Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-10-26
Legislature of Vermont.


the Secretary of State be directed to invite
John FL. French, LII. D., Secretary of the
Board of Education, and Rev. + + Good
rich, In behalf of the State Teachers Asso-
citation, to address the General Assembly in
the Hall of the House of Representatives on
Thursday evening next, Oct. Of. upon the
edu cational interests of the State adopted
By Mr.: Grandey, by request, to amend
chap. l26, g. s, relating to salaries and
fees to committee on finance.
PGssed-Senate IL, to incorporate the Bel
lows Falls Manufacturing Companv.
Referred-House IL, laying a tax on the
county OF ADDISON. to senators from Addison
county.
House LOG, to incorporate the Pioneer Man
ufacturing Company; to committee on man
ufactures.
House ll9, to revive, extend and continue
the Stark Bank; to committee on banks.
| House 80, to incorporate the Essex Mills
to committee on manufactures.
House 40, to legalize the Grand List of
the town of Mendon for the year 1870; to
committee on Judiciary.
| House 70, to incorporate the Vermont
Slate and Alum Company to committee on
manufactures.
House 6S, to amend an act incorporating
the st. Adams Gas Light Company to gen
eral committee.
House IS, in amendment of chap. %, 2. s.,
relating to district schools to committee on
education.
House CT, exempting piano forte or 9TH
er musical instruments belonging TO a mar
ried woman, from attachment and levy of ex-
ecution /; to Judiciary committee.
House Sc, to Incorporate the Green Noun
tain Marble Company; to cQskeittee on
manufactures.
House so, to incorporate the Otter Creek
Dairy Company; to committee on agricul-
ture.
House 81, relating to the payment Of
costs by the State in criminal prosecutions
j before justices of the peace; to judiciary
committee.
House SO, to incorporate the Sheldon
Cheese Manufacturing Company; to com.
mittee on agriculture.
On motion of Mr.. Pingry, adj.
HOUSE. -ResOlutiOR-By Mr. Slade oil
Middlebury. that committee Of nine mem
bers be appointed by the Speaker, who shall
take into consideration the equalization and
pay of salaries of State officers and employees
and report by bill or otherwise; adopted
PetitiOns.-By Mr.. Hyde Of Castleton, Of
j. Phillips and % others, praying for law
creating State police.
member from Brighton (Mr. Pinney) be ex.
eused from serving on the committee 70 equal
ize the grand list agreed to-
Bills introduced and referred-By Mr.
Wood of Fair Haven, in addition to No. 40
acts OF 1869, relating to trustee process to
committee on judiciary.
| BY Dlr. Whitcomb Of Ludlow, in addition
to an act relating TO the duties Of the board
of education and the examination of teachers
approved Nov. 10, 1869 to committee or
education.
! BY Mr.. Morgan of Rochester, relating &c
taxing bank stock, (nO offset for debts u be
allowed to prevent bank stock from being
taxed ITO committee on grand list.
By Mr.. Scott of Plymouth, in amendment
of the existing laws relating to the sale OF
the estates OF deceased persons; 10 committee
on ways and means.
| By Mr.. Wood of Fair Haven, relating to
married women to committee on judiciary
| (The bill provides that any married woman,
whose husband shall desert her, from intern
perance or other cause, may in her own
name, make contracts for her own labor and
\ that of her minor children. and recover her
| own and their wages. She may also make
application in the county court, alleging the
fact of such husbands desertiOn. intemper-
ance or incapacity, and upon proof thereof
the court may in its direction, vest such wo-
man with the rights, privileges and liabil-
tiles of a femme sole as to the acquiring
and dIsposing of property real and personal
| After such judgment the husbaIsd shall not
! be liable upon any contract 50 made by hei
in her own name or for any tort thereafter
committed by her.)
By Mr.. Brewster of Irasbursh, changing
the name of Frank Nelson Young, etc, T.
general committee.
| BY Mr.. Richmond of Woodstock, for the
appointment of a special committee to equal
Use the grand lists of the towns in the coun-
| ty of Windsor for the year 1870: to commit
tee on grand list
BY Mr.. Fem of Weston, to legalize the
grand list of the town of Weston for the
years lS67-S-9 and 20; to committee on
grand list
Senate II, to incorporate the Winooskl
FIGURING Company; to committee on corpo-
rations.
Senate 20, in amendment of sec. -, chap
"a, z s, and in addition to said chapter TO
committee on Judiciary.
Senate IL, TO Incorporate the Bellows Falls
Manufacturing Company to committee on
corporations.
Mr.. Wood of Fair Haven called up Senate
%, to amend an act to enable the towns in the
counties of Addison and Rutland to aid in
the construction of the Addison railroad ;
and the bill was passed in concurrence.
Bills read the third me.-House %, for
the incorporation of the board Of trustees of
the Springfield town library passed.
House 40, to change the name of Clarence
B. Clark and constitute him heir at law OF
Jonathan L. Gibson passed.
House so, in addition to sec. 10, chap. 95,
e. $, relating to bridges; passed.
-
banks. Mr.. Field of Guilford, moved to
amend by adding to sec l, the words . and
such deposits shall be subject to no other
tax, which was agreed to, and the bill was
ordered to lie and be made the special order
for Wednesday afternoon at 2 80 O'Clock, on
motion of Mr.. Grout of Barton
House 80, to amend sec. l, chap. so, g.
s., relating to bills of exchange and promis-
sorry notes re-committed to the committee
on judiciary.
House 81, changing the name of Katie
May Martin, etc; passed.
House 1O1, constituting Anna r. Elem
mlngs helr-at-lay of Samuel and Mary Elem
miDgs passed.
House lO4, to repeal the provisO to sec.
80, chap 40, g. g., relating to ejectment;
passed.
House 10Y, legalizing the grand list of the
town of Vershire for the year 1868; passed.
House los, changing the name of Bradley
Archibald Carter; passed.
House lO+, altering the name of the Case
Il Thomas Manufacturing Company; passed
| House l20, to annex a part of the town of
Lowell to the town of Albany passed
House 126, constituting the representa-
tives from the county of Orleans a committee
to equalize the grand lists of the county of
Orleans passed.
House 1873, relating to the ouinouennial
valuation of real estate in the tavvn of Rim
ton for the year 1870; passed.
House ia, to incorporate the Rrattleboro
Savings Bank passed
! Joint reSOltttiOn-From the Senate that
the Secretary of State be requested to invite
DIR. j. Ii. French and Rev. j. p Goodrich
] To address the Gnnn-al - = n