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VIC II .
SENATE, 3 o'clock. p.
OCT. 10.


Governor, announcing the appointment of
George B. Manser, Esq. as Secretary of
civil and military affairs and informing the
Senate that he would deliver his annual
message tomorrow morning 10 o'clock.
Mr. Hubbel offered o resolution relating
! to the trustee process, which, on motion OF
Mr.. Pierpoint, was amended and referred
to the committee on the judiciary.
Mr.. Swift presented the petition Of
Henry Dillon, which was read and referred
to select committe, Messrs. Burton, He.
hard and Harvey.
Mr.. Chittenden presented the memorial
Of inhabi,snts Of Burlington, praying for
the repeal of existing license laws and a
prohibition of the traffic in ardent spirits :
| A similar memorial was presented by Mr..
Burton, Of ladies and inhabitants Of Rupert.
The memorials were read and referred 10
the com. on Roads and canals. Adj.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Petitions rsferred-Of Troy Conference
Academy, accompanied by bill, increasing
number of trustees, referred to the COM
mi,tee on Education. OF Henry Dillon, on
motion Of Mr.. Gowdy read and laid on the
| tuUlc' vi VI oulIOtOs It"O
petitions. one of ladies'. Hubbardton, Wey.
bridge, Vernon and Crahsbury, referred 10
on temperance memorials; Of selectmen OF
Vernon, to com. of Ways and Means; OF
inhabitants Of Crafsbu'y and Milton, to
the com. on antislavery memorials; Of
Chas. S. Spalding and others to com. on
Military affairs.
A communication from the Governor,
Announcing the appointment Of Geo, B.
Mnnser Secretary of civil and military af-
fairs. and that Tomorrow at 10 O'Clock he
would communicate his annual message,
was received and read
Resolutions. BY Mr. Fairbanks, raising
!. an inquiry as to the expediency o.
advertising sheriffs Gales in certain cases
by Mr.. Butler. Us TO the expedency Of
abolishlng capital punishment; by Mr.
, Dewey, instructing the committee of Elec,
lions to inquire whether any members oil
!, the House hold Offices Of trust or profit
under the authority of CongresS-alI which
, were adopted BY Mr.. BeardsIey, ins,ruc
) ting the judiciary committee to report O
! bill abolshing imprisonment for debt
) withdrawn, similar one having already
, been adopted. By Mr.. Butler, assigning
10 O'Clock, Tuesday next, to elect judges
, of the supreme court-adopted.
, Bills Introduced-By Mr. Leonard. rela.
tive to acknowledgement ofdeeds, referred
, to General commllte by Mr. Bare, repeal
ing The act relative to the practice of phys
Ic and surgery referred to judiciary com
, by Mr. Wheeler, TO continue IN force the
charter of the bank of Montpelier, refer,
! red TO the committee on banks.
f The bank inspectors report was present
! ed, and laid upon the table, Adj.
SENATE.
, SATURDAY, Oct. 10.
, Memorials-By Mr.. Short. of the nhab
, i,an,s o! Thetiord, on the subject of TEN
, perance. On motion Of Mr. Kitteredge
, the memorial was referred to select com
mi,tee of three, (Messrs Young, Ranne,
and Goodwin;) a similar memorial of The
: inhabitants OF Townsend, presented by Nj
Barnes, was referred to the same commit
tee; and on motion Of Mr. Converse, The
4, committee on roads and canals was dis
. charged from The further consideration O
A. the several temperance memorials referred
{ to that committee, and the memorials were
. severaly referred TO the select committee
, Resolutions-By Mr. Young, providing
for canvassing the votes for members o
{ Congress. passed, and committee wa
raised for the purpose, (Messrs Chandler
B, Swift, Bowen, Young and Mcmillan; by
Mr. Briggs. proposing to amend the join
. rules, read and posed.
$ BiNs-By Mr. Briggs, incorporating .h'
Q Brandon Rail Road Bank, read twice an.
: referred to the committee on Banks.
r The Governors message was received
and read by the Secretary Of the Senate.
0 Mr. Lawrence offered resolution desig
. mating Monday next to elect a Senator il
: he Congress of the United States, which
' on motion of Mr.. Steele, was laid on thu
{ table. Adjourned,
D HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
b Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Kellogg.
:. The chair announced tho following op