Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-10-28

Bills read third tinle-Hpu.e SO. t, anend
an act in amendment of section l, chapter
%. General Statutes in relation to Board OF
| Education.
| Mr.. Miner of Manchester, asked for an ex-
planation as to the changes proposed
Mr.. Mead. of Randolph, said the bill did
not ohlige the Governor to select practical
teachers. as the former act did. but he
might select men of any profession who
might be as well qualified as those who are
now practical teachers. 1t also required
two members of the Board to be selected each
year.
Mr.. Wood of Fairhaven, moved that the
| bill he ordered tn lie. and be made the spec
ial order for Wednesday next at 10 II A. NJ;
| agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Pratt, of Pomfret, ad-
iourned.
FRIDAY. Oct. %.
SENATE Senate bill 5, to incorporate the
Trustees of the fund for aged and infrm
cergymen of the Episcopal Church in the
Diocese of Vermont. returned from the
House with proposals of amendment: adopted.
Senate bill 6. to incorporate the Trustees of
the fund for the support of the Bishop OF
the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Yer
mont. returned from the House with pro-
posals of amendment.
ssed.-Senate bill 22, relating to school
districts House bill Is. amending an act
relating to private corporations. Senate bill
'6 to advance the science of medicine and
surgery The Committee on Railroads asked
and had leave to sit during the sessions of
the Senate.
Bills introduced and Referred-.By Mr..
Heath. in addition to chapter 20, General
Statues relating to divorce and alimony, to
Committee on Printing
On motion of Mr.. Hutchinson of Orange,
adjourned.
HOUSE Bills Introduced and Referred.-
By Mr.. Frisbie of Poultney, in amendment
If an act relating to recognizances in criminal
cases to Committee on Judiciary. By Mr..
Waterman of Wilmington, in addition to
chapter 24, General Statutes, relating to
laying out and discontinuing highways and
bridges; to Committee on Judiciary By
Mr. Hunt of St Albans, to prevent and
punish fraud in the sale of mineral waters
not genuine; to Committee on Judiciary
Bills read third time-House bill 10, to
restore Joseph Williams to his legal rights
and privileges passed. House bill 81, to
iegalize the grand lists of the town of Burke
for the years, 1864, 1865 and 1866 passed.
House bill 35, to legalize the grand list of
the town of Salem, for the year 1867;
passed.
IL. 40, to legalize the grand list of the
town of Fletcher for the year 1867 passed.
a. So, to legalize the grand lists of t. town
Of GuIlford for the years 1867 and 1868:
passed. Ii. so. to incorporate the Winooski
Lumber and Water Power Company passed.
FL. 81, to incorporate the Howard Hotel
company; passed.
Repo-ts-From Committee on Judiciary,
in favor of II. 40, in amendment of sec. 1S,
chap l26, General Statutes, relating to sala-
ries and fees with amendment (making pay
If assistant judges 81, instead of SIS, as in
the billy which was agreed to d; third read
ing ordered. From General Committee in
favor of Fl. 81, to alter the name of AiTth
ellsworth third reading ordered From
Committee on Education. in favor of H. SO,
granting certain powers to the Northern Ed
ucational Union, with amendments, which
we're agreed to. Alr. Abell of West Haven,
said that the degrees proposed to be conferred
IN this bill had come to be of but little value,
and were obtained very cheap, and he
thought we ought not to extend the oppor-
tunities for obtaining them so cheaply as
they now are, but rather to throw guards
around them so that none but those who
were worthy could obtain them. Mr.. Gleed
Of Morristown said that it might be true
that these degrees and diplomas are cheap
and of but little value: but the Institution
at Fairfax was entitled to the same privileges
of comforting them were granted 10 nu-
merous other institutions in the State. The
third reading of the bill was ordered. From
Committee on Judiciary, against Ii. 81, to
define the line of q lot of land in certain
cases: third reading refused. From Com
mittee on Judiciary, IL. 43 in amendment of
an act relating to levy of execution, which
was re-committed to that committee yester-
day, with sundry verbal amendments, which
were agreed to ; and also making the bill not
applicable to any attachment issued on any
contract made on or before the first day of
December, 1868 third reading ordered.
MIR. Converse, for the committee, explained
that the change in the wording of the bill,
was to limit it's application as to wagon or
cart. harnesses, sleigh or sled, yoke and chain,
to such articles used and kept for team or
farm work and not give exemption, for in
stance. on a very valuable sleigh, which was
not required for the team or farm work of
the owner On motion of Mr.. Severance of
Glover, adjourned.