Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-10
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LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
SENATE.

SENATE.
..l .... ...,..... MONDAY, Oct. Z.
. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Cyr, of Rutland
Journal of Saturday read and approved.
Joint Res01Ut60n.- By Mr.. Carpenter,
granting the use of the Hall of the
House of Representatives TO the Vermont
Historical Society on Tuesday evening,
Oct 9Th, for the delivery of the annual
address. Adopted. ......
On motion of Mr.. Smith, adjourned.
l-.a.~9H aa AFTERNOON. ..t .
Bills tht7Uct,tced and referred. By Mr.
Scott, providing for the appointment of
State Geol0gist by the Governor; to
general committee f.
p BY Mr. Morrill,, relating to teachers
time of keeping district schools-threc
hours in the forenoon and three in the
afternoon, and five days in each week:
to committee on Education. i".sE
Report From the committed on rules
The rules of 1870 being proposed and
adopted with the exception OF. changing
the number of the committee on rail
roads from three to five, and striking
out rule forty-one relating to the
appointment of messengers by the Sec
rotary, for the Senate, their appO intmcnt
being provided for by the statute
On motion of Mr.. Scott, adjOur ned
fac. .... HOUSE.
Prayer by the chaplain
The Journal of Saturday read and ap-
proved.
Bills introduced and rete,Yed By Mr..
Henry of Chester, providing for the az \
pointment of the reporter of the decis- =
ions of the Supreme Court (by the SUI
preme Court Judges y to committee on
judiciary.
BY Mr.. Davis of Reading. to define
the power of town superintendent of
schools; to committee on education
By Mr. Hebard of Chelsea. to change
the name of Lizzie May to Lizzie MAY
Barnes; to general committee.
By Mr.. Hebard of Chelsea, fixing the
time for the election of Representatives
to Congress; to committee on judiciary.
BY Mr.. Barrett of Cavendish, to le-
galize the grand list of the town of Cav
endish for 1872; to committee on grand
list.
By Mr.. Butterfield of Wilmington, to
amend an act relating to forming private
corporations by voluntary association,
approved Nov, 3, 1870; to committee
on judiciary.
By Mr.. Ballou of Burlington, to
amend sec. 3, chap. 81, g. s., relating to
election of county commissioner; to
committee on judiciary.
BY Mr.. Bebee of Dorset, to amend
sec. 1, chap. SO, Q. s., relating to setting
of polls in grand list to committee on
Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Ormsbee of Brandon, to incor-
porate the Mutual Society of st. John
the Baptiste, of Vergennes; to commit
tee on corporations. ....
BY Mr.. Hebard of Chelsea. to Eamend
an act approved November 10, 1864, re-
lating to property exempt from attach
ment and levy of execution; to commit
tee on judiciary. o.,
BY Mr. Hebard Of Chelsea, in amend
ment of an act entitled San Act in
of an Act in relation to the
Grand List :" to committee on the grand
list ..' "a
Joint Res05ution.-From the Senate.
granting the use OF the Representatives
Hall on the evening of October 8th, to,
the Vermont Historical Society for the.
delivery of their annual address; adopt
ed in concurrence.
Petitton.-By Mr. Field of Guilford,-
by request, a petition as follows, whicEI
was referred to committee on Judiciary
This petition of the undersigned, citI-
zens of Windham county, State of Ver-
mont, to the Honorable Legislature of
the State respectfully sheweth--
That the legal practice of the country
is to exclude from sitting on juries all
persons who shew themselves likely to be
biased in their judgment by having
formed or expressed decided opinions
upon the merits of cases to be tried by
such juries ,..
That memberso of Masonic associations Il
it is believed, have not only bias in fa-
vor of each othes, but are sworn, in di- 4
rect violation to the laws of Vermont
(see Title 81, Chapter lis, Section 10 of
Offenses against the public JUSTICE to I
aid and assist each other by obeying ''alI 4
regular signs and summons, sent, thrown 4
handed or given from the hand of a /
brother Mason" and in some instances 4
even in cases of murder and treason, as 4
seems exemplified by the evident traces /
Of Masonic influence and action in pre- 4
venting the wholesome execution of the 4
laws in the recent war of the rebellion 4
That men thus bound by oath may, it 4
Is believed, and do, consider themselves 4
under obligation to conceal what it is the. i
duty of the ministers of the law to re- 4
veal; the obligation of the oath admin 4
stored by the Lodge being regarded as |
superior to and more conveniently bind \
ng than the oath administered by Off 4
GERS of the law;
That the members of such illegal asso- 4
stations and combinations, acting as they |
10 under their own self-granted charters.
rs corporate bodies, irresponsible to law
md impervious to public investigation,
ire in reality conspiracy against the
common law, and are disqualified for
performing impartially, legally and just
y, the office of jurymen;
And your petitioners, therefore, pray
your Honorable Body to enact law to
ender all membership of secret assoeia-
ions, of whatever name or form, chal-
engeable disqualifcations for sitting ION
uries. And as in duty bound your pc
itioners will ever pray
On motion of Mr.. Frisbie of Poult-
ley, adjourned.
AFTERNOON.
The Speaker announced the appoint
nent of the following standing commit
ees: @ -
On Federal Relations -Messrs Ed
Yards of Weston, Withheld of Vernon,
Allen of Goshen, Gle of Walden, Isham
f st. George, Shedd of Salem, Read of
1emington.
On Education -Messrs. Swain of
Rockingham, Davis of Reading, Green
f Richmond, Bailey of Morristown, I