The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-12
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT
Annual Session, 1862.

Wednesday, Nov. IL.
SE.V:4TE.
Devotional exercises; reading eight verses o.
the 18th Psalm and prayer blythe Chaplain.
GENERAL STATUTES.
Senate bill, title 20, chapter &C, "Of the pre-.
venon of frauds and perfumes" Senate bill, title
%, chapter 6S "Of the homestead" House bill
title 10, chapter 20, "Of the Court of Chancery."
House bill, title 10, chapter 49, "Of vrits of e =
ror, &C." House bill, title 49, chapter Is, "Of
Habeas Corpus; all passed.
House bill. title 10, chapter 80, 'Ofihe Supreme
and County Courts laid on the table.
House bill, title 81, chapter ll2. of offences
against the lives and persons Of individuals, re-
turned from the House with noucorcurrence in
the Senale's proposed amendment, was ta>en up
and the Senate insisted on its amendment.
The Senate rec,d ed from its proposed amend
ment 10 House bill title 6, chapter 10 (SpeIhnS
lownshend without the b.
RESOLUTION.
The House amendment to the joint resolution
in relation to a commission TO visit sick soldiers
was concurred n Adj.
HOUSE.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Shelton. Journal read
and approved.
BY Mr. Hubbell for Committee on Claims,
against bill for relief Of J. ". Smonds third
TeaGing refused.
BY Mr.. Chandler for the same committee, IA
vora5ly to the jnt resolution relating to suits
pending ia the Circuit Court in regard TO foreign
stockholders in corporations OF the State cen.
Cured in by the House.
BY MIR. llunlon for Judiciary Committee in re-
lation to Senate amendment OF chapter 80, OF
process and other matters" hyoraby to part
only Of said amendments report agreed to.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr. Gardner that the Governor be request
ed to communicate to this House the amount Of
allowed 10 the Commissioners ap-
pointed under an act Of Nov 1861, to settle
claims growing out OF expenditures for military
and to make the statement in detail
adopted.
The House took up for consideration Senate
amendment Of Chap'er l2l Of the h vision OF
county ali> y upon which amendment the Senate
insist, The House noncurring.
On motion Of Hr. Reed, it was resolved that
the House insist upon its disagreement and that
of conference be appointed by the
Speaker on the Iart Of the llonse, and they re-
quest that similar committee be appointed on
the part OF the Senate.
MILITIA BILL.
The militia bill was taken up for consideration
and the question was upon The adoption of the
report recommending the adoption of a subs itute
bill in place Of House b.. for the organization Of
the Miita a.
Mr.. Gardner asked for a division of the ques-
ton, and It was divided, and it was resolved
that all after the enactlng clause of the original
bill should be stricken out.
The question then me upon inserting the re.
ported bill as an amendment, and in place of the
original bill.
On motion of Mr.. Gardner, the House resolved
itself into Committee Of tie Whole, Mr. Hun
ton in the Chair, to consider the bill reported as
an amendment to, or substitute for, the Original
Militia Bill
In considering this bill debate arose in refer
ence to Section 81, which provides for exemptng
clergymen, physicians, teachers, telegraph ard
railroad operatives, &C., from ordinary company
discipline.
Mr.. Henry proposed to strike GU: the e1tre
section.
Mr.. Bach was opposed to the provision OF ,hi.
SCSNiob' lac t'idl HlSil HDl
be exempt at all events.
Mr.. Miller Of Wllliston also preferred that the
section relltng to eXempts should be stricken out.
MIR. Adams of Colchester hoped the section
would not be stricken out. IL would be very in
convenient, if upon days of company drill, ,ele-
graph operators should leave their offices, and
railroad operatives should be called from their
posts. There would also be a similar ncon.
venience in the case Of the Physician.
Mr. Chandler, thought there was much good
sense in what had been remarked by the gentle
man from Colchester (Adan>.) Ii this system
as whole were to be adopted at all, he hoped
those referred to would be exempt from military
duty.
1t was finally agreed by vote Of lOl to 81 to
strike out SO much of the section as provided to
exempt Ministers of the Gospel, physicians, fac
ulties OF colleges, and several county officers and
to report the section TO the House in this FORM
After &c sections of the bill had been consider
ed, the committee rose and reported progress on
the bill, and obtained leave to sit again.
APPOINTMENT.
The speaker appointed as conference committee
on the part of the House, Messrs Reed, Chandler
and Gardiner Adj.