Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-11-04


gainst the State, &C.. was received and
referred to the committee on finance.
Mr. Adams, for committee on finance,
reported in favor of the bill granting Sally
Fuller a premium on her woven silk,
passed to be engrossed Subsequently
had lis final passage.
Mr.. Morse for select committee, report
ed in favor of the bill to reduce the ex
pense of our militia system to dispense in
part with officer drills, and the music Of
such drills wholly, when discussion a
rose on its passage, Mr.. Miner support.
ed the bill in remarks of much point and
pertinence. MIR. Crawford also spoke 10
favor of the measure, stating, as the re-
suit Of his experience, that he bad never
seen any actual benefit arising from these
drills, especially triennial drills. and as
vel might you send boy one day in
three years to dancing school with the
hope of making him a dancer.
Mr.. Clark believed the effect ofthis bill
woul i be to change our whole militia sys.
TEN, break down all military spirit, &c. &
10 an argument of considerable length
warmly opposed the bill.
Mr. Wooster, in his usual blunt and
prthy manner. replied TO Mr., G. conced.
ing that his friend from Rutland and 9TH
ers looked well in military dresses. but he
doubted whether the sight was worth so
much as we had to pay for it, especially
since the beloved, the true military spirit
was the spirit of patriotism of which he
trusted there was no lack yet among US.
The bill after being further discussed by
Messrs. Palmer, Eaton of F. Botum,
Wheefock and others, passed to be en-
crossed. yeas IS, nays IL.
Horse biHs-To pay A D, Arms-to
pay Kiah BaiIey-to pay E. Fl. Aiken
to alter the name of Lucia Ann Motto
lay a tax on WorceSter-to pay Is.
Morse, were severaIIy read and referred
The bill relating to banks was reported
By committee of the whole with amend
ments, when the bill was laid on the ia
BILE. -#
Reports.-By Mr.. Wooster. for judici-
arv committee, bill to amend 63d section
18th chapter Of revised statutes, provid-
ing to compel disclosures of untachable
read and laid on the table.
Mr. Butler called up the bill to extend
the charter of Bennington bank, and
moved to amend by adding a section;
making private property holden. &c.
Opposed by Messrs, Swift, Marsh, Dana,
supported by Mr.. Butler and rejected, II
to 2-bill laid on the table.
Mr.. Butler for select committee, report
ed bill for aboljshing capital punishments
in conformity of the petition of Charles
Grant and others-laid on the table.
The bill to establish a high school at
Bakersfield was indefinitely postponed. 2
A resolution restricting the introduce
ton Of bills, was taken up, amended so as
to restrict TO Monday next, and laid on the
table. Adjourned. ~
~---. Saturday. Oct. "a, p. NJ
HoUsE.-Engrossd 6;Hs-Taxing
land in Worcester. to pay Henry S. Morse
800, A. D. Arms $50, E. H. Aiken
SlI, 80, Kiah Bailey $50, to alter the
name of Lucia Ann More, from the SEN
ate am ending 9Th chapter sd section re-
vised statutes, to pay town of Aiburgh
enthusiastically passed; relating to a
geological survey of the state, opposed by
Messrs, Colby, Villas, Sprague and San
born, supported by Messrs. Beard and
Warner of II. and made the order fol
Monday morning. Granting a ferry to
Sally Soules, passed.
BiiLs.-In addition to chapter ~ of the
revised statutes, dismissed; relating tc
evidence, ordered TO Sd reading; in addi,
ton to chapter revised statutes, ordered
to I'd reading; MIR. Reynolds Of Isle ];
Mott obtained leave of absence after Mon
day morning.
Bills introduced.-Bv Mr.. Hodges
from the committee of Ways and Means
directing that money due the school func
und from pedlar's licenses be hereafte
paid into the state treasury--laid on tn
table
| Reports By the Judiciary committee
against the bill requiring ballots to b
written or printed on white paper, and
was dismissed; by com. on military at
fairs, against bill relating to militia, am
it was dismissed; by Judiciary committee
that it is inexpedientto legislate relative Il
1.-The location of school houses; by com. Q
4 vays and means. that the amount OF inter
est per year on the school fund IS S8948,
| 73, and if divided according TO population
would give S29, 82 to every 1000 inhabil
ants, on the supposition that the popula
ton of the State is 100000, i. g. about
cents to every person; by com. on road
and canals, Senate bill relating TO high
ways Is days notice before a tow Cal
be indicted for bad road amended, sup
ported by Messrs. Rice of Somerset, He
bard. Porter and Higley. opposed b
Fl Messrs. Swift. Fisk of w. and Cleveland
f and passed. By land tax com. again'
petition for tax on Avery's Gore for wal