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silver and gold. OF The entire amount Of
capital, or Of reducing he amount of CAPT.
tai actually paid IN. The recommendation
TO erose this section. came from the com.
on banks, and was advocated by Mr. Curtis
OF that com. who thought that the public
would be safe. with one half of the amount
Of capital paid in. Mr. Pierpoint replied
to Mr. c. and insisted Upon thorough
reform and ample and undoubted security
to the public. Mr. Tracy opposed the pro.
position to erase, when Mr.. Cobb
moved that the bill be laid upon the table,
and 500 copies ordered to be printed. A,
the suggestion Of Mr. Pierpo,nt, Mr. G..
Withdrew his motion, and addressed the
Senate IN some general remarks, upon the
subject Of Banks. The debate was con
,rnued. for some time, by Messrs Hierpolnt,
Tracy andConverse, in opposition to the
proposition to erase. and by Messrs Curtis,
| Cobb, lGrerton and Robinson. IN favor and
! before the question was taken. the Senate,
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
| Prayer by Rev. s. Kellogg.
Messrs. Cheney. Partridge, Smith of
Londonderry, and levitt obtained leave OF
|
The resolution for a Joint assembly, to
elect certain military officers, was sent
from the Senate with proposed amend
ment VIII ch was concurred in.
Reports Of Committees. BY com. of
Gains. bill for the relief Of Ira McLoud,
ordered to Sd reading. BY General Com.
miree, against. bills relative to dogs. and
relating to iand taxcs-dlsmlssed !; bill al
,ar,nn name Of sundry persons. ordered to
81 reading. BY Select Committee, bill
granting ferry to Abel Phelps-afler
some desultory discussion by Messrs Hazen
Brown and Others, q motion TO DISMISS
was neua,ived. lO2 TO 81, and the bill was
lard on the table % to 90. BY com. of
Claims. bill to pay Jeremiah Bushee 80,
ordered to Sd READING. By com. on Banks
; bill rechar,eriog Bank Caledonia security
on bond and Mortgage required on 60 days
suspension of specie payment, injunction
} to be issued and u receiver of assets to be
appointed to collect avais thereof and ap.
DIV he same to redemption Of bills, the
bonds or mortgages to be holden to make
good any deficiency; debts OF the bank
never to exceed double the amount OF cap
Ital stock ;--one half of the capital to be
paid IN gold and silver before going
into operation. and not to be withdrawn ;
CrauduIen, transactions punishable by I'M
> prisonIlent; no fractional bills to be issued;
future legislature to have control over the
. chorter.l The bill was read Cd time,
! woen Mr. Partridge arose as he sad to enter
: his protest against chartering or recbartef-
$ ing any bank a. the present session iald
on the table until tomorrow morning, 76 to
60 Bv same committee, bill charlerlng
the Freehold Bank at Felchv,Ile. laid on
The table and 800 copies ordered to be
printed {: also bill charterlDg Rutland Co
! Bank at Pouirney, LAID on the table TIL to-
morrow morning. BY select CON-, against
the petition of Jebez HaZen and o'hers.ant
4 !, was laid on the table until to morrow
moroing.
Engrossed Bills Passed Fixing salary
4 of chaplain of the state prison ; TO pay An
1 son DAVIS $50; annexug part of Norw'ct
TO Thetford ito pay OZ,as Seymour $50
The peti,inn of Orson Thayer and Others
was referred to com. Of Ways and Means
4 The Senate returned the Woodstock
cooperation bill, insisting on their amend
, ment on motion of Mr. Partridge, the
|, House INSISTED on its disagreement.
Mr. Brown introduced bill appointing
n collector in The town Of Stowe, whlcI
was referred to the Judiciary Commit
@ tee.
The House resumed consideration o
the militia bill. the first question bein!
: upon an amendment offered by Mr. Fisk O
@ Wa,ervllle, providing first, that no perso;
r shall be required to go beyond the limit
Il of his own town to do military duty lex
cept to regImen'al reviews j aud Cd tina
n inhabitants of towns containing less thai
. % persons liable 70 do military duty, o
o beng enrolled and equipped, shall be eX
emit from dong duty in time of peace.
=. Mr. Kendall moved an amendment 10 tn
amendment. providing that where nhabl
tunts of two towns are joined IN one com
pany, the persons IN each town, may NEE
>. bv themselves within their own town. 10
m ordinary company training, Messrs Ken
dali, Partridge and Brown supported IN
amendment TO The amendment, opposed b
Messrs Fisk of W. Walker Of Whiting
Fisk of Eden aud Eames. Mr.. Bard sug
gested mod fica'ion, by requiring re
4" quest of ma or'y of the members of an
10 one town-and also excepting meetings
the company tor election of officers who
70 were accepted. Adjourned.
ne 9 o'clock. p. Nj.
SENATE.
DC 10 consequence of the temporary at
!, sence of the President, from illness, NJ
- Converse was called to the chair, by vOt
of the Senate.
" Revised Stalutes-Chap. 90, q and Q.
10 reported by Mr. Goodwin, all relating
lr roads and bridges. were severally read
of third time and passed.
D. BW-re!ating to the Rutland Rail Roa
ce Bank, reported by Mr. Mcmillan, that tn
s. same ought not to pass. Rejected upon
nd third reading.
by The motion pending at the adjournment
L IL. In L. n NIL,