The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-11-12


alton of the 10Th chaptet, of Justices OF the peace
and after various amendments were considered' a
mong them ono striking out ail the provisions ~ :
lowing justices to deliver up ngihves OF otno'
persons from other states, on which amendmoht
vote was taken, ayes 50, noes %. Inc Dill was
ordeIed to sd reading,
Monday, Nov. A.
SENATE. Revised Statates,-Chap, 80 Of the
preservation of game and the destruction obnoxious
animals, called up by Mr. Pierpoint who proposed
an amendment by offering an additional section,
embracing the various existing laws Tor the pre-
servation of fish. The amendment was adopted,
when Mr. Adams moved so to amend the chapter as
TO repeal the bounty Of rs cents per head on fox
es. Supported by Mr. Adams, opposed by Messrs
Cobb, Bowen and Pierpont, and lost, and the
chap, as amended, read third time and pass.
ed; cheap. 80, of fines aud fence viewers, reported
by Noble. read third time and passed.
BM.-Repealing the law of last session relating
the traffic in ardent spirits, read third time and
passed.
HOUSE. Report, Of Conlnittees.-.By com on
Education, on tho subject of geological survey OF
the state--favorable 10 such a survey, accompanied
by bill for tho appointment of a commissioner to
make survey, and approPrla'ing $2ooo Tor tnt
commencement of the work. Mr. Gowdy moved
to make tho bill the order for Thursday mornn z
stating that the COMMITTEE" would not urge the Dill
unless il was found TO meet the general consent OF
the House. The same committee made report up,
on the project for furnishing libraries 10 school
districts-favora to the object, but stating mat
there were funds which could be properly di-
YeClpu 10 this object, ana therefore
matter TO the voluntary action OF school uisuicts
The Governor, by message, informed Inc li"use
of the resignation of Brgndier General Green
Blackmor.
RcsoLutions,-B BY Mr. Fairbanks, discharging the
members of Caledonia county from the documents
relating to the county buildings, supported by
Messrs Fairbanks Brown, Rice and Bascomb, OPP
posed by Messrs Chandler, Butler and !. NeedhamI
TO dismiss the bill on this subject-agreed to. by
MIR Hubbard, instructing the com. of Agriculture TO
report bill for the encouragement OF agrlultural
societies, granting sum for premiums, not ex-
ceeding rs per cent, Of the sum raised by such so.
cieties for this purpose Supported by MI brown
opposed by Mr. Partridge, and rejected.
Mr. Ma,tocks introduced bill repeating the act
providing for removing distractions in Passumps!c
and Moose rivers, which was referred to com on
Roads and Canals.
2o'cock, p. Nj.
of three 10 let out by contract, for term not
exceeding four years. the abour of prisoners in the
State Prison, twice read and ordered to be engross
cd for third reading.
Rcoisod Statutes.eChap 1903, OF county jas and
tho confinement and discharge Of prisoners, report
cd by Mr. Cobb, with proposals Of amendment, OK
tending the Jail limits TO the limits of the county
supported by Messrs Cobb, Tracy, Robson and
Converse, and opposed by Mr. Pierpoint, for the
reason that provision had already been made for
the nsn-imprisonment Of poor debtors, and because
the limits of counties were too circumscribod-it
should go to the entire limits of the state for hon
eat men who could not pay their debts ard as TO
rogues who perhaps upon the rights of other, a
few miles square was amply sufficient for their
range, -aid upon the table chap. l04, of the
State Prison, reported by Mr. Pierpont, with a
proposal of amendment in accordance with the
bill introduced by Mr. Tracy, this afternoon relat,
in and the chapter read third time and passed =
chapter 81, of the preservation of sheep, called
up by Mr. Cobb, and the amendment requiring dis.
sased sheep to be kept within the limits OF their
owners, being under consideration, the amendment
vaied and the chapter, after further amend
ment, read third time and passed chapter
81, of the preservation Of the public health, re.
ported by Mr. Eaton with proposal of amendment
imposing penalty, not exceeding 5000, upon any
person knowingly exposing others to tho small
pox, which was adopted, and the chapter read a
Sd time and passed
Billion motion of Mr. Tracy the rule in case
of bills, was dispensed with, for the time, and the
bill appointing committee 10 let out the labor OF
the prisoners in tho state prison was read Sd time
HOUSE Reuised Statutes Chapter "a, OF
pedars, was reported, amended (fxins tho scale
of licences follows : foot pedlar 30, with one
horse So, with wagon drawn by one horse oil
more $l5, without reference to the fact whether
the pedIar is or is not citizen of the siate0 and
laid on the table.
Chapter %, Of process, was reported with an
amendment, involving repeal of the act of last
year aboshing imprisonment for debt discus
sion arose M essrs Fuam, Partridge, Miner, Fair
banks and Needham taking part therein.
Tuesday, Nov. 5.
SENATE. Reo;sed Statutes.-Chapter rs, OF
the general list, called up by Mr. Noble, for con
sideraton, and on the question shall the bill be
read third time Mr. Pierpoint demanded the
yeas and nays, and addressed the senate, at some
length, in opposition to the present system of taxa
ton as unequal in it's operation, aud in many cases
unjust. He believed new and more simple sys
tenn ought at once to DO adopted correct in prlnci
pie and equal in practical operation. Tax all the
property a man possesses, said Mr.. P. and require
every may TO pay tho expenses Of government in
proportion to what he possesses, no less and nc
ing as in com. Of the whole, upon a proposed a
,mendment offered by Mr. Adams, requiring that
each male person of 81 years be set in the list al
10 dollars upon his POLL and each person equipped
for military duty be exempt from all taxes except
for high ways. This with various other amend
ments to the chapter, was adopted in com of the
whole. A proposition that the list be taken the
first of June instead of the first of April, ELECTED
discussion by Messrs Eaton, Adams, Harvey, Cur
It's, Townsley and others The motion to alter
from April to June was lost, when very interest
ing debate ensued the question of taxing the