Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-12-12

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Tlis m.ruius AZ o'clock, a. 81.
tie Legislature was declared formally and finally
ali ur- cd. Among iae Jas; questions considered
and a-.,l aron by the two Houses previous 90 ai-
i-uumc1t, we've tie sections Of the St4t1tes re-
Ilt1s to personal liberty, ;Le Senate bin autl0--
izs-- banks to issue bills q lees denomination
than ole dollar, arI the section Of the s-a.l.es
relating to ,le jsrislic.ion of justices. lla
q1--.ioa Of retaining or rejecting t-c sections 1c-
hli1s 30 personal liberty vss finally settled ~
Compromise. stated in former letter, that tie
House Lad consented after lengthy debate %
strike out the sections most objected 90, ca tie
ground Of uuc1nstitutionaliiy-tle sections which
make the slave, coming within tie limits OF this
state, a free man ulcozlitioaally-Lu refused 20
strike out sections 20 and j Of tie chapter -e-
latiug to fugitive slayesvhica sections provide .,r
trial 5- jay. il ease o. attempted rendition
The Holse having yielded thus mach, the Senate,
as one of IFS last and best acts, reeeded from its
proposed 4 ladnaeut, striking out said sections
Thus the ri=-t Of trial ty Jury Is preserved to
every person within the limits Of tic state.
The bill authorizing banks &, issue
notes % a less denominat ion than 5ue l.l-
lar. met with strong opposition in the House. Sir
Hunton especially, opposed it to the last, urging
that this was simply a question Of money between
the banks and the general government. lie be-
leyei the proposition to authorize banks 20 issue
fractional bills, was simply speculation; AMI a
speculation which if successful would take from
the support q tie government just go mach, as
wa gained by other parties III. D,nison took
the same view as Mr.. Hunton, and also made
statements showing that the .Iretence q scarcity
Of change, was not TO be considered as a fair C.
presentation O. the real s. ate Of the case The
House however decided by a small majority, TO
pass The Senate bill authorizing the banks to issue
/ a fractional currency.
/ The question Of jaTisdietiou q Justices, was
finally settled by toe senaie's reeeiing from its
disagreement. and the proposition Of the House 70
increase Justices Jurisdiction from oue, 70 two
hundr, 1 dollars, prevailed.
/ The work Of the session now closed may be bTie:
| ly summed up follows: There has been accom-
plshed revision Of the general statutes, i-elui-
ing the perfeeting and re-enn;tiug Of the militia
law. A tax Dill has passed, laying tax Of eighty
cents on the dollar Of the Grand List. APpropEia-
tion bills have passed, appropria,ing for military
and Government expenses, one and a haf millions
Of dollars, and providing for a loan Of seven
| hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The personal
| liberty question has been settled, By retaining
simply the right cf trial by jury. The election
of Congressmen has been delayed until September.
Agents have been appointed to receive L. :. land
scrip under act of Congress providing to aid tate.
in founding Agricultural Colleges. A law has
been enacted authoriIing banks to issue ra,tional
bills, and Law by which dogs are entered on the
grand list a; a valuation OF one dollar and taxed
accordingly. The above are the points Of lsgisla-
tion which have ELECTED debate, and are of general
interest. The local matters. bsnk charters, rail-
road corporations, &c, have also occupied much
time and attention. P.