The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-14


valley till it meets and is lost in the Transcend
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LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
Annual Session ~--1S61
Saturday, Oct. II.
AFTERNOON.
! 1 SKNATE.-BW mt,oduced.-By Senator Ed
munds, to authorize the Governor to contrIbut
one company of cavalry to u New Eng liant
Regiment of cavalry read twice and refeEre,
to committee Military Affairs On motto,
of Senator Edmunds the Senate took q recess TO-
IL hour during which time an informal meet
ing OF the Senate for arranging the various CON
mlttces was holden. At the expiration of TIT
recess it was ordered, on motion Of Senate
Wheeler, to proceed to the cleo ion Of tn,
Standing committees of the Senate. Senate
Dillingham; reported the action of the informa
meet ing. On motion Of Senator Powers the
rule relating to the election of committees by
ballot Was suspended and the Senate proceeded
to elect the following committees rira roce
On Rules. -Mtssrs. Bes;hcr, Beatti,, Stewart
Financc--White, Willard, Hall.
udlcory--Edmunds, Dillingham;, Stewart
Ljaims--hobbIns, Taylor, Upham
Education--W oodwurd, Stevens, Morgan.
Agric,dture--Hubbard, Beatte. Bentley.
NaautactusS--Stalr, Merrill Burton
fhcti0as-- Richardson. Nelson, Wheeler
Military AUoirs--llarris, Brock, Hubbard.
Rocds-F oolhridge, Hotchkiss, Starr.
Ran&5-powcls, Judevine, jackson.
Land Ioqts-M Merrill, Nelson, Beattio.
Printing Rice, Stevens, Morgan.
GlNual Communicable cher, Richardson
Hotchkiss.
Senator Willard asked to be excused from
serving On Finance committee. alleging multi
pliciiy OF engagements. His request WAS oppos
ed by Senator Edmunds, and denied.
On motion Of Senator Powers, the Senate
voted to proceed to the election Of the committee
On Bills. Senator Woodward nominated Scnu-
tor " hecler as chairman.
Senator White said that in the absence Of
Senator Wheeler, and at his special instance nc
would request the Sena tie not to appoint him to
this position. Senator Wheeler was thea un-
elected, and on motion Of Senator Ed
lnunds Senator Bentley was also elected which
completed the committee on the part of the Sen
ate.
The Senators, the roll being called. specified
lhe'r choice Of daily paper, to be furnished
IullHS lil6 SESSION ny LnC state.
Several Of the Honorable Senator'S took the
high moral ground, and resolutely declined the
)ffer OF the generous, though burIeued, common
wealth..
Senate bill Tor the p eventon Of unauthorized
'ocTultlng, Was taken up, read third time and
passed.
Bill int1oduced.--By Senator Robbins, to ex-
tend the chan, ter Of the Bank of Black River
m pt h.,n oyii,
HoCsE.-Alr. Sawyer Of Townsend, presented |
petition from John Roberts and 81 other cit |
'ens, that the privilege OF granting insurance
)Ohclis might be given to towns referred to
udlcIary com:nirtee.
BiNs introducca ood rcjerrcd. BY Mr. Clifford
II New Haven, an act to incorporate the Brock !
ield i~!ge-ool Company; to committee on cor
}oraupps. Ny Mr.. Miner Of llme>5ursh, an
,ct i0r the relief OF Serene GoYilam OF Mines- !
'nrAh a. committee IVA claims. BY Mr.. Cook |
II Cabot, an act il amendment Of chap. % Of
~. D., in relation to school taxes the amend- |
non1 provides ior including all such taxes ia |
AK tn grand list; to committee OF education.
ResohtioaS.-By MIR. Noyes oi Burlington,
o grant leave OF absence Tor ha remainder Of
he session, TO l. NJ. Snyder Of Huntington ;
adopted.
Lhc cohllAiLFeeS on kultS reported, IN iaSGr |
II change Of the morning. hour of meeting
I. IN ten 10 nine clock also Il change in rela- !
ION to report OF committee, the words u, person,
n sec. 81 of the rules being stricken out; The
'eport was adopted.
Bus antroduced and referrtd BY Mr. Baker
IT Enosburgh, and act to prohibit, within the
units OF this State, enlistment into companies |
ormlns IN other States to judiciary Commit
lee. BY ME. Nichols OF Rutland, an act relat-
ng to the oHense Of larceny upon the person {; !
10 judiciary Committee. Adjourned. |
MONDAY, Oct. ii.
ENATE,-Prayer by the Chaplain.
Bill introduced.-By Senator Powers, proyl
ding that i'll failure the mileage OF the members
and officers Of both houses, shall be GEMS per
mlle by the nearest route Offering 81 itable pub
ilcronyoyance read twice and referred to Com /
nttce on printing.
A J"lnt resolution. -adyiSing the Governor to
retain all able bodied men in camp, who are MT
embodied in any regiment, until further action
On the part of the General Assembly. Senators
W oodword and Robbins thought the resolution
was not broad enough, as there are many enlist
Ell men In different parts Of the State who have
never been encamped, and who would not be af-
iected by this resolution. Senator Powers nm
derstood that the trouble which this resolution
was expected to remedy was in the camn bnre
and on his motion it was laid on the table