The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-16
semitic 4Rernoon.
Wednesday, Oct. IA. 1862.
REyIsIoN oP THE STATUTES.

The motion to lie was not agreed to. The res
olitions were then rejected by the following vote
YEAs-Messrs. Bentley Clark of Chittenden, Cree,
Edmunds FGrrar Jackson, Kirkland Stafford, Stewart,
Stougnton.-l0
Nsts-Messrs. Bean, Bea'tie, Clark Of Bennington,
Cleveland, Cowles, Fish, Holcomb, Keith Lyman, Nell
son, Peck, Pollard, NIchardsOn.-l3
Mr.. Clark moved an adjournment disagreed
Mr.. Bean offered resolution that, nasmuch as
the fees paid to Probate Courts under the recent
law, did not half pay the salaries of Judges and
Registers, and that said law operates iDequitably
and unequaly,-,he Judiciary Committee be IN
structed to inquire if the law cannot be so amend
ed as to work equitablv and justly; adopted
On motion of NJ. Pollard, adjourned.
HOUSE.-.4trnoon.
BILLS
By Mr. Norris, of Hardwick, for the preserva-
ton of fish in Sanborn pond, in the town of Hard
wick to General Committee.
BY Mr.. Hendee of Morristown, for the relief
Of \. T. Woodman to Committee on Claims.
REPORT on REVISION.
The Report OF the Committee on Rules for the
action OF the General Assembly on the Revision
OF the Statutes, taken upas special order. The
question upon the adoption Of the Report.
Mr.. Henry OF Chester said that the report I'M
pied that the present Legislature. would by some
method reEise the laws OF the State. lie thought
at the present time, when SO many important
matters were pressing upon the attention o! the
Legislature, i: would he better 70 postpone this
revision. lie continued at some eDsth 70 ad.
vance reasons for the orio on he had expressed.
lie believed the people were ne. expecting, nor
desiring change If the laws at the present time.
In, ! : E.
to appoint Committee OF seven Senators and
fourteen members Of the House Of Representa-
uyeS to labor upon the Revision, lie cou.u not ap-
prove OF it. lie believed il the Revision was to
be mode, good part it had better be submitted
10 the Staolog Committees, Ike other business.
Mr. Shaw, Of Darlington, thought from the
fact that the House had appointed i Committee
on Ru.ss with reference to the Revision, it was
the mind Of the House TO dispose Of it in some
way lurus the present session. After the other
business of the session had been gone through
with, then this R~vision would be takeG up, and
il it was to be referred to the Standing Commit
tees, there would be nothing for the House 10 do
until tie Committees were ready to report. 1t
wsS also yery important that the Committees
s.ouid deliberate, and nave plenty OF time in con-
sderlng ,ts Revision. 1t WAS therefore the more
Likely that the Senate and House woul be IN
occupied while the !4bOrs OF The Committee were
being accomplished. lie thought it under tie
circumstances difficult or Impossible to make this
Revl>on with the care that should be observed
within the limits Of an ordinary session. he be-
hered therefore that the plan proposed in the
Heport-th4t OF aIIowinl special Committee to
consider the Revision during an adjournment, I'm
ii December neXt,-was the best COURSE.
lie further sustained the Report On the ground |
of expense, expressing the conviction, that an f,
important saving would be effected by this II eth
cd.
The uniformity and Correctness Of the keyis. |
'on would also be best secured by the proposed
plan.
Mr.. Fletcher, of Cavendish, said that in 1860,
there was proposition TO repea! certain laws,
and that after taking Up gooQ deal of the time
Of the Legislature, that proposition mad disap-
peared. In 1861, militia bl had been brought |
before this body, and failed, after good deal of
time had been spent upon it, to pass. Now an. !
Other great measure was brought forward and it !
seemed possible, If not probable, that it would .
occupy good deal OF attention. With regard |
to postponlng the consideration Of this matter. h.
would say, that at present there was no need of
entering upon such an important measure. 1t |
was found necessary to postpone county fairs and
matters OF interest to the people this year, for the
sake OF economy. 1t seemed best that this which
is not pressing affair should be deferred also.
MIR. Royce, of Berkshire, wished to present an
amendment to the Repon. He did not offer it
with any lack of respect tor the committee who
had submitted the report. The amendm.n,, he
would propose, was to direct the committee which
The Report proposes to appoint, to report on the
hevis'on 70 me nsAt aooUt session OF the Legis.
ature. This amendment he believed, would
meet the minds Of the gentleman from Chester,
(Henry] and Cavendish FLETCHER He con-
unued at length to support his amendment by
arguments drawn from the peculiar nature of the
times, and the circumstances under which the
present Legislature were convened.
MIR. James, ofWaterbury, was opposed both to
the report OF the committee and 10 the amend
ment proposed by the gentleman from Berkshire,
[ Rolce] He believed that the standing com
mIttees Of the House, were the proper commit
tees to which appropr atey to refer the subject
matter Of the Revision, as its various titles and
chapters Indicated. The Revision was so classified
that it would be easy to refer it to the commit