Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-11-23

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amendment lost, and on motion OF Mr..
Sheldon the blank was filled with 1900
librarian Sl00-engrossing clerk Sl75; ;
read third time and passed.
HousE-Bills passed-in relation to
common schoois-apprcpriatiRg $4,000
for survey Of Eastern railroad route 20 10
So.
Dismissed-Bill to charter Poultney
bank, rejected, ayes 81, noes liz.
The Senate came in and the joint COM
mittee made the following appointments {:
WINDSOR COUNTY. Daniel Bowen,
Sheriff, Salathiel Adams, Ezra Putnam,
Hop Inspectors. Com. adj to to-mor-
row afternoon
The report on the subject of slavery
was considered; the first resolution de-
clared that Congress and the States have
no power to prevent the transmission OF
papers BY mail, &c.-lhe second, that Con,
gress has power over slavery in the Dis
trict Of Columbia-and the third for the
transmission Of the two first to other
States Mr.. Needham of B. moved to re-
fer the whole matter to the next legisla-
ture: discussed BY Messrs Needham,
Hastings, Buckmaster, Haswell, Brews-
ter, Villas, and Withdrawn. Mr. Stevens
of e. moved TO dismiss-Mr. II 1sweIl and
Needham Of B. supported and c. K Field
opposed it--negatiVed Mr. Tracy sup
ported the LIST resolution, and it was adopt
ed. Messrs. c. K. Field, Hale, Fitch
and GoodaIe supported the second, and it
was adopted. The third was adopted
without discussion.
Referred to next session-Bill to char
ter Washington Co. bank, 80 to 70, a
motion to dismiss having been negatived
80to77.
Evening session, Nov. is.
HoUsE-The select com. on licenses
made long report, 500 copies of which
We're ordered to be printed.
WEDNESDAY, Nov Is.
SENArE-Slavery in the District of
Columbia-The order Of the day was an
nounced by the President, and the resou-
ton, on motion Of Mr.. Briggs, again laid
upon the table.
Temperance bill-CaIled up by MIR
Howe, the question being upon the propo-
sltlon to raise the penalty for infractlons of
the law, from ten to twenty dollars. Mr..
Briggs moved its indefinite postponement,
when the Senate adj.
O'Clock, P. NJ
Bills notwithstanding the limits OF
Jail yards in this state, to the limits Of the
respective counties, referred to committee
on the judiciary.
Slavery-the report and accompanying
resolu ions of the committee of the house,
to whom was referred certain communi-
cations from the executives Of other States
on the subject Of slavery, were read, and
on motion, referred to the committee on
the judiciary.
On motion Of Mr.. Porter the vote on the
passage of the bill relating to common
schools, was reconsidered, and the bill re.
jected.
Temperance bill-The question being
upon Mr.. Briggs motion of indefinite
postponement; Mr.. B. withdrew the mo-
ton, and the bill, on motion of Mr.. Bell
was laid upon the table
Surplus 1evenue-The Senate resum.
ed consideration ofthis subject as in com
Of the whole, Mr. Converse in the chair
when Mr.. Young offered an amendment
in pursuance of bis suggestion in the fore
noon, as accepted by Mr.. Pierpoint.-
This amendment requires the state treas
Hrer to receive the surplus whenever paic
by the y. s.. deliver it over to the trus
tees to be appointed by the several towns
for that purpose, in proportion to the pop
ulation Of the several towns in 1880; t
be loaned to the citizens at per cent. )
the princip pal to remain the property o
the several towns, unless called for by thu
United States the interest to be appro
priated to the support of common schools
distribution of interest to be equalized al
ter 1910, according 10 the then population
Of the towns. Amendment adopted, ant
bill referred to select com. Messrs. Pier
point, Porter, and Hebard.
BilIs-To pay Lebbeus Egerton 81,
727 II, for services as superintendent 0
state house, referred to com. on finance
incorporating Enosburgh beet root suga
manufac. CO., referred TO com. on manu-
factures. Adj. to eve.
: HoUsE-The House proceeded t
consider the bill to pay Lebbeus Egertol
$3.50 per annum for services as supcrin
\ tendent of state house, the question bein
: to reduce the sum to S6OO-supported b
Messrs. Tracy and Dewey of g., oppose
: by Messrs. Fitch, Nash and Needham {
B.-betore the question was put
The Senate came in, and the joint con
mi;tee made the following appointments
GRAND ISLE COUNTY. VIM. Wal
Ist Assistant Justice, Harry B. Mot
$ Sheriff, Pardon 7. KimbaII, Brig Ger
g eral, LIST Brigade LIST Division.
: WASHINGTON COUNTY. JOSEF
= Howes, Luther Cross, Thomas Needhar
y Jail commissioners. l.. L. Lamb, Inspe