Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-11-29
VERMONT LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY, Nov. l9.
SENATE.


Bills introduced and rcferred.-By
Mr.. EjmuEds, to permmit Judges, after
.be expiration of their time of office, to
a,oend bills of exception issued by them;
TO Judiciary com. BY Mr.. Powers, ex-
smpting State bonds from taxation; TO
com. on Finance.
The Senate concurred with the House
in its proposed amendments to the act for
the protection of the treasury.
Senate bill ls, regulating and equaliz-
ing the appropriation of the property OF
insolvent debtors, and relating to assign
ments, was slightly amended and opposed
bv Mr.. Powers who considered it in many
cases oppressive to the poor debtor, and
possessing few relieving features like the
other bill providing for a final discharge
Mr.. Edmunds favored the passage OF
the bill, and called for the yeas and nays
which were as follows: Yeas-l8 !;
Nays.
On motion of Mr.. Pingry, the House
receded from their proposal of amend
nent to Senate bill 83, an act to aid vol
unteers, &c.
Bill referred,-Senate bill lo3, relat-
ing to the distribution of the geological
report to com. on Education.
r. NJ. Kimball reported for select com.
q hill as a substitute for the bill raising a
tax on the county of Orleans; bill order
ed substituted, and passed under suspen-
sion of rules requiring engrossing, &c.
The bill to pay commissioners to the
Peace Congress was taken up, aod on
motion Of Mr.. Pingry. the amount named
til erein vas changed to S686,15 and the
amendment Of the Senate eoneurred IN,
with this proposal Of farther amendment.
Resolution.-By Mr.. Gardner, OF
Bennington, that the com. on claims, to
whom was referred the bill entitled an
act to pay Thomas f. Powers the sum
therein mentioned. be instructed to report
what. in their opinion, the claimant should
have received had the claim been origI-
nally referred to them, before any at
tempt at adjudication had been made
tabled,
On motion Of Mr.. Cushman Of Ro-
chester, the House went into committee
of the whole for consideration of Hous,
bill 224. IAN act to organize the Mi
tia"
The com. on rising, reported progress
BY their chairman, Mr.. Miner of Man
chester. and asked leave to sit again
leave granted, Adjourned
AFTERNOON.
SENATE.
Report, Of Com,--Mr. White move'
to amend by adding Sept, Oct, aud Nov
disagreed to. 9 to IA The proposal o
the com. was rejected, and the bill or
dpred to third reading by vote of Y
TO 6.
BY Mr.. Hall, for com. on Finance II
favor of the bill exempting State coupon
bonds from taxation; ordered TO thIr'
reading.
Bills passed.-Senate 1o5, directing
the Governor to furnish volunteers iron
this State with supplies Of clothing, cam
eouipage and medical stores, when tn
war department shall fail to provide sue
.uDplies. Senate bill 8, for the preven
ton of kidnapping and the protection G
pers onal liberty, by the following vote
Yeas-l6; Nays.
Senate 80, authorizing the employment
of clerks in the executive department
Senate 81, exempting the poll tax OF vo
nntePTS from IUe tAA liStSf iii NV 49,
of the selectmen passed.
Report f COMFY Mr. Wocdbridg'
for com. on roads, adverse to the bill IN
cooperating the Essex Co. Railroad Con
many ordered to lie and be the specIi
order at ten o'clock tomorrow morning
Mr.. White for committee of conte
ence on the disagreeing vote of the t"
Houses, on H. bill, 8, amending the a
raising six special regiments and re'a'lr
,o the suople. of the families OF volul
teers. recommending that the Neha
recede from its proposal of amendme
70 the first section Of the bill, and tn
the House adopt the second proposal
amendment and the title proposed by Il
Senate.
BY Mr.. Dillingham; for Judiciary 20
adverse TO Senate bin l04, for the pl
lection of public and private proPert
Sd reading refused.
House bills referrsd.-Aitaching b
terry of artillery to the Butler regimen
to com. on military affairs. 233, rela'l
TO the Jail in Orleans County; TO sena
from Orleans. 1856, relating to the
lage of Rutland; to senators from II
land county. 1874, altering certain nam
% geneTal com.