Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-12-01
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TUESDAY, Nov. %, 1864.

TUESDAY Nov. 90, 1864.
Third reading Of bRs-H a58 relating TO
closing the affairs &C, of the Franklin
Comfy Bank passed In Concurrence,
8 rs relating 10 the bounty and back
pay Of soldiers; passed II 2e8 making
provision for military expenses passed.
II 265 making provision for the sup.
port of Government; passed. f
SPA providing for the appointment OF
state geo ogist; passed
Rsp0fs-By Mr Henry, for com OF
conference, on the disagreeing vote on
the militia bill, recommending the sen.
ate TO amend by making the minimum
number of men In each company fity
men, and restoring the provision OF the
printed bill for sniforms, providing that
such uniforms only shall be furnished to
the minimum number of inca.
The report was favored by Mr Mich.
OILS and adopted. .....
BY Mr. Henry, for com on final ad
journment, a joint resolution providing
that the preceding officers OF the two
houses adjourn their respective houses
sine die at 8 O'Clock tomorrow NOR.
ming, suspending the 18th Joint rule;
adopted
Mr. Reed called up 8 50 requiring
towns 70 keep record of deeds, and 1t
was read the third time and passed.
BY Mr. Hutchinson, for com on roads
Fl 28l in amendment OF chap % zen
stat relating to repairs of highways and
bridges.
The bill was favored by senator
Richmond, Hutchinson, Fagg and Reed
opposed by senator's Engsesby and Cush.
man, and passed In concurrence. eaz
Mr. Henry called up the joint res0lu.
ton relating to the election of one ma
ijor and three brigadier generals, and
moved TO amend by changing the hour
of the Joint assembly TO IL O'Clock
this afternoon agreed to and resolution
adopted. -..-..=.
By Mr. Nichols, for com OF conference,
recommending the substitution of 500
for $500 in the senate's proposal Of
amendment to II 1872 relating TO ext1
pay of state officers; report adopted.
By Mr. Chapman, for com on finance,
on H 262 requiring the Qusrtermastef
general to submit his accounts for ex,
animation passed In concurrence.
BY Mr. Nichols, for com on military
affairs, asking to be discharged from the
further consideration of II 1873 TO equal.
ize town bounties and to provide for
their ultimate payment by the state re-
quest granted.
Several propositions of amendment to
the bill were made and discussed by sen.
atOrs Henry, Englesby, Fish, Wood,
TIL o-.1
Nichols, and without action the senate
adjourned.
HOUSE.
Passsd-SeDate bill an act prescribing
the duties of county clerks in certain
cases.
In addition TO chap "a gen stat In ne
lation TO sale Of intoxicating drinks; In
amendment Of sec chap SO gen stst re-
lating to exemption from taxation
amend sec 6 chap gen stat relative W
qualification of voters requiring ..
towns general index to their recofus
of deeds; relating to bounty ana oaoA
pay of deceased soldiers THAT sucn pay
shall go to bis family and not 70 oc
deemed assets for payment Of deots1
Report-By MIR Lynde, for genefai com,
senate bill to commute the sentence OF
John Burns without expression of opin'
ion. trhe facts appearing before tns
com in regard to TINS olil Were , uasmn
ont bv a series of questions, ana discus
sion f,lIowed on the merits OF the Dill.
Whereupon the bill was read tho
third time and passed.
Final adoaynmert-The house adopted
senate resolution providing for fnai ao'
i,nrnment at 8 o'clock tomorrow
"wednesday morning. ,,u,.
: M,9;tia--The conference com on DIN 70
organize twelve regiments rerorte1 ~
favor Of inserting In the bill a provacs
making the minimum number OF men u
each company fifty and maximum one
hundred and one, also providing .ns
uniforms shall be provided by the SUI
for the minimum number OF soi'iei'
only
Mr. Heharl raised the question OF OF