The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-31
LIE 3ISLATURE OF VERMONT
ANNUAL ESSION, 1858.

FRID AY, Oct. 80.
SENATE -.4Jterno on.
MIR. Bottum moved that the Senate request
the House to return to the Senate enate billNo.
%; agreed TO-.
By Mr.. Stoughtou, to amend sect on chapter
3 Of the General Statutes, entitled "Of appllca-
tops to the General Assembly to Committee
on Banks.
RESOLUTIONS.
From the House, that our Senators and Rep
resentatives in Congress be instructed to pr
the passage of law, at the next session OF Con-
gress that shall give to all soldiers in the field
equal pay adopted in concurrence.
From the House, that no claim lowed by the
Legislature, shall be paid unless the claimant
shall have given a receipt in full of his claim
against the State to the Auditor of Accounts !;
adopted in concurrence.
REPORTS.
BY Mr.. Englesby, for the Judiciary Commit
tee, adversely to Senate bill No. 49, to repea sec
ton 25 chapter GO of the General Statutes, en-
titled Limitations OF actions )" third reading re-
fused.
Mr.. Cree moved that when the Senate adjourn,
it adjourn 70 meet on Monday next at o'clock
P. M; agreed to.
Senate resolution inquiriDg whether the Auditor
had allowed any attorneys fees, &C., viz: Messrs.
Stafford, Keilam and Fish.
BY Mr.. Richardson, for Committee on Clai.ns,
without an expression Of opinion on Senate bill
81, in amendment of section |, chapter 3 of the
General Statutes, entitled "Of applications to
the General Assembly," The bill provides that
banks may increase or decrease their capital stock
without giving notice of application 10 the Legis-
ature.1
Mr.. Otoughton moved to amend the bill by in.
sorting not exceeding one thousand dollars" Sc
as to apply to the Bank of Middebury amend.
ment agreed to.
Mr.. Cree said that the object of the bill ap
peared to be to allow banks to evade the excise
law, and that was sufficient reason for going
against the bill.
Messrs Richardson and Stoughton advocate
the bill.
The third reading of the bill was ordered.
BY Mr. Fish, for the General Committee, favor
ably to House bill No. Is, to incorporate the Mt
Anthony Observatory Association read the thirt
time and passed in concurrence.
BY Mr.. Fish, for the same favorably to Hous,
bill 90, to incorporate the Underhill Center Hote
Company read the third time and passed in con
currence.
to the protest of Senator Englesby on the pas
sage of House bill No. 20, and decided that i
was competent for the majority of the Senate t.
place the protest upon the record of the Senate
The question being put, was decided in tn
negative.
SPECIAL ORDER.
House bill No. 81, providing for auditing &C
counts and defining the duties of auditors, wal
taken up, it being the special order at this time
The question being upon its third reading, Mr.
Gree moved that the bill be recommitted to tn
Judiciary Committee; agreed to.
Mr.. Fish moved that the vote passing Senat
bill No. 49, prescribing tia duties of highwa
surveyors, be reconsidered agreed to.
Mr.. Bottum favored the bill
Mr.. Fish opposed the bill.
MIR. Cusbman favored the BILL
MIR. Cree moved that the bill be ordered to Ii
and made the special order for o'clock Tuesda
afternoon next agreed to. Adjourned.