The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-10-20

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greatly increased my obligations; for.no c'roum
Stance can be more gratifying, than to meet '"is
lunequivocal evidence OF the puoilc connu c'i.
In conclusion, fellow citizens, cheeriuhy Yen
der to YOU my assistance, IN whatever you my
advance, destined to promote the genera "e tnso
md may that ALMIGHTY BRING, whnout w"oso
mid all our efforts in vain, SO assist u.s. mat we
shall ever possess the consciousness oil having
'"''h'u'y ''S''"'s'" ''' ). II. JENIsoN.
Executive Deparftnont, Oct. 10, lS40.
Monday, Oct, l2.
| HOUSE. Reports of Committees. OF Commit
,oc on roads and canals, the bill extending time to
complete Goshen turnpike. mr. was n.oye" "n
amendment, giving future Legislatures contr"' over
the charter, which was ngreeo TO- "''" ''' "" "
dered To u third reading.
Resolutions BY Mr. Swift. instruct'nS com'ni'tse
Of ways and means to- inquire INTO 'ns lrhnnI
ency of appropraling the income o, ,m' IF ,aach
fund to academies Nc. tor the ihsHuc''"" VI 'o
! era of common scIioos-adopled ~
Petitions &c Referred. OF commissioners VI
Pouney bank 10 committees on banks, OF '",
hus Hoyt and others to committee on licenses; ~
Directors and stockholders OF Caledonia bank, OF
of Rutland, and Of Bank OF VersepneS' l" commit
Ice on banks. 49,.
Bills introduced. BY Mr. Kendall. TO pay militia
led out Feb. % 1898 on application or Generai
Wool of the United States army, referred 10 com
m,ee on military ahnrs; by Mr. Ma'tocks, TO incor
porate Philips academy, referred 10 committee on
prisonment for debt, referred TO Judiciary com
Tuesday Oct. 10.
SENATE. Mr. Miner for the committee on
Joint Rules reported the rules OF last session WIN
out alteration which were adopted.
Bill BY NJ Clark for alteration of the MALTA
laws; read twice and referred Com on Military
Affairs. Bv Mr. Norton cons tituting new system
of listing on the principle Of assessing all property
according 10 the true value; read twice aud reler-
red to committee on Manufactures by Mr. But
Ter, to abolish the punishment OF crimes oy denth;
read twice ana referred to Messrs Waterman, But.
Ter and Bates
Resolutions. by Nh Dean, ins,ructng committee
on Roads and Canals TO inquire into the exPedien-
of law requiring notice TO towns before indict-
ments of their roads, that such roads may he re-
paired and proceedings stayed; adopted.
A communication was received from the Govern
or, transmitting copies OF the report oil inc oanK
Committee and on the Auditors abstract, together
with the foreign documents alluded To IN his an
nual message, when by resolution OF MIR Adams,
The document relative 10 the action OF the house OF
Re pre- tatives Of the United States on the ~ Jer-
sey election, ahd the subject generally was refer
red, after some discussion between hlessrs Butler
Miner, Dana and Adams 10 the select commitee
already raised on the subject.
Tuesday Oct. ID.
HOUSE. Reports Of COmmittees. BY land tax
committee, bill Ievvng act taxing CRANKY, and II
was ordered to third reading; by committee on
roads and Canals bill granting David IL. Sumner
the right of toll bridge, ordered TO third reaeifng;
by general committee, asking to be discharged from
tho inquiry relative TO jurisdiction of justices of
the peace-surported by Mr. Fisk of w. opposed
by MIR Sprague, and refused by the same, that il is
inexPedient to legslate on the listing law at the
present session, on the petition (of w Adains) and
tho subject laid the table; by Committee
on elections, report ou the memorial of VIM. w
Wells Of Waterbury, claiming seat giving state
ment Of fact. and concluding with n resolution, de
ciaring that Eliakim Allen, the returned member
from Waterbury, not legally elected a member
Of this house, and is entitled 10 seat in this
House; and that VIM. w. Webs was legally cleo
ted member Of this House and is entitled to n
seat.
Resolutions. By Mr. Admins OF South Hero, in
structing the judiciary committee TO inquire into
the constitutionay Of the militia law Of 1887 and
S39; by MIR Warner, of N. instructing committee
on education inquire into tho pediency Of pro
viding against impostions upon school districts by
incompetent ieachers by the sams, ms TO the expo
dicncy of altering the present system OF taxation;
by Mr. Foo!e nstructing committee military at
fairs TO report tho amount of money drawn from the
treasury the past year for military ser'ices--sever-
ally adopted.
Engrosscd Bills. In addition to act incorporating
Goshen Turnpike cnmpany-passed.
The Senate camo Ia and the joint assembly made
the i1l,GWiHs nEp" Waus c,sr ,.,i.o
the Supreme Court.
STEPHEN ROYCE,
[rhe election of fourth assistant justices was re-
ierred to Thursday morning next1
WIN. WESTON, Esq of Burlington, Reporter of
Decisions Of the Supreme Court
Tho Senate Withdrew and the House proceeded
in the business.
Sundry reports were received from the Govern
or by message, and referred The contract of
he committee TO revise the statutes, for printing
the same, rend from which it appears Tint stat
utes were to be sold Mt the following prices
Linen paper, sheep binding SO 90
Paper like 10th vol. VT Rep, sheep, 9 SO
Third quail paper, sheep, 200 |
Fourth " half hiding, | so |
1t was also provided that at the expiration OF 9 !
years the publisher should be allowed to add 3 per
cent, interest to the price.
esy3 Oct. 18th, r. NJ.
SENATE. Resolutions. BY Mr. Butler, direc. |
ting the committee on election, to enquire whether
any me mbers OF the Senate holding Offices un
der any law of ,Congress--passed. BY the same, |
insructing tho committee roads and canals to in
quire into the expcdiency of reducing the tolls on
the Winoosli turnpike passed.
BiNS BY Mr. Morse, 10 damage to owners of
land on Connecticut river from lumber read twice
and ON motion referred TO select committee Of |
three, who appointed by tho chair viz
Messrs Morse, Shot, Townslev. i
Messrs Dana, Harvey and Wheelock were np- !
pointed by the chair committee the sub. |
jec OF the public lands of the United States in nc