Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-10-20

power. consistently with the cons'itu,io u
principle. that private property shall not
BE- taken for pubic use without Just com
pensatlon--on his motion, laid on the table.
BY the same, for an amendment OF the II
Sec Of n certain school ac'-adoped.
Mr. Villas was discharged from the Land
Tax COMMITTEE.
Biih iniroduced BY M Hazrl'ine, pro
vldlng tina, towns who have appointed trns.
tees for the surplus since Jan last. may re-.
cclve thor share Of the surpus--rctrrred
to the Judlc,nrv committee. Bv Mr. Part
ridge. N relation to banks, requiring among
other things specie equal tn one thrd ~
circulation slockholders holden personally
TO amour, of stock, 90 per cent. interest on
| all bills which backs refuse to redeem, and
pruvld NO for an annual and thorough tx
animation and report on the condition OF
The banks explained by the mover, who
n >ked select committee OF five, no, con-
neced with banks M Seymour moved to
dismiss the bill. bu, withdrew 1t at the sug.
gps,,on Of Mr. Tracy who opposed the pro.
posed reference, as also did Mr. Kiltedge.
Mr. p. varied his motion SO a. to refer the
| bill to committee of five. without the re.
s,rlc,ion: opposed by Elliot, and supported
! bv Mrssrs Needham aud Partridge, and
negallved, ayes 80, noes l06 and the bill
was referred to The committee on banks.
BY Mr. Kl,,rldgc. to pay Moses King 10
committee oc CLAIMS. BY Mr. Field ol w.
relating 10 liability Of stockholders, to com
mittec Of Insolvency Bv M Nuas. reIa-
tive to the distribution of laws in the C"un
" Of Lnmolr. To committee Of Ways aud
Means BY Mr. Scoield. revIving act tax.
ing Gilmore. referred tn the Land Tax com
mlltee. BY Mr. Brewster, IN addition to
the listers acts. referred 10 committee on
Grand List. Bv Mr. Villas. in addition TO
probate acts; referred to judiciary commit
tee.
Mr.. Smith of Sheffield, appeared and
took his seat.
The bill relative to the city Of Vergen
mes was referred to the Judiciary commit
tee.
The committee on Rnlrs made report
which was accepted, and The Rules adop'
ted
The committee appointed The list SEES
sion, on the location Of Frank in Co
buildings, made report, which vas lalt
upon the table. and ordered to Be printed
Petitions From Milton, Concord
Wealh"r-6e'd, Barnet. L.nnenbnrgh. Graf
ton, Wocort. Bristol, Enosbnrgh Salem
Derby, and J. II. Campbell ana Others
relative to ;he license laws Rrfrred Il
Committee on that subject. A large mum
Der referred 10 committee on military at
iairs. OF inhabitants Of Cave1di.h. Enos
bnrgh. Bethel. Concord, Pomtfet Milton
Joseph Drake and others, TO Committee oI
Slavery J. Looms to committee OF
claims for lax on Somerset and Newport
To land tax committee: of Concord an'
Enosbnrgh relative trial BY jury. referred
to Judicial committee of Be,sey Fling Il
judiciary COMMITTEE.
On motion of Mr.. Fairbanks, the com
mrle- on roads and canals, were dIschar
ged from The petition of Channcy Adam
and OF hers, and it was referred to a selec
committee of five.
Mr.. Fisk of Waterville was excused
from serving on the committee on temper
ance memorials, and Mr.. Town of Mans
field appointed III his place.
Mr.. Richmond was excused from servin!
on the committee on banks, and Mr.. Has
tings appointed in his place Adj.
SENATE.-2 o'clock p. Nj Mr.. Phelp
of the committee on military affairs, mad,
report of the bill establishing the flag 0
this state, and that the same ought to pass
The chairman, in answer to call fron
Mr.. Br,ggs. stated the reasons for the pas
sage Of he bill, and It passed to be engros
Sod for third reading.
On motion Of Mr.. Ranney. the rules o
the Senate wer" suspended for the tim,
beng, when a short debate ensurd on
question Of amendment To III" rules of III,
Joint assembly, 50 IA 30 give Senators TIT
right of voting on all questions IN count,
conventions, though they may not reside II
he particular probate district for which
jndgr is To b. nominated. MesSrS. Ran
n"y, Pnrlps Of Wndham, and White nd
dressed he Senate n favor of the propo>l
tlnn. Nests. Picrpnlnr. and Bugg
agalnS, II. when on motion of Mr.. Per
point. the resolution was laid upon tn
table.
Messages From the House. bv M
: M'uer, ,herr clerk, assigning Time Ia
The npnnIut Inrnt of a superlnt"ndani nt h
State Prlsnn: the appulr tmcnt at com
mllrp to distribute Laws and n commute
50 cQnal "a the grand ll-r asking the con
curr"nce IN the latter by the Seuate, tn
Senate after debate by Mrs-rS How
P,orpurut, Porter. Phelps of Windsor
Converse, Brggs, White, and Phelps {
Wlndham, resolved not to concur, yeas
nays 10.
Mr.. Ranney called up the resolution o
: joint rules. the question being upon tn
propn-ed amendment, was carried N tn
) affirmative. On the passage of the re>ou
7 ton, Mcssrs. Plerponr, Ranney and Va
: Slcken addressed the Senate, the forme
= ~ favor the latter against, and the ques
" ton was decided in the negative.
Reports BY Mr., Howe, from the com