Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-11-02
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
From wal,op's Daily Journal.


stable OF Vernon certain sum-laid on the
table.
Mr. Briggs called up the Brandon rail
road bank bill The Senate being in com
mittee OF the whole, MIR Hubbell moved an
amendment making private properly Of
stock holders liable to the amount of stock
paid in--discussed by Messrs Kittredge,
Briggs, and Hubbell and adopted 8 10 IL.
Mr. Pierpoint moved an amendment restrlc-
ting loans to Directors to sum not exceed
ing S3000-supported by Messrs HubbeIl,
Kittredge and Pierpont. opposed by Mr.
Hebard, and adopted, Fl TO 3. Mr. Kit
tredge moved to erase $4,000 & insert S.
COOLEST. On motion subjecting the char
ter 10 the control of future legislatures Mr.
HubbeI sustained the motion. contending
that the legislature was the only tribunal
proper to possess supervisory power over
charters Messrs. Briggs and Kittredge ar
gued that the supreme court was the only
safe and the only constitutional tribunal to
act in this case, The amendment was lost,
ayes nays IL. Adjourned
HOUSE Resolutions-By Mr. Fair
banks, directing the com. on roads and ca
nails TO report bill exempting towns from
tunuSto iOf dCClutUtS at OTluQpS WDeTe
loads exceed certain weight-adopted
Mr. Kellogg called up the resolution for
day of thanksgiving--afier considerable
discussion, the resolution was referred TO
the General committee. Adjourned
SENATE. Afternoon BiHs-to Day
the constable OF Vernon the sum mentioned
Mr. Ranney called up the resolution for
the adjournment without day; the 3Oth inst.
was agreed upon and the resolution adopt
ed. Adj.
HOUSE. Reports Of eommittees. A bill
regulating the measure of potatoes (62 lbs.
to the bushel) and ordered to third read.
ing.
Bills introduced.-By Mr. Dean. repeal.
ing the acts TO encourage the destroying Of
bears. wolves and panhers, referred 10 Gen
era committee.
Resoiutions-From the senate, instructing
our delegation in Congress to request
grant OF land for each OF the colleges in this
state, concurred in.
Mr. Dillingham; called UP the bill prescr rib
ing the punishment for certainMiph crimes
and misdemeanors, and on hiy motion it was
committed to a member for a, amendment M
Dillingham; subsequently reported the bill
amended. Mr. Blackmer moved to Law tue
bill on the table-opposed by Mr. GoodaIe,
and negatived. Mr. Hews moved to refer
the bill to the next session the chair refused
10 entertain the motion, as the rules provide
for no such motion. The bill was support
ed at length by Messrs Dillingham;, Good
ale, Fullam Dinsmore, Sawyer of M. and |
Butler, and opposed by Messrs HAYWARD, |
Blackmer, Fairbanks and Dewey. Mr.
Fairbanks moved 10 amend by providing tina,
executions providing for by the bill in ca.
ses of second conviction for a capital Of
fence,j should not be public; lost, unan-
nous consent being necessary. The bill
was passed, ayes 1876, noes SO.
The treasurer, in answer to a resolution
of the House, reported the amount paid for
the destruction of foxes the past year viz
442l foxes destroyed, Sll05 rs paid as
bounty. Adj
SENATE. Tuesday. Oct. %. Commit
tee on the subject of Slavery. Messrs Ran.
ney, Young and Hubbel.
BIls-By Mr. Burton, TO incorporate the
Bennington Mutual Fire Insurance Co. by
Mr. Pierpoint. in addition to an act regula.
ting the chartering of Banks. referred TO
com. on Banks; by Mr. Ranney. for the en-
couragement OF the growing OF silk in this
state, referred to com. on manufactures.
Reports-By the com. on Banks bill to
recharer the Bank of Bennington, with an
amendment, substituting new bill, which
was taken up in committee of the whole,
and on motion Of Mr. Hubbel, lain upon the
table by the com. on the judiciary-a bill
altering the time of holding the supreme
court in the several counties named, read
and ordered to be engrossed for third read
ing.
U. S. Senator-The Senate proceeded a
gain to ballot for Senator in the Congress
of the U. States; flor baloting see afternoon
proceedings after the 42th ballotine the
Senate Adj.
HOUSE. Mr. Sleeper called up the res
olution fixing day for the adjournment of
both Houses Mr. Wheeler moved to insert
the "lst day of Nov next" opposed by Mr.
Townsley, and the resolution and amend.
ment were laid on the table.
ResoiutioHs-By Mr. Bard. for the preser-
vaton Of county court records from destruc-
ton by 6re-adopted by Mr. Smith Of Ber-
lin, lnstrpeting the judiciary com. to report
n bill. providing that persons convicted OF
capital crimes and sentenced TO solitary con.
fnement in the state prison during life, shall
be deemed civily dsad--adopted
Mr. BIackmer called up the bill to abol.
ish imprisonment for debt, the question be.
ing upon the amendment of Mr. Beardsley,
extending the provisions of the bill to all
existing contracts except such as are in suit
when the act goes into operation The a.
mendment was opposed by Messrs Diling
ham and Sabin, and supported by Mr. Bea I'd
slsy-when the hour arrived for the cleo