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

Charles Green, and they had leave. to
withdraw their petitions; bill 10 loan Is
muskets to the town of Aburgh, ordered
10 Sd reading; bill in addition TO the
militia act, relative 10 bonds and duties of
lqnarter masters, election of officers, and
fexempting officers of the Asylum for the
Insane, ordered to 81 reading. BY gem
leral com. against petition oil Henry Bake
fand the House concurred; on the petition :
Iof John Giidden, that the committee had
already reported fdVorably TO the object of
the petition. By com. of elections that
Mills de Forrest of Lexington, Aexan-
fder Ferguson of Huntington, Joseph
lSmlth Of Bolton, and John w. Downer of
johnson, were all postmasters at the time
of their elections to seats in this House;
when Mr.. Rice of Somerset offered a res
oiution, declaring that no postmaster is ell
igible TO seat in this House, which was
/ laid ON the table. .=-
! Mr. Hebard moved to- reconsider the
vote of.yesterday rejecting the bill alter
ing judicial circuits; motion laid on the
table. Adj.
Oct. 26, A. M.
sENATE.-Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Clark
from Mass.
Mr.Bemis had leave of absence for the
remainder of the session.
I The bill relating to banks was taken
up, the question being on the amendment
of Mr.. Butler 10 place charters under the
control of the Legislature. Mr.. Bottum
warmly opposed the amendment when
the question being taken, stood yeas 19,
mays Z. Mr.. BIS amendment TO hold pri-
vate property, was then taken up, opposed
! by Mr.. Townsley and supported by Mr..
Butler and rejected, yea /, nays 23-an-
other amendment by Mr.. B. to hold priv
ate property 10 the amount of stock, and
with other qualifications, was rejected by
the same vote. Sundry other amend
nlents were then debated, ind part adopt
! ed, when after occupying the whole fore
moon on the same, the bill was laid on the
table.
House bills, &c. Granting ferry to
Sally Soules.-to repeal 7th section, SD
chapter of revised ,statutes-to pay town
of Aburgh, were read and referred. A
resolution for appointing the first Thurs
day in Dec. for Thanksgiving, was reject
ed as useless. Adjourned
49,. Monday, Oct 26. A. NJ
sENATE.--Prayer by Rev, 5. W. >
Smith.
/ Resolutions. By Mr.. Rice of Somer-
set, no bill 10 be introduced after to-mor-
row; by Mr.. Porter for an evening ses-
sion after to day; severaIIy adopted
From the Senate, for an adjournment. of
both Houses Friday next agreed upon and
the resolution adopted. Fixing 1st Thurs
day of December as a day of Thanks
giving; by Mr.. Closson, raising an in
qniry whether any further provisions are
necessary as TO the organization of the
House of Representatives. passed.
Messrs. Hastings of ST. Johnsbury, Ken
dali of Enosburgh, and Wheeler of Mont
gon4y obtained leave of absence after to-
morrow morning.
Bills introduced. By Mr.. Chandler
Of w. making an appropriation for the de-
hentures of the Council OF Censors, refer
ed to com. of ways and means.
Reports. com. ofclaims, bill TO pay
John Brill S32, ordered TO Sd reading;
against betition of Able Drury, aud he
had leave to withdraw. By com. on.
roads and canals. against bill incorporat-
| ing Readsboro' and Woodford Turnpike
Co.. and it was dismissed.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the bill relating to banks, Mr..
Hebard In the chair: Mr.. Cleveland of
Brook6eld moved TO amend the 18th Sec
ton by striking out the words or the city
of Troy'-agreed to. Mr.. BayIies NOV
ed to strike cut the words 'one third of
in the same section--agreed to. MIR.
Bayes moved a further amendment, re-
iquiring the banks to keep their bills at
par in Boston only, instead Of in Boston
or New York, as provided in the original
bill supported BY Messrs. Baylies, Swift,
Chandler of Peacham, and Chandler of
| Woodstock, opposed by Messrs. Warner
fof n. Kendall, and Baxter of Burlington,
and carried &c to 50. Mr.. Cuts moved
to amend the 28th section so as to admit
stockholders residing out of this state, but
within the United States, to vote on the
stock they may hold. supported by MIR.
Cuts, opposed by Mr.. Chandler OF Peach
am, and negatived. Mr. Coolidge NOV
ed to add provision TO this section, that
Inc stockho.der, in his own right and by
+ proxy, shall, cast more than one third of
the whole number of votes. One fourth,
II substituted for one third, at the suggestion
of Mr.. Bayhes, and the amendment was
adopted MIR. Cuts moved an amend
ment to the 29th section. providing that in
the case of the non-payment of an assess
ment on any share such share shall be
sold at auction, and the proceeds go first
TO the payment ofthe assessment and costs,
and the balance to the stockholder, in lieu
of the share becoming forfeited TO the cor
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