Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-10-27

appointed by the President to ill his place.
A message from the Governor, by Mr.
Manscr, his Secretary. slgullylng his ap
provaI of the bill relative TO discharge OF
Mortgage Deeds.
The resolution fixing upon time for
Thanksgiving was taken up by the Senate
and on motion of Mr. Porter laid upon the
table.
BY Mr. Ea'on--a resolution to have the
Secretary procure "A certified copy Of the
report oI the committee appointed at the
last session to visit the county of Franklin
and report relative To The proper location OF
the shire Of that county, and lay the same
before tie Scuatc. The report beng bron
forward, Mr. Eaton introduced a resolution
Tor committee of three TO b. appointed
by toe chair, to examine the report and
see ifli Is an imparrla and lucid cxamlna
ton of the subject. The resolution passed
and Mcssrs Eaton, Howe, and Foster were
appointed sad committee.
Mr. Porter called up the resolution fixing
upon a day Cor Thanksgiving, and tia, the
word last be stricken out and the word
fouWh be inserted so as to have it read
the fourth Thursday in November. Mr.
Howe moved TO lay it upon the tabIe-ncg
atIVad, The question now REQUIRED uppn
the amendment, which was adopted and the
resolution passed
The bill relative to prisoners aud jail
yards now came NJ. The question beng
upon the commitment with instructions to
amend so as to extend the limits of jail
.yrds 50 that they may include the town in
which they may be severaIIy situated. Mr.
Briggs spoke against Mr. Waterman for,
Mr. Steele hoped the gentleman would 50
far vary his motion as to take in the whole
county. Mr. Bell against, Mr. Young
against so small an amendment he should
have no objections to 9 square miles. Mr.
Phelps Of WIDdbam moved to lay The blIl
on the table, opposed by Messrs Converse
and Rauney and negalved. TIE question
again recurring upon the amendment. Mr.
White made few remarks against, when
the question was put aud lest. The final
passage Of the bill now being the question,
upon which the Senate was tied yesterday
the President gave the casting vote which
passed the bill. On motion of Mr. Briggs
the vote Of yesterday was rcconsidercd on
the passage Of the bill, and on motion of
ont the second section was also reconsider.
ed, which brought the motion to strike out
that section again before the Senate. AT.
ter remarks from several gentlemen the
question was put and the motion lost. The
question ot!s final passage again rccurred
Mr. Converse opposed Mr. Pierpont sup
ported. Mr. Young was dec dedly IN favor
of the first section Of he bill and thou Oh he
did not like The second section he should
not feel willing to have the bill lost on &C
count of that section. Mr. Van sS,ckcn
and NJ Howe opposed and Mr. Porter
spoke in favor Of the bill. Upon it's pass
SAGE the yeas and nays were demanded by
Mr. Briggs, and were yeas Is nays II; 50
the bill passed
Message from the House by Mr. Miner,
their clerk, announcing the concurrence IN
the bill relative to the receipt and dlstrlbu
tion of the surplus revenue.
Announcing the passage of a resolution
10 appoint committee to examine into the
affairs Of State Prlson--on mot on Of Mr.
Phelps Of Windsor, referred to be commit
tee on lhc report Of the Superintendent Of
State Prison.
The passage Of a resolution fixing upoo-
Thursday the 2d day of November next to
adjourn both II 'u-c-. NJ Phelps, of Wind
-or m1ycd lo lay II upon the table. Oopo,
cd by Mcssrs PIerpon' Briggs and Porter.
when the motion was Withdrawn, and the
resolution passed,
The bdl laying a tax on the lands in The
town of E,more was read a third time and
pa s-od.
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