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ton Of president of the United States to a single term

ton Of president of the United States to a single term
Of six years.
Resolved also that the Governor be, and he hereby
is, requested to forward the foregoing resolution to
each oil The senator's and representatives from this
state IN the congress of the U. States also to the
executive Of each state in the Union, that the same may
DC iatd before their several legislatures for their CO.
operauoh III procuring said amendment.
Wnen was read and made the order of the day for
tomorrow morning.
B,HS..-By Mr.. Palmer, to raise Jurors fees to 81
per day III courty courts, and 80 cents per day in JUS
uce courts r,ad twice and referred to judiciary com
90 rev: statutes read and referred to the Judiciary
committee.
A bill from the house to discontinue the north
mountain road in Chittendcn, was read twice and re.
ferred to the com. on roads and canals.
Mr.. Swift presented a petition from Nathan + Cross
and others to extend the charter of the bank of Ben
nington ; referred to com. on banks.
Engrossod BiHs.-To settle n line between Ben
%nington and Wlndham counties passed. To prevent
damage by lumber, on the Connecticut River laid on
the table.
Mr.. Wooster called up the bill to prevent fraudulent,
attachments, and moved an indefinite postponement
of the same. Opposed by Mr.. Butler and supported
by Mr.. Wooster carried yeas 10; nays II; o,
committee, the bill relative, to The line between Sails
bury and Leicester passed. BY Mr.. Howe, for select
committee in favor of the bill to alter the name Of
Emily A.. Phelps, laid on the table. BY tho Judiciary
com. against the resolution to take away the prefer
cnce Of the first attaching creditor of stocks Of man
ufacturing companies laid on the table. BY Mr..
Marsh, for land tax com. in favor of bill rcvlving act
taxing CRANKY passed. Mr.. Miner, for the judiciary
com. reported against the resolution for e~nlarging the
jurisdiction of justices in trustee suits to 500 when
Mr.. Norton moved to rccomtnit the same, with in
structions to report a bill embracing the object of the
resolution. The motion was opposed by Messrs.
Miner, Swift. Eaton of FIR. and TOwnslcy, and sup
ported by Mr.. Norton, and rejected, yeas !, nays "a.
H~ovsE.-Praycr by Rev. Mr.. Harding.
The chair appointed Messrs Fisk, of W., Bracket,
| and Jones nf w on tho pptititiOn pf Edward pbplpe
Petitions referred. OfEbenezcr Brown and others,
to gen. com; account Of jeremiah Bushnell to com.
of claims.
Reports.--By gen. com. against petition of Asa
Locke; by com. on military affairs bill to pay for
certain military services on the northern frontier laid
on the table, aud made the order for this afternoon
by judiciary com. bill relating to bills of divorce, or
dered to I'd reading to pay Robert Pierpoint and 9TH
crs S4l4, ordered to a third reading.
Engrossed bills--Altering, judicial circuits of the
state, opposed by Mcssrs Fisk, of w. and Stone, sup
ported by Mr. Adams of South Hero, and after CON
siderable further discussion by Messrs Cults, Swift,
Villas, Warner of N. and Hebard, the bill was recon-
mitted to incorporate Phillips academy, to annex Ac-
ton to Townshcnd, providing compensation for return
ing votes for senators, &c. severally passed.
Bills referred. BY Mr.. Hall Of G. relative to mill
tary fines, to com. on military affairs; from the senate,
, relative to the boundary line between Bennington and
Windham counties, to members of those counties.
Resolutions BY Mr.. Villas, as to the expediency OF
abolishing office of agent of VI. state bank, and trans
ferrlng the duties of that officer to the commissioner
"a wv Stilop ltllu, 'li Wy VII IgONtlt11I, rs IT
the expediency of providing that no recovery shall be
f had for the sale of distilled spirits adopted.
Mr. Spragne called for the bill to pay Ira Carpenter
and Henry Richardson, they were opposed by Messrs
Hebard, Warner of y. and Chandler Of p. and dis
missed.
AFTERNOON.
= SESATE.-Reports of Committees. BY Mr.. Bot
tum, for committee Of roads and canals, in favor OF
the tTl to discontinue the north mountain road-laid
on the table.
Mr.. Crawford called up the bill to prevent damages
| hv Inn,hor M ~ rn, tt,tt rtu,r ,l,np tha CANA ,~na
passed.
Mr.. Butler called up the bill relating to capital pun
ishments, and addressed the senate in favor of doing
away the punishment of death for crime-groundinn
his position on two points-frst, that government
have no right to take lifc-second that it is inexpedien,
9 to do so; both of which he sustained in an argument
t Of considerable length. Mr.. Wooster replied to the
argument Of Mr.. Butler, and decidedly opposed the
bill.
The bill was further opposed by Messrs. Dana
, Bates, Miner, Short, both because they were against
a~bolishing capital punishmcnfs, and because they dis.
liked the shape of the bill, which, after a certain time
leaves 1t discretionary with the governor TO order ex-
ocuton.
Mr.. Eaton, of Washington county, spoke some
time in favor of the bill, replied to remarks Of oppo-
scrs of the measure, and earnestly urged the principle
that man should not take the life he cannot give. The
bill on motion of Mr.. Butler was then laid on the ia
Bile ny the casting vote of the president of the senate.
The bill from the house to pay constables for return
ing votes Of senators and electors, was read twice and
re fcrrcd to committee on elections.
A Dill from the house TO incorporate Philips acade-
my. was read twice and referred to committee on ed
ucation. 4 bill from the house anncxing Acton to
Townsend was read twice and referred to committee
judiciary.
A copy of preamble and resolutions by the Baptist
Association of Mlddlebury against traffic in ardent
spirits, was received and ordered to a select com.
HousE.-Petitions referred. Of A.. Boyden, to
gen. com; Of inhabitants of Worcester, to land tax
COM: of Addison county Baptist association to com.
on licences. OF Samuel G. Richardson 10 com. of
claims.
Bills referred. By Mr.. Ferguson, relating to mon
eys received for licences to exhibit living animals, &c.
to judiciary COM; by Mr.. Weeks to repeal 6d section
2Sth chap, rev. statutes, 10 general com. ; from SEN
ate, to prevent damage from lumber on Connecticut
river, TO general committee. By Mr.. Smile, in add
ton to chap. so of Rev. statutes, to committee on
banks.
Reports. BY committec of claims, against petition
of John Spalding, and the house conc,rrcd by com.
on roads and canals, bill reviving, act chartering Rut-
land and Whitehall rail road, laid on the table. BY
committee on military affairs, bill to pay Simeon Her
rick s32 Is; ordered TO a third reading. BY commit
tee of ways and means, bill to pay Simeon Herrick
$40, ordered to a third rending.
Mr.. Hebard called up the resolution fixing Thursday
22d for the adjournment; Mr.. Sanborn moved to add
sat 5 O'Clock p. M."-reiected.
Resolutions. BY Mr.. Loveland, referring that part
of the governor message relating to the condition of
the country, TO a select of two members
from each county, by Mr.. Rice of Somerset, for the
appointment of committees of debentures both adop-
ted.
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SESArE.-Mr. Damn offered a resolution fixing on
Friday next for the adjournment of the Legislature,
laid on the table, on motion of Mr.. Bottum.
Reports Of Committees. BY Mr.. Adams for Com.
of Finance in favor of the bill regulating the listing of
steam boat stock, &c. read and ordered to be engross-
ed. BY Mr.. Miner for Judiciary committee, against
the bill repeating 18th section goth chapter of the Re-
vised statutes, making it penal to defame courts of
justice-the repeal of this section was advocated by
Mr.. Butler, who deemed that section a gag-law blot
Of the statute book, opposed by Messrs. Wooster and
Short, bill rejected IL to 7. BY Mr., Miner for Judlary
Committee against the bill to raise Juror fees, laid on
the table--by the same in favor of The bill TO amend the
Windsor County Fire Insurance Co.; read a third time
and passed. BY Mr.. Botmm for committee on Roads
and Canals, in favor of the bill granting n oll-brdge
to d.. II. Sumner, laid on the table. BY Mr.. Towns
ley for Com. on Banks, against the bill authorizing
free banking laid on the table. BY Judiciary Com.
against the resolution for taking away the preference
of first attaching creditors in certain cases a motion
to recommit made and lost.
Messrs Short, Chapman and Bates were appointed
n committee on the resolutions of the Addison Co.