The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-24

URGED and illustrated the superiority OF the postal
currency over merely local bills, good only IN the
immediate neahborhood where they are issued
Mr.. Gardner believed the General Government
was irving in good faith to furnish US with con-
veuent currency. Tie postal currency was good
in all places but these bills which it was proposed
to issue, were to be merely local IN their clicu-
iaiion. AS the u. S. currency was becoming more
plenty, and was so much better, 1t would be wise
not to oppose the government, hu: 10 exercise
patience The issuing of fractional bills would
have a tendency to keep from the State the postal
currency.
Mr.. Fletcher thought that it was the duty of
the legislature, to relieve the Community from the
Inconvenience from which itno" suffers, lift eoud
be done without violating the Constitution. As
it was a doubtful question, and the necessity very
great. he should vote for the Till, and to grant
relief to the people.
Mr.. Hubbel! wished to have It understood that
the bill did rot propose to give the backs new
right or give them some new power. The action
proposed to be taken was simply 10 remove
penalty which had beer laid upon tie exercise Of
what would otherwise he right IS a matter of
course. 1t was simply proposed to remove this
restriction which legislation had imposed, ard
then live under existing laws whatever they were
whether of the general or the State government.
This idea that the bill was in direct opposition to
United Strtes law was mere bugbear. lie fur
Their continued at length to show, that there was
no real foundation for the constitutional ohjeion
that had been urged against the bill, and that as
a mater Inconvenience, its rassagcd was desirable
Mr.. Bacon Of Sunderland demanded the Yeas
and Nays on the pass2 G Of the oil! Yeas 81,
Nay 100. and the bill was lost
Mr.. Denison called up chapter GO, d" of limita-
ton of actions" and moved to propose TO the
Senate to amend by adding in the first line Of
section %, the words, may after the LIST Of jan
ulry 1868, plead in abatement, &c. lost, after
debate, by vote Of 40 to 81.
Mr.. Denison then moved toEpropose to the SEN
ate to amend by striking out section 25 ; agreed
to and bill passed in concurrence with this pro-
posal Of amendment
The House cencurred in Senate amendments of
the bill extending the charter o! the bank OF
Brattleboro.
Mr.. Stone moved that when the House adjourn
ed it adj urn to meet a. ten o'clock on Mondsy
morning agreed to.
The speaker referred Senate amendment of
chapter Of the Library ito Committee on
Public Buildings.
THIRD READING or BILLS
Chapter So of Revision " of escheats ," passed,
Chapter 81 of Revision, "Of the administration
and distribution Of estates of intesaes y; commit.
ted 10 a member to amend, and amended so that
tue probate court may assign FOX support Of wild
ow and children, estates than three hundred dol
lars, in place of one hundred and fifty dollars.
When SO amended the bill! was passed
Chapter 60, "Of probate bonds and the pros
| ccution Of them; passed.
Chapter 60. "of the inventory and collection
Of the effects Of deceased persons, the rosecu-
ton OF actions by and against executors and adj
ministrators; and the sale OF zeal estate; passed.
Adjourned to ten o'clock A. II. Of Monay.