Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-10-15
erlinand I. MerriLl. ESQ. Of Montpelier


nominated Ferdinand T Merrill. Esq of Montpelier,
Mtssrs. Fulam and Necdham acted teers.
Mr.. Merrill us
Mr.. Smith 10
Whcreupon FERDINAND L. MERRILL Esq.
was declared elected and
Subsequently, on motion of Mr.. Fairbanks the
House proceeded TO ballot for Clerk for the year en-
suing, with the following result
Mr.. Merrill il5
Mr.. Smith l09
and Mr.. MERRILL was declared elected and
sworn.
Mr.. Hodges was appointed to notify the Senate,
and Mr.. Miner TO inform the Governor, of the or
ganization fthe House.
On motion of Mr. Fullam, the rules of the House
for the last session were adopted for the time being.
On motion Of Mr. Bard, resolution was adopted
providing for invitation TO the several clcrgymen
OF Montpelier village to olica,e in rotation chap
lains TO the House.
Mr. Brown of ST Adams introduced a resolution
providing for Com. of three 10 join the Senate, TO
be appointed by the House. to investigate and re-
por; as 10 the management and condition of the
Bank of Windsor and the Essex bank--also into the
State of the safety Fund, to ascertain whether
that fund prevent losses the bills of the above
banks-said com TO have power to send for persons
and papers; which, after a few remarks by Mossrs
Brown and Fairbanks, was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Wentworth moved that the House now pro-
coed TO the election OF an assistant clerk. Mr..
Needham moved TO lay this motion upon the table ;
opposed by Messrs. Fullam, Fairbanks, and Miner !;
ayes 81 noes 100 Mr. Needham then moved to
postpone the motion to O'Clock this afternoon
decided not to be in order. The question then re-
CURED on the motion of Mr. Wentworth, when Mr.
Needham demanded the ayes and noes the call
was subsequently suspended, and the motion with
drawn
On nomination by the speaker the following gen.
tlemen were appointed a committee to join the com
mittee of the Senate for the purpose of canvassing
tha fort ,oye n nd
urer
Bennington co.-Messrs. Wentworth, Bridgeman,
Stark
Wndsor--Fullam, Closson, Litch
Ruiand--Hodges, Norton, Jackson.
Addison--lluntington Needham, Warner.
OrangeTenney, Winslow, Bigelow.
Observation-Disclosures, Barnes, Parker
W ashinpton-W heller, Carpenter, Cushman.
Observation-Disclosures, Mattocks, Stoddard.
Franklin--Smith Soule, Foster.
Orleans-Cleveland, Redfeld. Strong,
Lamoille--Buter, Fisk Stone.
Essex--Aldrich, Hubbard, Rich.
Grand lse-IIazen, Corbin, Wadsworh
SENATE,
Met pursuant to adjournment. Mr.. Edgerton APP
pearel, and the oath of office being administered,
took his seat in the Senate.
Resoiuhons--from the House proposing to meet
in Joint assembly this afternoon to receive the re-
port of the canvassng commtee--n which the
Senate resolved to concur providing for commit
tee of inquiry relative to Windsor and Essex banks
resolution laid upon the table, when the Senators
went into joint assembly to receive the report of the
canvassing committee.
The Senators returned, the Lieut. Gov. took the
oath of office, and the Senate adjourned
HOUSE.
On motion Of Mr.. Miner, joint resolution
adopted for joint assembly at p. NJ. to receive
the report of the canvassing Committee.
Mr.. Partridge introduced a resolution declaring it
lnoXDlQlpnt charter TpChartpr
present session, except under the following provs
ions:
LIST. Private property of stockholders to be holden
for the redemption OF bills.
2d. The failure refusal of bank to redeem its
notes in gold and silver to work forfeiture of its
charter; and, on the occurrence of such an event,
the governor to make proclamation of the fact.
3D.. On the suspension of bank, commissioners
to be appointed to take charge of its effects, and
wind up its affairs.
4th. In case person loses through the failure of
bank, the President and directors of such bank LA
BILE to Indictment for swndng, and il found guilty,
10 be punished by Imprisonment in the state prison
for from three to ten years
9Th All charters be under the control of future
legislatures.
Which resolution made the order of the day
for tomorrow morning.
Isaac Pennock, of Wolcott, presented his creden-
tials and was sworn.
A resolution from the Senate, assigning o'clock,
+. NJ tomorrow for county conventions, and 10 A.
M. Saturday for joint assembly to make county APP
pontments, laid upon the table. The chair
announced the following committee on rules Dill
bingham, Fullam, Chandler.
The Senate came n and both houses in Joint as
sembly received the report of the canvassing COM
mittee as follows
For Governor.
Silas H. Jennison 2i6II, elected
Nathan Smile 22,257
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