Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-10-28

nance. a bill TO alter the name OF E1aIiiel
=, 49,. ! nd another 10 alter the name Q.
s : Z - Harper, both read add referred to
hi ;arv committee. "A joint resolution /
= The collection of the claims due the
c.hool fund was read and concurred IN.
M
HousE-The Speaker appointed the
allowing committee on the bill relating |
:. = The militia; Messrs. Colby, Hastings
e r. Billings, Simonds, Lee, Barnes OF
Addison, Lyon of Colchester. Wells OF
Waterbury, Mattocks. Hubbard Of Frank
lin. Cleveland of Coventry, Fisk OF Wa
terville. Adams Of South Hero, Burbank.
Ga the petition Of Jacob Dutton; Messrs.
Perkins, Town and Gilchrist.
Reports. BY select committee, bill nx,
ino the town line between Brighton and
Ferdinand, laid on the table. BY genera
committee, bill for the relief of Ebenezer
Brown, laid on the table By committee on
elections, that Samuel Kendall, the sitting
member from Enosburgh, is postmaster N
that TO Vn; when MIR. Adams OF South
Hero offered a resolution, declaring that
Mr.. Kendall is not entitled to seat IN this
House-laid on the table.
Eng7ossed bills To pay Silas Wright
$40, (10l to IS J 10 pay S437, 81 for GER
tain military services by l2th Regt lst
Brigade, Cd Division, on the northern
frontier; changing the names Of George
Harper and Harriet FIagg; severally
passed. MIR Beard called up the bill app
propriating $4,000 for a geological sur
veY Of the State, and it was ordered to a
I'd reading.
Mr. Rice of Somerset called up the bill
fixing the boundary line between Ben
nington and Windham counties, and il
was amended and passed, 81 to 80, TO a
Sd reading.
The Senate returned the bill annexing
Acton to Townshend, with proposals foi
amendment, which were concurred in.
Resolutions By Mr. Robinson, in.
structing The judiciary committee to in.
lquire into the expediency Of changing the
time Of electing town officers from March
to November; rejected. By Mr. Blodget
for the publication Of the proceedings o
the JOINT assembly yesterday in the journ
ais of the House; amended SO as to In
clude all appointments by the joint as
sembly, and adopted unanimously.
Bills introduced. By Mr. Chandler o
w, to pay Nahum Haskell and Angus
tus Palmer, referred 10 committee o
claims; by Mr. Leonard of G. extending
the jurisdiction of constables, referred t
judiciary committee; by Mr. Loveland, re
lating to the sale of spirituous liquors, (nt
action to be maintained for liquors sold BY
small measure after.he 1st of March next,
referred to judiciary committee. Adj
4 Oct. 81. P. M.
| SENATE.-Mr Butler offered resolu
ton instructing our Senators, and Request
ing orr Representative in Congress TO re
sist the passage ofany law for establishing
national bank, which on motion of Nj
Miner, was referred to select committe
of three. who were appointed by the chair
and made 10 consist of Messrs. Nine
Butler, and Adams.
f Reports Of COMMITTEES. BY Mr.. Shor
f for select committee onthe communicate
of the Addison Co. Baptist Association
for the suppression of intemperance, tn;
the committee deem Legislation on the sui
, ject at this time xpedient.-Iaid on III
} table By the same, for committee on ed
ucation in favor of the bill to establish
high school at BakersfeId-laid on tn
/ table
The Senate now went into committee
the whole upon the bill relating to bank.
repored by the bank committee, for til
purpose Of amending the same, and occu
pied the remaining part Of the afernoo
: on the same when without reporting pros
ress, the senate adjourned.
} Thursday, Oct. 20. A. III.
SENATE.-The resolution to adiour
the Legislature was called up, and, ha4
ing been previously amended BY fixing o
Tuesday morning next at 5 o'clock, wa
], after some desultory debate finally adop
r ed.
) The reports of the Superintendent ,
the State Prison, of Asylum for Insane
! Bank Commissioner and Inspector, Guar
: ter Master General, Revising COMMITTEE
&c, Were received and referred to the ar
: propriate standing committees
! The bill relating to indictment Of bioh
| ways was called up by Mr. Dana, whe
another spirited debate arose on its pas
; sage, MesSrs Dana, Palmer. Butler, Swif
| Eaton of w, supporting. and Messr
Clark, Wooster, Eaton of Franklin, Mi
: ner, Marsh. and Townsley, opposing it
: passed, II to Is.
: Engrossed Bills. To extend iurisdie
lion of justices in criminal cases, read an
lpassed 10 authorize central union schoo
f districts, read and passed.
5 Mr. Dana for select committee, made
: report on the foreign documents on tn
5 subject Of the public lands, recommended.
resolnticn embracing their views, whicl
was adopted
Reports. By Mr. Crawford. for militia