Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-12-11
Monday, Dec. l.
SENATE
Adjourned

l.
Bus Introduced and Referred-By Mr..
Keith, paving the Governor $500, the Adju-
taut and Inspector General Sl925, the Quar-
termaster General Sl225, the State Treasurer
$1,000 per year for the two years past, the aud
itor of accounts $3.50 per year for extra ser
vices. .....
To committee on claims.
Senate bill exempting one yoke Of oxen
or steers, or one horse not exceeding one hun
Sred dollars in value, from attachment or levy
Oh execution.
The bill only changes the present law by
giving the debtor his election to keep a horse,
not exceeding in value one hundred dollars, in
stead of yoke of oxen or steers, as the law
now is.
Tho bill passed. yeas Is, nays 8.
Senate dill authorizing banks to issue bills
of less denomination than one dollar.
Passed.
Mr.. Stoughton called up House bill relating
to the election of Members of Congress (post-
ponng the elections till next September, OF
members from this State in the next Con
gress, unless an extra session be called
when the Governor may order a special cleo
o Son).
Mr.. Stoughton favored the bill and it was
passed.
Mr.. Kirkland, for committee on Finance,
reported favorably House bill providing fol
agents to receive and dispose Of land scrip
wsuel by the General Government for the
encouragement of Agricultural and Mechanica
Arts.
Passed.
Rspors-Mr Bean. for General Committee
reported favorabv, with proposals of amend
ment, title 30. chapter 90, ''of traffic in intox
eating liquors"
On motion of Mr.. Morgan the Senate wen
into Committee of the Whole on the bill, MIR
Allen in the chair.
Mr. Bean explained some of the amend
ments adopted by the COMM tee.
Mr.. Stevens moved to strike out so mucE
Of section A as provides for an analysis of Ii
quors:
He believed it absolutely impossible to sc
cure good liquors oy any such provision IN tn
law
After debate by Messrs. Bradford Cree
WEIGH and Stevens, the latter's motion pre-
vailed.
After further amendment, the COMMITTEES
rose, and the Senate adopted the amendment
and passed the bill
Reports-By Mr. Huntou, for majority c
committee of conference upon Senate proposal
of amendment to chapter 81. of the revisio
entitled of justices of the peace. moditica
zion of the proposed amendment giving cor
current jurisdiction of Justices and count
courts in all suits over one hundred and les
than two hundred dollars.
The House refused to accept tho modlfcs
6on.
Mr.. Fletcher, of Cavendish called u
the report on Mileage, and the pendin
question was on adopting the minority ri
port.
On demand of Mr.. Hubbell thequestion wa
divided, and the counties of Orleans, Essex an
Caledonia were omitted in putting the questio
and the minority report was adopted with u
above exception.
The question was then taken upon the Q.
eepted counties. a
Mr.. Rogers demanded the yeas and nays.
Yeas SO, nays 81, and the minority repo
was adopted.
By Mr. Hunton, for committee Of COME
ence in reference to chapter of Revision, ent
tled "of Justices" that the Senate recede fro
one amendment, and that both Houses modI
tho Senate amendment of section thirt
Eve.
Notification agreed TO.
Mr. Tenpey moved to reconsider the va
adopting the minority report of the comm
tee on Mileage and Debentures, so far as I
latcs TO the counties Of Caledosis, Orleans a.
Essex.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Royce moved to refer the report, in /
hilton to the above named Counties, to mel