Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-12-01
THE LEGIsLATUHE.
SATURDAY, Nov. 10, 1854.

Henry. ~f "
Rcp@ts.--By Mir. Englesby, for Judicial 4
nv com. with amendments, III % In
amendment of sec 8 chap So gen stat
entitled OF estates in dover aud by the
curtesy adopted and bill passed
Also for majority of com, against II
1888 authorizing the towns of Fairfax,
Georgia, Fletcher, Cambridge and Water
vile 10 raise money TO build . railroad.
Senators Wood Nichols and Smith ia
yored BILL aud Senator Engleshy CD.
poseo lt. The bill was ordered to
third reading BY yeas IA, nays 8, and
passed, '' 90.
BY Mr. Nichols, for com on education,
without expression of opinion, II 2lS,
to establish the Vt. state agricultural
college on motion of Mr. Nichols, made
special order for Monday at | 2 o'clock
In the afternoon. Also, by Mr. Barrett,
with amendment Ii IA repeating agri-
cultural college act Of last session; on
motion of Mr. Nichols made special or
der for Monday at 2 l-2 o'clock p m.
BY MIR Henry, for com on hanks, with
amendment, II 22S, in relation to banks
surrenderiug their charters upon becom'
ing banking associations under the LAYS
of the U s.; amendment adopteG and
bill ordered TO third reading.
BY Mr. Fish, for gen cor, on S 80, au-
thorizing towns to keep general isdex
to their records of deeds; on motion of
MIR Barrett ordered to lie
BY Mr. Rublee, for majority of com on
finance, against II ia, granting state
aid to families of substitutes; third
reading refused.
Several bills passed by the House
were introduced and referred to the ap.
propriate committees.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Compensation of members Of the legislature.
Bill to regulate mileage OF members
and providing to pay them one hundred
dollars each per annum instead of pay
per diem WAS called up. The bill was OPP.
posed by Messrs Pratt of WOOdstoek
Nicholson, of Wallingford ard Deane of
Cavendish, and favored by Mr. Collins Of
Wolcott. The bill was then dismissed.
Repoyts-By Mr. Everts, for com on
claims, against bill to pay soldiers of %
and Sd regiments for furnishing their
own uniform.
Mr. Billiard of st Johnsbury spoke in
opposition to this report. He stated
that there had been an understan ling il
not an agreement that uniforms were to
be furnished these soldiers when they
enlisted.
The House refused the bill third read
Tine mouse concurred in the Senate's
amendment of bill to amend sec 6, chap
IS of gen. stat, relating TO estates in
| dover and curtesy.
M1it.a--The House resolved itself into
com. of the whole, Mr. Dorr in the chair
to consider Senate bill to organize twelve
regiments.
The discussion was chiefly upon the
question of organizing and uniformine
| twelve regiments, or organizing the
whole militia without uniforms. Messrs
| Stewart of Middlebury and Deane o.
Cavendish argued in favor of uniform
cd and active militia. Mr. Nicholson OF
! Wallingford spoke in favor of organ.
izing the whole militia and against the
| idea that it was necessary to uniform
the militia to make it effective The
discussion was continued by Messrs
Daniels OF Grafton, Cushing of Barton,
| Lynde Of Williamstown and Colby OF
Hartlaud, when the committee rose, re-
ported progress to the House and OBJ.
tained leave to sit again.
Adjourned TO p. m.
svGsINa--HoUs..
Passed-To amend sec. chap. so OF
gen. stat, SO as to provide that holidays
shall be treated as Sunday in Legal
| matters.
An act paying judges of supreme cour,
$2l00 salary. To incorporate the Rut-
land slate and tile CO.
Reports-By Mr. Gleason, for com. on
roads, against bill to amend general
road law; third reading refused.
BY MrD0rr for com on ways and means
favorably to bill to amend sec. 5 chap.
gen. stat. with amendment proposing
to pay newspapers twenty dollars only for
publishing public laws; amended and
third reading.
By Mr. Tyler, for com. on roads, q
substitute bill to amend chap. 25 gen.
stat relative TO repair of highways and
bridges; ordered printed.
BIS ,neoauee6-By Mr. Wilson of Ba-
kersi1eld an act to facilitate proceedings
in pursuance of treaty between the Unit
ed States of America and Great Britain
relative to apprehension and trial of
certain Offenders; third reading.
Hilifm--The House resolved itselfinto
committee of the whole, Mr. Dorr i'm the
chair, TO consider the Senate bill to
organize twelve regiments of the militia.
Mr. Ferrin of Montpelier moved TO re-
commend TO the house TO amend the
bill by providing that those who enlist
or are drafted into the organized militia
shall be required to serve term of
three years only.
This amendment was discussed bv
Messrs Wheeler of South Hero. Bruce of
Pomfret, Ward of Westminster. Henen.
way Of Orwell, Houston of Victory and
Dean Of Monkton and rejected by the
committee.
~ Mr. Rounds then moved to recommend
10 the House to amend by providing
that the minimum number OF men in
COMPANIES shall be fifty instead of one
hundred, thus reducing the twelve tbou.
sand to six thousand.
Mr Robinson of Highgate favored this
amendment. and Messrs GYae-, of NJ,