Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-10-09

powers OF town eupeTluISuO0nl5 Vi ecuOOi01
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 Con-
gress to committee on Judiciary.
By Mr.. Barrett, of Cavendish, to legalize
the grand list of the town of Cavendish for
| 1872; to committee on grand list.
By Mr.. Butterfeld, of Wilmington, to
amend act relating to forming private cor
porations by voluntary association, approved
Nov. 3, 1870; to committee on judiciary.
| By Mr.. Ballou, of Burlington, to amend
sec. 3, chap. "a. G. 8, relating to election OF
county commissioner; to committee on Judi
ciary.
By Mr.. Beebe, Dorset, to amend sec. /,
chap. 50, g. s. relating to setting of polls IN
grand list to committee OIL Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Ormsbee, OF Brandon, to incOrpo-
rate the Mutual Society of st. John the
Baptiste, of Vergennes; to committee on cor
pOrations
By Mr.. Hebard, of Chelsea, to amend an
act approved November 10, 1861, relating to
property exempt from attachment and levy
of execution to committee on judiciary.
By Mr.. Hebard, of Chelsea, in amendment
of an act entitled " an act in amendment Of
an act in relation to the grand list to com
mittee on the grand list.
Petition-By Mr. Field, of Guilford, by
request, petition as follows, which was re-
ferred to committee on judiciary;
! This petition of the undersigned, citizens
of Windham County, State OF Vermont, to
the Honorable Legislature Of the State re-
specttully showeth-
That the legal practice of the country is
to exclude from sitting on Juries all persons
] xub ItIyaIrr 70 no hi sod in
their judgment by having formed or express
ed decided opinions upon the merits Of cases
to be tried by such JurIes:
That members OF Masonic Associations, it
is believed, have not only bias in favor
of each other, but are sworn, in direct viola
ton of the laws of Vermont (see title 81.
I Chapter lis, Section - of offences against
public Justice to and ami assist each other.
by Obeying all regular signs and summons,
sent, thrown. handed, or gwen from the
hand of a brother mason and in some iu-
stances even in cases OF murder and treason,
as seems exemplifed by the evident traces OF
Masonic influence and action in preventing
the wholesome execution of the laws IN the
recent war OF the rebellion:
That men thus bound by oath may. 1t is
believed and do consider themselves under
obligation TO conceal VIII 1t is the duty OF
ministers Of the law to reveal the obligation
Of the oath as administered by the Lodge being
regarded superior to and more convenient
ly binding than the oath administered by OF
hcers of the law.
That the members of such Illegal assoca-
tions and combinations, acting as they d.
under their own selEgranted charters as cor
porate bodies irresponsible to law and Imper-
vious to public investi CATION, are IN reality
a conspiracy against the common law, and
are disqualified for performing impartnlly
legally, and justly, the office Of jurymen
And your petitioners, therefore, pray
your Honorable Body To enact "a law ID rem
der all membership OF Secret Associations, OF
; whatever name or form, chalengeible dis
qualification for sitting on Iuries. And as IN
duty bound your petitioners viii ever pray
AFTERNOON.
SENATE.-Bills introduced and referred.
By Mr.. Scott providing Tor the appointment
OF State Geologist by the Governor; to gen
eral committee.
BY Mr.. Morrill,, relating u teachers time
Of keeping district schools, (three hours 10
the forenoon and three ho RS 10 the afternoon
and five days in each week D 90 committee
on education.
RepOrt-FrOm the committee ON rules, th'
rules of 1870, with the exception OF changing
the number OF the committee on railroads
from three 70 five, and striking out rule A.
relating to the appointment OF Messenger by
the Secretary for the Senate, che appointment
being provided for by statute; rules adopted
| HOUsE.-Hhe Speaker announced the tOl
lowing standing committees
On Federal Relations -Messrs Edmund,
Of Weston, Wnithed of Vernon, Allen OF
| Goshen. GiIeof Walden. lsham OF st. George
Shedd Of Salem, Read of bennington.
On Education. -Messrs. Swain OF Rocking
ham, Davis of Reading, Green Of Richmond
Bailey of Morristown, Wild Of Cra!tsbury,
. BOttum of New Haven, Caverly OF PIttsi0rd
l on Highways -Messrs Pitkin of Fair Ia-
ven. Bingham Of Fletcher, Thatcher OF South
/ Burlington Buckley OF Duxbury, Wood Of
Pomfret, Wctherbee OF KIRBY, Benson OF
/ Winhall.
On Banks.-NIessrs. Field Of Springfield,
Judson Of Arlington, Tewksbury of Ran
doph, Carpenter Of Charleston, Livermorc
of Starksboro, Holmes Of johnson, Beach Oh
Essex.
On Manufactures Messrs. Guild of Ru-
pert. Dickinson of Newiane, Clark Of Brook
field Blake Of sutton, Strong Of Benson,
Burnett Of Bethel, Talcott OF Williston
On Town Lines-Messrs. Gray of Vince
lock, Jones of Shoreham, Gates Of Mont
gomery, W hitney Of BrOokline, Humphrey
OF CorInth, Carpenter Of CRANKY, Mead o.
Underhill
/ Coventry, Joslyn of Barton; Marshall OF
Burke, Goodrich of Hardwick; Field OF Gull
ford, BallOu of Townsend; Mdxield of Yer
gennes, Stanley of Leicester; Griswold OF
Peru, Bentley of SYNDICATE Field OF Milton
Macomber Of Westford RJsebrook b. BriSh-
ton, Weeks of Canaan Hawlcy OF Fairfax,
Rounds Of Richford Mott OF Alburgh, Mar
TIN OF South Hero; Cnafse Of WatcrviIle
Wires OF Cambridge; Austin Of Iuubrldge,
Merrill OF WillIamstOwn; Johnson OF Paw
let, Cook Of Mendon NaI OF Worcester,
| Pullman of Middlesex Marsh OF Sharon,
Weston of Windsor.
Bills introduced aud referred BY Mr.
Town, OF Somerset, relating TO the election
of school district officers; 70 committee ON
education.
By Mr.. Marshall, of Burke, laying tax
on the county of Caledonia to the members
from Ca edOna county.
TUESDAY Oct 5.
SENATE.-The chair appointed as a com
mittee under the joint resolution, relating to
the Vermont Insane Asylum Messrs Bal
lou and Morrill,.
The committee appointed to canvass the
votes for county and probate officers were
called and duly sworn.
BiHs introduced and referred.-By Mr.
Veazey, in amen tmenJ of an act to incJrp)-
rate the Rutland railroad company, approx
ed March Is, 1867; to committee on rail
roads.
By Mr.. Adams, in addition to sec p, ch
%, z. s., in relation to the attachment of
personal paoperty to Judiciary committee.
Resolution.-By Mr.. Veazey, that so much
Of the Governors Message as refers to a
military education, be referred to speci al
committee of three Senators, to be appoint
ed by the chair apOpted.
On motion of Mr.. Hinckley adjourned
HOUSEHOLDS introduced and referred-
By Mr. Buel, of Mlddetown, in reference