Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-11-27
AFTERNOON.

Irom the judgment OF justices OF the peace
third reading refused. From committee on
railroads, House bill OIL, authorizing the
Rutland and Burlington railroad to change
me present location Of their railroad in and
near Vergennes and build branch al-o
Senate bill 70. amending chapter %, general
statutes, passed 90 incorporating the Yer
mont peat company amended and passed.
House bill 2U1 to revive act of 1920 TO cstab-
iish grammar school in Orleans county
f,assed. From committee on manufactures.
House bill $50, TO incorporate the Sutherland
Falls Marble company, and on motion of MIR.
Burt. ordered 10 lie also, 15S, amending
act Incorporating the Green Mountain silver
mining COMPANY; passed. From committee
an education. House bill 23+, incorporating
the Lyndon literary and biblical association !:
passed.
Mr. Hendee called up Senate bill 50, in
amendment OF act of 1865, taxing bank stock
and on motion of MIR. Allen. indefinitely
postponed Resolution relating to the same
subject; adopted.
Adjourned
HOUSE Reports -trom committee on iu-
dietary, Senate bill 6, in relation to change
Of venue in evil actions with amendment
which was agreed 70 passed From com
mittee on manufactures, Senate bill %, 70
amend an act incorporate the Vermont novel
" works passed. From select committee
On House bill - in addition to an act incor-
porating NewbuTy Seminary, that petitioners
have leave 10 withdraw and the bill be dis
missed /; dismissed. From committee on
manufactures, Senate bill 20, to incorporate
the st. Adams printing. binding and paper
manufacturing company; passed. From
committee railroads. to whom was referred
House bill 10, 10 incor pOrate the Walloomsac
railroad company, (the .. Burden railroad =
50 called, by two substitute bills. which they
recommended ought 10 pass. The first Is
titled = An act to incorporate the Bennington
and WOodfOrd railroad company" being an
act To incorporate railroad 10 run from Ben
nington village TO Woodford. The second
entitled = An act TO incorporate the Paran
creek railroad company" being Il road from
the Henry mine, owned and worked by the
Messrs Burdens, to North Bennington. The
report of the committee virtually refuses the
road asked for by the Hessrs Burdens
BIS read The third hDle.-House bills IjI.
10 amend act Of le66 relating to division OF
public money among school districts Senate
bill 25 in amendment Of chapter IL, general
statutes, entitled of offenses against chastity.
morality and decency; House bill I65. reat-
ing to liens at law: House bill 24l to amend
section ), chapter 63, general statutes relating
to estates of homesteads House bill 267. in
addition to chapter 81 Senate bill relating
10 PARTITION and distribution of estates
passed. Senate bill "a to incorporate the
Vermont stock association passed
Mr.. cleveland Of Brookfcld called up the
reports of the committee in the Bradford
contested election case The r sjlution wa
adopted, declaring Mr.. Hay not entitled to
his seat
Unfinished Bu,insss.-Senate bill 10. au-
thoizing towns to establish central schools
passed. Adjourned.
Wednesday, Nov. % +
SESATE.-Mr. Prout called up House bill +
POS, to incorporate the Shelburne railroad
company, and asked TO have his vote thereon
corrected from no to yes, and permission was
granted. Mr.. Leonard also asked and had
leave to change his vote from no to yes, also
Mr.. Allen. -
Senate BiH--46, relating to covenants in
deeds, and House amendment opposed by Mr..
Prout, as it defeats the very object the bill
was intended TO reach and the evil il was in
tended To remedy. He was not strenuous AZ
TO the original bill, but had int oduced it af-
ter consultation with some Of the best lega
minds in the State; and on motion of Mr.
Barstow, ordered 10 lie.
Reports-From committee on judiciary.
Senate bill 81. relating to the unfinished
business of deceased sheTiffs and other Off
cers amended by striking out section | and
another in its stead. third read 7
ing House bill Is, amending act of 1866,
relating to naturalization, passed Against c
al relating to estates and homesteads. third '
reading refused 264, amending chapter SO 2
)f the general statutes. relating 20 the settle
nent Of estates l65, relating t. liens-at-law '
both passed Against Senate bill 81, 10 pro- t
Eide reporters for county courts, third read /
ing refused; 13, relating to the rights of !
married women. and House amendments con- ]
rurred in Against 297, relating to partitions
and distributions of estates, and from gener- a
81 committee, against Senate bill 80, amend '
ing chapter 81 Of the general statutes third r
reading refused. 9
Balls Pdssed-House bill 2S3. 10 incorpo- =
rate the West Rutland improvement compa-
ny; Senate bill so, in addition to chapter "a,
relating to highways, third reading House {
bill 2i9, amending act Incorporating the 9
steam stone cutter company 200 and 2S9. +
amending chapter "A of the general statutes, :
relating to laying out and disseminating
highways; House bill $40, to incorporate the I
stone channel machine company.
joint Resoi,ltion- From the House, 10 pay I
Barron Hay, the returned member from the
town of Bradford adopted.
Mr.. Hendee called up House bill 294, re
lating to common schools and school laws, I
and the committee proposed to amend by :
striking out 81. 0Dand inserting $1,000. Mr.
Hendee moved further to amend by striking
out the word mot before 3. including I
board. which led t. Z debate. in favor b.
Mes rs. Hendee and Dale, and against bv
sessrs- Kellogg, Martin and Burt Amend
nent withdrawn. Mr.. Martin moved that |
the word q three : (dollars) be stricken out. &,
and the word - five = inserted instead Mr.
Orcutt moved to amend the amendment by {
making it - four yeas Is, nays 10, so the
amendment to the amendment was adopted. {
Mr. Martin moved a rpcOnEIdPraf tom of rho
vote adopting the amendment proposed by !
the committee. Mr.. Dewey called for the
yeas and nays, which were as follows: Ii
fEAs-Messrr. Anderson, Bullard, Burt, !
Garfield, Dale, Hard, Hendee, Hill, Lane,
Martin, Prout, Root, Sanborn-l3
NAYs-Allen, Atwood, Baker, Barrett, {
Barstow. Brown, Clapp, Dewey. Goodhue,
Henry, Kellogg, Leonard, circuit, Simpson, '
smith, Walker-l6, not reconsidered. Q
On motion of Mr.. Brown. adjourned. I
HousE-Various petitions were presented !,
rom various towns. praying for legislation !
20 equalize freights on railroads, which were
referred to committee on railroads.
Reports-From committee on military az ,
airs, to whom was referred resolution rela-
ing to the militia. by bill entitled, 20 An act
% amend an act for organizing the militia,
approved Oct, 1864; (this bill disbands the 4
present militia organizations. and authorizes :
he formation of three volunteer regiments :
md one section Of light artillery, each men,
yer to receive two liars per day. not to
xceed five days in each year Favored by
lessrs- Rounds of Chester, Ross of St. 1
Iohnsbury. Opposed by Mr. Hubbard of v
tockbridge The bill reported from the e
Ommittee on military affairs was then passed r
Bin, read hid Lime-House bill 29s, in |
citation to circus exhibitions opposed by !.
fr Hubbard of St.ckbridge favored by 7