Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-10-27


pledges to men who had gone to the field. lhe
bill provided also for men who may hereafter be
drafted. lie did not anticipate that this provision
would be retained although be thought It ought
to bp. Vermont was committed TO the policy IN
volved in the bill by the libersty she has shown
to her volunteers
Mr.. White Of South Hero, moved to strike out
of the bill provision for refundlng private sub
scriptons which have been made to pay bountles.
Mr. Shaw of Burlington could see no difficulty
With regard 10 the consttutlonally OF the Dill.
But be believed that no provision should be made
allowing towns to give bounties to men who may
hereafter be drafted. The present position OF al
fairs demanded that broad line OF demarcation
should be drawn, between those who may here
after be drafted and those who shall volunteer.
On motion OF Mr.. Wheeler the bill was ordered
to lie, and again made special orderio tomorrow
at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
REPORT.
BY Mr.. Deming, for Committee on Ways and
Means, against bill relating to the grand list Of
the owners of mortgaged real estate. Trans
ierred from grand list Of mortgagor to list OF
MORTGAGE,
Mr.. Wheeler of South Hero endeayored to
have the above bill made special order and spoke
at length in its support.
Pending action upon the bill, adjourned.
Montpelier, Friday, Oct. "a, 1868.
Semitic
Devotional exercises reading Of the Scriptures
and prayer by the Chaplain.
Journal Of yesterday read and approved.
THIRD READING or BILLS.
House bill No. 20, 10 amendment Of section 10
OF chapter 81 Of the General Statutes, relating to
proceedings against trn'teesi passed.
BILLS.
Senate bill %, 10 amendment to chapter rs o.
the General Statutes in relation to the repairs o.
highways, was taA en- up and referred to Commit
tee on Roads,
Senate bill No. %, in addition to section IL O
chapter | II OF the General Statutes, was taker
up and referred to the Committee on Finance.
House bill No. IL, incorporating the Jericho
Hotel Company was taken up.
Mr.. Bradford said thh although the committe,
had reported against the bill, he had been in
formed that they had no objections to it, ant
merely SO reported to get an expression OF opin
ion The bill was read the third time, and OF
molten of Mr.. Richardson ordered TO lie
REPORTS.
BY Mr.. Fish, tor the General Committee, ad
ver,ely on House bill No Z 10 relation to the re
cord Of marriages
Moyed by Mr.. Stevens that the bill be oEdere,
to lie agreed to.
BY Mr.. Bean, for the General Committee, ia
vorably to House bill No. 10, in amendment of a
act Incorporating The Burlington Cemetery Asso
citation; third reading ordered.
BY Mr.. Bean, for the General Committee, "a
vorably to House bill No. 49, changing the nam
Of Caista Baldwin third reading ordered.
By Mr.. Bean, for the General COMMITTEE, a'
orably 10 House bill No. jS, changing the nam
OF Sarah B. Marshall read the third limt.
Moved By Mr. Cree that the bill be ordere I
lie agreed to.
Mr.. Cree moved that the vote ordering III
third reading Of House bill No. 10, changing To
name Of Calsta Baldwin be reconsider d ! agree
TO.
Mr.. Cree also moved that the vote ordering tn
oil to lie, changing the name OF Sarah h, Mai
shall be reeonsldered agreed IL.
He also moved that the vote ordering toe thir
reading of the same bill be Teconsidefed agree
TO.
On motion OF Mr.. Cree, the above bills wer
Z committed TO General Committee.
Mr.. Farrar moved that when the Senate az
lourn il adjourn TO meet on Monday at ooloc
2. NJ. lost.
BY Mr. Fish, for the General Committee, f,'
orally TO House bill 80, in amendment Of Chaptt
l02 Of the General Statues, relating TO fences.
Pending the third reading OF the bill, Mr.. Gre
: said that unless there could be shown necessit
: for this bill, he was opposed to mutilating I'll
2 statutes. The bill was ordered to third readiu
Monday afternoon.
On motion ofMr. Clark of Rutland, the Senat
adjourned,
/. HOUSE.
Readipg the Scriptures and Prayer by tn
Chaplain.
Journal read aud approved,
pILLs.
BY Mr. Ballard Of st. 1OhnsDury, an act pr,
,iddg for recording the names Of deceased so
diers referred to the General Committee
, By Mr.. Dorr Of Rutland, an act 10 addition
ohap.er 81 Of the General Statutes, re,ting
duty Of Administrators referred to the Judciar
Committee.
BY Mr.. Smith Of Clarendon, an act 10 pa
Nicholas NJ. Powers referred 70 Committee o
Caimg
By Nr. fisher Of Nergennes, an act to pay ce
tain State officers Tor extra services referred /
Committee Of Ways and Means.
, REPORTS.
By Mr. Wilson, for Committee on Claims, f
vorably to bill providing iot auditing accounts an
defining the duties Of the AUDITOR third reading
By j. Srowly for Committee on Claims, again,
/ bill TO pay W. Haskns ordered 10 lie.
By Mr., Abbott, for Committee on Education
a substitute bill ior the bill relative to reyokin
, teachers certificates third reading,
BY Mr., Chandler, for Judiciary Commi,te,
, favorably to general bill relating 10 changes {
names. with amendments amended and thir
reading.
| The above bill provides for changing names {
persons without applying TO the Legislature
Mr.. Wheeler Of South Hero, opposed the pa
. sage Of the bill. lie believed il should not b
made too easy to change asm0s. 1t would b
gesorod to co often as TO occasion confusion.
man might take il into bis mind to have his nam
changed, very much TO the inconvenience of hi
family, whose name would be changed with biz
! No one could prevent him from doing il unles
= he had to appear before Legislative Commi,ie
where those who desire to do so can object.
!, MIR. White of Coventry, referred to the fat
that every man hada common law right to chang
= bis name without this bill, or applying to any al
thoh,y, Much Of the time OF the Legislator
had been taken up with these bills fos changin
4 names, and il was desirable to prevent that b
: the passage Of the bill.
Mr.. Woodward of Westlord, favored the bi
because as he viewed it, names could not be
|, easily changed under the bill as under the e,s
ng law.