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

no itslNia''h 10 fNHh''cN ~ ''Se'N w
axing fares or freighis on railroads, and
the hills were i'r.rl;Ss"',
Posssd-To amend chap 81 gen stat in
relation to homestead, executors, admin
istrators, &c 10 amend gen siat In rela-
zion to banking; amend sec p chap SO
gen stat relating 10 suits at law,
BIZ iaaedaesd-By Mr.. Waite of Brat
tlpboro', requiring the quartermaster
general 20 submit his accounts tO the
auditor. This bill was referred 10 com
on ways and means and reported favor
ably Immediately and ordered to third
reading
Adjourned.
AFTERNOONS SENATE. .
Passsa-Senate hill appropriating $500
for the Improvement of the state library
in addition 10 act providing for pub
fishing public documents Iprovldes To
mt one hundred copies of reports into
state lihrary;l restricting provisions of
chan. 6S of gen. stat. relating 10 the
homestead; To commute the sentence OF
John Burns.
Third reading Of 6ais-Tn amendment of
s lS chap. %, zen. stat, Empowering
Lnp ANYWAY Sul'FGSA w Ihh WI tue III
ban,,su- for aid 70 repair bridges in
emergenciesb lost.
In relatiQS 70 hanks snrrendering their
charters when they Commence banking
| hinder U. s Law Eirtnes what shall be
| deemed Surrender of charter
Mlitis-The Senate took up the House
! amendments of the Senate hill To organ
ize twelve regiments of militia and the
| first question was upon the amendment
adding proviso in regard 10 appoint
ment of officers, that they shall he cho-
sen from subalterns In certain cases.
! &c.
Mr. Nichols explained that the propos
ed amendment was simply supplying an
omission which the Senate com. report
ing the hill would have filled had they
observed IT,
The Senate concurIe1 in the first pro
position of amendment,
The second proposition of amendment
was in regard 10 uniforms The House
amendment Topo-ed 10 uniform the or
ganzed militia at the expense of the
state.
Mr. Engleshy hoped the Senate would
q
ference would be appointed. Senators
Barrett, CuShman and Henry alsn spoke
against copcnrriEg, and Senators Wood
Nichols and Crane for concurrence.
The Senate refused to cOnCur with the
) House by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs Bot,um, Clark, Glenn.
emit, Dana. n Chols, Richmond, Rublee
Smith, Williams, WoOi-l1
Nays-Mes~rs Abbott. Allen Barrett
Chapman. Cushman, Esglcshv, Fth
Henry, Hobart, HOLSTER, MeaC5am
Pennock, Reed, Tabor, wallace-15
Mr. Chapman moved TO reconsider the
vote; disagreed To.
Agric,dtnra coNge-The Agricultural
College bills, the one providing to EpNea
the act of last year aud the other 10 in
corporate separate Agricultural Col
lege came np as special order
The merits Of the two bills were ar@u
ed Mt length on the question al ordering
them to third reading No vote was
reached when At five o'clock the Senate
. Adjourned to 7 p. m,
HOUSE
Repmts-By Mr. Waite, for com. o
WAYS and means. with amendment, r
248 to provide hounties for rp-enliste(
soldiers; amendment agreed tn.
: After discussion by NessrS Stone o
Westford, Fisher of Cah0t, Skinner o
Derby, Bari aw of 81. Alhaus, White o
Brattleboro and Webster OF Charleston
the third reading Of the bill was ordered
yeas l07; nays 8.
By Mr. Wilson, on H $50 10 facilitat,
n b.,er Ct III y
and Great Britain in certain suits nov
pending; third reading.
BY MIR Rounds for com on military af
fairs against IL lit to prevent persOni
from procuring others TO enlist agains
the laws, &C.; third reading. ..s
BY Mr. Dorr for ways and means, ,
substitute for II 25l assuming the losses
Of the st. Adams Banks The euhsti
tnte appoints three commissioners
Paul Dillingham;, 8. M. Waite, and Mer
rit Clark, TO ascertain the lssses, SC
adopted.
, The bill was then favored nv Messr,
Dorr and Hyde of Caatleton and oppos
ed by Messrs Nicholson; Hebard an,
Kimbal of Putnay.
Mr. Kimbsll of Putney moved TO dis
miss the bill.
The motion was favored ny Mesar
Keith of Northfeld and Ward OF West
minister, and opposed by yessrs Bar
low and DOrr, and the previous question
being ordered, was carried, Yeas 1875
nays Al, the yeas and nays having beef
demanded by Dir Dorr.
By Mr. Lynde, from gen. com, a repor
showing what towns have recriveC
state money under act to provide for tn,
families of Vermont soldiers, together
with a bill. s-'>
From the report IL appeared that tn,
State had paid out for this object in III,
aggregate, S56, 697 SO and the dis'rihu
ton of the money among the different
towns seemed very unequal
The bill repeats the first sec of act nj
April Both, 1861, and WAS referred % the
com. on ways and means.
Reso'Wtions-By Mr. Kimhall. rendering
thanks, &c, 10 the I'd VT. brigade abd
to Brig Grn. Grant; afop'ed
by Mr Nicholson of Waninofnrd. re-
qnesting the Governor 10 appoint some
person to audit accounts of the gs,f, RI
agent for the distribution of public
| money TO towns.