Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-11-22


islaive Journals. 8 Of applications to the
genera usscmbiy, ~ OF poor bouscs, Sc Ct
title 10 real estate by d, seen, AZ Of wills,
10 Of towns. &c. a. of estates IN dover,
90 of lust ccs oi the peace, 81 Of dep"
s,iions and witnesses. 40 Of levy of eXecn
lions, / 5 of settlement Of ranpers. II OF
p,is,mills. go of observance Of The Sabbath
Ordered 10 Il Sd Reading Chap. SO OF
pounds. esrra vs. and lost goods, "a pcdlars
Sc of preservation of psblIc hcal,e.
Chan, % o { courts of chancery was 70
turned by the Senate with inconvenience
N tho nmcndt nent of the House. when
the Houso on motion Of Mr. Dillingham;.
rcccded from rs amendment.
The bill io,' The geological survey ct
the state was taken up, and Mr. Butler
moved to d'su,lsslt. .L Baxter addressed
he House in support OF the bllk Laid
on tho tab'h.
The memorial Of Jos. Chase and 9th
ers was referred 10 the select committee
raised on the subject oil moral reform.
The Senate returned chap. 81 OF ohsetts
insisting upon their disagreement to the
appointment OF the f,usc.
AUIObIUt " w l'NIIO" hp'U'NS'
WEDNESDAY. Nov. Is.
SENATE.
PRAYER by th T. chaplain.
Revised statutes. Chap. 49, q, 26 and
iO4, were seUerally returned from the
house with proposals OF amendment to
each in which the senate resolved 70 con
cur: chap. 10 of state prison, giving the
chaplain salary of $500 instead OF 800 as
nasscd by the senate, a debate ensued by
Messrs Swift and Townslcv, the latter nd.
yocoting a nonconcurrene. the former a
concurrence, for the reason That no chap,
loin Of competent qualifications could be
Obtained for $500. Besides, said Mr. S.
the Importance Of moral and intellectual
instruction. and the Influence Of religious
principles had been found by experience
10 produce q happy effect on the convIc's,
and a correspondent benefit to the commn-
nltv--,he recommItmen's having been
much less since the emp of chap
lain. The same side of the question was
taken also by Messrs Harvey, Bowen and
Marsh, and opposed by Mr. Cobb, who
thought $500 a competent salary-,f
clergyman could not be employed for that
snm employ a deacon Or layman. Chap
"a Of the cofrt Of chancery, returned iron
the house, Sasolvpg to adhere to one Of us
omedmersOnk r c'de from the other
The SSSksCesAved to reccde from thei
: disagreement.
Rcsolul,on-from the house, for meeting
in iojntassembly this Gfv, 'sx"the appoint
meut Of county officers, IN which The sen
ate Concurred.
Banks-Mr Pierpont called I'D .hc bill
extending the charter Of The Bank of Ru
land. when the amendments adopted, il
committee Of the whole, were reported Il
tho senate. concurred in, when Mr. NJ
Nj Han moved tia, the substitute. as amen
dcd in committee Of the whole, be adopte,
instead of the bill. Eost. yeas 9. nays Is
when the b,ll was ordered to be eugIosse
and read n ,hird time. Mr. Mcmillan re
ported the bill from the house rechar,erln!
the bank OF Caledonia without amendment
and on motion of Mr. PIerpoint, the bill wa
laid on the table.
Bllls-By Mr. Marsh. relating to tn
: gcnreal Ils, the same as passed by tn
Senate in 1886, laid on the table; rela,in!
a, to the militia. reported by Mr. Townsley
with proposals Of amendment. exemptin!
Judges Of the supreme and county court
and probate courts. clerks Of those courts
0 and Presidents and faculty Of colleges IRON
u military duty. Mr. Marsh moved to amen
The amendment by exemptlng students o
r colleges also. Motion debated by Messr
Swift and Eaton opposed BY Mr. Towns
y Icy and lost. The amendment propose
by the committee, eraslng SIX cents pc
9 mile for travel at drills, and court martials
allowing three dollars per day as compen
d saiion for drill officers, and one dollar pc
: day for attendance upon court martial Is
: after much debate was adopted: The amend
ment requiring drills but once IN two year
I instead Of annually. and eXemp'ing lnhab
u irants of small towns from certain mlllar
: duty, were passed over, when Mr. Plerpoln
x moved to strike on, the four first section
of the bill, The object Of this motion a
y stated by the mover, was to avoid all IN
~ reference with the late organzatlon OF IN
2 militia by the law Of 1856, and the compel
e ing the Judges Of the Supreme Court Il
u do military duty. Motion lost. when NJ
Adams moved to erase the section Prov
u ding for the payment Of attendance upo
y courts Warllnl out w tne Stute treasury
: 1t appeared from statements OF senator
$ that about two hundred courts MARTA
: would be held annually in the state, EN-
: bracng some fifty or hundred attendant
upon each, swelling tho tax upon the tea
. sury to an amount Tar beyond the benefit
G derived either by the militia or the commu
n nifty. Motion lost, when Mr. Plerpoln
$ moved To strike out the 9th chapter whicl
$ provides for reg,mental court MARTIAL
q Motion prevailed. when Mr. ConveIse mo
we'd that the bin be laid upon the table
# assuring the senate that if the bill were 81
e laid upon the table he would prepare q,
# amendment, dispensing with all musters
j. and useless and unmeaning ceremonies
0 and providing for the annual examination
# of arms, equipments, Il drill ofoificers, AM
/. haf,ro Dn.si,on wa, tnk on Tho eenate