Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-24

MeSsrs Buliaru Oh ST. JohnSDury, Mar
cy of Royalton, Jones of Dover, Hyde of
Castleton, Shedd of Newbury, Everts of
Waltham, Parker Of Elmore.
Adjourned, ...-. ..
~. Tuesday, Nov. Is, 1864.
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| Bills mtrod,teed and referred. By Mr..
Fish, to repeal act of 1862 making pro.
visions for the support of families OF
soldiers, and all amendments thereto; to
com. on printing. lF
Bills passed by the House were intro
duced, and appropriately referred.
Reports-By Mr.. Englesby, for judi
ciary CON-, II 2l9 to prevent raids; third
reading. .
BY Mr.. Reed, for judiciary com, III 224
in addition to chap. go general stat re-
lating to courts of chancery passed.
By Mr. Englesby without expression
of opinion, II 81 in amendment to sec.
II, chap. %, general stats, relating to
guardians and wards.
Mr.. Englesby stated that the com
mittee thought the bill unnecessary.
The third reading refused. .a
Il 1856, to incorporate the Ascutney rail
road company; passed.
BY Mr.. Englesby, for majority of judi
ciary. a written report against II 1873, to
authorize the towns of Fairfax, Georgia,
Cambridge Fletcher and Waterville to
raise money to build railroad on mo-
ton of Mr.. Smith, ordered to lie.
Mr.. Hutchinson called up s q, relat-
ing to the sale of real estate, including
the homestead, by executors and admin
istrators, and in amendment of chap. So
general STAT and 1t was ordered to
third reading.
Joint Resolutions BY Mr.. Reed, pro-
viding for the preservation of the official
correspondence of the Governor of the
State; to com. on judiciary.
Third reading of bIiS-H Isl, relating to
appeals from Probate Court; passed
with amendment.
Adjourned.
HoUsB.
Passed-To increase the ply Of grand
and petit jurors;
Preventing defacing private property
and natural objects by posting up ad-
vertisements regulating the fees of
states attorneys; s bill to amend sec.
II, chap. 1875 general stat, relative to
salaries Of judges in Lamoille and Rut-
land counties.
To authorize towns to raise money to
pay bounties to drafted men when they
are citizens of Vermont not to exceed
usual state pay. f". s.
The house after brief discussion, passed
the bill, 100 to 40.
Senate bill to amend sec. rs, chap. SO
general stat, of the limitation of real
and personal actions and rights of entry;
passed. e'o
BIZ lost-Mr Martin of Plymouth call
ed up the bin defining to what towns
soldiers shall be credited when enlisting,
and the question was upon ordering to
third reading, the military com. having
reported against 1t. a4 .r0
Mr. Robinson of Highgate thought the
bill very important one and spoke at
some length in its support sc @
Mr. Rounds of Chester said that the
bill, If it becamea law could effect moth
ing. The whole matter In question was
controlled by the War Department of the
general government. He had a positive
statement to this effect from the Adju-
tant General.
Mr. Robinson was confident that the
Adjutant General Of this State could ar
range in regard to this matter. He be-
lieved the War Department would be
guided by his wishes so far as this State
Is concerned.
Mr. Nicholson Of Wellington expressed
the opinion that the statement of the
Adjutant General should be final; and
supposition of the kind that had been
made In regard to completely Of General
Washburn should not be made.
Messrs Abbott of Windsor, Bruce of
Pomfret and Deane of Cavendish, also
opposed the bill on the ground that the
legislature had no control over the mat
ter. t ,+
The House finally refused third read
ing.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
The proposition to reconsider the vote
passing the House bill to repeal the ag-
ricultural act Of last year came up as
special order. ,, t.....
Mr. Sewall Of Lunenburgh spoke in |
favor of reconsidering the vote, taking
the ground that it was not treating the |
action of the legislature of last year
with proper consideration to repeal thus