Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-11-06

consideration Of the bill for the present, and
that il be committed TO the committee on mill
tary oilhirs for amendments, which he desigun-
ted--bl committed, and Mossrs Picrpoint s.
Converse, on motion Of MIR Phelps Of Wind
sor added 10 the committee For the cduca.
ton Of minors and apprentices reported b. Mr.
/ Young, with northumberland Sd time
when Mr. Young explained the provisions Of
the bill, and addressed the Senate showing
/ the importance Of provision by law Tor the cd
ucaiion Of minors employed in manufacturing
establishments in This state, and the bill passed.
| Taxing the county Of Franklin, by Mr. Eaton
read twice. and referred to Senators from
franklin county. To locate tho public build
| ings Of Franklin county, reported by Mr. Ran.
noy--indeiuitcly postponed, Empowering Inc
/ iud ses Of Wmdham county court ~ purchase
a certain piece Of land--rcad Sd time & pas
sed, In addition to an act defining what shsll
be deemed legal settlement, and relating to re.
moyol OF paUpcrs-road n Sd time, and post
ponod indefinitely. ln addition TO an act re-
iatng 10 courts OF Probatc--lelating to shor-
| IFS iccs--soyorally postponed indefinitely
| Declaring certain machinery TO he iiyiurcs-a-
monded, and tho bill ordered 20 he engrossed
and read a Sd time. From the House, cxien.
dug the limits of Jail yards so as TO embrace
entire cOuniy-token up Senate acting as in
committee ol the whole, variously amended by
the committee, and among others, an amond-
ment orasng oil but the enacting clause, and
substituting the provisions Of the bills from the
! House, in relation 10 imprisonment for debt &
concealed or abscunding debtors, with varia-
| tons from those bills rs passed 10y the House.
Mr. Piorpoint moved that the bill be Indefinite
! ly postponed, and Mr. Smile demanded the
yeas and nays. The motion was lost yeas 1 U.
nays l9-when the bill, on motion Of Mr. Pier
point, was recommittod to tho Judiciary COM
mittec for amendment. From the House, 10
pay Henly Ii Robinson the sum menlioncd--
road twice, & referred 10 committee on claims.
For relief Of Joseph Bemun--read twice, and
referred TO com. on finance. Rcpcaline an act
Of 1886. altering name of Charles HARDY
read twice, and laid on The table. in addition
to an act passed in 1900, Incorporating the
Centre Turnpike Co., and allowing them 10
discontinue part Of their road-rcad Sd time,
and passed.
Peiton8-by Mr. Swift, Of the inhabitants
OF Shorehrm, praying the prohibition OF the
sale OF ardent spirs-laid on the table. By
MIR Burton, OF inhabitants Of Bennington coun-
~, praying an allowance of 5 quarts oil for
The grinding Of grain, per bushel-reiened to
committee on manufactures.
Rcsolutiogs-rclaiiug 10 school money, re-
ported by Mr. Bell, Of the committee on edu-
cation, BY Nh Swift the resolution relative
10 an institution for the education Of females
with view TO sruction-asklng that The
committee he excused hom further considcra.
lion oil the subject excused. From the house
relating TO duties OF Bank commissioners and
Bank inspectors, reported by MIR Porter, with
proposed amendments, empowering the inspec-
tees 10 ascertain and report 10 the Legislature
The rule by which The several banks ascertain
their profits, on which 10 per cent ia paid 10
the state. On the proposed amendment MIR
Waterman demanded the yeas and nays, and
the amendment was adopled-yeas Is, nays 9.
MIR Phelps OF Windsor moved the following
amendment;
And, as the late Prcsid mt OF the United
States, by unwiso and unauthorized measures,
and in defiance Of The expressed will Of Con-
grcss, has deranged the currency, and thereby
involved the country in distress and ruin: and
as the present President of the United States,
plodging himself TO follow in the footsteps of
his predecessor, has in his late message de-
clared that it is not within the constitutional
| province Of the general government to regulate
the exchanges or relieve the embarasssments
Of the country and as the banks in this state,
| by reason of the arrangement Of the currency,
have been compelled, for the limo being TO
suspend specie payments that said bank COM
mittee and commissioner be directed 10 report
TO the next session Of the Legislature some plan
by which the people of this state can be again
furnished with such safe and stable currency
as will enable the holders Of any bank bills to
convert said bills into specie at pleasure,
Mr. Egegton demanded the yeas and nays,
which being taken, were as follows;
| YeaS--Messrs. Alien, Bell, Briggs, Burton,
Converse Eaton, Hammond, Howe, Law
renee, Miller, Pierpoint, Phelps of Windham,
Phelps of windsor, Porter, Ranney Steele,
Swift, Van Sicklen, White and Young-20
Mays Messrs. Cobb, Egerion, Haywood,
Ingals, Jenness, Kinsman, Palmer, Smile and
/ Waterman--9.
SO the amendment was adopted Mr. Cobb
moved so 10 amend the resolution as to require
of The Banks the gross amount loaned 10 stock
holders, other than officers Of the banks, OPP
posed by Mr. Egcrton, in remarks, supported
Ivy Messrs Van Sicklen & Phelps Of Wind
ham, and adopted Mr. Cobb moved further
10 amend the solution by requiring the num-
Der and amount of all sums loaned TO indiyid-
uals over five thousand dolars--supported by
Mr. Phelps Of Windsor, and adopted
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Payer by the Rev. MIR Kelley.
Rsporis-By the committee on Banks, fol
reference Of HE following Bills 10 the next seq
sio n, and they were referred, VIZ, TO incorpo-
rate Washington Co. bank-bauk Of Castle.
ton--bank Of Bennington Co. bank
against the bill relating to banks; referred
10 the next session.
I By committee Of Education, that the rosolu-
ton relative TO the ! 18th sec. Of the school ac!
be referred TO the next eession-lt was so re-
(errCd in favor Of the bill to give up certain
note Of $4,000 TO University OF Vermont.
: BY committee on .hiiitary4Gairs, hill organ
lzng The militia Of this state, (samo as the SEN
l ate blll,) on the table and made the order
= oil The day Tor Tomorrow morning.
: MIR klILrndnn lrnra the cnn1uniLlnn On Tnln.