Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-12-02

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tors and administrators y passed.
From the Senate, bill entitled, = Qf the home
stead, to take the place Of chaptts G8 of III,
Revision.
Mr. Cushman of Rochester dol5sc4 whether
inc oI'i was better than the chapter u the Stat
utes which it was intended to supercet.e.
Mr.. Carpenter Of Waterford moved to amend
the bill by inserting clause providing that said
bill should in no wise affect mechanics liens.
Alter discussion at some length, the House re-
fused to pass the bill in concurrence.
REPORTS.
by Mr.. Gardner, for Committee on Military
Affairs, asking to be relieved from farther consid-
GRAFTON Of petition for the relief Of NJ Hambln
granted.
BY Mr.. I. Fletcher, for Committee ON Military
Af4lrs, f4yorably to House bill! relative to pay
ment OF money due to deceased soldiers; third
reading.
By the same, hvorabIy to House bill relating
to raising troops in Vermont, with amendment
ordered amended and thnd reading.
By Mr.. Fisher, for Select Committee, against
chapter 81, OF duties and liabilities of record.
ing officers in courts Of record frs. reading re-
used
BY Mr.. Skinner, for Judicia ~ Committee
against House bill relating to the rights OF widows
in the estates Of their deceased husbands third
reading refused
BY Mr.. Camp, for Committee on CORPORATE. rs,
favortbly to Senate bill to incorporaetho peoples
gas light company; third reading.
BY Mr.. Camp, Tor Committee on Corporations
fayorably to House bill to incorporate Holland
academy third reading
BY Mr.. Fisher, for Select Committee. fayora.
bly, to chapter 80 Of Revision q" OF estates in
dover and by the cutlesy" with amendment.
The amendments were adopted
M Hastings, Of WatslieId, moved to amend
the bill SO as to allow the widow the use Of one
half instead Of one third OF the estate Of her de-
ceased husband during her life ost.
The bill was then ordered to third reading.
by Mr.. Camp for Committee on Corporations,
substitute bill, for House bill to amend the
Windsor County Fire insurance Company char.
ter substitute bill ordered to third reading.
The substitute is agenera bill relating to iuris.
dction Of Justices in cases where fire insurance
company Is party.l
By Mr.. A. Cu.hman for Bank Committee.
asking to be discharged from further confederation
OF chapter 50 Of Revision relating 10 banks
granted
Mr.. Hunion moved to amend the chapter hy
Inserting section providing that no banks shall
exchange their bills in other places than at their
own baking house
This proposal occsiored some discussion, and
was adopted BY vote o. IS TO "a.
Mr.. llunton then moved & insert prayi,ion.
by which fine Of not more than two hundred.
nor less than one hundred dollars, shall b. tbe
penalty Of employing czeharge agents as above
prohibited.
IGls Question W., also Discussed at length, IN
VI the discussion was clt short Is M. Allen
Of Troy, who dscrsetiy moved tie previous aues-
ton. The previous question vas ordered, and
The amendment adopted
Mr.. james, moved 10 amend the bill, oy insert
nge clause removing tie penalty Tor issuing
fractional bills by banks, until Jan. lst 1868.
Several members questioned whether the
amendment was in order, the question relating %
issuing fractional bills having been once decided
by tie House.
The Speaker (Mr. Gardner in the chair ruled
that this case do not come vi bin the rule re-
tered to.
The question Of adopting the amendment was
then discussed at considerable length.
non. gregory smith, OF 81. Adams, spoke at
leng'h IN support OF ihe amendment. He made
statements IN reference 10 the difficulty Of obtain
ing change in various departments Of business,
and especially In connection with railroads. which
had not before been presented.
Applications to the appropriate department Of
i u Genera Government mad lai,rG 70 obtain re-
lei ior 'be vermont central an for other roads,
although The Goyenmen. h.d undertaken to at.
fora mat fe"e''
II hta become settled question tbl, the need.
ea currency eaaid not be Obtained iron that
source, The statements so frequently made IN
resar" 70 'ae amount Of the postal currency
no" is,uea 0aiy were nol, he had good authority
l9r believing, reia0ie.