The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-28
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT,
ANNUAL SESSION, 1863.
SENATE.

"WEDNESDAY, Oct. IS.
The President pro tenn. in the chair.
Devotional Notwithstanding ofthe Scriptures
and prayer by the Chaplain.
Journal of yesterday read and approved.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
From the House, that our Senators and Rep
resentatives in Congress be instructed to procure
such modification of the Post Office law, as will
allow packages to be sent to our soldiers by mail
at the same tate books are now sent adopted in
concurrence.
THIRD READING OF BILLS.
House bill No. II, to egalizs the grand list of
the town of Rupert for the years lS60-1-23 !;
passed.
House bill No. SO, entitled San act relating to
the changes Of names;" passed.
This bill allows anybody to change their name
" thout application to the Legislature.
House bill No. 66, an act for the preservation
OF fish in Greensboro pond passed.
House bill No. 49, in amendment of chapter 81
of the General atutes, relating TO the collection
of taxes; passed.
REPORTS,
| BY Mr. Cree for the Committee on Claims,
avorably TO the resolution to pay Milo l.. Bennett
! for services with bill.
The bill was twice read and ordered to lie, on
motion OF Mr.. Clark of Bennington.
by Mr.. Child for the Committee on Roads,
hvorably to House bill No. 20, authorizing the
town of Woodstock to raise money to build a
railroad.
! Mr.. Engiesby SAID that he thought the bill was
too important to pass over without discussion. He
said that ne was unwilling that the people of any
town should be compelled to pay money for the
building OF a railroad against t0elr will lie
thought it was a matter OF very doubtful expe-
delcy, and perhaps Of doubtful conStitutionality
also.
Further debate was had upon the bill. Messrs.
Saferd, Child, Nichols, Williams and Stoughton
favoring it, and MessrS Englesby, Cree and
Rit hardson opposing it,
| MIR. Richardson said that he was willing to do
anything to favor the building of the road, but
was not willing that bare majority in town meet
ing should vote away the money. He thought
that there should be vote of threefourths or
two-thirds at least ana for the purpose of making
such an amendment he would move that the bill
be ordered to lie.
On he question to lie, Mr.. Englesby called fol-
the yeas and nays; the bill was ordered to lie by
a vote Of yeas 10, nays 6.
BY Mr.. Bottum, for the Committee on Roads
fsvorably to Senate bill No. %, in amendment oil
chapter % OF the General Statutes in relation to
the repairs of highways and bridges third read
ing ordered
BY Mr.. Pollard for the Committee on Agricu
ture, adversely to Senate blll establishing the
weights of grain third reading refused.
Senate bill No. 8, authorizing the increase anC
decrease of bank directors was ia en- up.
Mr.. 5 ,ford moved an amendment limiting the
action TO the Bank Of Springfield.
Mr.. SLoughton read the Statutes in regard to
giving notice 10 case of alteration of charters, and
opposed the amendment.
Mr.. Stafford advocated the amendment, anc
contended that the bill was not an alteration O
the charter of the bank.
Mr. Richardson opposed tn amendment.
MIR. Stafford moved that the bill and amend
ment be laid upon the liable lost. The amend
menL was also lost, and the third reading of thu
till refused.
Mr.. oughton moved that the Senate reques,
the House to return House bill No. "a; agreed
to.
House bill No "a, providing for the removal o
paupers, and for the relief of the insane poor wa
then taken up.
Mr.. Peck moved the reconsideration of tn,
vote refusing the third reading of the bill; agreed
On motion Of Mr.. Peck, the bill was ordered
to lie.
| BILLS.
BY Mr.. Cree, entitled "An act relating to the
Grand List; to the General Committee
This bill provides that the listers shall make
an abstract and return it to the Committee OIL
the Grand List
Adjourned.
"WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2S.
HOUSE.
Reading the Scriptures and prayer by tn,
Chaplain.
Journal read and approved. s.+a.
BILLS a-.n
BY Mr.. Thornton OF Mendon, an act restoring
+. Weeks to his legal rights and privileges; re
ferred to the Judiciary.
BY NJ Wells Of Waterbury, an act to amend
chapter rs of the General Statutes, relating te
highways and bridges; referred to Committee OF
2 Roads.
BY Mr.. Smith of Enosburg, an act to regulat,
the mileage Of members OF the General Assembly
second reading refused
! BY Mr. Dorr Of Rutland, an act in addition I,