Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-11-09

The Senate came in, and both houses
in joint committee proceeded TO make the
following appointment:
John H. Cotton, Superintendent State
Prison.
John H. Cotton l39
Bridgman Hapgoo1 IS
Daniel Bowen ~
Bills passed. The bill from the Sen
ate fixing jaiIor's pay for board of prison.
ers at $3.50 per week from April to De-
cember and 90 from December to April.
Bills. From Senate incorporating
Green Mountain Iron manufacturing COM
pany, Black river card company, and
Tunbridge manufacturing company, re-
ferred to committee on manufactures TO
provide for printing reports Of supreme
court, to judiciary committee; TO ncorpo-
rate Rutland railroad bank, laid on the
table and made the order ofthe day for to-
morrow morning.
Reports. By committee on banks, bill
to incorporate bank of Brandon-Mr c.
K. Field moved to limit the charter to the
term Of ten years, negatived and the bill
made the order for tomorrow morning -
that the bills for banks at Castleton and
Bradford ought to be referred to the next
session, and they were laid on the table.
By committee on manufactures to incor-
porale the beet root sugar manufacturing
company, laid on the table.
Mr. Foote called up the resolution re-
ported BY the select committee on the sur
plus, declaring it inexpedient TO pass a
law at this session for a final disposition
Of the surplus, and instructing the COM
mittee to report a bill to provide for re-
ceiving the surplus merely. Mr. Foote
supported the resolution, on the grounds
that it was not certain what sum, or even
that any amount at al, would be received
that the House were not prepared for
any permanent disposition Of it-and that
further tine would enable the legislature
to gather the views of the people,
Mr.. Fitch moved TO lay the resolution
upon the table, for the purpose of conSi1-
ering the resolution proposed by Mr..
Buckmaster. He was prepared TO act
now, and carry out the recomm endatlons
ofthe Governors Message. A dIstrlbu-
ton among the several towns, for the pur-
poses Of education, he considered the most
just, equitable, and proper disposition CT
the surplus revenue.
MIR. Dewey of G. opposed, and Mr.
BucAmaster supported the motion, when
it was Withdrawn, and a motion to dismiss
made by Mr.. Fitch. supported by Messrs
BuckmaSter, Needham of B., Dee, Smith
ofSt. A, Goodale, Peck, and opposed BY
Messrs. Foote and Dewey Of G. when the
House adj
TUESDAY, Nov. |.
SENATE-Prayer by the chaplain,
Surplus revenue. A resolution by Mr..
Briggs, that the surplus revenue that may
fall to this State, be appropriated to the
use Of commonschools In the several towns
in this State, in proportion to their re-
spective population; passed, and referred
to the com. on finance, with instruction to
report bill.
BlIls-By Mr.. Bell to prevent circus
riding and theatrical exhibitions. MI B.
remarked that the prohibition contemplate
ed was loudly called for by the interests
of the State; referred to, the judiciary
com. by Mr.. Phelps, incorporating the
Middle Falls manufacturing CO. at Wind
sor, capital 100000, referred to com on
manufactures
HoUsE-Praycr by Rev. Mr.. Kellogg.
Petitions. For bank at Johnson, to
committee on banks; of trustees of Essex
county grammar school, to committee on
education of 1870 ladies Of Chelsea, TO
committee on licenses.
Sundry communications from the States
of South Carolina, New York, PennSyi-
vania, Virginia, North Carolina, MissIS-
sippi, Ohio, Alabama, Kentucky, Maine
and Connecticut, received from the exec
utive, were laid before the House, relat-
ing to abolition Of slavery, incendiary pub
locations, public lands, &c. Referred 10
a select committee of five,
The committee on banks reported
against the bill for equaIizing and increas-
ing tax on bank divldends-bil support
ed by Mr.. Hatch, opposed by Messrs
Sawyer of H., Smith OF St. A, and Full
lam, and laid on the table
2 o'clock, p. NJ.
SENArE-Reports of Committees
The judiciary committee against the pass
age of the bill, making habitual drunken
ness a cause of divorce bill laid upon tht
table; the bill providing that the convic
lion and sentence Of the prisoner, regard
ed as equivalent to 8 years wiIfuI absence
in case of application for divorce, witt
proposed amendments, requiring actua
commitment to State prison laid on th
table.
Bills from the house passed in the Sen
ate-to pay Clara Merrill the last haI
years salary Of her husband
Engro&sed bilIs-incorporating Sails
i, bury manufacturing co. incorporatln
the Cas.Io,on rDaD,E,ctur;nc,c o moor