Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-10-30


.Message--iiom The governor, announcing
his approval o. sundry acts passed at the pres
ent session.
Bais--irom the house, laying a tax old Gig.
on lands in Duxbury--rtad I'D pIne & passed.
Taxing lands IN ,ic--lJid on the table.
Taxing lands in GuldhalI- read Sd time and
passed. Compromising Sup. Of Vi. state prls-
on-tak en- up, when MIR Cobb opposed the pms
sage Of the bill, alleging that the sum allowed
was more than an adequate reward OF services
performed. Mr. Porter supported the bill on
The ground that the compensation was just,
faithfully elrned--foIlowed by MIR Phelps OF
Windsor, who stated the nature & cxieul Of
services performed by the said superintendent
Mr. Kinsnan spoke in opposition 10 tho BILL
regarding the salary as 700 high, (SS5U) Mr.
Hammond corrected Mr. Kinsmun as To his i'm
preston that the family Of the superintendent
was provisioned by the state. The salary was
all he received Tor his seryces, aud il that was
too much il could he reduced. Mcssrs. PIER
point and EgeuUn spoke in favor, end the bill
passed.
Bills passed-R ulatiyc 10 nnkccpcrs--toxing
lands in Newport and Brighton-reluive TO
duties Of Judges oil Sup court-relo'ing 10 the
ssnc Of executions.
Bills ordered 10 Sd rcading-relatve 10 the
education OF minors and pprcnticcs-rclaliyc
TO poor houses, &c.
From the HOuse-To pay Harvey Aims
worth 500, Harrison Bancroft S47, Geo. Ii
Peck S29-tor the relief Of Allen Smlh-em-
powerng Judges of Wiudhnm Co. court to
purchase a certain piece OF land-seveI ally read
twice and referred 10 tho appropriate com-
mittees.
Senate adjourned 10 meet this evening at
o'clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The chair announced the following commit
tee on the petition 10 annex par! Of Moretown
10 Berlin, viz. Messrs. Gibson, Colby, Averll,
Ketchum, and Carpenter.
Tho senate returned the bill taxing Troy,
with an mendment-concurrrd in.
Bills passed-To pay Geo II Peck, II Ban
crof. s A Ainsworth, certain sums-iorG relief
OF Allen Snilh-to authorize Windham county
assistant Judges to buy certain tract OF land.
ReportS-The committee Of Ways and Mems
reported bill Tor the relief of - Bushee-
laid on the table; 10 pay tho Vermont Asylum
for the Insane s4OO0-laid on The table,
BY committee on Education, bill in addi-
ton 10 the school acl-laid on the table.
BY the committee of Insolvency, that ii is
inexpedient 10 pass any further act relative 10
assignments "a bill on that subject being al
ready before the lcsslature)
BY the committee on Roads and Canals, bill
to incorporate the Centre Turnpike Co.-Iaid
on The table.
By the General committee, against the bills
relative 10 the finding of bees-and in addition
to the act regulating the collection Of rates
dismissed ;hj bills repeating the fox act, rel
alive to boundary line Of Wilmington, Reads
boro and Seatsburg-alterlng name oil John
Wakefeld-severa ordered to Sd reading
that It is inexpedent to require survey Of
town lines in 1898, aDd every ten years there
after.
BY the Judiciary Committee, the bill relative
to the city Of Vergennes, ordered TO Sd reading
BY committee Of Claims, against the bill for
the relief Of Lewis Tucker, and it was reject
cd.
Several circumstances against the extension
Of the charter of the Pussumsic turnpike Co.
were referred.
Mr. Kittredge called up the bill relative 10
the purchase Of portrait Of Washing ON
Messrs. KitTedge, Partridge, Keith, Dhlng-
ham and Needham supported, and Messrs.
Field Of w and Villas opposed the bill. 1t
was ordered TO I'd reading, ayes LOG, nays
95, and ordered 10 Sd reading.
Mr. Villas moved TO reconsider the vote re-
jecting the bill for the relief of Lewis Tucker
agreed to, and after MIR Scofeld had support
cd the bill ii was dismissed
MIR Field Of w introduced a bill 10 pay
John Roberts-relerred lu the committee OF
Claims.
The senate returned the bill establishing
| boundary line between Gilmore and Worcester
with observation-disclosures in.
Mr. Hatch called up the reso luton reported
| by the committee 10 investigate the banks, &c
| and moved 10 substitute for It the resolution
reported by the minority. (The maj GRITTY res
| olution requires the bank commissioners ant
| bank inspector TO report annually the amount
of bad debts OF each bank, the cost of banking
houses, undivided profits and whole amount o
surplus or profits. The minority resolution
requires the same officers 10 examine banks
papers and officers OF banks, TO ascertain
| whether the States share of the profit
has been received-also whether any bank
have invested any Of their surplus in stock, ant
on that stock had paid the state its share ant
also concerning the cost of banking houses
plates, &c., Messrs. Hatch, Partridge, Fiel'
OF w. Needham, Hozeltine and Hcwett sup
ported the motion, opposed by Messrs. Has
| iinss, Smith of 81 A. Fairbanks, Colby, Trac,
and Hopkins. The motion was carried, aye
IO4, noes IS; and the resolution as amended
was adopted.
MIR Beebe had leave of absence after to
morrow. Adj.
Rags for the People, 1t is ii little remarka
bic that it was not until after the House la
the sub-reasury bill upon the table, that M
Woodbury. refused TO pay members of Congress
in cold and silver The object for the attain