The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-01

Senate bill authorizing Banks 10 issue bills o
less denomination than one dollar passed.
Mr. Stoughton called up House hill relating y
the election or m nbers OF Congress, (ps"ponins
the elections till next September ofmemhers from
this State in the next Congress unless an extra
session be calico, when the Governor may order Z
special rlecton.)
Mr.. Stoughtsn favored the bill and it wa
passed.
Mr. Kirkland, for committee on Finance, re-
ported, asking leave to he DISCHARGED from further
consideration of resolution a'klng the auditor
Of accounts for information respecting the salary
Of certain State Ulcers; agreed 10.
Mr. Kirkland for Committee on Finance, re-
ported tavorab!y, House bill providing for agents
to receive and dispose Of land scrip issued by the
General Government for the ei enlargement OF
Agricultural and Mechanical Arts /; passed.
GENERAL STATUTES.
House bill, title l6, chapter 30, "Of the APP
pontmrnt Of trustees for minors &C.; passed.
House bill, title 49, chapter 1871, "Of the
forms of sundry writs &C.; passed.
Mr. Allen, for Select Committee, reported IA
voraby House till, title IL, chapter 50, CT es-
,ates in dover or by the curtesy on motion OF
Mr.. Stafford amt nded and passed.
The Senate receded from lis disagreement with
the House on SeRa,e bill title 20, chapter &c " Of
the prevention OF frauds and perjuries III con
tracts, &c."
Senate bill, title q, chapter 81, OF the Jaw of
assignment amended on motion Of AIR, Stafford,
ard passed
House bill, title 4, chapter 81, " toe authorize
the business Of banking 20 Committee co
Banks.
House bill, Section 70, chapter so, General
Statutes passed.
REPORTS.
Mr.. Bean for General Committee, reported "a
vorably, with proposals of amendment, title so,
chapter SO, OF traffic in intoxicating liquors"
Ga motion Of Mr.. Morgan tie Senate went into
Committee Of the Whole on the bill; Mr.. Allen
in he Cna;r
Mr Bean explained some oE the amendments
adopted by the committee.
Mr. Stevens moved to strike out so much Of
, sec 4, as provides Tor an analysis of liquors. He
believed Il absolutely impossible to secure good
liquors by any such provision in the law.
Mr. Bradford opposed the am-Ldm III. He
was of the opinion that The u>e of alcoholic liquors
was not only needless but positively hur,tu'. He
was not prepared, however, to discard entirely the
use Of E!ors as ID remedial agent. Bu, uniortu-
na,ejy. a, general lhiog, the agents appointed
under the aw, not being judges, procured and sold
aduI:erAted liquors, and ne deemed II Of the FIR
importance that some provision should be made
Tor an ana ysls in order that those who wish to
use pure article, remedial agent, may have
possibility Of obtaining it He then stated sew
era! incidents IN his own experience, showing
what vile Iqu'rs are Frequently sold To agents,
and how thorough analysis of liquors had led
to the procuring OF pure article 10 Washington
county.
Mr.. Cree spoke Of his own experience as coun-
~ commissioner in Caledonia County, and argued
that the provision for an analysis was valuable
one, anL should he retained in the law.
Mr. Welch said he was IN the habit, in his
practice as a phJ sIcau, of carrying what he be-
tved to be pure article, administering ii as he
would any other medicine. lie narrated his eX-
perience with liquors procured Of the agency IN
Chitt"nden Couuty and thought from thec expert.
ence that an analysis was good for nothing.
Mr.. Br dford said hat they could have pure
liquors IN Ch!l,enden County as well as elsewhere
i! jhey would get an nuaIy SIS by chemists who
( "ere competent.
Mr. Stevens said he had M doub, that pure H.
QnGrs could now be obtained. Grapes we're grown
an. corn and rye, as - former times, and pare
liquors could be made from them now as ia former
days. Bat the GiHcl ty va, not in . alyzln-
/ liquors, but in being sure that al! the liquors ob
tanned were ike hes tc.mens submitted to cnem
/ SIS
The motion Of Mr.. Stevens prevailed.
Il After considering the bH,, adopting furhe
amendments, on motion o: Mr.. S,e,en>, the Com
mitlee rose and reported the bill with amend
ments recommending its passage The amend
menis we've adopted, an! The bill passed.
Adjourned.