The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-02
Sayings and DOlngs at Montpelier.


Sayings and D0lngs at Montpelier. |
The General Assembly, after ses
sion of.six weeks, commencing October
Hand ending November 23d adjourned |
in season to enable It's members to
observe Thanksgiving Day at their last
and usual place Of abode.
= Several matters Of public interest
were disposed Of by the General AS
sembly, in the last days Of the session
to which we shall now briefly allude
Without such mention, The TRANscRIpr S /
record Of the sayings and doings at
Montpelier would bo,quiio incomplete.
In the Senate a majority Of the Ju-
dietary Committee reported adversely
to the House bin Of Mr. Soule Of Fair
fax, and Senator Englesby submitted
a written report against the bill autho-
rizing the towns Of Fairfax, Georgia.
Fletcher, Cambridge and Wateryile,
to raise money to build a railroad to
connect at East Georgia with the Yer
mont and Canada railroad Senator
Wood stated the facts on which the
application was based and explained
the cause Of the request preferred by
the above named towns. The Supreme
Court have ordered a common high
way to be built upon the line (substan-
tally contemplated by the bill The
people preferred branch railroad
believing it more for their profit and.
convenience, and, on this ground Of
public interest, he earnestly support
cd the bill. He claimed that the con-
stitutional objections had already been
disposed of by the Legislature when
it granted the Woodstock railroad
company and when it empowered
Towns to incur debts for paying boun-
ties to soldiers. Senator Englesby OPP
posed the bill--urging constitutional
objections-bcing mainly those urged
last year against the Woodstock Rail
road Company by the distinguished
Senator. Senator Nichols and Smith
favored the bill believing n railroad
would be advantageous to those Towns
praying for legislative aid. The bill
finally pagsed IA To Q
Senator Rublee reported against
House bill, granting State aid to fami
lies OF substitutes and third reading
was refused,
The proposition TO regulate mileag,
OF members and to pay them one hun
dred dollars each per annum, insteaC
of their per diem pay WAS discusse,
and dismissed Bills relating to clos
ing affairs andredeemingbill of Frank
lin County Bank; To pay newspaper
$1,000 instead of $1,000 for publishing
public laws We're passed After BEN,
thus liberal to newspapers giving then
abont one half Of the amount the
ought to receive. the Legislature in
creased the salaries of Supreme CouI
Judges to twenty one hundred dollars
Alr. Dorr for Committee on WAYS an
Means, introduced a substitute fo
House bill assuming the losses il
Cured by the three banks at st. hlbanl
This substitute bill appoints thre
commissioners Paul Dillingham; {
Waterbury, Silas NJ Waite of Brattl,
boro' and MERIT Clark of Poultne,
to ascertain the losses OF said bank
&c. Substitute adopted, aud bill wa
favored by Messrs. Dorr and Hyd,
and opposed by Messrs. Nicholson
aHebard and Kimball and lost, yea
ll36, nays A.
A resolution OF thanks 20 the .
Vermont brigade. and 10 Brig Gen. ]
2 A. Grant was passed.
The BIN equalizing Town bounti,
and providing for their ultimate pa,
ment by the State, after consider
bic discussion pro and con, in whic
Messrs. Barlow Of ST. Adams, Wilsc
Of Bakersfield, Robinson Of Highgat
and several others participated, pass,
the House yeas l47, nays SO, Bl
proyiding for tax Of 1870 cents on Il
dollar and authorizing the Treasur
to borrow sum not exceeding 500
900, and appropriating 100000
military expenses, and authorizing I
issuing of bonds for that amount W,
also passed
The Senate bill requiring a gene
index to their records OF deeds "
passed