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LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
SENATE.
MONDAY, Nov, 49,
PRAYER bv the chaplain,

refused for the relief of Mr. Crane aud
Orson Thaver, reported by Mr. Plerpoint,
and its third reading refused incorporat
inp the Merchants and Farmers Bank al
Veruennes, with capital stock Of 500 600
bill read a third time, supported IN re-
marks by Mr. Egetton. Mr. SwiI, said he
should vo,tYor the bill although he was
opposed to many of lis provisions to many
of IT'S PROVISIONS. He was willing the ex-
perimen, should be made though he felt
l,lle or no conf. cDcc in It's success. de-
would vote for banks 10 places where
charters were about 10 expire but was
utterly opposed to tn, present project ot
these who talked much OF bank f0orm
TO multiply and increase banking ins,tu-
tons in d fferent parts OF the State. Inc
yeas and nays were demanded, wheh
MesstsCubb and Adams asked to be eXcus'
ed from voting. for the reason That they
were absent, at the reading of the bill
thew were aot excused +; when the question
was nut upon the final passage OF the
hill. and decided IN the affirmative, yeas 10
nays 8; IN addition to an act. providing
for reporter Of the decisions OF the Su
preme court, from the house. twice read
and referred to com. on finance; altering
the name OF Maryon Lovely, read third
time and passed relating to the militia,
from the house. twice read ana re-
ferred to the committee on mlltn'y affairs
relating Ia highways, amended, read
third time and passed; laying tax on
lands IN Greensboro reported by Mr.
Marsh, repeating the act laying tax Of
SIX cents and laying tax Of Hour cents,
to be collected in money, laid upon the ia
Die.
Resolution from the house, relating TO
the snbiec, Of slavery. aud the slave trade
in the district of Columbia, and the resolu
lions were sevetally read and laid upon
the table.
Militia BiNs-reiurned from the house,
nonconcurrlng in the amendments propo-
sed by The Senate, and the question will
the senate insist on It's amendments? was
decided in the affirmative; TO furnish q
field piece to the l4'h Regiment Of The
militia, AT Derby and vicinity, reported by
Mr. Lawrence, read n third time and
passed, yeas 10, nays 10 the president vot
,ng in The affirmative; establishing Wealth
etetieIj Light lofanry Company, third
reading refused, ayes 9, nays |.
Revised Statutes. - Chapter i03, of forms
reported bv Mr. Converse, read third
time aud passed. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
PRAYER by Rev 4. Smith.
Reports Of Committees. BY judiciary
Committee. bill making negotiable paper
subject the trustee process. ordered %
Sd reading. BY com. on Military Affairs
bills n addition to mi'ita act, Cavalry
Co. Of 5,h regiment to be rclnsla 'ed tC
the I8th.) and to restore Tun6rldge cav
slrv company. ordered to 81 reading. BY
Committee Of Claims, bill 10 pay a. D.
Arm, S25, Jos Rollins $40. ordered t.
Sd reading to pay S'as Wright $50, dis
missed. By com. Of Claims, bill to pay
Rufus Campbell Sl56, after some discus
sion BY Messrs Baxter, Dillingham;, Brown
and others the bill was dismissed; against
bills for benefit Of Abel Waite, and tt
paw Milo b Hiodgott, dismissed against
petitions Of Il Morse. and Lebbeus Ea-
ertop, and they mad leave to withdraw
By select com. against bill altering the
name Of he town Ct 81. George, DIS
missed. By General com. bill to pre-
serve fish IN Casteton pond; dismissed
By com. on banks, against bill TO ncur'
porate Wlndham Co Savings institution
laid on the table bill TO secure bIlIholdcr'
on he closing OF banks, ordered to 81
reading. BY Select com. on The state o
the treasury LAID on the table.
Mr. FulIam, by unanimous consent, in
trodnced bill relating to the grand list
read once.
Resoluiions-By Mr. Brown, drectin!
auditor OF accounts to report the sum pau
for printing within The last two years, ant
to whom paid-adopted. BY Mr. Brown
recurring com. of Ways and Means II
Law before the House their estimate of ex
penses of the slale-adopled.
Mr. Rice called up the bill nbolishin!
capital punlshmen's; and on motion of M
Butler i, was laid on the table with th
understanding that it shall not again b
called up.
The auditor of accounts obtained leav
of absence after tomorrow morning,
A b,Ii to incorporate the Merchants an
Mechanics Bank from the Senate. relerre
TO com. on Banks.
Eagrossed bills -Reative TO reporte
ofdecIsions OF Supreme Court IN uddi'o
to the militia act, frelative to cavalr
company Of the 9Th regiment l-rela''n
to The mllll ia of Goshen-severally passed
The bill relating to Craflsbury Rife CO
was ordered 10 Sd reading.
Appropriating Bills Assessing Ia
for the support of government: NJ
Brown moved to raise a tax of from tire
to four cents on the dollars Imported b
Messrs Brown, Dillingham; and Needhau
opposed by Messrs Hodges, Chandler an
Warner Of New Haven, and negatved, 8
to 10. and the bill was passed making al
propria'ons for support of government
passed f; authorising treasury to borro'
. certain sum,psssed.
Wr Kinsman from the com of conferenc
on the Poultney bank Bill. reported, u