The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-26

ces were presented To the other House. VGriou!
charges were made Of misconduct in the bank
but no desire was expressed or redistribution
of the stock. The Committee wen. into iu
hearing Of the charges against the bank, aud the
lCommlttee, both The Senate and House Com
; mittte-were ofthe opinion that the charges were
not snbstsntiated. The Conmittee then coLsid-
cred the question of Redistribution, and Mr.. X.
said hat as an individual, If the remonsirants had
asked for re-distrbutIon, he should havs favored
1t, and he believed the Committee would also
have agreed to il. This claim not being made,
the Committee could see no reason why The re-
charter should not be granted.
! In respect to the debts to the bnnk spoken of,
they were now in way TO be paid, and were not
the result Of any illegal transactions on the part
oil the bank, and Mr.. Sprague, one of the rcmon-
stran's-then drtctor,-approved OF one of
these transactions now charged against the bank
as illegal.
/ lie said, in respect to the officers Of Brandon
demonstrating, that some had been counted several
times. IL. '. Marsh, for insta CT, is count. as
attorney, auditor, town agent, and former repre-
sentative, and in the opinion OF the committee,
lhese officers ought not to count but once
! The bill was then passed by the following vote
irAs-Msssrs Allen, Besttie, Bentley, Ciak Of Ben
ninEton, Clark Of ChitGenden, CleveaL Cowes Cree,
Keith, Kirkland, Lyman, Merrill Morgan, Nelson, teck
Richardson Stafford, Stevens Stewart, stoughton Wech
al
NATs-Messs Bass, Besr, Bradford, Farrar, Fish, noi
comb, Pslrd.-7
GENERAL STATUTES.
Senate bill title II, chapter 81, or Recording
Officers; passed
SENATE bill title 2 chapter IS 'Of the Jaw of
Assignments; read the third time and laid on the
table.
The Senate receded from its proposed amend
nents to House bill, title &c, cha wrrS4 "Ofthe
collection OF taxes; disagreed to oy he House,
and agreed to the proposed modification of other
amendments
Mr.. Stafford offered resolution directing the
Secretary to request tie House to return Senate
bill, title II, chapter 81 adopted.
The bill fixing The time of holding the Windsor
County Court, was passed.
House bill to pay Milo l.. Bennett, Andrew
Tracy, and Pierpo,nt l.ham for revising the Stat.
u,es. Che bill provides for paying Mr. Bennett,
$500, fo' the balance due Tim for services,
CLERK hire, and incidental expenses, abou, the re-
vision. Mr.. Tracy is TO he paid $l25, and Mr..
!sham 5000 10 comm tee On Ga mn.
Mr., Stewart, tor Select Committee, reported
hvoraby House bill. in addition to act of 1860,
laying tax on the County of Addison; passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Prayer by Row. Mr.. McAnn. Journal read and
By unanimous consen,, Mr.. Cushman Of Roches.
ter introduced a hill an act 10 authorz. the
Treasurer OF this State to issue fractional notes
10 ComUi,,ee on Waysand Means.
From the Senate m act altering the time Of
holding the December Term of the Windsor
County Court to Judiciary Commi,,.e.
From the Senate, an act extending the charter
of the Brandon Bank to Committee on Banks.
The House on motion of MIR. Hunton receded
from their vote refusing TO concur with the Sen
ate in striking out Section 81 o. chapter 30 of
Revision. On motion of Mr.. Chandler, the
House also recsded from ito vote modifying The
Senats's 9th proposal of amendment of same
chapter.
BY Mr.. ?. w. Hyde for Committee on Cor
pora,ions avorably TO bill to incorporate the Fair
TAX Cemetery Associa,oa with amendment or
dsred amended AMI third reading.
Mr. Fletcher of Cavendish asked to be dis
charged from the further consideration of the bill
TO pay Milo l.. Bennett and other. granted.
-hr. Fletcher then moved TO reconsider the
vote by which the bill was amended Yesterday;
agreed to.
The question then came upon adopting the
amendment.
Mr.. Fletcher stated that the amendment had
been voted for yesterday by some of the members
without an understanding of the amendment Us
passed.
The House then refused to adopt the amend
ment.
Mr. Gardner then moved to commit the bill to
member 10 strike out three thousand dollars
from the bill, and insert eighteen hundred.
MIR. Hun;on said the House could without
doubt ov-t-ruie the decision of the Committee IN
reference to the pay which man should receive
tor his services, butlt should be- very plain
render the exercise OF such power judc;ous. The
proper adjudication and settlement of The claim
had been made, ard unless there was some good
ground tor il, appearing in the transaction itself,
The adjudication should be approved.
Mr.. Fletcher said he need not repeat his re.
marks In support of the amendment. 1t was I'M
portant that The tendency to txtr4vagance in pay
ing high salaries should De checked no, on.y in
this, but in all cases where it was manifested lie
was a iiule ~ prised to hear from the gentleman
from Bethel the doctrine he had advanced land could
not agree with him. He had the greatest respect
for the committee and would not with to spaak
disreSpecdu word in regard to them. He was
IN conclusion quite willing 10 leave this question
to the decision OF the House.
Mr.. Henry Stated the facts which mad guided
the committee in their report. The claim had
been presented for tory'une hundred dollars, but