The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-19
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
Annual Session 1862
.SE.N.4I'E-.4tternoon.
Tuesday, Nov. IS, 1862.
GENERAL STATUTES.

Mr.. Bass, for General Committee, reported ia
vorubly House Bill, title 80, chapter 50, of land
Ia xes," with proposals OF amendment; amend
ment agreed to and third reading ordered
The chair named as the Committee of Confer
ence, ordered this morning, Messrs. Edmunds,
Stafford and Richardson.
House bill, title Is, chapter &C, "Of forcible
entry and detaner," was taken up and the House
modification of the Senate amendment relating to
fees, was agreed to-
House bin, title 16, chapter 50, "Of Replevin,'
was taken up and the amendments proposed by
the judiciary Committee agreed to and third
reading ordered
The Senate concurred with the House in the
proposed modification of Senate amendment to
House Bill, title 10, chapter 4j, " of the parti-
ton of real estate"
The House proposals of amendment to Senate
bill, title Is, chapter 90, "Of common schools, -
were considered and the Senate refused to concur
in the first amendment striking out the clause in
the bill, requiring the accounts OF Superintendent
to be presented to, and read in the March meet
ngs concurred in the second amendment (ver-
BAD; concurred with modification in the third
proposed amendment, authorizing Prudential
Committees to pay teachers, when ma ority of
the district shall so vote, whether such teacher
have certificate or not.
Mr.. Edmunds offered joint resolution in
structng the Committee on bills to report what
bills of the Revision had been completed, and in
what stages of advancement those not finished
were; adopted.
Mr.. Bean, for General committee reported ia.
vorably House bill, title 80, chapter 80, " Of the
preservation of the public health .; read third
time and laid upon the table.
SPECIAL ORDER.
House Bill authorizing the Governor to loan
arms to Norwich University was amended on mo-
ton of Mr.. Kirkland SO as to require the Univer
Sly to give receipt for such arms and passed.
REPORTS.
BY Mr. Clark, of Bennington, Gavorably, lIonse
b. in addition to chapter 67 G. S. relating tc
amony with proposal of amendment amend
ment agreed to and Sd reading ordered
Mr. Richardson, for Committee on Banks, re-
ported tavoraby House bill extending the charter
Of the B4ttenk Bank; passed. Also, favorably
Senate bill authorizing the late Bank of Montpe.
lier to bring suits in chooses in action due the sale
bank; third reading ordered.
By Mr. Bean, Tor General Committee, avora
bly,, Senate Bill, changing the name of Henry
Russell, and constituting him her-at-aw of Will
ard Lindsey with amendments amendment:
agreed to and Sd reading ordered; .
Also, favorably, House Bill, constituting Geo
J. Williams heir-at-law Of Seymour Humphrey
passed.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The bill eoualizng the distribution of the prop
erty of insolvent debtors was made the specia
order for tomorrow, one.half past two P. NJ.
SUPPORT or GOVERNMENT.
House bill making provision for the support o
government, was referred to the Committee or
Finance
SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
Senate bill, incorporating the Emanc pationist'
Cotton-growing Company, was referred to Spe
cal Committee consisting of Messrs. Pollard, Cree
ana Stevens. Adj.
HOUSE-.4nernoon.
Reuben Ferguson, on presenting his creden
tails and taking tde oaths OF office, was admitted
20 seat as representative from the town Of Essex
Mr. HubbeU called UP the bill reported by
Committee on Claims relative to instructing The
auditor to allow claims not properly cognzable b!
the military commission, yet just, and growing
out of military expenditures.
Mr.. Chandler moved to add after Auditor O
accounts, "Adjutant and Inspector General ant
Qlartermaster General" thus constituting
board to ad ust such claims, consisting of said d.
tcers.
MrAChander sustained his motion by the con
sderaton that the claims have grown out Of The
very business of which these military officers have
the entire charge.
Mr.. Hubbell stated that the committee haC
onsidered the plan proposed BY the gentleman