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

and roport 10 the President of the United StAles
and to the Governors of the several ela,es, w. w.
Phelps of Windsor moved that the resolution ne
laid on the table, remarked that as the President OF
The United States had vetoed this subject III Hd-
vance, it would be useless TO forward TO MN me
resolutions On this motion, after debate, Mr. wa
termnn demanded the yeas and nays--lnotion car
ried, yeas 10, nays H. and the resolution laid OH
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE -,
The house resumed the consideration OF inc Dill
TO abolish imprisonment for debt. Mr. Colby NOV
cd to postpone the bill to the next session, negatiV
ed. The amendment of Mr. Peck was modinGu 'a'u
negatived, and tho bill passed, Mr. ieck cuir
led up the resolution relative to lhp electon OF
Treasurer; three several points OF order were rais-
ed two of which were overruled by the char'
The third objection was TO The Sd resolution hS
ing Ia time for Joint assembly, That II mad IN sup
stance been acted upon. The chair sustained me
OBJECTION when tho vote was suspended and all the
resolutions were adopted, without II count, deciar-
ing fist that the legislature has the power to eleGt
treasurer under present circumstances; secohu' 'It
power might be exercised; third, liking O CLOCK
This afternoon for Joint assembly to elect treas
urer
The senate bill relating to inkeepers was support
ed by Mr. Kitredge; Mr. Ames moved to admit the
sale of spirits To Incorporate men Tor medical pur-
poses; adopted 3S1he bill was supported by Messrs
Fairbanks and Keith, opposed by Alessrs Partridge,
Fisk and Briggs and rejected, ~ to 81
Bills from the senate pruning tne
revision of the statute, passed-to pay town of Sut-
ton, referred to committee on cIams-reIative to
insane Rsy lum, rejected;
BiIls-iaakng appropriations Tor support or gov
ornmen, sent ~, from the House, disagreed to the
amendment of the sona;c, app'"3rIatng $ooOO Tor
the completion of the HOUSES On nc question:,
will the senate insist their amendment; me Noto
was in the misunderstanding foreign bank STOCK,
steamboat stock and vessels, with amendments,
made in the house, taxing turnpike stock and bridg
es post coaches and stages-and excepting the stock
of steam ferry boats lake Champ ain-caled up
by Mr. Van Sicklen, who moved the concurrence
of the senate in the adoption of the amendments
Mr. Miller, after debate, moy cd that the bill be laid
on the table-moton to lay Withdrawn, and the
senate resolved not TO concur in the amendments
Making appropriations for support of government;
taken up, and the senate hgroeIng TO the proposition
Of the house for conferences Messrs. Pierpoint,
Briggs and Converse were appointed committee
The part Of the senate Extending limits of Jail
yards to counties; rel ected
Bil!g-providing for reporting decisions of su-
prcmo court-from the house, with proposed a
mondment-sonate concurred in the amendment.
Bill--to pay the town of Sutton the sum mention
ed--irOm the house, with amendments, with w hich
the senate concurred.
MIR Pierpout reported the result ofthe committee
of conference--that the senate insist upon their a.
mendment, and the house proposed $500. The
senate resolved to insist, and the house proposing
$3500 for finishing state house--senate concurred.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The senate BILL regulating the militia, was taken
up-Messrs Partridge and Hazieno expressed
themselves dissatisfied with parts of the bill ,
yet recommended it being better than the law
on the statute books-passed.
The committee on claims reported bill to pay
the town Of Sutton $90-passed.
The committee of conference the appropra-
ton bill, reported that about 3 500 would be re-
qured to complete the state house. Mr. Kittredge
moved that the house do recede-agreed to. Mr.
Kitredge moved to amend the amendment by sub
stung 800 in lieu of SIS, 000-adopted; and the
amendment amended was concurred in
SENATE.
Notwithstanding to slavery-calieG up by
Mr. Ranney, who read to the senate petition of
more than 1000 inhabitants of the district Of Co.
lumba, praying for the abolition of the slave trade
in that district, and formerly presented to Congress
This petition presented, in a clear and convincing
manner, some of the numerous and aggraved enor.
mites of the odous traffic in the bodies blood and
souls of men, carried in the face of day. and in
the heart of Il nation called free and independents
and whose constitution recognizes the inalienable
right of all persons ''life LIBERTY and the pur-
suits of happiness" Mr. Pierpoint moved that the
resolution be amended not to require being
sent to the Executives Of the several states-mo-
ton carried, and resolution passed.
Bill-taXng lands in CRANKY, sent up from the
house, vote of yesterday reconsdered, and the bill
read Sd time and passed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
EVENING SESSION.
Reports-BY select committee, on admission of
Texas, with senate resolutions against the annexa-
alton of Texes-and slave states-adopted unanim-
ously; declaring that Congress possesses full power
to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia and
territories of the United States and insructng our
delegates in Congress on the subject,-adopted
unanimously; by select committee, resolutions, de-
claring that Congress has full power to abolish the
slave trade among the sates-adopted.
BY committee Elections, two .ssolutions-
first, that a majority have not right 80 adjourn
town meetlpgs-adOpted.
The Senate came in, and the Joint assembly pro.
ceeded to elect reporter of the decisions of the