Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-11-20

= ham, Miner of Manchester, Park of Ben
nngton, Ball Of Springfield, Ferrin of Mont
: pelier, Wheeler Of Jamaica, Andrews 0
: Berlin, Ross of st. Johnsbury and Herricl
of Brattleboro
On the demand for the previous auestio,
: by Mr.. Smith of Ferrisburgh, and for a cal
!. of the yeas and nays by Mr.. Cleveland o
Brookfeld. the bill was passed, ayes l28
NAYS 10.
Resoktion-By Mr.. Cleaveand OF Brook
field, that the committee on the judiciary bt
directed to inquire into the expediency O.
further legislation to secure more constan,
Attendance Of the members Of this House
Pending the question on the adoption of
the resolution, on motion of Mr.. Converse o
Woodstock. adjourned.
Monday, Nov lS
SESArE.-SenQte BiiLs-67, relating t.
memorials to be presented to Vermont sol
diers and on motion of Mr.. Barstow referred
to committee on finance
Passed-The following, to wit so. to in
corporate the st. Adams printing. binding.
and paper manufacturing company. SO, reat-
ing 10 interest illegal rate per cent. by agree
ment OF parties any rate. not to exceed : s. 10
per cent? So. amending chapter l06. general
statutes, relating to agricultural county So
cieties, 80. changing the name Of Edwin ID.
Buzwell to Wilson, %. amending act moor
porating the Vermont Novelty works. a. to
incorporate the Vermont stocl, association.
%, to provide for the portraits Of Governors
of the State of Vermont.
House Bliss, relating to 0ffenses against
private property amended and passed
Reports From ,mmittce on manufactures
House bill l31, to incorporate the Green
Mountain marble company in Dandy, % | .
the North Middleburv marble company
amended 236 to change the name If the
Parks and Woolson Machine shop companv
10 the Parks and " oolson Machine company
2j5, to incorporate the Brand IN Empire min
eral paint manufacturing company. 81, the
East Barnard cemetery association; all
passed. From gener II committee, 226. chang
ing the name Of Florence Bell DAVIS, to wy
man, 81, Sarah Adelaide Carpenter Ia Cor
liz, 2jS, Sarah f. Brown. to Med pnald. 260.
Julia Robe, 10 julia 81. LouIs, 2N2 Lenora
Bacon to Adams, 274. Cora Ann Call t.
Adams, $50, Rosanna Scott to Miller: ali
passed
Petition and ResoIltion-Bv Mr.. Atwood,
Of VIM. IL. Bell and others relating to ser
wee ON the northern frontier - committee
.n claims.
On motion OF Mr.. Walker adjourned
HocsE-Hsu<s BiiLs req4 taird tine and
paSSfd-l1j, To- authorize the town Of Wood
stock t. raise money t. BALD railroad. On
to incorporate the steam chanueiing machine
company. -, t. Incorporate the Rutland
power company, - ] t. authorize the Rutland
railroad company. t. change the present H.
cation of their road ia ana near Eergennes.
30, to Incorporate the chelsea and We,,
taTlee Telegraph company. 2Sj. t. incorpo-
rate the Montpelier savings bank. 2243, % en-
courage the breeding of fish
K,ports-The minority If tia committee
on elections made q report as fellows:
I % tn House ~ keureSeHfot as 1orin session.
TIE minority of the committee To- whom
was referred the Remembrance ,fWi lliam Is.
stevens 81 Bradford. ia Orange county.
a5ainst the right OF Bar, HAY. thc returned
member Of this iI,u-e from -lii town 1T
B-adiord, o. p sect un tie tl,r cf thie
House, and al,J for the memorial ~ said Ste
veH- lrayln- FOX said seat tor himsrlI re-
slcctiuily submit the following report
II appeared before sour committee tLgt the
board of civil authority of eaij town. we're.
prey ~ a. the last trecmcu = mectiu. in
sail town, duly Ictiiioncd and required -
make out checklist ot the name. e legal
voters residing in said t,nu ot Bradford. In
accordance with and under tie statute law
u this state entitled .' An uct ~ provided for
9 checklist q voters, approved Npv. t1th.
1850. and it was conceded thaJ said board 10
ciyi. authority made and corrected checklists F..
81 voters for said town. proceeding therein
IN all respects according u and tIl6llu- an
the requirements oC said law TIE vote oi F
no person whose namc Wa hit u1,.n eaiG
list was received at the election iu said town
FOR representative. nor WAS thc vote II any
person whoHc name appeared upon ~Gid list /
.eJcctcd, and II was insisted before YOUR COM Z
nittce by The counsel for rLc sitting mem
Der. that the decision of said board ulon the
question Oi the qualifications i those IRE /
zen Il d -.
denying their right. was conclusive upon the /
question.
The only evidence Of notice 70 tie said
Hay OF the intention or said stevens Il con
test the right Of sand Hay to sat in thi- .
House, which was given and produced before .
your committee, was Il paper signed hv said
stevens directed to tie sud Har. SATIN.
substantially that he intended &, contest the
right OF sand Hay To SAID seat. with ,ertiti-
cate endorsed upon tie back thereof signed
~ one Witt. certifying that GA the 7th .lav f
II September, 1867. he delivered 10 said IIav
I copy OF said paper, and no certificate OF
any oath being administered T. or received .
~ sand W 1T Of tie truth Of the facts stated
IN his sad certificate aIpeared upan the face
OF the paper, and it did not apy ear non
was 1t claimed before your committee that
7ald Witt had any authority - an oficer. or
an authorized person. 70 make service OF
process and certify return thereon under
he laws Of this State, but it was stated Ike
lore your committee by Roswell Farnham.
O., unset for said William +. Stevens. re-
molstrant. that he lad at some time since
the date of said certii ate of laid Witt.
worn The sad Witt H. the truth Of said Ger
tllcaie IN due form of law. ami that he was
hen Te7dy to certify the same IN due form
as a II asst In c lancery, and it did not appear
taat sald araham bad authority - admins
ier otths in any other capacity than rs mas
ter ct ancerv
1t was objected by the counsel for the sit
ting member that the proof OF lpt'ca havina,
been glve1 TO said Hay agreeahlv 10 the
statute above set tOIth, was Incenuetent 70
1c received by your com ittec. and aitocrtbsr
insufficient Tor the purpo-e, the counsel
C aiming that the fact of such notice should
b proved by deposition taken before nngis-
trate on notice To the adverse PARTY in the !
same manner az all other facts are required
law t. he proved III such case end that it
could not be made to appear before vour
committee IN any other manner against the
objection ct the sitting member. and such
Is tue opinion p tine minority Of Eour COM
mittee. :
1t was claimed before your committee. IN
the part OF the remonstrant. thar the name
oi Geo. kennedy was improperly admitted
by said board Of authority to he placed upon
the checklist, and his Vote i'm properly re {
ceved.
1t was stated in the deposition vi Geo. J..
Kennedy that he voted for Barron Hay. the
sitting member, for town rcpr sentative.
As TO Geo. J.. Kennedy, it appeared that t
ne was married man, and had tor many I
years resided with his wife in the town Of
radiort, previous to some time in the wear
IS65- That s)me time in that year he de- /
rmined T. &, - Nashville, Tennessee. ii
-earch OF employment, thinking he could do I
better there for the time being than in Brad {