The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-15
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
ANNUAL SESSION, 1863.

Thursday, Oct 10th, 1868.
SENATE.
Devotional exercises reading portion of the
ed Psalm and prayer by the Chaplain.
Journal of yesterday read and approved.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
From the House, providing fer traisng a
Joint committee, consisting of two Senators and
three Representatives, to whom shall be referred
SO much of Governor Hobrook's Message as re-
ates to public expenditures; adopted in concur.
renee.
From the House, inviting J. S. Adams, the
Secretary OF the Board of Education, to address
the Legislature on Wednesday evening, the Dist
inst; adopted in concurrence.
BILLS.
From the House, entitled Gan act to ncorpo.
rate the Woodstock Railroad Company )" to
Committee on Roads.
From the House, No. 4, an act to repeal Ger
tain sections ofchapter 30 otGeueral Statutes pro-
viding for system of uniform practice in the
County Courts and Courts of Char CRY in this
State; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
From he House, No. 7. providing for the rec
ord of marriages to the General Committee.
BY Mr.. Englesby prescribing certain duties to
the selectmen and town clerks; to the Commit,
tee on Printing This bill authorizes the select
men, in case of incompetency, to declare the Of
fee of town treasurer vacant, and TO appoint a
new one.
By Mr.. Stoughton, entitled "An act in addition
to an act in relation to the distribution of the
General Statutes" to the Committee on Printing.
On motion Of MIR. Bass of Orange, the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE.
Reading the Scriptures and prayer by the
Chaplain.
Journal read and approved.
APPOINTMENT.
The Speaker announced as additional members
of Committee on Elections
Messrs Btevoort of Addison, and Bradley OF
Fairfield.
Mr. Crowley of Mt. Holly, moved that Mr..
Dodge, Representative from Andover, be excused
from attendance during the remainder of the SEES
sion, after tomorrow morning; agreed to-
REPORT.
BY Committee on ELECTORS, favorably to pas
sage OF resolution admitting w. L. George to a
seat in this House as representative from Top
sham without producing his credentials report
adopted and w. I. George took the oath of Of
fee.
BY Mr.. Chandler for Judiciary Committee
layorably to bill to amend section 70 of chapter
81 of the General Satutes,relating to serving pro
cesses against trustees; third reading ordered.
BY Mr.. Chandler, for Judiciary Committee
against bill in amen met Of sec ion % chapter 2G
of the General Statutes; third reading refused
BY the same, against bill relating to diyorce
third reading reused.
BY Mr.. Reed, fer Judiciary Committee, favora
bly, to bill amending section II of chapter 20 o
General Statutes, relating to the support and re-
moval OF paup and relief of the insane poor
third reading.
By Mr.. Shaw, for Judiciary Committee, fav
orable to bill to restore and extend jurisdiction o
justices of the peace in criminal prosecutions with
amendment report adopted and bill ordered K
third reading
BY Mr.. Chandler, OF Thomas f. Powers anc
| los others, for an sct to enable the town o
! Woodstock to build railroad; reierrtd to Com
mittee on Roads.
BY Mr.. Dewey OF Hartford, of Daniel Need
ham and 1870 other citizens of Hartford, praying
that towns may be authorized by statute to ap
propriate in their discretion, at meeting legally
called for the purpose, money for Communication
to pay substitutes, for such of their respective
citizens as may have been drafted under the laws
of the United States referred to Judiciary Com.
mittee.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Bruce of Pomfret, that the Committee
on Military Affairs be instructed to enquire il
any legislation is expedent for relief of Vermont
soldiers of the I'd brigade, or other Vermont SOL
dlers, suffering from illness in consequence OIL
having been in U. 5. service, and to report by
bill or otherwise adopted.
BILLS.
By Mr. Shaw, an act relating to witnesses; re.
ferred to Judiciary Committee.
BY Mr.. Bean of lrasburg, an act to pay Horace
Pierce; referred to COMMITTEES on Claims.
BY Mr.. Lane of Jericho, an act to incorporate
the Jericho Hotel Company; referred to Com
mittee on Corporations.
BY Mr.. Smith of Hardwick, an act to amend
section OF chapter % Of the General Statutes
relating to highway taxes referred to Committee
on Roads. Adjourned.