Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-12-01
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bill 10 repeal the agricultural college
act of Lat year. After protracted de-
bate o vote was taken on ordering 20
third reading resulting a. follows
YsAs- Messrs Abbott, Barrett. Bot
tum, Chapman, Clark, Clement, Cush-
man, Fish, Heury, Hollister, Keilain,
Mescham, Nichols, Reed Richmond,
Ruhlee, Tabor, Upham, Wallace, VIII
liams Wood--2l.
Mays Messrs Aiken, Crane, Dana,
Enslesby, Hobart, Pennocs, Smith,.
The bill was then read the third time
and passed.
The bin to incorporate separate ag-
ricultual college was also read the
third time and passed, with proposals
of amendment,
.Reporf,- BY Mr. Reed, for judiciary
Dom, fayorably to hoase bill 20 amend
sec 6 chap Gen Stat SO "a 70 provide
that voters of freemep's meetings shal
!, not lose their right 10 vote by ae-
senc,. from the state for iees than one
wear, with amendment amended, and
80 Iraul1a,
By com on education, favorahly to
bill to appoint state geo!ogisti third
reaHing.
By com on military affairs, (majority
reportl favorably TO bill in relation TO
bounty and back pay of deceased sol
diers third reading
House bills, making provision for mil
itary expenses and for expenses OF gov
eminent, were referred TO CON on finance,
and fayorably reported, ....-
| Tn inrnrnDrntn the Rutland
county slate aud tile co; to incorporate
the Perkinsville hotel 90; TO amend sec
88 of chap % Of gen stat relating TO
time of division of public school money
| in amendment of sec OF chap 80 OF
gen stat, SO as TO provide that holidays
shall ne treated as Sundays in legal mat
tiers in amendment of chap 81, IN rela-
ton to exemptions from taxation; pre-
scribing the duties of county clerks In
certain cases to enable towns TO fulfill
certain contracts 10 pay soldiers 10 re-
peal 30 much of chap Is Of gen STAT, as
relates tO election OF sealers OF weights
and measures to pay judges of supreme
court an annual salary of 81 leo, tpassed
Ia to l0l; to pay newspapers twenty
dollars for publishing public laws.
Senate cOncurred in House resolution
asking colonel Wells OF the Vermont
Cavalry for a copy Of receipt Of property
taken hy him from the enemy at Cedar
Greek with amendment
BY Mr. Richmond that town agents be
required to report TO next legislature
tie cause OF so great disparity among
towns in amount of money required for
aid of families of soldiers adopted on
the part of the senate.
did To families Of soldiers Mir Williams
called up bll 10 repeal act for granting
state aid to families uf soldiers and
moved 80 reconsider the vote refusing
the hill third reading He had learned
faC,R since the vote was taken that
might influence the views of the senate.
During the past year the whole amount
paid under The act it was proposed 10
repeal was s56,69T9s. Ninety three
towns al not received anything Thir-
teen iowas had received $50 COS sc which
waa 2,067 dollars more than half the
whole amount The town of Roxbury
with u population Of 1916 had received
over f,e thousand dollars. These facts
he thought were such rs to warrant the
repeal of the act.
Other senators opposed the PROPOSE
siOR To repeal or reconsider the vote.
The senate refused to reoonsider-1s
70 10.
COMMITTEES On conf9~nce--Tbe president
Of the senate appointed IS com on disa-
greeting votes Of the two houses on
amendment TO bill to organize twelve
regiments OF militia; senators Henry,
Meacham, Tabor, Nichols and Rublee
| m, ir,v In, nd IA
ments of bill 10 pay certain state officers;
senator's Nichols Pennock and Holiister,
HousR. at sg@
Mlitsa-Mr Rounds of Chester called
up the senate bill to organize twelve
regiments Of militia and moved that a
bers be appointed 10 confer with like
com of the senate on the disasreeing
votea Of the two houses; agreed to, and
the chair appointed as such com Messrs
Rounds of Chester, Wilson of Troy
Wheeler OF South Hero, Dorr of Rutland
and Robinson Of Highgate
Rfporfa--Nlr Wells OF Waterbury called
MP II 28l, relating tn repair of highways
and bridges, and moved to suspend rule
reQHiriug engro-sment; passed.
Mr. Barlow called mp II 233 equalizips
town bounties and TO provide for their
ultimate payment by the state; the
question being upon reconsidering the
vote adopting Mr. Nicholsons amend
ment.
The Enbject was discussed at great
length by Mr. Wilson of Bakersfield,
Nicholson of Wallingford. Stewart of
Middlebury, Robinson of Higbgate, Bar
low % st Adams, Dolph Of Warren,
Fisher of Cabot, Houston of Victory,
Ferrin Of Montpelier, when the motion
TO reconsider prevailed and the House
voted not to amend rs proposed by Mr.
Nicholson. sraa
Mr. Barlow then moved TO commit the
bill 10 u member IA amend by striking
ont ;. ctipn six and inserting II proviso
that nothing in this act shall he con-
srrned to prevent any town from paying
| Inhabitants fiom that town who shall
he in the service of the United states
larg hounlirs IL they shall ste fit
Mr. NichOltOn opposed the amendment,
/ believing It of no u+e whatever, doing
neither good nor harm
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