Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-10-30

4 by COHllnlttcC on cuUCdUOH, against aDOSnng OF
fee of agent to settle concerns Of VI. State Bank
| BY committee on agriculture, bill reatingto sheep in
fectcd with scab, ordered to I'd reading BY judiciary
committee bill extending right Of trial by jury. or
pay Rufus Campbell Sl56, ordered to Sd reading
| BY select committee, bill appropraiing $1,000 to Asy-
um for the Insane, made the order for Monday morn
| ing,
Bus introduced.-Ty Mr. Duckmastcr, requiring
votes to be written printed on white paper only
referred to Judiciary committee. BY Mr.. Cosson, to
| pay Emery Mclndy, referred to committee on military
affairs. by NJ. Kendall TO pay Lawrence Brainard
and others referred to committee on military affairs
| BY Mr.. Beach, to pay Simeon G. Stark, referred to
| com. on military affairs.
by Mr.. Houghton, to incorporate Readsboro' and
Woodford Turnpike Co.. referred TO COM on roads and
canals.
ResoiutionsBy Mr.. Villas directing the ,rcnsu
er to pay the debts Of the State except to the school
fund adopted BY Mr. Baly, requesting the Agcn,
of the VT State Bank to report the amount of claims
settled and unsettled; adopted. BY Mr.. Jones of K
| instructng judiciary committee to inquire into tho
constitutlonality and expcdiency af certain regua.
ton as TO lands for school houses adopted, From,
the Senate, for a'convcntion of Orange county mem
hers to nominate assistant Judge in place of ID. Pride
by Mr. Fulam, directing the committee of ways and
means TO inquire into the eypedency of defining more
particularly the duties of sergeant at arms adopted
The bill jor the relief of Ebcnczer Brown was dis.
| missed.
Petitions reftrred--Of Ezekiel Sweet and Others
| to judiciary committee of John Howard, to com. on
| military affairs.
AFTERNOON.
! SESArE.-Mcssrs. Short, Eaton, Miner, were ap.
pointed committee on the bill relating to the Essex
| bank.
Mr.. Clark introduced bill to pay jeremiah Bush
bee, read twice and referred to military com.
! A Joint resolution from the house, directing the
treasurer to pay all debts against the state &C. was
received and referred to com. on finance
Mr.. Adams for com. on finance, reported in favor
of the bill granting Sally Fuller q premium on her
| woven silk passed.
Mr. Morse for select committee, rcpoi ted in favor Of
the bill to reduce the expenses of our militia system
to dispense in part with officer drills, and the music
of such drills wholly, when discussion arose on it.
passage. Mr. Miner supported the bill in remarks Of
much point and pertlnonco. Mr. Crawfo also spoke
IN favor of the measure stating, as the result of his
experience that he had never seen any actual benefit
arising from these drills especially trcnnal drills and
as well might you send boy in three years &c
a dancing school with the hope of making him dan
Mr. Clark believed the effect of this bill would be tc
change our whole militia system, break down all mil
ary spirit and in an argument Of considerable length
warmly opposed the bill.
Mr. Wooster in his usual pithy manner, replied tc
Mr.. C. conccdng that his friend from Rutland ant
others looked well IN military dresses, but he doubted
whether the sight was worth so much we have ,c
pay for it. The bill after being further discussed b,
Mcssrs Palmer Futon of +. Bottum, Wheclock ant
others, passed TO be cngrosscd.
House bllls-To pay A. d. Arms to pay Kiah Bai
~, to pay f. II. Akcn-to alter name Of Lucia Am
Mott-tol lay tax on Wooster to pay II. S. Morse
Were severally read and referred.
The bill relating to banks was was reported by thu
committee of the whole with amendments, when t
bill was laid on the table.
Reports-By Mr. Wooster for judiciary committee
bill to amend Esd section 2Sth chapter of revised
statutes, providing to compel disclosures Of uliatach
able property read and lald on the table.
Mr. Butler called up the bill to extend the charter
Bennington bank and moved to amend bv adding
section, making private property holden. Opposed b.
Messrs Swift Marsh Dana supported by Mr.. But
Ter and rejected, II to laid on the table
Mr. Butler for select committee, reported bill 70
abolishng capital punishments in conformity of I'll
petition of Charles Gran, and othcrs-laid on the ia
blc
The bill! to establish high school at bakersfield
was indefinitely postponed resolution RESTRICTING
the introduction of bills was taken up amended so
to restrict to Monday next and laid on the table
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chontcr sd scction revised statutes ~ nav town
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