Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-11-10
SENATE.

SENATE.
T-i~d reasiag q jHls-Senate bill, laying
TAX on the County Of Chittenden; passed
Senate bill for the extingushment Of unor-
e.,nizel towns and cores; passed.
House b;il relating 10 the collection Of taxes
. iu uuor.auizei towns and cores; passel.
Hs11rts-By Mr. DOrr. for com on education
with proposal Of amendment TO House bill Civ
ing additional compensation to the Secretary Of
thc Board Of Education, passel with amend
ment.
+ Mr. Dorr called UP Senate bill to Incorporate
the University Of Vermont and State Agricultu-
ri College.
Mr Reel moved to amend by making the
Governor Of the State cr 0fici0 a member Of the
, board Of trustees; agreed to.
Nlr Reed moved to amend G by making the
amount which may BE paid 10 the trustees for
the purchase Of land, sum not srcceEiHq one
tenth OF the money which has been received frJm
the sale cf the land sc-ip, insteal Of one-tenth
a- The BIZ provides; agreed to.
lI- Ee~i moved to amend II which coniors
c.rsinfpoTcrs upon the supreme court, BY strii-
ing ont IN lue the words lat their discretion
and changing the words may for 'shsli,'' -
aai the words in line Is, ''if they shall consider
that the public good requires it.
Mr. Smith said that although he had hoped
the bill would pass without amendment. as it
has bean agreed upon by both boards Of trustees,
he was willing TO have the bin perfected by any
s.ghr amendment which viii not materially 81
feet the bill, but be hoped that the last amenl-
mc1t substituting the word shall for '.ulay''
would not be pressed, iGasmuch as Il make
much difference in the meaning of the section.
Hc alluded 20 the fsc; that there is but one more
year SLOWED in which to establish an agricullu-
rsl college, and he trusted that the Senate would
make DO amendment which would likely to make
the charter Objectionable TO the trustees Of either
Of ;he Institutions.
lii Reed supported his amendment believing
il both proper and necessary. He thought the
bill should say jus, whs; ii means, and If the
corporation yiolstes any ofits provisions it should
lose It's charter. On the question, Mr. Reed de-
mandel the yeas and nays, which were taken as
follows
Yeas-Messrs Barrett, Meacham, Porter, Reed
Richmond, Rublee, Upham-7.
Nays-Messrs Abbott, Chapman, Cochrzne.
Crane. Dorr, Doton, Gay. Henry. Howe. Hyde.
l1e. Pennock, Smith, Soule, Tabor. Taft
IL.
So the motion vas lost.
The bill vas then ordered 10 a third read
ing.
HOUSE.
R,ports-By Mr. Pease of Norwich. for CON
on - much Of the Governors message as relates
10 treatment Of juvenile offenders bill 10 esta-
blish the VI reform school This bill provides
for the appointment OF three commissioners,
who shall purchase a State farm, of not less than
fifty nor more than two hundred acres, not to cost
more than SIX thousand dollars. On this farm
a reform school is to be established. suitable
buildings being erected By the State for that
purpose. Fifteen bundred copies Of the bill ami
report [made yesterday ordered printed.
The afternoon and evening appears to have
been occupied chiefly with discussing divers
proposed amendments to the militia law enacted
last session. The business ended with dismis-
sal OF MIR Nicholson's bill, and the adoption of
an amendment to the present law doing away
with all drills but for one day in June. Ordered
20 a third reading on Saturday, and on Saturday
the bill was passed. Its fate in the Senate re-
mains 10 be determined