The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1837-11-07
Vermont Legislature.
SENATE.


| ReSolmionS--By Mr. kinsman, insructing and
requesting our Senators and Representatives in
Congress to procure the sitting Of the District
| courts at Montpelier, instead of Windsor and
Rutland--laid on the table; from the House en-
powering Bank commissioners to examine, under
oath officers of the Banks of this state, as to
their condition-reierred to the committee on
banks; resembling the resolution appointing day
Of thanksgiving, and another resolution designat-
ing the 3D. Thursday of November the day
concurred in and passed..
BHS-Eor the education of minors and APP
prentices-taken up, and after debate, commit
ted for amendment; relating to sheriff's fees
read twice aud referred ID Judiciary committee;
from the House, repeating an act for the destrnc-
ton of foXes-read twice and referred to COM
mtec on agriculture.
SENATE.
Monday, Oct. 30
BWS--to regulate and govern the militia of
this State-taken up, when Mr. Pierpoint moved
that the Committee Of the whole be discharged
from further consideration of the bill for the
present, and that it he committed 10 the commit
tee military affairs for amendments which he
designared-bill committed, and Messrs Pierpomt
and Converse on motion of Mr. Phelps of Wind
sor, added to the committee; in addition to an
act relating to courts Of Probate-relating to
shcrff7s fees-postponcd ndfnitey.
ReSoIution-fiom the House, relating TO the
duties of Bank inspectors, reported by Mr. Por-
ter, with proposed amendments, empowering the
inspectors to ascertain and report to the legsla-
ture the rule by which the several banks ascer-
tain their profits, on which 10 per cent is paid
to the state. On the proposed amendment Mr.
Waterman demanded the yeas and nays, and the
amendment was adopted-yeas IS, nays 9. Mr.
Phelps Of Windsor moved the following amend
ment:
And, as the late President of the United States,
by Tnwisc and unauthorized measures, and in
defiance of the expressed will of Congress, has
deranged the currency, and thereby involved
the country in distress and ruin: and rs the
present President of the United States pledged
himself to follow in the footsteps of his prede
ccssor, has in his late message declared that it is
not within the constitutional province OF the
general government to regulate the exchanges
or relieve the embarrassments of the country;
and the banks in this state, by reason Of the
arrangement of the currency, have been COM
PEELED, for the time being, suspend specie pay
menls: that said bank committee and commits
Soner be directed to report TO the next session
of the legislature some plan by which the peo-
pie of this state can be again furnished with
sucn safe and stable currency as will enable the
holder of any bank bills to convert said bills into
specie at pleasure.
Mr. Egeuon demanded the yeas and nays
which were as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Allen, Bell, Briggs, Burton,
Converse, Eaton, HAMMOND Howe, Lawrence,
Miller, Pierpoint, Phelps of Wndham, Phelps
of Windsor, Porter, Rauney, Steele, Swift Van
Sicklen, White and Young-20.
Nays-Messrs Cobb, Egerton, Haywood, In
gals, Jenuess, Knsman, Palmer, Smile and
So the amendment was adopted. Mr. Cobb
moved so to amend the resolution as TO require
of the Banks the gross amount loaned to stock
holders, other than officers OF the banks. OPP
posed by Mr. Egerlon, in remarks, supported by
Messrs Van Sicsien and Phelps of Windham,
md adopted Mr. Cobb moved further to amend
the resolution by requiring the number and a.
mount of all sums loaned to individuals over five
thousand doars-supported by Mr. Phelps of
Windsor, and adopted
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
RepoltS-By the committee on Banks for ref
sronce of the following bills to the next session,
and they were referred, viz. to incorporate Wash
ngton Co. bank-bank Of Casleton-bank OF
Observation-Disclosures Co. hank-ngainst the
bill relating 10 banks referred to the next session.
Mr. Kitlredge, from: the committee on Tenn
perance memorials, made report accompanied
by the senate bil--500 copies ordered to be
printed.
BY the Judiciary committee in favor ofeXtend-
ng the right of trial by jury and the petitioners
nad leave to bring in bill.
Mr. Hopkins, by unanimous consent, introduce
ed resolution instructiug our delegation IN
Congress to Use their eXertons to procure the
passage ola pension act embracing all revoiu-
ionarv soldiers now excluded by the acts in force
A bill relating to trial by jury, was ordered to
, third reading This bill gives ''iugitives from.
SERVICE" j. e. slaves, who escape TO tins state,
he right of trial by jury.)
Repous-By committee on educatou, on me-
norianl for aid to Middlebury College, a bill 10
oan $4,000 TO Middlcbury College for five years
Without interest; land on the table.
BY select committee grand list, bill taxing
team boat stock, &c. and the bin was discuss
I'd at length. The bill embraces foreign bank
took, steamboat stock Except ferres,) toll bridg
IS, manufacturing and turnpike stock. a mo-
ion to exempt foreign bank stock was made ana