The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-01
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
Annual Session 1862
Saturday, Nov 80.
SEyNATE-.4jternoon.
.SENATE-.4jternoon.
GENERAL STATUTES.

Cir. Soughton, Tor Judiciary committee, re-
pore fAvoraby House bill, tide Is, chapter SO,
IS of dispositions and Witnesses passed.
The Pres dent apEol,ttd as committee Of con
ference ordered this morning Aessrs. kirkland,
A Hen AID Stewart.
Mr.. Alien, pecal committee, reported f.
voraoIy with proposals Of amendment, Iiuu,e bitl.
title lG, chapter 90, "Ot the app it tment oi
trustees Of minors, &C.; amendment agreed to,
and third reaGl2E ordered.
Mr.. Alien for comuljl,ee on Claims, reported
favorAbIy Senate biil> paving Wan Ha>hns; or
,dered to lie. Also Senate bill paying VIM. ".
Caldwell $3.50; ordered&o third reading.
!Iou oII Title 49, chapter 1877, "Ot the foGms
of sundry wits, &c reported with amendments
by the Committee on the Judiciary; report con-
cured in.
Mr.. Rlchar scn moved to reconsider the vote
by which Senate agreed with the House ia raising
the jurisdiction Of Justices Of the Peace to $500
agreed to.
The Sc ate then modified their agreement so
as to give justices Only concurrent Jurisdiction
with county courts between 500 and 5000
IL use Bill, title IA, chapter %, Of railroad
and raj road commissioners, wac taken up.
An anlmlted debate took place in respect to
econ rended proposal Of am-niuent IN respect
O the Liabilities of rel road corporations who tad
or any reason abandoned any portion Of heir
ibe OF read.
On motion of NJ. Edmunds the proposed
amtndneHt Was ar.eud-d SO as to impose on
roads the liability to keep in repair crossings over
abandoned portions OFT elr roads Unit! said cross
ings were restored Il, ne4rIy as prAclc4n as they
were before the roads we>e buit, or SID railroad,
were released from -uch liability by the seIectme
OF the towns IN which ou,a crossings night be.
h..i lI
Gy Mr.. StE>Id, by unanimous consent, suthor-
izng banks to isSpe bills of less amount han one
dollar, p1ior to Bee. l, 1861 to committee on
Banks.
BY Mr.. Alien, Incorporating the Rutland wool
en- manufacturing ompany; to committee on
manufactures.
Mr. Richardson. fsr committee on B7nks, re-
ported adversely three bills, their provision haze
ing been incorporated iato the general law OF
.ubj'c of banks; third reading refused.
House bill for the relief of the sureties of the
late ate Treasurer, Henry NJ. Bates ; referred
to the Select committee before raised ON the
same subject
House bill, appointing a collection of taxes
against the former town of Sterling, reported ia
xorab, by the com nttee vas passed.
Senate bill in addition to section 10. chapter
80, OF the General Statutes; ordered to third
reading.
Senate bill amending an act exem otng certain
pro erty from attachment third reading ordered.
Mr.. Richardson for committee on Banks. re-
ported f.vsrably Senate bill authorizing hanks to
issue bills OF less denomination than one dollar t;
third reading ordered.
SPECIAL ORDER.
House bill, to pay the Auditor Of Accounts
and the Stats Treasurer was taken up.
Mr.. Kirkland moved to lay the bill on the ia,
bile and make it the special order for one halt
past ten Monday.
Mr. bradford opposed the motion and it vas
los.
Mr. Bradford then favored the bill. and alluded
TO v.rlous euaCtm nts IN the past few years, adj
iIg to the labors Of the Auditor and Treasurer.
Mr.. Stoughton made some inquiries OF the com
mittee on Claims, respecting tue amount OF ser
Sics performed by the officers named in the hill,
-'"h ~'re answered by Mr. Bradford, for the
- nmittte.
.... Eanunds moved to amend - a. to provide