Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-29
yER1IONT IEGISLATIRE.
SENATE.

SAI I hllAl, cCl. 81.
The President pre- tenn. in the chair.
PRAYER by the Chaplain.
The journal of yesterday read, corrected
and approved.
Bills PaSad.-Senate bill No. u, to in
corporate the St. Johnsbury Hotel Com
pany.
Mr.. Dewey moved that when the Sem
ate adjourns this morning, it be until
Monday forenoon at ten o'clock.
House bill No. 3, to incorporate the
Woodstock Boot and Shoe Company.
Senate bill No p, to incorporate the
Vergennes Horse Nail Company, with
proposals of amendment to change the
name to the American Horse Nail Com
pany.
House bill No. II, to incorporate the
Brandon Manufacturing Company.
House bill No. 3, to incorporate the
Benson and Orwell Slate Company.
House bill No. 80, to incorporate the
Winooski Lumber and Water Power Com.
pany.
House bill No, A, to incorporate the
Vermont Live Stock Improvement Com
pany.
House bill No. 81, to incorporate the
Howard Hotel Company.
Bill introduced dHd Rf,rrcd-By Mr.
Dale to pay Joseph A, Mauser, the sum
therein mentioned.
RettIred.-House bill No. 81, to change
the name Of Alyah Ellsworth, and consti-
tute him heir-at-law Of Isaac w. and
Elsina f. Higgins.
House bill No. %, to repeal an Act
therein named.
House bill No. %, laying a tax on the
County of Franklin.
House bill No. 36, TO pay Joseph Gil
man the sum therein named.
House bill No, 40, relating to salaries
and fees
Legalizing and Defnition-A bill has
been introduced into the House to define
the line of lot of land in certain cases
in which it is declared that "the time shall
be understood to be the shortest distance
between these two points Mathemati-
cally considered, this would appear lit
tie absurd but the object being appar-
emily to prevent titles from being affected
by reason of crooked fences We suppose
the defining Of definition will be excused
by the mathematical.
On motion of Mr.. Hubert, adjourned.
HOUSE.
Prayer by the Chaplain
Journal of yesterday was read and APP
proved
Bills introduced md Refeyred--B Mr.
Fisher, of Westminster, to pay Ambrose
Arnold the sum therein named.
By Mr.. Waterman, Of Wilmington, to
pay Thaddetis S Aschraft the sum there
in mentioned.
By Mr.. Coleman, of Winhall, to legal
ize the grand list of the town of Windhall
for the years 1S65-66-67-6S.
By Mr., Glib, of Salem, to change the
name of Mary Z. Little.
By Mr.. Smith, of Hartland, to incorpor-
ate the Hartland Cemetary Association.
Senate bill, No. -, to enable certain
towns to aid in building the West River
Rail Road by subscribing for its capital
stock
Senate bill, No. 20, to incorporate the
St. Johnsbury Hotel Co.
Bills read third Hnic,-House bill, No.
%, to repeal an act to prevent paupers
from becoming a charge where they have
no legal settlement; passed.
House bill, No. 25, laying tax on county
of Franklin; passed.
House bill, No. 3G, to pay Joseph Gil
man the sum therein named; passed.
House bill, No. 40, in amendment Of
section Is, chapter 1875, relating to salaries
and fees; passed-yeas ~, nays 80.
House bill No. 43, in amendment of an
act relating to levy on execution.
Mr.. Converse said it had been suggested
that there was still defect in the bill, in
that it applied to exempt horses and oxen
and forage from attachment on debts due
previous to first day Of December, 1866,
and called upon those who raised that OBJ
lection to explain.
Mr. Gleed, of Morristown, explained
how he understood the effect of the bill
as it now reads, and proposed the follow
ing proviso: provided, further, that the
exemption Of said horses and forage there
for, shall not extend to or effect any attach
ment issued on any contract made on or
before the first day of December, 1855, or
to any execution issued on judgment
founded on any such contract