The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-27
SENATE.
GENEEAI. STATETES.


Mr.. Richardson for select committee reported
ftvoraby House bill title 49, chapters ii and 50
" d rta! estate by descent" passed.
Mr.. Allen for select committee reported favor
ably House Hill tile lG chapter j3 Of the pay
ment OF TIE debts and leGaCcS OF deceased per-
.ons passed.
MIR. Stafford for committee on roads reported
Senate bill in cooperating the Rutland and Castle
ton t4Iroad Company ayoraby, with proposal
OF amendment. The amendment provides that
il the Rutland and Whitehall, and The Rut-
aud ant Washington railroads cannot agree
upon the time and manner of connections
Of their roads or the division between sad roads,
OF the compensation for carrying passengers
or freight carried upon both OF SAID roads, the
Rutland and Washington roa. riay apply to the
Supreme Court for the appointment OF commi.-
soners to settle and fix these matters of disagree
ment, and the preme Court upon such applica-
ton is to appoint such commissioners whose
award, when approved by the Court, is to be
binding upon said parties for the term OF one
year, and until modified BY commissioners who
may be subsequently appointed; and upon such a
award being confirmed the act of incorporation
to be void and of no effect otherwise in force.
This provision is, we understand, in the m ain &C.
ceptabie those who applied for the charter, and to
saoss who opposed the applcation) On motion
q! Mr.. Allen laid On the table and made special
order for 10 tomorrow forenoon.
S.nate bill rsatins to taxes in cores was passed
House Bill, relating to the jurisdiction of JUS
ices OF the Peace % actions where fire insurance
companies arc PARTIES to the Committee on the
J Judiciary.
House Bill, tide lG, chapter 50, " of estates is
dover and by the curtesey" to Special Commit
tee Mr. Alien ChaIrnl4u
MIR. Clark OF Bennington, for Select Commit
tee, reported favoraby House Bill title IS, chap
Ter I, o. divorce, aitm3ny, &c. passed.
Senate bill, titles Is and 10, chapters 81, So,
9 and IS " OF the statute of limitations was
taken up, and the vote Of the Senate agreeing to
Iae ii ou,e proposal OF amendment, striking out
the section requiring new promise, in order to
take contrac! out OF the operation of the stat
ate of limitation to be in writing, signed by
The party to be affected thereby, was yeconsldered
and the Senate refused to concur in said amend.
nent.
House Bill relating to repairing the roof of the
bate House ; to Committee on Finance.
House Bill, directing the Board of Education
TO recommend, as text book, some standard
work on the Geology and His DRY of Vermont to
COMMITTEE on Education.
House bill to incorporate III olland Academy
to Committee on Education.
House Bill relating to the payment of monies
due deceased soldiers to Committee on Military
Affairs.
House bill relating to raising troops in w. to
Committee on Military Aflirs.
Mr.. Stafford, for Committee on Roads, reported
adversely Senate bill, in amendment of CHI pter 26
{. S., relating to railroads third reading re-
fused.
Mr.. Kirkland, for Committee on Finance, re-
ported favofaby House bill authorizieg repairs on
The roof of the State House +; passed.
Mr.. Clark, of Bennington, for Special Com.
mittee, reported f.vorsby House bill, title %,
chapter H. " of guardians and wards y; passed
Mr.. Morgan, tor Committee on Education, re.
ported favorabIy House bills. to Incorporate the
Holland Academy, and authorizing the Board Of
Education, to recommend text book of the
Geography and History of Vermont, and the,
we're severally passed.
PETITIONS.
air Stoughton presented the petition Of Henry