The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-15
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
a nnual Session, 1862.
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cCtOOtI. II, IOO-.
Mr.. Allen for Committee on Claims, reported
adversely to the bjlI to appoint Commissioners to
settle with Thomas L. Powers.
Mr. Stafford moved that the bill be ordered to
lie; disagreed to.
Mir. Allen SAID three Legislatures had passed
upon This claim. The Legislature of 1860 passed
a bi.l paying Mr.. Powers $500, provided he
would give the State a discharge from the claim.
Mr.. Powers took the money and gave the dis
charge. Though it was said that he had legal
right to present this claim he felt that it was tri-
fling with this body for Nh Powers to lresistentIy
press it. lie desired to make the vote on the
third reading test, and therefore demanded the
Yeas and NAYS.
Mr.. SIH0rd said the Dromptness of the Com
mittee was commendabIe The bill had been be-
fore the Senate 50 sholt time, that he was IN
prepared to speak upon it, lie thought time
should have been given to Mr.. Powers to have
appeared before the Committee and he hoped the
blli might not be summarly disposed Of
Mr.. kirkland said the Senate were fully in
possession of the facts in this case, and as well
qualified to dispose OF it now as at any other time.
He SAID there ought to be an end OF such claims
sometime, and as there was no statute CT Iimita-
tons against such things, the Legislature ought to
protect themselves, by resisting and dsposing of
them as SurImarily as possible.
Mr.. Allen again briefly spoke against the bill,
and said il it should pass, the State would rise W
Ill arms against such mon,trou, legislation.
The yeas and nays were as follows, on the third
reading of the bill:
EEAs-NOne.
NAYS -Messrs. Allen. Bass, Bean. Bcattie Bentley,
Bradford Clark Of Bennington, Clark of Chiltenden,
Cl'ayeand! Cowes, Cree, farrar, Fish, Iolcomb,
Jackson, Keith, Kirkland, Lyman Nelson Peek, Pol
81, Stnt,J
Wrlch.-27
So the third reading was refused.
JOINT RULES.
The Committee on Joint Rules, reported thc
rules Of last year except the 10Th which they
proposed to answer so as to read as follows:
The hour for final adjournment shall be fixed
at o'clock in the att-rnoon." This amendment
was agreed to and the report OF the committee
was then adopted.
Mr.. Stevens offered resolution referring so
much of the Governors Message as relates 10 a
Medical Board to select committee of three ;
adopted.
The President announced Messrs Stewart and
Allen as committee on tie part of Senate to fix
the time for final adjournment.
The resolution from the House to give the use
of the Representatives Hall this evening to the
Historical Society was concurred in.
| OA motion OF Mr.. Allen adjourned.
HOUSE,-.9flcmoom.
October II, 1862.
The Speaker announced the Clerks appoint
| ments as follows.
ASSISTANT CLERKS.
DANIEL B. DUDLEY of Royalton.
| john ii. FLAGG Of Wilmington
| ISAAC n, jerks of Northteld
| TO MAKE Up ABSTRACTS OF THE GRAND LIST.
LUCIUs Il. SMITH of Monkton.
ALONzo }. DOWNING of Brighton
Mr.. Royce of berkshire moved the printing
of 300 copies OF the report Of the commission
| appointed orevise the laws, which they submitted
with the Revision. Adopted.
REPORT.
Mr.. Ho1ghton, Of Pawlet, for the Committee
on Joint Rules submitted with slight modification
the joint rules OF last year as the rules OF the
present seSslon,whch report was adopted
BY Mr.. Shaw of Burlington an act in addition
to chapter % of c. $. relating to discontinuing
reads and bridges; to road Committee.