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LEGISLATURES OF VERMONT,

LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
TUESDAY, Der. l3, p. NJ.
Resolutions. BY Mr. Wooster, an act to prevent
vagrancy, read and passed. BY Mr. Butler, directing
the committee on elections to inquire whether any
members of the senate are holding Offices under any
law Of congress-passcd. BY the same, instructing
the on roads and canals to inquire into the
cxpcdicncy of reducing the tolls on the Winooski
turnpikc-passed.
Mr.. Wooster, for committee on the petition of Y.
Bass and others, reported q bill to preserve fish in
Otter Creek and its tributaries, which was read twice,
when Mt. Butler opposed the farther progress of the
bill, on the ground that the time of the legislature
should not be taken up in passing special acts of the
kind, but a general law, if such were necessary, should
be provided.
The bill on motion of Mr.. Eaton, of Franklin, was
then laid on the table.
MI. Dana offered a resolution referring the public
documents from other states in relation to the public
lands to a select mmit of three, which passed
the other public documents communicated by the
governor were taken up, and severally referred to the
appropriate standing committees.
A bill from the house in addition act Incorporating
the Goshen Turnpike company, was taken up, read
twice, and referred TO m on roads and canals.
Bills. BY Mr.. Morse, to prevent damage to owners
Of land on Connecticut river from lumber, referred to
select com. of three.
A joint resolution was received from the house, ap.
pointing Thursday, 10 o'clock A. NJ. to choose an
auditor in the treasury department., which was taken
up and on motion Of Mr.. Miner so amended as to
embrace the election Of bank commissioner and in
SpcCtOr-concurred in.
Messrs. Dana, Harvey and wheelock were appoin-
ted by the chair as n committee on the subject of the
public lands of the u. States, in accordance with n
resolution introduced by the first named of said COM
mittcc.
HorsE.-The resolution referring that part of the
message relating 10 the New Jersey case, to a selec,
m of five, with instructions to report the facts
to the house, was called up and passed and Messrs
Swift, Hodges, Beard and Warner of Bristol, were
appointed the committee.
Resolutions.-By Mr.. Downer, instructing the ju.
dietary committee to inquire whether any legislation
is necessary, relative to the election Of state senators
hereafter; passed. BY Mr.. Page, instructing COM
mittee of ways and means to inquire into the expedi.
cncy OF furnishing each town with a copy of the rev.
statutes passed. BY Mr. Porter, for a Joint assembly
at 10 O'Clock, 4. NJ. Thursday next, to elect auditor OF
accounts against the state, and SERGEANT at arms; pas.
sed.
BiNs refsrred. BY Mr.. Battles, in addition to chap.
90 of revised statutes, to judiciary committee by Mr..
Hcbard, explanatory of the 63d section of chapter %,
rev. statutes, to judiciary committee; by Mr.. Chand.
Ter Of w: to pay a. D. Arms, to committee OF claims,
toy TO- com @r, " ON asrie oi Msi''n 81 I MI Csa to Inaee OF w. sh rsla.
tive to evidence, 10 judiciary committee by Mr.. Ha-
zen in addition to chap. 81, title % of rev. statutes, to
Judiciary com.
Mr.. Hodges called up the bill providing for settling
the account of Icbbeus Eserton, and it was referred
TO committee of claims.
Reports Of COMMITTEES. Mr.. Swift, from the com.
reported joint rules, which were adopted. Mr. Swift,
VI VIC s'iNS iCfuitCu TIT Dil dltCIllE
the line between Salisbury and Leicester, and it was
ordered to a I'd reading. BY com. OF elections on the
rcmonstrance Of VIM. Martin against Horace Hollis
ter, the returned member from Marshfeld, that the
sting member is entitled to a seat, and concluding
with a resolution accordingly, which was laid on the
table.
The senate came in, and the joint assembly made
the following appointments:
Leonard Sergeant of Manchester, John Colby of
Washington, Henry Stowel of Cambridge, commits
sioners of deaf, dumb and blind.
Milton Brown superintendent Of state prison.
The senate retired and the house proceeded to bust
ness.
The resolution for n joint assembly, Thursday next
was returned from the senate, with a proposition to
elect at that time a bank inspector and bank commit
tee concurrcd in.
SENATE. BWs.-By Mr.. Marsh relating to grand
list, referred to com. on finance. BY Mr.. Howe, alter
ing the name of Emily A. Phelps TO Emily A. Perry,
referred TO Messrs. Howe, Dean and Foster. -
MIR. Wooster, for the judiciary committee, in accor-
dance with previous resolutions, reported a bill to
amend the ODD section of the 2Sth chap. of the revised
statutes, on process; also a bill to pay constables for
returning votes for electors and senators, the former of
which was laid on the table-the latter recommited.
Mr.. Miner for the same committee, reported in favor
of the bill to prevent fraudulent attachments and the
same passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. Townsley offered a resolution requesting the
on military affairs 10 report a substitute for
our militia laws; adopted.
Mr.. Wooster called up the bill to preserve fish in
Otter Creek, which was advocated by Messrs. Chap
man and Wooster and opposed by Messrs. Eaton Of
when, after some playful sparring between Mr. Woos-
ter and Mr. Eaton of Washington, the bill was rejec-
ted.
HovsE.-PIayer by Rev. Mr. Kellogg.
The chair appointed the following committee on the
VI. ASYLUM for the insane Messrs. Swift, Colby,
Kinsman, Villas, Cook.
Petitions. OF Elisha Fisk, referred to mmitt
on claims; of Elisha II Allen to committee on claims;
Of selectmcn Of Guldhall, and of Moses Chamberlain,
TO of ways and means.
The bill establishing boundary line between Sails
bury and Leicester, was ordered to a third reading.
Reports. b ycommittee of roads and canals, bill to
discontinue the north mountain road in Chlttenden,
ordered TO n third reading by general committee, bill
providing compensation for returning votes for county
senator's made the order of the day for tomorrow
morning bill amending act Incorporating Windsor
CO. mutual fire insurance company, oodered to n third
reading. BY committee of military affairs, against
account of Solomon Bentley against bill to pay John
Hurlburt, and it WINS dismissed against petitions of
VIM, Hawkins and others, and the house concurred.
BY minority OF committee of elections, in favor Of
Mr.. Allen the sitting member from Waterbury, which
was read. BY select committee bill annexing Acton
to Townsend, ordered to I'd reading.
The house took up the order of the day, being. the
resolution reported by the majority of the committee
of elections declaring w. W. Wells entitled to a seat
from the town of Waterbury.
The senate came in, and the join, assembly made the
following appointments:
bennington 10.
Luman Norton, Gurden b.. s%outhworth, Assistant
Justices.
Hartman Garfield, States Attorney.
Gurdon II. Smith, Sheriff.
Josiah Houghton, High BaihH.
Lering Dean, Judge of probate for the district Of
Manchester.
Artouas Madison, Judge of probate for the district
Of Bennington.
John c. Robinson, A + Merriam, DAWN Andrews,
commissioners for jail at Manchester.
Aaron Robinson, John Hicks, Stephen Pratt, COM
missloners for jail at Bennington.
Addison Co.
Asa Chapman, High BailiT.
The Joint assembly adjourned to Tuesday next, a NJ
and the senate retired.
The house resumed the Waterbury contested cleo
ton, when Mr. Villas moved to lay the matter on the
table, to be made the order for this afternoon after
some remarks by Messrs Fullam, Villas Chandler of
w, Hebard and Swift, this motion was agreed to.
Engrossed ls.-Granting David ii. Sumner the
right OLA toll bridge, laid on the table reviving tax on
CRANKY, passed.
Sundry documents from other states were trans
mitted by the president of the senate; among hem
a series Of resolutions relative TO the national admin
istraticn from the State of North Carolina which
were read and laid on the table from New Jersey