Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-11-27

laJt,,:. ou piHhS, alHPhLtQ, o. the
no"'oh OF new section, when MIR Eos
~ moved so to amend The bill as 10 re-.
~ q al times, Ia the bank, no less than
per cent. N specie Of the capital
SOCK pad in. Ameniment LOST, aud ar
'ne suggestion Of Mr. Plerpoinl, the name
=, the bank was altered TO Merchants and
'af'bers Bank. and the bill was ordered
20 oe engrossed for hrd reading.
HOUSE Resolutions on the Pzb'ic
Lands The question was taken on ,h,.
aSsage OF the resolutions ayes 90. noes
o. 50 the resolutions were adopted. as
| follows:
Resolved, by the Senate and House of
representatives, Tint our Senators in
congress be instructed aud our Rrprescn-
'a'lves requested to use their influence 10
procure he passage Of a law, winch shaIl
provide for a just distribution among the
sfecerat states, Of the proceeds of tae pub
nc lands, ogreeabIy 10 tie terms o., The
aeeas 0f cessloa: watch provide that the
lands 20 coded shall be- considered as =
common fund, for the use aud benefit of
the United States, members of The federal
lance and shall be- faithfully and iona
JtIe disposed of for that purpose, and for
no other purpose or use whatever and
10 oppose any measure calculated 10 pro-
moe the eventual surrender of those lands
10 The states, in which they are situated
which would be entirely repugn to the
Condition OF these grants and contrary 10
that principle of equal and exact Justice
which should characterlze all the deal.
nes OF the General Government with the
several states of the Union.
Resolved, That the Governor be re.
qnesed TO transmit copies of the foregoing
resolution to each of our Senators and
Representatives in Congress, and to each
OF The Governors of The States, with The
request that they present ii 70 the leesla
lures oil their respective states"
Monday, Nov. 18.
SENATE-B Ws-for removing obsrnc.
tIohs IN PIll'S stream In the county of E..
sex, supported bv Mr.. Holmes, read a
third time and It's passag.- refused; incor-
porat'ng the Merchants AMI Farmers
'nk. mt Vergennes. with a capital stock
OF SlUo.O00, read a third time. the
Question was pat upon the fnll passage
oflhe bill, aud decided in the affirmative,
yeas 10 nays g.
Reso'ution from the house, relating to
! he subject OF slavery, aud the slave trade.
IN the district OF @ lumbia, and the rcso-
lutlons wele severally read and laid upon
the table.
HOUSE MIR, Rice called up the bill
a6o'Ishmg capral punishmenls, and on
motion OF Mr.. Butler it was laid on the Ia
bIe with the understanding that il shall
not again be called up.
Appropriatiag Biits-Assess;nr a ia < !
Tor the support of government; NJ
6rown moved 10 raise the lax from three
to to"r CENTS on the dolIar-supporled by
Messrs. Brown, Dillingham; aud Need. |
ham, opposed By N .ss,s. Hodges. ChanI.
Ter and Warner of Newhaven, and neoa-
lived, 81 TO 20, and the bill was pass d 81
making appropriation for support of gov
e:nment-passed; authorizing treasury
10 borrow certain sum-pas<ed.
Me- Kinsman from the comni,tee of
conference on the PouItnev bank Bill. re,
ported, recommending compromise on
the various amendments in qupstion-the
stock TO be :aken by the LIST of January.
l84l, and a semi-annual tax of one .h,1d
Of one per cent. of the capital stock TO BE-,
paid into the State treasury; agreed 10.
2 o'clock, p. NJ.
SESATE,-Rcsotatioes-reialing to slave.
ry. sent a2 from the h ,use for concurrence.
called up by Mr.. Swift LIST Resoulion
opposed by MIR. Ege-ton, as extra ltgisIa-
lIon, and concurrel in, yels Is. NAYS 8,
MeSsrs E yerton. Hoyt and JrnnrSs I'd
! Resolution, Mr.. Converse moved to amen
by erasihg he words land ,rinr v,o.
Ia'lon of the constitution of the Uni,eJ
S ates." in their resolution M. Elton
moved so 10 amend the amendment that il
| read "a viola ion Of the spiri OF The con
slluion OF the Ulrel Suites" Amend.
| ment Of Mr.. Euon lost, and the question
recurring upon The proposed amend nent
offered by Mr.. Converse, it was opposed
! by Mr.. Foster. in remarks, and adoptrJ ::
ana in the resolution, us amended the Sen.
ate resolved 10 concur. 81 Resolution
concurrpd in; from the house, relatlnu 10
the public lands, (as reported in the pro-
ceedings Of the house. laid upon the la
bic, on motion of Mr.. Glib.
Mr.. Holmes called up the bill incorpor
ating the Freehold Bank, at Feichvitle
and it was recommended for amenImen, so
TO conform to the bill relating 10 the Bank
of Poulrnpv.
Banks incorporating the Bank of
Poul'ney, taken up, when Mr.. Cobb, of
the committee of conference, said the
f committee of the Two houses had come 10
an agreement, ds reported on the propose IS
from ;hc hoase for am ndiny the 9th sec
ton. The nate con'urred in the prop
ocition Of the committee of conference