The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-06


SENATE. .lflernoOn.
BILLS.
From the House, No III, repeating section 10,
chapter ITO of the General Statutes, entitled of
exemptions referred to Committee on Military
Affairs.
From the House, No. 1873, providing libraries
for the use of persons confined in Jail referred
to the General Committee.
House bill So, relating to Savings Banks was
taken up, the House not concurrng in Senate
amendment, it was moved by Mr.. Richardson
that the Senate insist upon its amendment !;
agreed to.
THIRD READING OF BILLS.
Senate bill 2S changing the name of Edwin
Martin Hersey, Jr., was read the third time.
On motion of Mr.. Stafford the bill was ordered
to lie.
.5g . REPORTS.
By Mr.. Fish, for the majority of the General
Committee, favorably on House bill 8, for the
preservation of fish in Lake Champain.
Messrs Stafford, Cushman, Fish, Nichols and
Richardson opposed the bill.
Mr.. Englesby advocated its passage.
Mr.. Stoughton offered an amendment, so that
the law shall be imperative till New York and
Canada shall have passed similar law amend
ment adopted yeas IA, nays s.
On the question of third reading, Mr. Lyman
called for the yeas and nays which were as follows
yeas 6, nays 81, the third reading was refused.
BY MIR. EngIesby, for the Judiciary Commit
tee, adversely on Senate bill 40, to prevent
frauds in the Grand List, and to equalize taxation
Mr.. Child moved that the bill be ordered to lie !:
agreed to.
BY Mr.. Cree, for the Committee on Claims,
adversely to Senate bill No. 16, to pay Daniel r.
tha tharoi I'D
refused.
Senate bill 80, 10 amendment of section 30,
chapter 100 of the General Statutes, entitled
pounds and estrays, was taken up
Mr. Stafford favored the bill.
Mr.. Child moved that the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Roads !; agreed to-.
House bill l4S, providing for recording the
names OF soldiers and officers in the United States
service, was taken up, the question being upon
its third reading
u Mr.. Stafford said that perfect list now existed
in the Adjutant Generals office. He stated
that the district clerks would not be able to OBJ
tain the statistics called for If it was necessary
that this record should be in the town clerk s
office, the only place to get true record was at
the Adjutant Generals office, and not from the
district clerks.
Mr.. Child thought the record contemplated in
the bill would bring to light many deserters He
said that the bill contemplated something more
than was to be found in the Adjutant Generals
office. He said that the record of deceases
would more than pay for the expense of making
and keeping it.
Mr. Williams said he could not see any benefit
to be derived from the bill He said that the
record In the Adjutant Generals office would al
ways be regarded as the true record in law
IkA a. fal.u 4 4
Senate bill No. A, in amendment of chapter
ITO of the General Statutes, in relation to the
government and organization of the Militia, was
taken up and referred to the Committee on Militia
ny Affairs.
BY Mr.. Keith, for the Committee on Military
Affairs favorably to House bill No. ISL, explain
atory of section 46, chapter 10 of the General
Statutes in relation to the Militia read the third
time and passed in concurrence.
House bill, No. 20, amending section IL, chap
ter % of the General Statutes, relating TO the
payment OF highway taxes 10 money, was taken
up. Mr.. Fish asked leave to withdraw the
amendment which he offered in the morning; the
leave was granted.
Mr.. Fish then offered an amendment by SUBJ
stituting new bill The new bill allows towns
to vote whether they will discount % per cent or
not in the payment of the highway taxes
Mr.. Fish favored, and Mr. Williams opposed
the amendment. The amendment was lost.
Mr. Child opposed the bill, and the third read
ing was refused.
Ga motion of Mr.. Englesby the Senate ad-
journed.