The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-07
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
ANNUAL SESSION, 1868.
SATURDAY, Nov. 7

Devotional Misunderstanding OF the Scrip
lures, and prayer BY the Chaplain.
L Journal of yesterday read and approved
A communication was received from the Audi
tor OF Accounts, giving statement of the pay
Of 81 per month to the Vermont soldiers
Senate bill No, %, an act changing the name
Of Edwin NJ. Hersey, Jr., was taken up, the
question being upon its passage.
Mr. Peek called upon the Committee tqr
statement of facts
Mr. Bean, for the General Committee, made a
statement OF facts
The bill was passed.
From the House, No. l72, to pay Milo L.
Bennett the sum of $500 refer ed to the Com
mittee on Clam.
From the House, No 100, in amendment Of sec
ton 5, chapter 10 Of the General Statutes, re-
lating to the Militia referred to the Committee
on Military Affairs.
By Mr.. Child, in addition to chapter SO Of the
General Statutes, relating to the Grand List
referred to the Committee on Finance.
THIRD READING OF BILLS.
Senate bill No. 81 relating to the Grand List;
passed.
House bill, No. l40, relating to claims agains,
the State. THE bill provides that the Auditor
of Accounts shall not audit any claims for attor-
ney ssfees in criminal prosecutions, unless by the
advice and consent of the Committee on Claims
| Mr.. Stoughton said the practice in the State
has always been that when lawyer had been as
signed to the defense of criminal, he was to do
! it without compensation. The States Attorney
was a salaried officer, and he ought not to employ
assistant counsel. He alluded to the fact that
$500 had recently been allowed for the defense
Of criminals in this County, and thought the Grim
inal lursprudence was becoming Of late vely ex-
pensIve. The bill in question would inaugurate
the recent custom, and he hoped il would no.
PASS.
Mr. Child said he heartily concurred in the
views of the Senator from Windham, and hoped
that this door for wholesale robbery of the reasu
ry would be closed. Ii the salary of the States
Attorney is not large enough, let it be made large
enough SO that he can perform his duties without
help He hoped the bill would not pass in it's
present form.
Mr.. Cree said tie Committee were ready 10
catch at any thing that would go against the re-
cent practice. lie thought if the present prac.
tice continued it would be well enough TO
send the claims to the Legislature. He was also
in favor of cutting off all pay in such cases, and
was willing the bill should be amended.
On motion Of Mr.. Stoughton, the bill was or
dered to lie.
BY Mr.. Keith, for the Committee on Military
Affairs, favorably, with proposals of amendment,
to House bill III, repeating section 10 Of chap
ter 10 of the General Statutes, relating to the
Militia amendments adopted, and the bill read
the third time, and passed in concurrence.
Mr.. Stoughton moved that the Senate 20 into
Committee of the Whole for consideration of
Senate bill No 46, Incorporating State Univer.
sity, and Associate Colleges agreed to-
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Mr.. Stevens was chosen chairman.
The first and second sections were read and
approved.
The third section being under consideration,
Mr.. Cushman thought the Committee needed
information on the subject.
Mr.. Stoughton said he looked upon the bill a.
an enabling act by which the colleges could unite,
one or more of Them, and the bill was for the
purpose of putting test upon the colleges in
question, and for eciting the very information
which the Senator asked Tor. The third section
was then approved.
Sections four and five we're then read and ap.
proved.
| Section ak was approved.
Sections seven, eight, nine, ten eleven and
twelve were all approved without discussion.
On the question whether the committee should
recommend the bill TO the Senate, Mr.. Nichols
said the bill provided that the location should be
at one or the other OF the three Places and there
were others who were interested besides the col
leges. The people of the State had an interest in
the matter. He was not well enough versed in
the matter to act properly now, and as there
were still three years remaining in which the State
might avail itself OF the donation of Congress
for an Agricultural College, he hoped the matter
would be deferred for the present
The committee having completed lis session, the
the President Of the Senate took the Chair
REPORTS.
By Mr.. Stevens, for the Committee Of the
Whole, on Senate bill AZ, TO incorporate the Yer.
mont University, and associate Colleges that some
progress had been made, and asked leave to 81,
again; the leave was granted. Adj.
HOUSE.
Reading the Scriptures and prayer by tn,
Chaplain.
Journal read and approved.
RESOLUTIONS
BY MIR. Billiard of St. Johnsbury, Joint reso.
luton, requesting the examining boards in the
event OF another draft to meet at the County seatt
of the respective Counties; adopted on the par,
the House.
THIRD READING OF BILLS.
Mr. Dorr called up the bill to pa, Milo l.. Ben.
nett twelve hundred dollars. The bill was read
the third time.
Mr.. Colby of Hartland moved to commit the