Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-11-11

I HoUsE.-Reporfs.- the Committee on
Judiciary, in favor of S. 80, providing ior
/ the management and sac of railroad stock
4 and bonds owned by certain towns, passed
! in concurrence From the Committee on
Claims, in favor of III. So, to pay Geo. W.
Bromley the sum therein named; passed IN
concurrence with proposal of amendment
! H. III, to make it legal for persons to vote
/ for electors of President, &c, in the State
4 House, was returned from the Governor with
his objections to affirming the same-that an
other bill had been passed by both Houses
and become a law, and that this bill was
/ thereby rendered unnecessary. The question
/ being, 81 Shall the bill pass notwithstanding
the objections of the Governor" its passage
was unanimously refused.
Bills introduced and referred-By Mr.
Proctor of Rutland, TO incorporate the Bel
/ lows Falls Manufacturing Company; to Com
mittee on Manufactures. BY Mr.. Irish OF
Searsburgh. reviving and extending an act to
/ incorporate the Bennington and Glastonbury
Railroad Mining and Manufacturing Compa-
ny; to Committee on Railroads
JOINT ASSEMBLY.
/ The Senate and the House met IN Joint
Assembly in the Hall of the House OF Rep
resentative. at 80 clock, for the purpose OF
electing Judges of the Supreme Court. and
Reporter of the decisions of the Supreme
Court.
/ For Chief Justice, John Pierpoint, OF
Vergennes, was unanimously elected by !.
uira Uooe vote.
+ For First Assistant Justice. James Bar
rett of Woodstock, was unanimously elected
! by rIUG r0ce vote
/ For Second Assistant Justice, Mr.. Langdon
of Montpelier nominated Asahel Peck, oil
/ and hey N elected
! bv rlrd r0cs vote.
For Third Assistant Justice, Senator Bar
low nominated William c. Wilson, of Bakers
field. Senator Walker nominated Benjamin
H. Steele. of St. Johnsbury.
The ballots having been taken and counted
hv the tellers, Senator Barlow, Mr.. Dunn oil
Fairfax, and Mr.. Converse of Woodstock,
/ resulted as follows
Whole number of ballots, 23I
Necessary for a choice, ll5
William c. Wilson has l42
Benjamin IL. Steele has 80
Scattering,
William c. Wilson, of St. Adams. was
thereupon declared duly elected third Assist
ant Justice for the year ensuing.
For Fourth Assistant ustlce, Benjamin ii
Steele, of ST. Johnsbury, was unanimously y
elected by rlua rocs vote
For Fifth Assistant Justice, John Prout
of Rutland was unanimously elected by a
rira r0ce vote
For Reporter of the Decisions of the SUI
preme Court Whcelock G. Veazey, of Rut
land, was unanimously elected by a u'rd roc'
vote.
The Joint Assembly then dissolved
and the Senate withdrew.
Bills introduced BY Mr.. Bushnell o
Pownal, changing the name of Robert Ben
iamin 70 General Committee. By MIR
Batchelder of Wallingford, changing tbs
name of Florence Louisa De La Susia te
General Committee. By Mr.. Converse OF
Woodstock, to pay Warren g. French and
TO Committee on Claims.
Onmotion of Mr.. Hall of Groton adjourned
FRIDAY, Nov. G.
SEN.rE-BiHs introduced and re(erred.-
By SIR Hall, to Incorporate the Moose River
root and Shoe Co.. to Committee on Manu-
features.
Reterred-S. 10, relating to school dis
tricts.
5. 6S, relating to acquisitions of rights by
pre-occu patton and limitation; both t.
Indiciary Committee
Mr. Dewey called up III. So, to pay Joseph
Gilman the sum therein named, and called
ON the chairman of the Committee on Claims
for a statement of facts, which was made by
Mr. Walker Further explanation was asked
for by Mr.. Burt, which was given by the
committee, Mr.. Elkins, and Mr.. Farnham
the latter justifyinS the payment of The
sum asked for, it being for expenses in pur-
suing prisoner, who escaped from his keep
ers prior to an examina tion. Opposed bv
Mr. Burt and favored by Mr.. Hendee, on
principles of general policy.
On its passage Mr.. Dyer called for the
yeas and nays-yeas 20. nays Q passed.
II. 40, of salaries and fees. On motion OF
Mr.. Hendee ordered to lie, and made the
special order for three o clock tomorrow
j afternoon.
ing the use of Representatives, Hall, this
evening, to the Rev. MIR. irwin, of New
Orleans, to lecture upon the subject of inte-
ror life in Louisiana adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Green the special con-
mittee, to whom was referred the bill
annexing a part of Burlington to Colchester
had leave to visit the locality in dispute.
PdsseG.-H. 81, amending an act entitled
Of divorce and alimony.
s. 60, in addition to Chap. /, Gen. Stat
of elections.
S 80, in addition to al act concerning the
education of children, between 8 and IA
years of age.
Mr.. Garfield spoke III opposition TO the
bill. He was opposed to introducing a po-
lice regulation 60 interfere where the good
| sense Of parents and guardians should pre-
vail. 1t would do no good, practically, to
force children to school in this manner IL
opens the door for litigation and expense
Every feature in the bill was Objectionable.
The State has performed its duty when il
provides the means. Mr.. Dale explained
his vote on the substitute bill, Senate bill 81
| He was friendly to the general purposes of
| the bill, but was aware there were many Oh
jections to it, rs urged by the Senator from
! Bennington. Its intentions are to pick up
yagrant children, and compel their attend
ance upon school. But it made every man s
neighbor his judge, as to whether his boy
had properly complied with it's requirements
The feature empowering the prudential COM
mittce to seize upon the person of boy,
and take him before a magistrate without
warrant, was 4 species of seizure not sane
toned by the State constitution.
There appearing TO be some confusion grow
| ing out of the presence of the two bills, the
original and the substitute, Mr.. Burt called
! for the reading of both. The Chair decided
that S. 80 was the one under consideration.
aud that it was not in order to discuss S. 67.
Mr. Ladd moved that the bill be indefinite
ly postponed. Further discussed by Messrs.
Dale Hendee, Farnham and Barlow Motion
to postpone withdrawn.
On motion of Mr. Dale, ordered to lie. and
made the special order for tbree o,oloaL %