Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-11-27

W m. french lost his lie as the first martyl
of the revolutionary war, bnt was killed in a
conflict a 5 TO jurisdiction between New York
and the New Hampshire grants. He die
not believe in falsItyIng history by connect
ing his name in this way with the war oil
the revolution, and objected 10 an appropri-
alton Tor that purpose,
Mr.. Powers offered an amendment to add
also the name of Daniel Houghton, alsl
moi tally wounded in the same fracas, APP
proprIating a similar amount $4,000. Mr.
Powers read from Halls History of Vermont
to substantIate the claim that II il was right
and proper to erect monument over F-ench
who now has monument, 1t was equally
right aud proper that Que should be erected
over tue grave OF HOughton, who has none.
MIR. Shedd though. the twO should be
Combined IN one monument, and that he
should .avor the passage OF the bill. Mr.
Blgelow read memorial upon this subject
stgued by Charles X. Williams, VIM. 4.
Bradley, and many other pro nInent men Of
the Starc, and also sent 10 the Secretary :
desk to be read, the report of a committee OF
which Geo W Grandey was chairman, ap-
pointed by the Legislature in 1862, IN con-
hrmauOn OF the conclusions tue committee
had come TO in reporting this bill tayorably
Mr. Powers demanded the yeas and nay 5
on his amendment, whIch were as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Adams, Bartlett, Butter
field, Carpenter, Estey, uoughton, Powers,
Rogers, Smith, Sprague.-l0 10. Nay
MessIs. Bailey, Ballard, Barnes, BigeIow,
Colburn, Cotton, Gleason, Hmckley, Hum
phrey, Kellogg, King. Lamb, M5rrLi, key-
uolds, Sledd, StLes, Neazey, W iIsJn.-lo I;
lost.
Mr. Shedd moved to amend as be ore sug-
gestod. On motion OF Air. Neazey,
ordered recJmmtted.
TAe President in the char.
Resoiu.t0n. BY MIR. G.eas0n, directing
the Secretary OF State 70 sena taanhs % DR..
LOriug Tor ms eloquent and able address :;
adopted. H. llG, ga monument % W ~.
Fieuch,) amended from =. over 20 - near
the graves "Of Nm. French and Daniel
uougntOn." On the passage OF the bull,
MT. Powers demanded Tie Yeas ard nays,
winch were as follows, (alt.r further dis
cussIon by Messrs, B.sel0w, Powers, Ballard,
Adams, Udrpeuler) lc8s,--Mc-sgs, A Iaus,
Bailey, Ballard, Barnes, Daruett, BiLci0w,
Carpenter, COI5ura, Cotton, Gleason, Hlnck-
ley, HuushtOn, Lamb. Morrill, Reynolds,
ouedd, Neazey, Nay M.s-r-. butter
heId, Estey, Humphrey, k,loL5, Power,
RO5ers. smith, SpraEu", otuvs, " t-on, I'LL.
House. -J0Ut Rss0IHt0n.-B. NJ. Hen
~ Ot Cue-jer, ,ht rhe JOINT rt-JlGtoA pro-
FIuih5 lot h4Ai 1J'ufhmsHt % " e'noS-"y
III ''nIN@ mex '1 ic'l1 Aoe-' "''o' 9'-0-.--
HucA uis-enelon' ana inquiry - 70 '.c
amount OF business before tue Hiu-c AMI
m the hands OF the committees LHr IN is.ou
uy Ar. Bailey OF MotrisJJNu 10 lay 0u tne
Table was rejected. On tuc question ui tue
al PtIou oil the resolution, AIR. Lewis %
Norwich, demanded tue ess ana nays, winch
were taAcu-aNc- 100, nay lu3- - i-e
ieselutien was not adspt'd.
H. IS, 70 REGAL an act % authorize the
removal % opstrucuous .r3m G.aau 1Talch
vi e LamJIlIe river; rcp5.,-I uJl COM
iuIttte wItn r,cJuneuIali "a tutt u He lie
missed, wIch Mas freed IT, Ia-y a.-' re-
ported substitute bill m addition t. the
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