Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-11-10
HOUSE. AfcrHoon.
REPORTS.

REPORTS.
By Mr. Howard, for Committee on Military
Affairs, against bill TO ORGANIZE THE MILITIA
Introduced By Mr. Djrr third reading refused.
By Mr.. White, for Committee on Corpora
tions, hyorably to Senate bill to iucorp rate the
Jam5ca manufacturing c1mpllyj third readog
ordered ana read the third tine sad passed.
By Mr. Parker i1r Committee ID Educ ton,
against bill 10 amendment Of General Statutes,
relative to schools and school laws third reading
refused
By MIR. Deane, for Judiciary Committee,
against bill explanatory of the exemption Of ne
gotable paper from the trustee process third
reading refused,
By Mr. Soule, for Judiciary Committee, against
bill in addition to Chapter 20, Of General Stat.
utes third reading refused.
Mr.. Barrows moved 10 reconsider the vote re-
fusing passage Of the House bill relating 70 du-
ties OF Auditor Of Accounts agreed to and bill
passed.
By Mr. Lewis, t.r Committee on Military At.
airs, against bill amending Sections SO, 40 and
Al Of Chapter ll0 Of General Statutes thir
reading refused.
BILLS.
By Mr.. Wheeler Of South llero an act to pa,
the three years regiments referred to Commit
tee on Ways and Means.
By Mr.. Pren,iss Of Morriown, an act to pa,
volunteers referred to committee on Way
ana Means
RESOLUTIONS
By Mr.. woodward Of Westiord that the Gov
ernor be req rested to procure from the Genera
Government, if praot cable, five thousand stand %
AIMS to be deposited In this State adopted OF
the part Of the House.
The motion to reconsider the vote OF tn,
House, coueurring in the Senate resolution, pro
yiding tor the appointment of commissioners t,
adjust the claims Of Milo l.. Bennett against th
State, was taken up.
/ Mr. Wilson Of Bakersfield, hoped the you
would not bo reconsidered without good reison
/ Mr. Woodward oil WestheId, spoke briefly il
support Of Judge Benefits claims to consden
/ ton, and hoped the vote would not be reconsld
cred.
Mr.. Shaw, of Burlington, stated that th,
amount OF Judge Benefits claims would be dii
| ierenty estimated by different members Of th
/ House, because twas a matter with which mem
I bers generally sere not familiar. 1t was p.oper
| therefore, 10 appoint a commission OF men &C
quainlel with the kind of service which Judg
Beenett had rendered
Mr.. Wheeler of South Hero, wJs sorry to diff
fer from those who had spoken. lie was inform
ed that the obtaining Of the appointment Of
commission was the usual method WREN maj
thought he had not received as much as b.
should from the Legislature Claims settled b.
commissioners were always settled to the advsn
tare of the claimant. To make such an appoint
ment was to open a door for other claimants
There we're Others waiting, hoping that the Gen
eral Assembly would bt length be tired out an,
would yield. lie thought the Legislature com
peent to decide upon this claim.
MIR. Deane alluded 10 the fact that tha Com
miltee bad last year reported that Judge Beu
nett should receive more for his service than tn
Legislature had seen fit TO pay him. The Con
mltteo on Claims again this Year report thu
Judge Bennett has not been fully paid. III
Committee, however, differ good deal as
what Judge BenneIts claim really is. 1t wouI
seem therefore that board outside Of the Leg
ature, composed OF men who are familiar wit
such matters. should settle this claim.
Mr.. Colby of llArtlaud inquired how Ion
Judge Bennett had been engaged in his wor
, and what be had been paid.
Mr.. Wilson Of Troy, Chairman oil Commltte'
replied that he had been engaged two years. at
had been paid twenty.eight hundred dollars.
, Mr. ABBOTT Of Windsor, wished to know he
much OF the twenty.eight hundred dollars hi
been paid as clerk hire.