Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-12-11
MONDAY NOON,
SENATE.

Mr.. Bra ford, for select committee, report |
ed favorably the House bill, for the relief Of
the sureties of the late State I treasurer, and
advocated its passaa Q. The bill pa ssed by
a vote of 81 TO 6.
Mr.. Allen, for committee on claims, re-
ported on Senate bill paying certain State Off
GERS the s. ms therein mea toned recommend |
ing the amendment of IL bill so that the sum
paid the Adutant and Inspector General be
$500 for his services the past year, and the
sum paid the Auditor of Accounts should be
$500 for the last two years.
The amendment relating TO the Adjutant's
salary WAS agreed to.
Fagitirs S!ape Law.-Mr, kirkland, for
select committee reported House bill, title 81,
chapter l09," Of pr" isions relative 10 persons
claimed as fugitive slaves, recommending that
the Senate recede from that portion OF its pro-
posed amendments disagreed to by the House;
report concurred in.
MHitia L1W.-The Senate a. reed with the
House in their notifications Of the amendments
proposed nv tie Senate TO the House bill " of
the organization, regulation and government OF
the militia Of the State" and r. coded from the
proposals Of amendment disagreed TO by the
House.
Fractional BUs-Mr. Cree moved to le-
consider the Nots passing Senate bill autho7z-
ing banks to issue bills of a less denomination
than one doller. He thought the bill in con-
fict With the law Of the last session Of Con-
gress. .......-
Mr.. Stoughton said the law of Congress re-
ferred to by Mr.. Cree had been declared un
| constitutional by Judge Nelson Of the United
States Supreme Court, in his charge to Grand
Juries, and he thought the Legislature might
| therefore safely treat the law as null.
| Mr.. Cree sad that as there had been no de-
| cison of the Supreme Court, that the United
| States law is unconstitutional, it would be
wiser and safer to treat the law as valid He
| had no objections to banks issuing small bills,
if they could legally, .. ...zg
Mr.. Richardson said as he believed Congress
had no more power to prohibit State banks
| from issuing bills of less denomination than
| one dollar, than to prohibit them from circulA-
| ting bills larger than one dollar, he should vote
against the reconsideration. .- ..
Mr.. Stafford and Stewart opposed the recon-
| sideraton.
The motion wos lost.
HOUSE.
Rsports-By Mr.. Dennison, for Committee
on Ways and Means, asking to be released
from further consideration on resolution relat-
inc to furnishing aid to ladies soldiers aid So
cietv of BrattlcboTo. Graz ted.
Bv Mr. Flagg, for committee on Ways and
Means fayoraoly to Senate bill authorizing the
Governor to appoint listers and collectors Of
taxes in the several cores of this State, with
amendment
Ordered amended, and third reading and
the bill was read the third time and passed.
Bv Mr. Skinner, for committee from Essex,
Orleans and Caledonia counties, on the report
relating to mileage Of members. The commit
tee adopted the town of Barton as basis for
mileage for Or!eans county. Barton was set
at 102 miles, the distance from Barton to 9TH
er towns in the county was added to each town
except Greensboro and Craftsbury. The rep
resentatives of these towns declined to take
mileage for more than the real distance from
their towns to the capital, Caledonia county
adopted st. Johnsbury as a centre at 81 miles
To this was added the distance of the remain
ing towns of the county from that town. The
members from Essex county taxed mileage vi
White River junction. Concord, 133 mile!
being the shortest distance, and Bloomfield l9(
miles being the longest distance the distances
/ from the other towns varying between thes'
two,
Resolution. BY Mr.. Herrick, that Mr.
Newton, the member from Marlboro, shall b.
entitled to receive pay as member until sucl
time as he may be able to return home, ant
that the expenses of the same shall be charges
in the debentures of this House Adopted.
. SENATE-EvENING. o
|
, The Senate concurred with the House in tn
proposals of amendment to Senate bill provl
: ding fer taxing lands and personal property II
cores and unorganized towns.
Special 0rder-House bill paying certal
t State officers. Amendment of the commute
agreed to. Mr. Kirkland moved amendment
: reducing extra pay of the Auditor from $50
to $3.50 agreed to.
n Mr.. Kirkland moved amendment changin
' the extra pay of the Adjntant General
: $3.50; lost, ii to 10.
Mr.. Bentley moved amendment reducing ey
ira pay of the hdjutant General to Sl42o
c agreed To- 1
: Mr.. Kirkland moved amendment retucln
: extra pay of The State Treasurer, for the tw
d years past, to $500. After debate th
amendment was lost, 81 TO |.
Mr.. Keith novel amendment so to ailo
> the Secretary of State 800 extra adopte,
i Mr.. Allen moved amendment reducing q