Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-11-13
Vermont Legislature.
Saturday, Nov. .

NwT
reported chapter SO, of licenses 10 rr,
ers. innkeepers and viciualiEg bop,-
with propositions TO amend, which w.,
taken up in committee of the whole =
cussed, and variously disposed Of and !
amendments recommended In comm.
of the whole, reported to the Senate. =, /
Cured in, aud the chapter as amen /
was laid upon the table. THE Chance
its present provisions. restores the u,s |
in ardent spirits, 10 lis standing prev;,~I
to the last session olihe L.gislalurel
Billy Mr.. Tracy, Repeating
act of last session, relating TO the SAL II
ardent spirits, twice read AMI Ordersl,
be engrossed: TO pay Cephas Bayley, 4
SUM mentioned. for the iransporalio1
arms, the Senate rejected the bill.
J Mondly, Nor. 4
SENATE-RssOlutioR-from the hon.
appointing committee of three. 10 iavg
tigale the Windsor and Essex Banks. can
Cured in by the Senate.
BIL-repealing The law Of last sessir
relating to the traffic in ardent spirits, r,l
a third time and passed.
HoUsE-Reports of Commitfss-Br
committee of Claims, bill to paw G. HI
Smith $50 Expenses of execution Z
Bates, opposed by Messrs. Chanis
Brown and Partridge. on the ground lha
the execution came within the ordina7
duties OF the sheriff, and that lherefott
was not entitled to extraordinary pay:-|
supported by Messrs. Miner, Bu!ir|
Needham and Rice, for the reason Tia
tie legislature had always paid for serr
ces. OF this kind this sum was much IA
than had been usually paid. The sums
500 was rejected, 7S 10 90, and The b
LAID on the table and made the order ir
"Wednesday morning. BY committee o.
Education, on the subject Of geologic
survey OF the slale-favoTable 10 syco
survey, accompanied by bill for fbe an
poIntment of a commissioner 1, make =
survey, and appropriating $4,000 IOllAs
commencement. of the work. Mr.. Cos.
dy moved 10 make the bill the order ir
Thursday morning, stating that the con.
mittee would not urge The bill. unless }
was found 10 meet the general consena 4
the House. Mr.. Sprague approved u
report and moved the printing of so
copiesj supported by Messrs. Needhin
Sprague and Brown, opposed by Mes.a
Sanborn and Partridge, when Mr.. Fa
lam moved 1000 copies-uegalived z. u
o.; the motion for 500 copies was nea
lived, 81 10 50; MIR. Rice moved 5000,
ies-carried The same committee mad
report upon the project for furnishing
braries 10 school districts-favUrabs b
The object, but stating that there were D,
funds which could be properly directed
this object, and therefore commenting * |
matter 10 the voluntary action Of s:t,a
districts.
| ResOtutiOas-By Mr.. Brown. ri&g
an inquiry as 10 the expediency Of pIa:ns
steamboat stock ia the lists for taxali0a--
passed. BY Mr.. Hubbard, inslrucg
The committee OF Agriculture 10 rep07i
bill for the encouragement of agricuhgr
societies, granting sum for premiums
not exceeding 25 per cent. OF the s8a
raised by such societies for this purpcs
supported by MIR. Brown, opposed BY NJ
Partridge and rejected; MI. Needhi'
moved 10 reconsider this vole-rejeclel
The chair appointed the following coz
mIltee on the inquiry relative 10 laIl5
steamboat stock, sc, Messrs BrorL
Baxter and Huntington.
Mr.. Maltocks introduced n bill rePsi'
ing the act providing for removing o.
structlons IN Passumpsic and Moose nr
ers, which was referred 10 committee %
Roads and Canals.
O'Clock, p. NJ
SENATE-BW-By MIR. Tracy, af
pointing a committee of three. 10 let o"
by contract, for a term not exceeding toGi
years, the labor Of prisoners in The SnS
Prison, twice read and ordered 10 be o.
crossed for third reading.
Reused Statutes chapter l03, ofcoaf
~ Jalls and the confinement and diSchaTE'
oil prisoners, reported by Mr.. Cobb VII
proposals of amendment, extending d!
jail limits 10 The limits of The county, SAP
ported BY Messrs. Cobb. Tracy. RObn'
son and Converse. and opposed by M
PitrPo'nt, Tor the reason that provls''
had already been made for the nOnIH'
prlsonment OF poor debtors, and because
the limits OF counties were too circus
scrlbed-it should 60 10 the entire llm's
oil The state for honest men who could DO
pay their debts; and as 10 rogues, Wno
perhaps upon the rights of others, is~
miles square was amply sufficient >"
their range,-laid upon the table; CHAP
lO4, OF the State Prison, reoorted bv MI
Plerpoint. with proposal of amendme0!
10 accordance with the bill introduced b
Mr. Tracy this afternoon, feialing 10 Tho
o'ate Frisoa. Amendment concuFed 10
and the chapter read a third time ana
passed |; chapter 81, of the preservation
u sheep called up by Mr.. Cobb. and Ihe
amendment requiring diseased sheePp
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