Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-10-27
Legislature of Vermont.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20.


WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20.
SENATE.-Prayer by Rev. Mr. Harris. of
Montpelier.
Resolutions BY Mr.. Farnham. that the
Secretary be directed to procure the print
ing of Senate bill No. 4, entitled act in
amendment of an act Incorporating New
bury Seminary: adopted. BY Mr.. Collamer.
that any committee to whom any bill is re
ferred are hereby instructed to report against
the passage of the same, if, in their opinion,
the provisions made by the statutes are al
ready sufficient to effect the objects contem-
plated adopted.
joint ResOiufiO1s.-B Mr. Halbert, that
the Hall of the House of Representatives be
rendered to the managers of the Home for
destitute children, in Burlington, to set
forth the objects of said institution ; adopted
From the House, ratifying the Fifteenth
Amendment to the Constitution of the Uni
ted States On motion of Mr.. Royce, the
rule requiring reference TO Il committee
Was suspended, and the resolution was put
Immediately upon its passage. Mr. Royce
called for the yeas and nays, which were as
follows
Yeas Messrs. Benedict, Camp, Colamer.
Copeland, Dale, Dewey, Of Washington,
Dckerman. Elkins, Farnham, Goodell.
Green, Halbert, Hall, Hastings. Heath,
Hutchinson, Of Orange, Jones, Iadd, Mer-
rill. Nash, Orvis, Pingry. Royce, SAKE,
Wheeler. Yeas 25, nays o.
Bills introduced and referred BY Mr.
Farnham, in amendment Of section 70, chap
ter SO of the General Statutes. entitled =. Of
the grand list" (relating to mining prop
erty) to committee on printing.
Report.-From committee on Ioint rules,
recommending the adoption of the joint rules
of the Senate Of 1868, as the rules Of the
present session with the addition OF rules, as
follows \ joint committee Of three sena-
tors and five representatives shall be ap-
pointed by the presiding officers of the two
Houses respectively, to be designated the
committee on the Reform School. whose duty
1t shall be to visit said school, and report
the condition thereof to the General Assem-
bly,, each session, and take into considera-
tion all matters relating to said school
4 = Asase---a-.-s.sf sae s,,5tssatss
conifmcd as a committee on the Library on
the part Of the Senate, Mr. Hutchinson of
Or9Age, and Mr.. SAKE. To canvass the votes
for county officer, judges of probate and jus
tiecs of the peace Messrs Nash. Orvis.
Hail, Benedict, Dale, Hutchinson of Frank
lin, Iadd, Camp, Fnrnham, Dickcrman,
Merrill, Hastings, Wheeler, Dewey of Wind
& sor.
On motion Of Mr. Heath. adjourned
HousE Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Hazen Of
Northfeld
BIS introduced and referred-By Mr.
Bailey of Newbury, to amend an act incor-
porating Newbury Seminary, together with
the petition of Joseph Atkinson and 81 9TH
ers on the same subject on motion of Mr..
Bailey, to committee on education By Mr..
Severance of Glover, relating 10 the appro-
priation of money raised on the grand list
for the use of schools mo money SO raised to
be appropriated for strictly denomina-
tional schools to committee on education.
By Mr. Bartlett Of Lyndon. in amendment
OF section 6. chapter S3, of the General Stat
utes with accompanying petition TO judi
ciary committee. BY Mr.. Butterfeld of
Wilmington, to incorporate the Brattleboro
and Bennington Railroad to committee on
railroads. By Mr. White of Springfield, to
incorporate the Springfield FIGURING Mill
Company; to committee on corporations
BY Mr.. Wood of Fairhaven, in amendment
of section l, chapter IL, of the General Stat
utes, relating to the rights Of married wo-
men Tany married woman having been
abandoned by her husband without sufficient
provision FOR her maintenance, the Supreme
Court may authorize her to sell her real es-
tate and personal property which shall have
come to the husband by reason of the mar
riagel to the committee on judiciary.
Joint resOiutioHs.--By Mr.. Jones of Ben
son, that committee of three senators and
five representatives be appointed by the
President of the Senate and the Speaker of
the House of Representatives, to visit the
Reform School, to inquire into it's condition,
and report by bill or otherwise; adopted on
the rart of the House. From the Senate,
granting the Representatives Hall to the
Managers of the Home for Destitute Chill
dren, at Burlington, Wednesday evening,
Oct. 81 adopted in concurrence
ResotaiOH.-By Mr. Stafford of Hartford.
shns s Say sszsr9a G r9saaiefred for which
are made il the General Statutes, be in
structed to report against the same adopted
RepOrts.-By AIR. Wales of Burlington,
from joint committee on joint rules, the joint
rules of the last session, with the addition of
new committee, to consis. of three sena-
tors and five representatives, to be denOmi-
mated the Committee on the Reform School
the rules thus reported were adopted as the
joint rules of the two Houses.
On motion of Mr.. Hinckley of Chelsea,
Harmon Garfield was admitted to a seat on
the floor Of the House, as the representative
from the town of Arlington, without pro-
ducing his credentials, and he was duly
sworn and took his seat.
! PetitiOn.-By Mr.. Joyce of Rutland, the
z L
ers, praying for the commutation of the sem
teuce of Horace r. Plumley; referred to a
select committee on that subject.
AFTERNOON.
SExArE-BiHs introduced and REFERRED
By Mr.. SAKE, to incorporate the Northern
Vermont and Lake Champlain Railroad Com
pany to committee on railroads. By Mr..
Heath, to aid the Vermont Historical Society,
(appropriating $250;) to committee on
printing. By Mr.. Wheeler, an act creating
degrees in the crime of murder to the com
mittee on printing. By Mr.. Dale, relating
to pleadings and proceedings in certain crimi-
nal cases to Judiciary committee.
Mr.. Hutchinson of Frunklin, asked for,
and had leave to record his vote in favor Of
the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the United States
4 On motion of Mr.. SAKE, adjourned.
HoUsE.--The Speaker laid before the House
Communication from the Governor cover
ing a communication from the Governor of
Ohio, and an act of Ohio ceding to the Uni
ted States the interest of Ohio in the Antie-
tam and Gettysburgh Cemeteries. The Gov
/ ernor recommends that the Legislature OF