The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-30
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
Annual Session, 1862.
SENATE afternoon.
RESOLUTION.

NESOLCllON.
Joint Resolution from House, authorizing the
Auditor of Accounts to employ counsel for the
State to resist the claim of Joseph Bradish, now
before the committee on Claims adopted.
GENERAL STATUTES.
House bill, title 81, chapter llj, "Of offences
against Public Justice"
Also House bill, title r. chapter 30, "Ofsup-
port and removal of Paupers, &C., both passed.
House bill, title 81, c..apter ia, "Of Forgery,
Counserfeiting, &c." was read the third time On
motion of Mr.. Edmunds, the Senate proposed to
the House to amend the bill so that it should be
a crime to make or utter counterfeit money on
any bank in the United States, or any other eoun-
try, and the bill was passed.
House BILL title 81, chapter 113, "Of offences
against Private Property" The amendments pro-
posed by the Special committee, Mr. Kirkland
chairman, were agreed to, not materially chang
ing the law as it now is except by changing the
punishment provided for some of the offences
mentioned in the chapter; third reading to.mor-
row morning.
House BILL title 81, chapter ZIG, Offences
against the public peace; reported favorably by
The Committee, with a proposal of amend ment
(verba) was orderd to third reading tomorrow
morning
House bill 81, chapter 1l2, "Of offences
against the lives and persons of Individuals; re.
ferred to Special Committee on title "a, Mr.
Kirkland chairman.
Mr.. Stafford, for Special Committee, reported
House bill, title %, chapter 80, favoraby with a
proposal of amendment; agreed to and bill or
dered to third reading tomorrow morning.
Mr.Saford for Special committee, reported favor.
ably House bill title 6, chapter 10, with proposals
of amendment. The amendments consisted
mainly in l,aving of the final "ugh" in Bratte.
borough, Marlborough, Greensborough, Wards
borough Slarksborough, and striking h" out in
Townshend, and were agreed to, and bill ordered
to third reading tomorrow morning.
A short discussion was had on the motion Of
Mr. Edmunds, to amend one Of the sections of the
above bill, SO as to correct obvious error 10 tic
pbraseology. The Senate refused to agree to tn
amendment, on the ground that, inasmuch as the
error did not affect the legal construction of the
section, it would be better in this stage of the bill
not to take time with such verbal corrections.
BILLS.
On motion of Mr. Allen, the votes refusing the
third reading Of certain House bills Yesterday
changing the names OF certain persons, Nc., were
Ieconsldered, and the bills were severaIy passed
BY Mr.. Allen, OK pIlnatory Of certain acts pro
vldIng for the support Of the families Of soldiers
providing that the families Of commissioned Of
ticers should not be entitled to the benefit Of tho
acts that the families of deceased or dis charged
soldiers shall have n me of the benefits Of the act
after the lapse OF three NORRIS after such dcceast
or discharges; aud that no soldiers family shall be
entitled to support by the State, until what is due
such soldier from the State is expended, and such
further provision has been made for said family
as could reasonably be required Of said soldier
to Committee on Finance