The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-10-26
hOI[SE.

ROUSE.
Prayer by Rev S. Kellogg. -
The chair presented a third annual report of
the trustees of the asylum for the insane referred
to select com. Ct FOUR and 300 copies ordered
to be printed.
MIR. Ashley moved to reconsider the vote Of yes
terday, dlsmlssing the bill Tor purchase of maps
agreed to- and the bill was laid on the table, when
Mr. Knsman offered Joint resolution, authorisng
the purchase of five maps of Vemont-passed.
B1S-By Mr. Porter for an academy at Hart
ford, referred to com. on Education. By Mr..
Closson in addition to act relating to marriage,
and divorce, referred to the Judiciary Committee.
To pay Louis Soule $3.50 79, ordered to a thirdl
reading annexing part of Orwell to Whiting,
passed.
Revolutionary Mr.. Highly, raising an inquiry,
as to the expediency of further legislation on the,
subject of indictment oftowns for bad roads, pass
! ed
Petition,-Of inhabitants of Charestown and
Shelburn, referred TO Temperance Com.
The bill relating to the Rutland and Whitehall
Kali Road Company, was made the order Of the
| day for tomorrow morning
Reports Of CommlteeS.-By committee on Banks
repeating act chartering the Bank of Montpelier,
ordered TO third reading. BY Committee on
Military Affairs bill in addition to militia act with
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Tie OIuGI vi lLlt udN lUE
Tuesday morning next and on the motion of Mr..
Partridge, 300 copies were ordered to be printed.
By Select Committee, bill for the relief of Henry
Damon with the evidence in the case, laid on the
table.
The House resumed consideration of the SUBJ
treasury resolutions. Mr. Henry moved call of
the House-negatved. The first question being
on the motion to dismiss, was negatived: ayes3,
noes PIG.
The question then occurred on the amendment
of Mr. Chandler, viz. to strike out all of the orig
na resolutions and insert the following;
Whereas, the passage by Congress Of the law,
usually denominated the sub-reasurv, would tend
greatly to concentrate undue power in the hands
of the executive department of the government,
therefore,
Resolved, that our senators in Congress be
instructed, and our representatives requested, to
use their exertions to prevent the passage Of that
bill.
Mr. Partridge opposed the amendment.
Mr. Thomas moved call OF the House; not
seconded by the House, l02 TO IS.
| The question was then put, and the amendment
was adopted, ayes Is, nays 10Y.
The question was then put Shall the resolution
pass? Ayes rs, noes l07; so the resolution
was adopted
| The bill to compensate the superintendent Of
the state prison was taken up and discussed until
the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, O'Clock, P NJ.
SENATE.
Reuised StatuteS.-Chap. 80 of Jurors. repor-
ted by Mr.. Cobb, without amendment, read third
! time and passed; of "ollsets" read third time
and passed. chapter SO, Of accounts" chap. 81,
Of" writs oferror," chap. 50, of "habeas corpus"
severally reported by Mr. Kittridge, without amend
ment, and ordered to third reading tomorrow
morning; chap. 90. of grants" twice read and
referred to Messrs. Mcmillan, Kttrldge and Cur
tiss; chap. 40, of "reaI estate" twice read and re-
(erred to Messrs. Brown Harvey and Waterman;
chap. 81, of "depositions and witnesses" reported
by Mr.. Cobb, and ordered to third reading;--
chap. % OF "process," reported by MIR. Robinson,
with proposal of amendment, when Mr.. Tracy,
after remarks of some length, moved to amend The
amendment, by erasing from chap. the section re-
lang to imprisonment for debt, passed the last ses
sion of the Legislature. The chair decided the
motion out of ORDER and the question after de-
bate by Messrs, Kittridge, Edgerton and Tracy,
was decided in the affirmative, yeas "a, nays A.
and the amendment was adopted, when Mr.. Ira
cy renewed his motion that the ODD section be
stricken from the chap. assuring the Senate, that
if his motion prevailed, he should move to amend
the chap, by erasing the section embracing the
trustee process of the last session. The motion
to amend was debated by Messrs. Kittrdge, Swift
Curtiss, Pierpon, Cobb, Townsly, and Tracy, and
lost, yeas 9, nays 10. Tin the course of this de-
bate Senators spoke Of the public feeling in differ
ent sections of the state, in relation 10 the existing
trustee process; and judging from their remarks
we should think the system pretty generally met
the public execration especially of that portion of
the public who have the misfortune to be poor, and
for whose special benefit the system was osensbly
adopted The chap. was then read third time
and passed. chap. Il, ofs'forcible entry and de-
taner' twice read and referred to Messrs CobA
Chandler and Foster
Resolution, from the House, for the purchase
of copies of a map of this State. The resolu-
ton on motion of Mr. Edgerton, was laid on the
table.
Bill, from.the House, annexng a part of the
town of Orwell to the town of Whiting, read twice
and referred to the Senators from Rutland and Ad-
olson counties. Adj.
HOUSE.
REFUSED Statutes.-Chaper "a, of chancery,
was once read. On motion of Mr.. Brown to a.
mend, a proracted and dissotory discussion arose,
in which Mr. Partridge against THE bill generality
Messrs. Brown, Dillingham; Chandler and Others