The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-11-15
Legislature of Vermont.
MoNfpELiEp, Nov. 6.
AFTERNOON SESSION.


AFTERNOON SESSION.
SENATE. Bills Introduced The bill .
for the formation of new
out of the northern tier of
towns in Windhain county and alter
Ing the lines of several of the other
on the east side. 1t provides
for commissioners to arrange the
counties, if petitions shall be made to
the commissioners for that purpose.
Bills Passed Finally An act to in
the Montpelier and White
River Railroad.
An act laying tax on Caledonia
county.
An act amending the act of incorpo-
ration of the Woodstock Railroad
Bonding IolcHs At 3 o'clock the
bill to enable towns therein named to
aid in building the Lamoille Valley
Railroad, was taken up and after n
discussion by Senators Hendeo and
Martin, in favor, anfSenator Kellogg
in opposition, the bill was passed by
vote Of Il to 0
Yeas Anderson, Baker, Barstow,
Billiard, Burt, Garfield Clapp, Dale,
Dewey, Dyer Hard, Hondee, Henry
Hill, Lane, Martin, Root, Sanboru,
Simpson, Smith, Walker, 81.
Nays - Allen, Atwood, Barrett,
Brown, Goodhue, Kellogg, Leonard,
Orcutt, Prout 8
MORNING SESSION.
HousE. BUs Introduced BY Mr.
Perkins of St Adams, laying tax on
the county of Franklin for the pur-
pose of building a court house, and
4 to pay the indebtedness of the county;
/ to members of the house from Frank
/ lin county
Sundry remonstrances against the
charter of any new railroad to connect
with the Boston and Troy Railroad
were presented.
Also numerous petitions from vari-
GUS towns asking for the charter of
such road, all of which were referred
to committee on railroads.
November Z
MORNING SESSION.
SENATE. Bills Passed An act to
incorporate the TRANscRpr Printing
Company, at St. Adams.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House BHs not Passed An act re-
lating to the pay of County Commits
sioner.
An act to pay W. w. Eaton the sun
therein mentioned.
MORNING srsj1oN.
HOUSE, BHs Iairoduced and Refer
red BY Mr. Wood OF Fmrhayen. lay
ing tax on the county Of Rutland
for the purpose Of building jail anl
paying tue Indebtedness of the ooun
ty; to the members from the count,
of Rutland
BY Mr. Corey Of Craftsblry, au
) thonzing ihe erection Of IA m0nunen
in the national cemetery at Winch es
ter, Va, to the memory Of Vernon
soldiers there Buried to committee 0
ways and means.
e Joint Resolutions BY Mr. Marvin O
i Alburgh, that his excellency, the Gov
r ernor be, and be is hereby requested
3 to institute such measures as IN hi
+; judgment shall seem best CALCULATES
; to secure the object, to obtain concur
> rent action on the part of the prope
G authorities Of the Dominion Of Canad
G and Of the State of New York, to pre-
hibt the destruction of fish by the us
Q of pounds and nets which are set i
/, D the waters Of Lake Champlain, wit
= the bounds of their respective Coy
i enments, as soon as may be; laid o
the table and made special order of tC
{ morrow afternoon at clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
q Reports Committee on Military A
d fairs, reporting on the resolution il
N curing as to the Whereabouts of adjr
II tant generals reports of other States
# that no such reports were turned o'
d er to him by his predecessor, Gener;
Washburn Ordered to lie on the t,
\ BILE.
,e Committee on Agriculture, favori
IS bic to house bill regulating the weigh
n of oats at 30 lbs per bushel On mt
N ton to dismiss the bill the yeas an
q. nays were as follows Yeas ia Nay
q 80.
v An act laying tax on Chittende
county, of three cents on a dollar.
n An act to commute the sentence
VIM Pendolph.
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D. MORNING SESSION.
& SENATE Bills Passed Relating
h, covenants in deeds, making all oblig
u tons to pay taxes after the deciding
49, property to rest upon the grantee
= AFTERNOON SESSION
of BiHs htrodliced By Mr.. Hill, &
act granting the exclusive right of
\. ferry to Dyer Hill.
d. House Bills Passed An act Flayil
of a tax on the county of Chittenden
An act to incorporate the Missi
it quoi railroad corporation.
JoINr ASSEMBLY The Senate can
N IN, and Joint assembly was forln'
for he election of second assista
%. justice of the Supreme Court, in pla
nd Of Hon Loyal G. Kellogg, resigned.
is Hon. Asahel Peck was unanimous
III elected viva yooe vote for second A
sistant Justice, VIM. G, Wilson f
at third, Benjamin II Steele for fourt
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