The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-10-22
Monday, Oct. Ia.
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HOUSE. Tho chair announced tho following
STANDING COMMITTEES.

HOUSE. Tho chair announced tho following
STANDING COMMITTEES
On RuieS.-Me>srs Dillingham;, Fullam, Chand
On Elections Messrs FuIlan, Smith of Berk-
shire, brigham Warner Of Newhaven, Clark, Mat
tocks Foster of Swanton.
Ways and .MeanS.-M essrs. Hodges Wentworth
Cleveland, Raymond, Redtied.
Of Ctaims.-Mcssrs Brown, Baxter, Hunting
ton, Hazen, Kellogg.
On Banhs.-Mess rs Partridge, Butler, Knsman
Smith of Putncy, Ellsworth
Judiciary.-Nlessrs Dillingham; Fullam, Miner,
Closson, Chandler.
military .G6airs.-Messrs Sawyer, Bailey, Part,
ridge, Cushman, Cheney.
On RoadS and CanaiS.-Messrs Fai rbnnks, Hay
ward of AZ dison, Bascomb, Porter, Rich.
Of Insolvency. -Messrs. Tenney,, Corse, Smith
of Putney, Clark, Sanborn.
fAgrieutt,re-Nlessrs Harvey of Barnet, Haz,
ard. Jewett, Hubbard, Wheeler of Montpelier.
On Manufactures. -Nessrs Norton, Ellsworth,
Highly, Chamberlain, w prIts.
Land Tar '0mmiucc.-M essrs. Hubbard Bufium
Samson. Adams of Cavendish, Hawley.
General Committee Messrs Green, Newell,
Garfield Leonard of FairLaven, Leth of Brdpurt,
Winslow, Bovnion, Fuller, RICHARDSON of Waits.
field, Blake, Fisk of Wa,erviIIc, Strong, Freeman,
CoTbin.
On Education.-M essrs Gowdy ,Needham, Bard,
Onion, Stark.
On Grand List.-Alessrs Sanderson, Glet Iar.
ris Roberts, Hays, Clark, Keyes, Aikens, Messer,
Smith of Monkton, Gilmore, Parker Of Bradford,
Merrill Beach, Tyler, Pierce, Works, Hall of Gro
T.,
Grswod Fisk of Eden, Brooks Morrison, Woods
worth, Ladd
Mr. Partridge asked leave to be OK cused from the
committee on banks on the ground that he was
opposed to the present banking system, ard did
not wish to embarIass the banking interest by be-
ing placed upon the sommttee request granted.
RcSOiutiOn-By Mr. Partridge, series for Il dis
ribution by Congress of portion of the proceeds
of public lands among the states for purposes of
education, certain conditions and nstructing
delegation IN Congress on the subject, laid on the
table.
BWs-By Mr. Griswold, for bcnef, of Cambridge
Artillery Co. referred 10 com on Military Affairs
BY Mr. Partridge, giving towns authority to make
by laws relatvot to dogs, referred TO general com.
BY Mr. Bard, in addition TO acts relating to retailers
Of foreign 81 domestic distilled spirits providing for
cases in which the civil authority have not nomi
mated retailers referred TO general committee
BY Mr. Kngsbury, for Seminary (under The pat
ronage of the Danvie Baptist tAssociation,) al
Derby, referred to com on Education. BY MIR
Miner, in favor of John S. Pettibone, referred to
com of Claims
The Governor transmitted The report of the
Bank Inspector and Commissioner, 500 copies OF
which were ordered to be printed.
The Senate came in, aud both Houses in Joint
ballot proceeded to make County appointments :
the following nominations were made for
LAMoILLE Co.
Gardner Gates, : '''''i' 'ue"''''
Riverius Camp, Sheriff
l.. ii. Brown, High Bar
Salmon Wires. States Attorney.
Samuel A Willard, Judge of Probate
Atrial lIuntoon, John Walker, Aanson C. Burke
jail comm ssioners.
ORLEANS Co.
isnac P,l lta[dy' Assistan, Justices,
Sabin kellum, Sheriff.
VIM r. Andres, High Baililf.
Jesse Cooper, States Attorney
Geo. Nye, Judge of Probate.
Joseph Chapman, Geo. Worthington, jr., B. Il.
Jones, Jail commissioners.
Philip Flanders, Chester Carpenter, James Sails.
bury, Samuel III. Hovey, Alexander Riddle, Hop
inspectors.
Monday, 2 clock, p. NJ.
SENATE The committee appointed ut for
mer Legislature to revise the statute laws of this
state, made report of their doings, which report
was laid upon the table
Resolutions.-By Mr. Pierpoint providing for
Joint committee of three from each House, TO re-
port rules for the government of the Legislature in
acting upon the report of the committee upon the
revised laws read and passed BY MIR Cobb
raising an inquiry into the expediency of abolish
ing capital punishment in this state and substi,ut.
ing Imprisonment in the States Prison laid upon
the table
HOUSE. The Speaker announced the follow
ing committees on temperance memorials ,Mossrs
Brown, Warner of Newhaven, Hastings Cheney,
Closson, Kellogg, Dillingham;, Tenney, Matlocks,
Barnes of Charlotte, Starke, freeman, Hazen and
Redfeld.
On petition of. w. Hubbard, relative to State
Prison: Messrs Hodges, Fairbanks, Butler.
act recharlerng the Bank of Montpelier, which
was referred to the com. on banks. BY Mr. Chand
ler repeating for rendering turnpike roads free
roads referred to committee on Roads and Canals
Mr. Brown introduced resolution, instructing
the committee on Banks to enquire i'm the expe.
diency of charerng banks, without requiring the
private property of the stock holders to be holden
for the redemption of bills ; adopted unanimously.
Mr. Partridge called up his resolutions, relative
to banks, when Mr. Chandler moved to refer them
to the com Banks. The motion was sustained
by Messrs Chandler, Fullam and Fairbanks op-
posed by Messrs Partridge and Needham, and car
ried !; ayes I'D, noes 107.