Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-10-31
VERMONT LEGISLATURE.
Annual Session of 1866.
Wednesday. Oct. "a,

derry, Windhsm, Grafton, Rocking ham, West
minister and Athens in the county Of Windham,
a county by the name of UNION, and providing
for & committee to des gnate the place for the
erection of county bridges.
Ga motion OF Mr.. Barstow referred to
special committee of three to be appointed by
the chair.
by Mr.. Taft, authorizing towns to vote any
sum OF money proper TO oe paid to men who
were drafted and paid commutation money.
Tne Senate considered S. l relative to d.
vorcs, making habitual drunkenness a canse of
divorce. Mr.. Reed spoke in favor of the bill,
and in reply to Mr. Dorr of yesterday. He
said the position taken by Mr.. Dorr was not
sustained by history that lie could not con-
ceive of more suffering than the misery of
woman compelled TO yield marital rights and
dul les Ia sn Ia bItual Grunkard. 1t ought to
be a cause of divorce and it is so in all our
nelghooring states. 1t was not a loose and
Indefinite provision claimed by MIR. Dorr
snd We are not without precedents judges of
the Supreme Courts OF neishborlng states
have established a rule as 10 what constitutes
habltual drunkenness, and such rule could
be established by our Supreme Court. The
character Q! the STATE, for too freely granting
divorces, Is NOT bad, but II stood well; MANY
indeed, went from the State TO other states to
piOEuIc ONOiCcS OcCdGSc luSN COu.O De pro
cured more easily than under the law of tnis
State, AID no odIum could be justly attached
10 Vermont On hi, subject. Mr. Dorr replied,
quoting statistics showing that Vermont ex-
ceeds otner states in the number of divorces,
tEere beng one divorce 10 eleven N arriagcs
ana e.0QuentIy urging the Senate TO abide by
The lniunction, Z" What God hath Joined to-
gethel let no; man put asunder."
GA motion oi Air. Taft, the bill was order
ed 10 lie.
Bills passcd--S. II relative to the election
OF Untted States Senators.
). y to Incorporate the West Rupert Dairy
Association
). % 10 incorporate the st. Albans Manu-
lacturing Company.
BiL.S iRtrOduced-By MIR. Howe relative to
jalors' fees providing that Jaiors shall, TOR .he
yeAI easulng, receive the same fees that they
are now entitled TO receive.
by Mr.. DOrr, reg llatIng the pay OF Grand
and petit jurors 81 - per day and cents per
mile Tor lTavel.
By Nj. headee, relating TO the appointment
OF GUARDIANS over insane persons and lunatict
prJviuiog nat tue Probate court shall give al
least twelve days noIICe by service on insane
persons or .aEatIc-, before granting application
for appointment OF guardians, If the lunatlc or
insane pvIson reside II the State, and if out oi
i-Ot.Cc II ne tanS ann -r Wits
Of summons.
By MIR. Reed, providing for the appoint
meat of commissioners 10 survey and establish
the boundary Iiue between ths town of Beivi-
dere anu Bahsrsheld.
ioJsk.-Bths introduced and referred
b MIR. Inom son OF l. ndon, TO extend an
70 auth orIze the removal OF distractions in
the PAssumPsIe RIVER
By Mr. Bal OF Granville 20 le-a!izs the
grand list Of the town of Granville for the
years 1861, 1865 and 1866
BY Mr. B!IchArd OF Shoreham, to legaiixe
TIE vote vi the Town OF Shoreham i'll relation
to D0unt.eS.
b, Mr.. tisr4 q Arlington, in amendment
OF see,.on 3, caap-er y, u. 5, increasing the
pag OF Town Superia a,endents OF common
BY Mr. Tolman CT Greensboro, legalziug
tie grand lis. of The 10 IN of Greensboro for
1868, Is I, 1860 and 1850.
BY Mr.. b .ird Of ClitJenden, iegalzing the
grand lis, Of me town Of CnitlenGen for the
year 1866.
BY Mr. Jones OF No1ihdeld, to amend the
act Incorporating the Northheld Cemetery As
soc45lon.
By Mr. Benton OF GuilIhal', to amend an
act to incorporate the Mount Mansfield Rail-
road Co.. approved Oct. Is, lSo5.
BY Mr.. C4rpen,er OF R4ndolpn, to establish
3 a-e Norma. ScnoO. lat Randolpbl; 10 Sc
iect coI.m!>tee on so muca OF Governors mes
sage a. relates 10 State Normal Scnooi.
BY Mr. Thompson ot Lyndon, 10 incorporate
tn Passun psIc hlyes and Island Pond Railroad
20.
By MIR. Rounds OF Chester, to constitute a
new County by he name OF Union; Ccomposed
of the uorihern towns Of " inlham ana the
southern towns OF Windsor counties.
Alr- Rounds ot Chester moved 10 refer the
oil to "a select Committee OF i've members oi
the House; adopted.
Passed-A bi.i u amend al act 10 protect
hsn IN Otfer Creek and It's tributaries, approv-
ed November 1861 a bili to preserve the
records auo i es OF tn war Of 1901 Tor the
preservation OF the I'm on.
J.int Il se4b!y-At II o'clock, NJ, the
Senate and Hous- Of Representatives met IL
joint Assembly In tue Representatives Hail for
The purpose OF conpIe Ing the eIections of U
). Senators, Hon. A. b. Glrdner, President o
the oeua-e, IL TIE char; Geo. Nichols, Secre-
tary OF o.ate, Clerk.
Ihe Journals Of tn two Houses having
oeen read by the Secret,ry of the Senate and
the CLERK OF the House, 1t was found that the
Senate and House had made choice of The
same persons as United States Senators, q.
fellows
10 III the unexpired term of Hon. Jacot
Co.l4mer, uut5i the 4 h OF March next, Hon
Luke Z. Poland
TO I'll! the unex xpiced term oil Hon. Solomon
Foo, until the An Ut Marcn, 1867, Hon. q
+. Elmunis.
For U. s Senator for six years from the
4ih OF Marcn mex, Hoa. Justin S. Morrill,
and the President declared that the above
nemed gentlemen were duly elected to hi the
1mRu tor arh
Tne Senate then withdrew. Adjourned.
AFTERNOON.
SENArE.-BdAs Passed-H. "a, to amend
all act entitled d" An act to incorporate the VT
and \. \. RaIlroai Company"
Bus introduced and Referred-By Mr..
Taft, to amend AN act entitled an act to in
corporate the city or Burilngton;"
By sir. Root, granting certain privileges to
The villages of bennington and No. Benning-
ton, providing that the highway taxes in said
villages snail De paid IN money which shall be
expended 10 repairs on highways also pro-
vlGing Tor trustees who shall have authority on
twelve Gays notice to parties interested, to
make alterations IN the sidewalks
hlr. Reed, from the COMMITTEES on judiciary
reported a substitute for .. 13, providing for
an attorney general and regulating the fees and
salaries OF states attorneys,-of TWO bills, one
providing for an attorney general, an d one reg
ulatlng the fees and salaries of states attor-
neys. (These two bills are in effect the same
as the one for which they are substituted. J
The bulls recommended by the committee were
twice read and ordered to third reading
BY Mr. Orcu,t, TO Incorporate the VI. Man.
ufactarins Company
BY MIR. Reed, in amendment to section IL
chapter l26, OF the General Statutes, fixing the
salary of the Judge of probate for the district
OF Washington at SllO0. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-BtAs Introduced and Refened-