Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-10-31

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shall be subject to any general law relat-
ing to acts OF incorporation and the re- !
spectiye charters may be altered, amended
or modified by any general law hereafter
passed. r5
HoUsE-Of inhabitants of Westford, |
to committee on slavery; of inhabitants
of Woodford, to committee on temperance
memorials
Report of committees.-By committee
on roads and canals, bill to facilitate the
rendering of turnpkes free roads, ordered
to third reading; bill relative to bridg.
es (no damages to be incurred where
loads exceed 5000 lbs. weight, exclusive
of carriage and team MIR. Sleeper NOV
ed to substitute :" ten TONS" rejected-Mf.
/ Dillingham; moved TO insert 10000 lbs
carried, and the bill ordered to a third
reading. BY select committee, bills in
cooperating Windsor, Rutland and Add
son, Bennington, and Windhan county
mutual lire insurance companies, and they
were seVerally passed--The resolution
for Thanksgiving on Thursday the 9th
of December, and it was ado pied bill re-
| pealing the bounty acts for the destruction
OF bears, wolves and panthers, ordered to
! Sd reading, 81 TO 81.
The bill in addition to the Goshen turn
pike Co. was returned from the Senate,
the amendment of the House concurred
IN, with proposition to strike out the
+, word repeal in the clause reserving to
I l1tare legislatures power over the charter
, The House refused to concur in this am
erdment. -<~7
/. Mr.. Fairbanks called up the resolution
declaring it unsafe to recharter Banks
Without making private property Of stock
holders liable 10 the amount of their stock
; Mr.. Fairbanks moved an amendment, by
adding '':unless there shall be imposed on
charters large additional restraints beyond
) those imposed on charters now in exist
ence." Agreed &c, ayes 1875, noes 81. Mr..
Fairbanks then moved to strike out the
clause relative 10 making private proper
ty of stockholders liabie-discussed by
MeSsrs. billing ham, Fairbanks and Full
;. lam, when Mr. Colby moved to dismiss
| the whole mater, opposed by Mr.. Field
of W aF. a. Adjourned.
+ AFTRRXooN-No business was def
/ nAeiy acted upon, save the resolution rel
aNve to chaUering banks, which, as am
f ended by Mr.. Fairbanks, was adopted,
l72 10 II. a rs4 .. .-.a... = 49,
a.. S. .o Saturday Oct. q.
SENATE-ReSolUtion -frofnthe House,
!, for a day OF Thanksgiving, in which the
Senate resolved to concur.
f. Biils--exlending to the Goshen Tnrn-
RI i pike Company time to finish their road
n sent up by the House, refusing to concur
U with the Senate in the amendment propos
5 ed; Mr.. Briggs moved that the Senate re.
a cede from their amendment proposed to
: the House; motion lost, and the Senate
+ resolved to insist upon their amendment
and ask a conference of the House.
le .- HoUsE-Mr Goodale called W his
e militia bill, and moved to strike out The
If clause relative to persons scrupulous o
,e bearing arms-bill rejected ..e
4. Reso5Ht5ons-ffom the Senate, direct
ing treasurer to sell the Windsor bills If
= the MISUNDERSTANDING in. ..-.s- T..
We Bis Introduced. BY Mr.. Rice of D
10 in addition TO the act Of 1897, relative t
support Of the gospel-referred to eenel
u.s. al committee; by Mr.. Fox, 10 incorporat
N, Wallingford manufacturing company, re
rs. ferred to committee on manufactures.
20 . .@s SENATE, 2 O'Clock, p. M.
rt, Bills Relating to the weight of pote
Ia toes, and TO pay Oran Boutell a certa
fr ! sum-both rejected. To encourage tt
na growth and manufacture of silk-bount
1r, 20 cents per ID. for cocoons, 80 cents r,
cas- h. for raw silk, and SO cents per 10. f
ms, sewing silIl-reported oy the commit
or on manufactures, and was re-committe
ure The Senate resumed consideration of t
on, bill to abolish Imprisonment for debt, al
nen after discussion by Messrs. Hubbell, Re-
po- ney, Haywood. Robinson, Swift and K
ire fridge, motion to postpone the bill
ime definitely was loSt,-ayes ii, noes 16.
the After undergoing various amendments
.ead extend the trustee process, the quest
j. shall the bill be engrossed for "a third re
the ing2 was decided in the affirmative.
the the casting vote of the President. On n
end ton of Mr.. Briggs, the vote was recon.
con- cred and the bill laid upon the table.
nent HousE-The House resumed consd
nov alton of the bill rechartering the banl
pur- Montpelier, Mr. Beardsev mo
,tion the adoption of TWO additional section
n to lst, that the stockholders shall furr
Full the treasurer Of this State with bonds
and mortgages, equal to the amount of 81
ling paid in, to be applied if necessary, TO
mo- rede;nption of the bills of the bank
NOV FL, that the bank shall not go mo OBJ
puf- lion until all the provisions ofthe act
ayes complied with. After remarks by M;
Smith,of B. and Dillingham;, the bill
ating laid onthe table, and made the special
ng on der for Monday morning.
!. w, Petitions refsrfed-Of ihhabtant