Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-10-27
THE LEGISLATURE.

IHt lOurt ohhOeN>>N ~ |
the Speaker, to ascertain and report the
amount of bounties paid to volunteers
and drafted men, was as follows for the
counties named
Aaaison County-Messrs. Dunshee OF
Bristol, Holland of Panton, Wright OF
Whiting.
Benninqton-Messrs. Thomas of Airing
ton, Allen of Dorset, Arnold fPownal,
P,tlat,a-Messrs. Ross of Ira, Fisk of |
Dandy, Ketchum Of Sudbury,
Windbam-Messrs. Harris Of Windham. |
Tucker of Halifax, Brown of Vernon.
Wisdsor-MeSsrs. Carpenter of Bridge
water, Morrill, of Plymouth, Morrison of
West Windsor.
Bills introdueed-By Mr.. Jones of Do
yer, an act repeating so much OF the
first clause of the 9th sec. of chap. SO of
the General Statutes las eXempts from
being set in the list and taxation, stocks,
bonds, and other securities of the United
States, held by individuals or corpora
tions."
By Mr.. Roberts of Manchester, an act
In addition to chap. % of General Stat
utcs relating to railroads, This bill
provides that any railroad corporation
may at any regular meeting increase
their capital stock by vote, to an amount
not to exceed double the original capital
stock
By Mr.. Ward of Westminster, an act
to repeal sec. 80 chap. % CT General Stat
utes so far as it provides for raising ex-
pense of fuel and teachers board of COM
mon schools on the scholar and provi-
| ding that the same shall be apportioned
or taxed according to the grand list.
Resolation-By Mr.. Wheeler of South
Hero, "that the Representative Hall be
granted on Tuesday evening Oct. 26th,
for public meeting to be held in honor
| of the services of the soldiers Of YER
mont !" adopted on the part of the
! House. .-....
Remonstrance-By Mr.. Crotoot of Ben
son, against petitions praying for law
| prohibiting the use of gill nets and
seines in Lake Champlain,
TUESDAY, Oct. 1s
AFTERNOON.
| SENATE.
BIS introaaeed and referTed-By Mr..
| Chapman, an act providing for the re-
cording of marriages contracted by resi-
| dents of this State, solemnized out of the
State to com. on printing.
Mr.. Englesby called up the joint reso-
luton granting the hall of represent
atives on Tuesday evening, Oct 25 for
the purpose of meeting to be held in
honor of the services Of the soldiers from
Vermont, and it was adopted in concur.
renee.
ResolutiOn-By Mr.. Flagg. instructine
the com. on Finance to inquire into the
expediency Of taxing deposits in savings
banks; adopted.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Stewart Of Middlebury, for com
on Joint rules of the two Houses, report.
ed The rules of last year with sundry
amendments; report adopted.
Bits iatroducea-By Mr. Parmenter Of
Brandon, an act extending the 9Th
school district of the town of Brandon
to general com.
By Mr.. Wilson Of Bakersfield, an act
to repeal an act to encourage volunteer.
ing, approved Nov. IL, 1868; to com. OF
military affairs. ...
By Mr.. Howe of Mt Tabor, an act tt
repeal secs s, and of chap. SO O
General Statutes; to judiciary com.
By Mr.. Thomas of Arlington, an act
in addition to chap. SO of General Stat.
utes, relating to grand list; to com. or
ways and means. This bill proposes tc
make it the duty of the listers ''to ascer
tain as near as practicable the number
and value of stock kept at any time dur
ing the year previous, upon lands owned
by nom residents of this State" and tt
set so much Of this stock in grand list
as might have been kept the entire year
By Mr.. Sewall of Ldnenburgh an act
to provide for repairs of houses of pub
lie worship; to judiciary com; [proyides
that three persons of the stockholders
may give notice and call meeting, and
by due course of law such repairs may
be made. ..t .,.s
| Resoluttons-By Mr.. Tyler of Whining
ton, that the com. on ways and means
be instructed to inquire in regard to the
expediency OF taxing individuals on de.
posits made by them ia savings banks
and report in regard to the same; adopt.
ed v....
By Mr. Barstow Of Shelburne, thai
members of the House be requested tt
furnish the chairman of military com
with a statement of amount of bounties
paid by their respective towns to SOL
diers in service, -enlisting, &c, resolu.
ton laid upon the table, and three hun.
dred copies ordered printed.
JOINT ASSEMBLY.
Joint assenby-Hon. Paul Dillingham;
President of the Senate in the chair
Secretary of State acting as clerk.
The chair announced as first business
in order the election of Secretary oil
State. .. ,tr
Senator Reed of Washington, nomin-
ated George w. Bailey, Jr., the present
incumbent, and on motion he was re-
elected viva voce and unanimously
Senator Henry of Windsor, moved ia
adjourn the joint assembly to O'Clock
p. M, of Tuesday, the 25th. He thought
it proper to defer the election of Other
officers because their reports had not yet
been submitted to the consideration oil
the Legislature.
This was opposed bv Mr. Ferrin ot