Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-24
THE LEGIsLATURE.
THURSDAY, Nov. IL, 1854.
AFTERNooS-sENATE.


worship; amendment agreed to.
Mr. Englesby moved TO amend by adj
ding to sec. clause providing that
the pew holders asserting TO the repairs,
shall pay to the pew holders who donot
assent, the value of their pews before
selling them, as provided for by the bin
and the amendment of the committee;
adopted.
The bill was then opposed by Mr. Rich
mond, favored by Mr. Reed, and passed.
By Mr. Flagg, for judiciary com. ask
Ing to be discharged from the petition of
Henry G Root and others, praying for
the repeal of the law requiring the pub
LEGATION of the intention of marriage; re-
quest granted.
Also, by Mr. Englesby, II. pol in addi-
tion to chap. ll3 gen. stat, entitled ''of
offences against private property" pass
ed.
Also, against S. 40 providing for
general index of the records of the pro-
bate court; Sd reading refused.
By Mr. Chapman, for com. on finance,
with amendment, II. 100 to pay certain
state officers for extra services. The
amendments were to increase the pay
of the Quartermaster general to $4,000
and to pay the secretary of Senate 800
for compiling the parliamentary man
ual.
Mr. Chapman stated that the quarter
master general ranked equally with the
adjutant general, who receives $1,000
this year, which the quartermaster had
last year.
The first amendment was adopted.
The second amendment was supported
by Mr. Chapman, who stated that the
secretary had not asked for any increase
of salary, but the committee thought
that he should receive some compensa-
ton for his services in preparing the
manual.
Senators Nichols and Smith thought
the proposed compensation insufficient,
as the manual will annually save four
times that sum for the Legislature.
On motion of Mr. Smith, the amend
ment was amended by substituting $500
for 500.
The bill was, then amended, read the
third time and passed.
Bills introduced and refe,ved-By Mr. En-
glesby, prescribing the duties of county
clerks in certain cases; to com. on
printing.
From the House, 218 to establish the
Vermont Agricultural College, to the
com. on education; and 253 to incorpo-
rate the Rutland and Castleton railroad
CO., to com. on roads.
Joint reSolQtion-From the house, relat-
ing to the captures made by the 1st vt.
cavalry; on motion of Mr. Reed ordered
to lie.
Adjourned.
BY Mr. White, for com. on corpora
tions, bill to incorporate Connecticut
river valley mining CO.; third reading.
By Mr. Fletcher, for com. on banks,
bill relating to banks surrendering their
charters when engaging in national
banking under the United States law;
third reading.
By Mr. Barlow, for com. ON roads, bill
to incorporate the Rutland and Castle
ton railroad company, with amendment,
the amendment being substitute
bill. The House adopted the substitute
bill. On motion of Mr. Dorr, the bill
was passed under a suspension of the
rules.
Senate bills passed-To incorporate the
Rochester soapstone co.; defining who
shall be voters in town, city, village or
school district meetings; providing for
printing reports of certain state officers.
Reected-Providing for the appoint
ment of extra clerks in county courts to
take testimony. s.
Equalizng toUa 6ounties-M Mr. Rounds
called up this bin, and the question was
upon adopting amendments providing
to pay bounties from the state treasury,
instead of authorizing towns to pay and
agreeing that the state shall eventually
refund the money so as to equalize the
burden. Both bill and amendments pro-
vide that bounties shall be uniform.
The discussion upon the merits Of the
two propositions was renewed and con-
tinued at length. ..-.-..
Mr. Rounds supported the bill as re-
ported by the com.
Mr. Wilson of Troy thought the bill
would not equaliZe the bounties paid by
towns. Towns would by private sub
scription make up bounties in addition
to the uniform bounty provided for and
authorized. The best way was to allow
towns to furnish their men fAtheir own
way.
: Mr. Houston of Victory favored uni
form state bounty. ....-
Mr. Waite of Brattleboro favored the
bill as reported, and was decidedly op-
posed to the proposition of amendment.
To carry out the amendment the state
must borrow, as the chairman of the
military com. (Mr Rounds) had well re-
marked, more than two million dollars.
1t should be remembered that this was
three-tifths Of the banking capital of
Vermont.
Mr. Webster of Charleston thought it
very important to regulate town boun-
ties, and spoke at length, to show the
necessity that existed for the passage of
the bill without amendment
Mr. Robinson of Highgate spoke brief
ly in support of the bill without amend.
ment.
Mr. Billiard of st. Johnsbury was op-
posed to every syllable of both the bill
and amendment. If the bill should be-
come law, draft would have to come
Whenever a requisition should be made
for considerable number Of men to en-
ter the service. The grumbling in re-