Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-10-28
Vol. XIII. No. 20

j Mr.. Palmer called up the bill to raise
Jurors fees against which the Judiciary
committee had reported, aud observed that
| he deemed the bill to have merits, mat
owing TO the wholly inadequate pay of
jurors 1t had now come to this that it was
often difficult ifnot impossible to obtain
Jnries, and on this account, and the inius-
tee done those thus compelled to serve,
he believed it time for tie legislature to
act on the subject.
Messrs. Clark and Wooster discussed
the bill, and on the whole came to the con-
ciuslon 1t was ixexpedient to alter the law.
Laid on the table, - .-- zazz stssssE
Reports. BY Mr.. Clark for claims, in
favor of the bill to pay r. Pierpoint and
others for services in publishing revised
statates-Tead third line and passed.
BY same in favor ofthe bill to pay Chaun-
cey Goodrich for publishing last volume
OF Vt. Reports for towns laid onihetable.
BY judiciary committee against the expe-l
dlency of altering the time of town meet
ings from Mach 10 Noyen1bef-( report
opposed by Mr. Butler who believed this
alteration expedient, and eventually would
be made,-supported by Messrs. Miner,
Harvey, Wooster and others.l BY Coup
mittee on banks, against the billto author
lie free banking the bill after being sup
ported by MIR. Foster, was rejected.
Engrossed Bits Relating to the list
ing of steam boat stocks &c. opposed BY
Messrs. Bo:tum, Eaton of Franklin, and
| Wooster Supported by Messrs. Adams,
Eaton of Washingtoa co. Dana, Marsh,
and passed. ~>.-. .-s.&@Ge
Bills from the House To continue in
! force an act taxing Troy, read and refer
red to land tax committee. To establish
high school in Bakersfield, read andre
ferred to committee on education. TIC
! pay Enoch Pomercy $3.50, read and re-'
! terred TO committee of clalms-iavllng :
/ tax on Brownington, read and passed. A
bill to revive the act Incorporating White
hall and Rutland rail road company, read
and referred to committee on roads and
canals. ...-... .
The bill granting a toll bridge to D. Fl.
Sumner wastakenup, amendedand passed.
~..4-.. Adjourned.
HopsE.-Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Clark.
Petitions referred. OfDayid NJ. Laid,
to com. on licenses. LII
Engrossed Bis To pay Enocn Pom
roy $3.50; continuing in force act taxing
Troy, taxing lands in bennington, pass
ed; Incorporating Readsboro NIanufac-
turing Company, laid on the table; estab-
fishing Bakersfield academicai institution,
reviving act. Incorporating Rutland and
Whitehall Rail Road Company, passed;
discharging Jail bond of Francis Fuller
rejected. ...-
Bill establishing boundary line Between
Bennington and Windham counties was
read a second time and laid on the table.
Reports. By General CON-, bills alter
ing names of Harriet Flag, and Geo.
| Harper, ordered to Sd reading against
bill to furnish revised statutes TO towns and
probate districts, and it was dismissed;
against petition to preserve fish in Shrews-.
bury pond ; against the project to prevent
the collection Of debts due for ardent spir-
its. Bv committee on Education, on the
subject of geological survey ofthe State,
,accompaniedby billapproprialing $4,000
for this purpose. 10000 is the expense
estimatedl MIR. sprague moved to dis
miss the bilI-motions supported by Messrs.
lSprague, Smile, Buekmaster and HGzen,
lop9osed by Messrs. Adams otsouth Hero,
| Chandler of P, Beard, Swift. Warner Of
N, Sabin, Coolidge, and Chandler, Of W.,
=, when the motion was Withdrawn, the bill
was laid on the table and made the order
for tomorrow afternoon, ADJ
Oct. 10. P. ".
SENATE.-Mr. Clark called up the bill
, to pay Chauncy Goodrich,sand the same
: was passed.
= Mr. Dana introduced a bill to regulate
: the union Of school districts, read twice
t and referred to comaaittee Oh education.
Reports. By Mr.. Eaton for COMMITTEES
on education IN favor of the bill to Moor
fporate Philips academy at DanVille-by
| iIr. Bates, for committee, on elections IN
favor ofthe bill to pay constables Tor re
turning votes for Senators aad Electors
e hv committee on roads and canals, The fac!s
ia relation to the North Mountain Road
: severally read the third time and passed
i nv same on the resolution relative to no.
lice tn towns before indicting their roads
: a bill embracing the object, read aud laid
on the table. 49,.
b, The bill to prevent fraudulent attach
ments was called up. when debate arose
between Alessrs. Miner and Butler II ia,
vor of the bill. and Messfs. Wooster,
Palmer, and others. against il. when The
: same, after the pending motion 10 postpone
was put and lost-passed. &C.
i The resolution for amending the Con
stitution of the II. s. so as TO restrict the
presidential term to six years, was taken
up. Mr.. CLARK moved to amend by fix,
/ ing on years for that ierm-earrIed
+ yeas 25 nays 4-when Mr. Eaton OF
Washing ton co. opposed the resolution IN
f "a speech of some length. and Messfs. Ea-