The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-10-29

that he declined beng Il candidate Tor the once
81 second that his connection withihe Essex Bank,
under present circumstances, rendered him obec.
onubie II candidate for the office. On motion
Of MIR Holmes, of the Senate, the nomination of
MIR Haywood was referred back to the county con.
vention.
"Wednesday, Oct. 80
MeSsdge, from the governor, communicating Ger.
tain papers relating to the State Antiquarian Socie.
y, referred 10 committee on agriculture certain
esou uns from different states the public lands;
resolutions from The State of Indiana, on the sub
ject of slavery severaliy referred to select com.
Of three, to be appointed by the chair.
RcUisSd &atntcS--Chapler ID, of Clowns, town
meetings, and town officers, reported by Mr.
Swift, %! the committee on education, with sundry
proposals Of amendment, which were concurred in
passe chapter %, of 'Jus!ices of the Peace,
reported by Mr. Converse, of the the Ju-
dietary, amended, read thd time and passed.
Res0tuti0aS-By MIR Eaton, insructng the com.
on education to report an amendment to the exist
ing law upon the subject authorizing the distribu-
ton OF one fourth part of the public money. for the
use of schools 10 school districts, in equal proper
lions, 1cith0ut regard to the number Of SGhOiGTs-
This resolution elected an interesting discussion,
by Messrs Kit,eredge, Pierpont, Converse and
TownsIey, opposed TO the resolution, and Mcssrs
Marsh, Edgeron, aud Eaton, in favour. Mr. No
Bile demanded the yeas and nays, and the resolu.
ton rejected. yeas ~, nays Is.
HOUSE, ReSOiutions,-By Mr. Miner, appoint
ing limo. Foster, A. b. w. Tenney and Leonard
the State Prison and report thereon adopted.
BY Mr. Dillingham;, inviting l.. d. Peck, Esq.
one of the revising committee, to take seat on
the floor Of the House during the consideration of
the revised statutes, for the purpose of giving any
information desired on that uhject; adopted. BY
MIR Partridge, de'erring all Legislation on partner
ships, listing laws, banks, poor laws corporations,
road laws, chancery laws, * c. the next session,
statutes in the offices of Town Clerks. Ruled out
Of order by the Chair, when Mr. Partridge appealed
from the decision, and the decision sustained
by the ilouSe-ayes 1875, noes 10,
Repo,ts of Committees BY Com of Ways and
Means, chapters t., and ofrevlsed statutes with
out amendment by Judiciary Com. against reso-
luton for adjustment of capital punishment also
against the bill for the same object, and was laid
90 the table and made the order for Friday morn
ing in favor Of bill in addition to VI Mutual Fire
Insurance Co. act, ordered 10 Sd reading. BY
Com. on Education, bill incorporating Memphre-
NJ aaog literary and scientific institution, amended
aud ordered 10 a Sd reading. by Com of Claims,
bill TO pay Louis Soue $3.50 IS for losses occasion.
ed by The non intercourse law of 1872 laid on the
table and made the order for tomorrow morning
By General Communities, against bill to encourage
the destruction Of crows, dismissed against bill
relating to deeds and land conveyances, dismissed
IS to 81.
= o'clock p NJ.
SENATE. BHL-Laying tax on Lands in
Greensboro reported by The com. read third time
and passed.
removal of paupe,s," reported by the com, Jul
dietary, read third time and passed chap "a, OF
''couris of chancery,' called up by MIR PierPon
and the chapter read 4 third time and passed chap
%, Of "supreme and county courts, called up
amended, read third Time and passed.
| HOUSE Rerised StatuteS-Chnptcr 3, Of ap
olcations to general assembly, Is of settlement q
| paupers IA Of villages, 5 of PRONUNCIATION of stat
os and Legislative journals, 10 of county property
6 of seat Of government, of the library, and o
counties were severaIy ordered TO third rend
ing.
Chap II, or poor houses, being under considera
zion, Mr. Partridge moved to postpone it to the Is
dav of January next which motion ruled on
of order by the chair Mr. p then opposed the bill
for objections the bill itself, and also for the reas
on that the reading of this and tho other bll
reDortcd by the committee would not enable tn,
House to act Understandings upon it, The bill
was ordered 10 Sd reading.
Chapter ~ ofprobac districts, and of organi
cation eff the House of Representatives, were sew
orally passed.
ridges resolutions on banks, the question being OF
the motion Of Mr. Fullam to dismiss when M
Dillingham; moved to lay the motion to dismiss OF
the table, ~ make it the order for Saturday MON
ing agreed TO, and MIR Chandler moved that 30
comics of the aore named resolutions, with the re
ported of the committee thereon, DO printed for TIT
use of the House: after considerable discussion ,thi
, motion laid on the table, and made the orde
I for Saturday morning.
Repoyts of Committees. BY Judiciary commit
tee on the expenses of the revised laws whic
! was read Ohio expense already incurred is $4,000
| By the same committee, bill TO pay r. Pierpolr
and others Ohe revising com $3,5OO-laid on tn
. table.
, Thursday, Oct. "a.
4 SENATE. Report, By Mr. Robinson, of til
, committee the Judiciary, that no legislation
necessary in relation to fugitves from justice, til
!, re vised statutes making the necessary provision o
y that subject.
= Refused Statutes.-Chap 81, of Common law,
nd n IN ina
o lions ;" sent up from the house, with proposto
e to amend in which the senate resolved to concur
is chap End of Organization OF house of represent.
e tives,' with proposal of amendment, IN who
e the senate also resolved to concur
-e ResotatiOn.-From The House, for the appoin
ment Of a com. of three to inquire iuto the necess
" ty of repairs of the State Prison buildings, read
l. on motion OF Mr. Townsley, laid upon the table
to by Mr. Eaton, of the committee on Education
m furnish the American Antiquarian Society wi
le copies of the public papers of this Statea