for General Com in favor of House bill l25 for
the preservation of fish in Mssisco Bay passed
in concurrence. In favor of House bill l35,
nroyidpg for the division of the land reserved
for public uses in the town of Belvllere; passed
in concurrence. In favor of House bill SO. for
the preservation of fish in certain ponds in Cas-
t)cton and Hubbardton passed in concurrence
In favor of Senate bill S8, amending sec. i chap
10 S.; ordered to Sd reading to morrow morn
ing =,
MIR. Hubbard called up Senate bill Q, author.
izing the Governor to contribute company of
cavalry to the New England cavalry regiment,
and moved to substitute 1853 for 100, the number
prescribed IN the bill.
Mr.. White thought if the bill was to pass it
should be perfected in several respects. They
ought to be put on the same terms as o'her SOL
diers from this State; be therefore moved that
the bill be ordered to lie and be the special or
der for tomorrow morning at l o'clock; agreed
to.
Bills introduced and referred.-By MIR. Ed
munls, to pay Levi Underwood -- dollars
for his services in experimenting the distribu-
ton of supplies to the families of volunteers ;
to Com. on Claims. BY Mr. Beecher, author
ling the employment of clerks in the executive
cham Der to Com ON Printing. By Mr. White,
providing that all actions in which this State
has an interest, shall commence in the name OF
the Safe to judiciary Com.
Reports of CommiAees.-By Mr. Powers, for
Com on Banks, in favor Of the bill extending
the charter of the bank of Burlington; passed
in concurrence in favor of the bill extending
the charter Of the Farmers and Mechanics
Bank passed in concurrence.
Mr.. Harris called up the Militia bill, and up
on the question Of its passage, minded the
yeas and nays, which were as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Beecher Bently, Brock, Burton, Dill
lingham, Edmund. Hall, Harris, Hotchkiss, Jackson
Judevine, Morgan, Nelson, Richardson Robbins Starr
Stearns, Taylor, Upham. Wheeler, White, Woodward
NAYs-Messrs Powers, Rice--2
Bills introduced and referred.-By Mr. Vince
Ter, amending sec chap 95 s.; to Com. on
Printing.
Mr.. Willard called up Senate bill 10 paying
Thomas Reed the sum therein mentioned, and
moved to coum;t the bill to Senator with in
structons to amend by striking out $50 and in
scrt $40 agreed to, and passed as amended
Bills refeued-IIousc bill 223, providing
that all public documents shall be of uniform
SIZE to General Com. Senate IS, relating to in
tcrest on demands due from the state to Com on
FinaLcc.
Reports Of Commiuee.-By Mr.. Hotchkss,
for General Committee, adverse to Senate bill!
H. providing Ion a Joint Conn., to establish the
mileage OF members ordered to lie.
BY Com. on CLAIMS, on Senate bill paving
heirs of c. &. Eastman the sum therein men-
toned, without any expression of opinion or-
dered to lie.
Senate bill s, for the prevention Of kidnapping
nd hn # al l.,
en- up.
Mr.. Eimunds SAID mercly as a question Of
policy he would make no change in the old law
but In Lis opinion the constitution must be re-
specttd and it seemed manifest ihot the said act
was rot in accordance with 1t For this reason
the Com. reported. Mr.. IIubbell had vet TO
SIZED Or freed IN this state under This law, and
urged 1.-THE law was not to come up it m gh as
well remain on the statute books.
If we were at peace Will. all our sister states.
and repeating these acts wee to assis! in restor-
ing harmony it would be a subject { r consider,
alton. lie understood the repUr5 of tie Com. to
be considerably at variance with the opinion of a
former legislature.
Mr.. " hecler did not feel able to vote on the
matter at the present time as he had been too
much occupied with affairs of greater impor.
tance, though for one he could not believe there
was anything unconstitutional in provision
which allowed person u trial by jury, when
life or liberty were at stake. He SAID we had
appointed u Cor Of the abltst men of the
State who had reported bill which the Senate
Com. declared to be unconstitutional, and asked
whose i,lsc we ought to follow?
Mr.. Powers was prepared at any moment TO
vote upon this measure, and had been ever since
the fr brand WAS thrust into our midst lie
could have Il" great obj elton to most Of the
bl!l rs reported by the Senate Com, thinking
1t q great Improvement on the old proposition.
lie was Wiling to do as Jackson did and sup
port the Constitution US he understood it, that
he had sworn to do no more
lie attributed all these measures Of the last
few years to the Fugitive law of 1850. The
South then went back tn almost exploded issues
and We have only met them. He did not see
the necessity OF h0moriug our brethren OF the
Slave States by repeating these acts, Supposed to
be obnoxious to them. lie desired to continue
these statutes until some future period, when
We can ascertain under happier auspices what
the Constitution is lie said more than halt of
the uminaries of the Suffolk Bar had declared
there was nothing in the Personal Liberty Bill
not consonant with the Constitution Of the L =.
). lie quoted Lutho tiles to prove the Federal
judiciary simply corps of sapppers and mi
ners who were slowly but constantly uprootins
our Liberties.
On motion of Mr.. Robbins, tue Senate ad-
.rpurnd.
iIorsE Reports Of Comnittees.--By r..
Myers, ior General Com, adversely to bill to
preserve fsh in u brook in the town Of i'ard-
wick cngrossment refused BY the same ia
vorahly to bill constituting L. Fisher ber-ut-
law ; ordered cngrossed. BY Mr.. Closson for