Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-11-21
SENATE.
THURSDAY, Nov. IA
FORENOON.
apJOurned

Reports. From Judiciary committee
| against 5. 90, relating to formal defects
and variances in criminal proceedings,
and
S. 50, to simplify indictments for
murder and manslaughter; third reading
refused.
From judiciary committee, S. 36, in
addition to sec. 90, chap. 81, g s., relat-
ing to the traffic in intoxicating liquors.
Discussed by Senators Rogers and Pow
ers in favor, and third reading ordered.
From committee on railroads, S. 50,
amend an act to incorporate the Killing
ton railroad company third reading or
dered.
From special committee (recOmmit-
ted, S. 81, relating to witnesses in pros
ecutions for selling or furnishing intOx-
icating liquors third reading ordered.
Passed. S. 1875, allowing questions of
law arising upon the trial of road cases
to pass to the Supreme Court for final
decision.
S. 50, to amend sec. 90, eh. II, 2. :,
relating to county treasurerS.
S. 40, laying tax on the county of
Orange.
S. 1913, in amendment of sec. II, ch.
90 y. =. lCldllll2 W lilC lbiBOIt III tOlll-
missiOners on the estates of deceased
persons. On motion of Senator Carpen-
ter, ordered to lie.
S. %, to pay VIM. Perry and James
S. Appleton.
S. 124, to amend sec. of an act au-
thOriZing towns to establish central
schools.
S. So, to authorize the formation of
l-Na 4 / - ,1,t.
the same.
The chair announced the following
special committees ON the part of the
Senate. On final adjournment, Senators
Carpenter and Sprague. To investigate
the Board of Education, Senators Kel-
logg, Powers and Barnes. To investi-
gate charges relative to the Vermont
Central Railroad, Senators Bailey, Estey
and Bartlett.
The President pro TEN. in the chair.
s. II. in addition to sec. 90, ch. 35, g.
s., relating to the attachment of person
al property by copy left at the town
clerks office. Favored by Senator
Adams, and opposed by Senator Bart
lett. On motion of Senator Powers,
ordered to lie.
Bills introduced and referred. BY
Senator Carpenter, in amendment of
an act establishing a Board of Agricul-
ture Mining 81 Statistics, Qimiting ex-
pense to $1,000; to com. on agricul-
ture.
By Senator Adams, by request, con-
corning the sale of spirituous liquors for
mechanical purposes, (the Governor to
appoint commissioners to sell to town
agents, providing for analysed liquors,
regulating the price, etc.;) on motion of
Mr.. Adams, referred to a special COM
mittee of three Senators.
s. "a, to incorporate the Central Yer
mont Railroad Company On motion
of Mr.. Reynolds, committed to a Sen
ator to amend in sec. 4, to correspond
with sec. 10, which was reported amend
ed, and on motion of Senator Powers,
received its third reading by the title.
Senator Reynolds spoke in opposition
to the passage of the bill, giving at some
length his objection to the proposed
charter.
The President in the chair.
Senator Powers replied to the argu-
ment of Senator Reynolds, and or the
question of its passage demanded the
yeas and nays, which were as follows:
Yeas = Senators Adams, Barnes,
Bartlett, Bigelow, Butterfield, Carpen-
ter, Colburn, Gleason, Hinckley, Hough-
ton, Humphrey, Kellogg, Lamb, Mason,
Powers, Rogers, Scott, Smith, Sprague,
Stiles, Veazey, Wilson-22
Nays Senators Bailey and Rey-
noldS-2
S. 115, to establish a municipal court
for the village of st. Adams On mo-
tion of Senator Bailey, ordered to lie,
and be made the special order for We'd
nesday next, at half-past ten.
On motion of Senator Veazey, ad-
journed.
AFTERNOON.
RepOrts-From committee on banks.
I'll. 245, to incorporate the Middlebury
savings bank and trust company pass
ed.
FL. 219, to incorporate the Lake Shore
slate company, with proposal of amend
ment; agreed to and passed.