Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-11-23
legislature of Vermont.

hepOTS-rTOm com. on highways un'
bridges passed. From com. on miiitar.
affairs, against 5. 100, authorizing the Stat
Treasurer to pay certain soldiers. Mr.
! White, from the military CON-, stated tina
! the amount this bill called for would b,
about Eve thousand dollars. The provision
is to pay Vermont soldiers, who enlisted
into the regular army during the war, thu
seven dollars a month. Mr.. Carpenter
moved to recOmmit to the com; not agreed
to and Sd reading refused.
| Passed.-S. lis, to pay Lorenzo j. Pierce
5. 1873, in amendment of an act in addition
to chap. 80, g. g, relating to the traffic ii
intoxicating liquors.
The President pro TEN. in the chair.
S. l2S, exempting a homestead from at
taehment in certain cases. yeas IA, nays 4
| ). 104, in explanation and constituting sec. 9
chap. "a, g. $, of laying out highways and
bridges. ). l23, to incorporate the New
American Marble Co. s. 40, laying a tax
on Avery's and Buel's cores.
The Senate went into executive session
and the doors being re-opened, business was
resumed.
On motion of Mr.. Hartshorn, adj
HoUsE.-Prayer by Rev P. B. Fisk, Chap.
lain of the Senate
Bills introduced and referred BY Mr.
Barnes of Ferrisburgh, to amend an act to
provide for the appointment of reporters to
general com. By Mr.. Ballard of Fairfax, to
provide for more equal taxation in this
State; to special com. on taxation. By Mr.
Pierce of Cayendish, in addition 10 chap. 90,
g. s., relating to town lines; to com. on
town lines. By Mr.. Bisbee of Newport, in
amendments Of 500. ., ol.ap. 100, q = reiat-
com. on that subject.
The report of the com. on mileage and
debentures, so far as relates to mileage, was
read by the clerk, and several corrections
therein were made on the suggestion of va
rious members, the discussion being of q
rambling nature and embracing somewhat
the principles involved in the mileage oil
members, and the report was accepted and
adopted.
Resolutions. BY Mr.. Bull of Hancock,
that j. ). Thomson a member of this House
from Landgrove, have leave of absence dur
ing the remainder of this session, on account
of sickness in his family; adopted. By MIR.
Hitchcock of West Haven, that no bill be
introduced in the House after Monday next
except such as shall be reported by some
committee of the House, without unanimous
consent. Mr.. Grout of Barton moved to
amend the resolution so that no bills shall
be introduced after to-day, &c; agreed to,
and the resolution was adopted. By Mr..
Thomas of Reading, for evening sessions
during the remainder of the session, COM
mencing with this evening; adopted
Joint Resolution BY Mr.. Henry of Ches-
ter, that the Joint Resolution providing for
a final adjournment of the Legislature on
Wednesday, Nov. 23d, 1870, at O'Clock
a. NJ, is hereby rescinded resolved further,
that the two Houses adjourn from Tuesday
Nov. p, al . O'Clock A. NJ. to Tuesday, Nov.
%, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, and that no member
of either House to be entitled to pay during
the time of such adjournment. Mr.. Slade
of Middlebury moved that the resolution be
ordered to lie disagreed to.
The adoption Of the resolution was favored
by Messrs. Henry of Chester, Wood of Fair
haven, Carpenter of Burlington, and Morgan
of Rochester and opposed by Messrs. Bis
bee of Newport, Page of Hydepark, and
Edison of Mendon.
Mr.. Macomber of Westford moved that
the resolution be ordered to lie and be made
the special order for Monday afternoon next,
at l-2 O'Clock disagreed to, yeas 60, nays
lO4
On the adoption of the resolution, Mr.
Henry of Chester demanded a division of the
question, and the vote was taken on the first
part of the resolution. On this question,
Mr.. COLON of StOckbridge demanded the
q,
nays l57. 50 the joint resolution was not
adopted.
Bills read The third fime.-H. 292. an act
in addition to an act entitled a4Antact to pro
vide for the restoration and preservation Of
fish in the State of Vermont, approved Nov
10, 1866 passed.
On motion of Mr.. Phelps of South Hero,
adjournC l.
AFTERNOON.
SENATE.-BiILs introduced and referred-
By Mr.. Camp, relating to the duties of
selectmen in relation to billiard tables to
com. on judiciary. By Mr.. Bailey, in amend
ment of sec. |, chap. %, g. =, relating to
the Board of Education read third time
and passed under a supervision of the rules
RepOrts.-FrOm general com. ii. $50, to
protect fish in Wellington pond, with pro-
posal of amendment; agreed to and passed.
From general com, Ii. 2S9, relating to the
city of Burlington, and in amendment of its
charter passed. From com. on education,
II. %, TO amend sec. 43, chap. %, z. s., re-
ating to school districts passed. From
com. on land taxes, Ii. So, to legalize the
grand list Of the town of Calais for the years
l86S-69-7O, with proposals of amendment
agreed to and passed. From Judiciary com
against III. 2l8; third reading refused
From Judiciary COM, III. Is, to repeal sec.
81: chap 30, z. E., relating to the supreme
and county courts passed. From com. on
highways and bridges, II. 346, relating to
the collection of highway taxes; passed.
From com. on banks, II. 90, in amendment
Of an act relating to the redemption of bank
notes passed. From judiciary CON-, Ii.
1888, relating to the collection of taxes
passed. From com. on education, III. O., to
extend the provisions of an act to establish
a State Normal School, with proposal Of
amendment; agreed to and passed. From
general com. Ii. 269, in amendment of sec
48, chap. l26, g. S of fence viewers
passed. From com. on education, III. 34S, to
establish the Williamstown Graded School
District passed FromEiudiciary CON-, III.
1873, relating to sentences to the Vermont
Reform School /; passed. From general com +,
ii. BIG, to amend an act to incorporate the
National Telegraph Co; passed. From
general CON-, III. 3l4, repeating an act au-
the town of Sharon to purchase
water privilege and erect a dam across White
river, etc; passed. From Judiciary COM,
II. 27S, specifying the time when notes on
demand become overdue passed.
PasSed.-H. 1872, providing for the cree
ton of a court house for the county of
Chittenden. 5. 4, relating to the Vermont
Life Insurance Co., was called up by Mr..
Benedict, and Mr.. PiRgry moved to amend
the bill by striking out section two exempt
ing its assets from taxation.) Opposed by
MIR. Benedict disagreed to and third read
ing ordered; yeas Is, nays 5. S. II, in
amendment of an act amending an act to
charter the National Life Insurance Co. of
Vermont, (repealing the exemption from
taxation } third reading ordered. S. 0, to
amend sec. As, chap. Is, relating to the
duties of selectmen third reading refused.
5. 2, to pay the persons named on motion
of Mr.. Gardner, indefinitely postponed. Mr..
Niles moved reconsideration of the vote
refusing a third reading of II. 33, relating to
railroads The chair informed the Senator
that the bill was not in the possession of the
Senate, and Mr.. Grandey moved that the
House be requested to return the same
agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Gardner, adjourned