The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-11-20
LEGISLATURE OF VFBM0NT.
Annual SessiOn---1S6l
Tuesday, Nov. 10.
AFTERNOON.

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i Tuesday, Nov ~.
i AFTERNOON.
Il SEsATE-Reports of Com.-By Mr.. Beecher
for General Com. in favor of Senate bill Al,
3 for the preservation of fish IN Lake Champlain
ordered to third reading In favor of House
bill 23l, to establish the boundary lines between
E the towns Of Stowe and Underhill ; passed in
concurrence. In favor of House bill 223, proyi-
ding for the Uniform size of pubic documents !;
ordered to third reading. BY MIR. Starr, for
Com. on Roads, III favor of the bill granting
ferry to Henry c. Hawley passed IN concur
renee by MIR. Edmunds. for judiciary Com.
III favor Of Senate bill l07, relating to bills OF
exceptions passed under suspension of the rules
In favor of the bill amending Sec. 9, Chap, 70
of the Q. s., with amendments to pc NIT the
drawing of sanes in April and May.
Mr.. White moved to amend by adding Sept.
Oct and Nov. disagreedt to IA. The pro
posal Of the Com was rejected, and the bill or
dered to third reading by vote of 20 to e.
by Mr. Taylor, for Com. on Claims, on the
bill paying Thomas Z, Powers, &c, with the
report, that if the claim of Mr.. Powers had been
referred to them originally, before anything
had been paid him. they would have recon
mended the payment Of $1,000. MIR. Willard
moved to fill the blank with the sum of 81 500,
$1,000 having been already paid.
Mr.. White opposed the amendment on the
ground that the claimant had taken large sum
and given his receipt in full. lie asked what
guaranty the Legislature had, under these cir
cumstances, that till the demand was paid to the
uttcrmost cl aimed that it would not b. harrassed
again and again for q settlement. He was in
favor, if injustice had been done, Of paying all
and getting rid of this embarrassing demand.
He claimed though, that it was competent for
the State to settle Its accounts as private clti-
Zen would, aud in such case he has certainly
precluded himself from any further right.
MIR. Edlnurds offered an amendment, making
the Governor, Lieut.. Governor, and Speaker of
the House, Board to aGjudicate and determine
this demand. lie thought this would be the
cheapest, most satisfactory and final method OF
concluding this vexed question
Mr.. Hubbard had voted once for a Board to Go
this work, and had been learned a..lesson there
from. lie intended in future 20 do his own
work as we'll as possible.
Mr.. Willard said he offered the amendment
merely to have something definite before the
Senate. lie would urged the adoption Of the
amendment proposed by MIR. EIlnunds
Mr.. Robbins thought this u laost equitable
plan offered and the most likely to end the cor
tention.
Mr.. Wheeler wanted not only TO come to the
scratch but TO the ght a;ch, and though he
was not afraid Of the responsibility, as there WAS
no time no" to come to an upright decision he
was willing to leave it out.
Mr.. Dillingham; thought the Commission
would have quite IS much delicacy III the mat
ter us the Senate, and that it wonld be ungentlo-
mani to say the least, to shrk this disagrceabc
duty.
MIR. E,nunds' amendment vas adopted ait.
the bill ordered to the third reading.
by Mir. Hall, for Com. on Finance, in favor
Of the bill excmpting State coupon bonds from
taxation; orderei to third reading.
BIS paSscd--Seliate l05, directing the Gov
ernor TO furnish volunteers lro.a this State it'll
supplies of clothing, camp cqnpago and meli-
cal stores, when The War Department sp shall fail
to provide saeh supplies Senate bill 8, fyr the
PERSONAL liberty, By the following vote
YEAs-Nesfrs. Beatlie, Erock, Dillingham; Fdmunds,
Hall, larrs, Hotchkss Jackson, Morgan son. Ste
vens' Stewart, Cpham White, willard Woodbridge-d.
son, Robbins, Taylor, Wheeer-S.
Senate W, authorizing the employment Ct
clerks in the Executive Department.. Senate
81, cxempting the poll tax OF volunteers from
the tax lists in the discretion of the selsct.ncr
pas sl.
Senate bill 70, MIGRATING the Rutland Co.
Bank was called up and verbally amended.
MIR. Edtuunds favored and Messrs Powers and
Hubbard opposed the passage Of the bill. On
the question Of tho third reading the vote was
yeas 90, nays6
The bill was then passed
House bills rfcrr,d.-l52, relieving certain
persons therein mentioned TO Com. On Claims.
III, relating to the supply OF Vermont troops A;
to Com on Hillary Affairs.
report ot Comply Mr.. Woodbridge, for
Com. on Roads adverse to the bill incorporat.
lng the Essex Co. Railroad Company ordered
to lie and be the special order at ten o'clock 20.
morrow morning
MIR. White for committee Of conference on
the djsagreeing vote Of the two Houses, on II.
BIZ, &, amending the act raising six special reg
imen;s and relating to the supplies Of the fam
les OF volunteers, recommending that the Sen
ate recede from its proposal of amendment to
to the first section Of the bill, aud that the
House vdopt the second proposal of amendment
and the title proposed by the Senate.
By Mr.. Dillingham; for Judiciary Com ad
verse to Senate bill lO4, for the protection OF
public and private property I'd reading refus
Cd
House bills Attaching battery of
artillery to the Butler regiment to Com. on
Military Affairs 233, relating to the Jail in
Orleans County; to Senator from Orleans -
1856, relating 10 the village of Rutland to S n
ators from Rutland County 1874 altering GER
tain names to General Com.
On motion of Mr.. jackson, the Senate adj.
sE.--Thc conference Com. On House bill
8, relating to pay OF soldiers reported by their
chairman MIR. Gardner, recommending the adop-
ton OF the Senate's proposed amendments IN
mart so ordered