Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-01-08
taken, as are now granted and provided

the manner and .9r the purposes afore-
said, unless the whole of such real estrte,
easement or franchise belonging to said
corporation, shall be taken. and compen-
sation m ade therefor.
2. This act shalt take effect from the
passage thereef. .T,
Approved, Nov. 10 1889.
9.-AN ACT, to repeal an act therein MENTIONED.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State of Vermont, as
follows:
|. The act entitled tan act relating 10
retailersfof foreign and domestic distilled
splits" approved Nov. 5, 1888, is here
byrepealed.
2. This act shall take effect from and
after the passaaeof the same.
Approved, Nov. 10, 1889.
1O-AN ACT, to repeal an act therein mentioned.
1t is is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont, as
follows:
That an act, entitled an act, to facili-
tate the rendering of turnpike roads free
roads" passed November first, eighteen
hundred and thirty-eigbt, be, and the
same is, hereby repealed: Provided that
this act shall take effect from and after the
passing thereof.
Approved, Oct. "a. 1899.
r. EsOL UTIONs.
ll.-PUBLIC LANDS.
ResotOed, by the Senate and House of
Representatives, That our Senators in
Congress be instructed. and our Repre-
sentatlves requested, to use their influence
to procure the passage of a law which
snail provide for a just distribution,
among the several states, of the proceeds
OF the public lands, agreeably to the terms
OF the deeds of cession, which provide
that the lands, so ceded, "shaIl be consid-
cred as common fund, for the use and
benefit of all the United States, members
OF the federal alliance land shall be
faithfully and bona fde disposed of for
that purpose, and for no other use or pur-
pose whatsoever''-and to oppose anv
measure calculated to promote the eventu-
al surrender of these lands to the States
IN which they are situated, which would
be entirely repugnant TO the condition of
these grants, and contrary to that princ-
pie OF equal and exact Justice which
should characterize all the dealings of the
general government with the several
States IN the Union.
ResOtced, by the Senate and House OF
Representatives, that the Governor be re-
quested TO transmit copies of the forego-
ing resolution to each of our Senators and
Representatives in Congress. and to each
OF the Governors Of the States, with the
request that they present it to the legisla-
lures OF their respective States.
l2.-lNTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Whereas, lage amount of the public
money of the United States has been
appropriated, under the authority of
the General Government for purposes
OF Internal Improvements within the
limits OF the several states and terrific.
rles, and whereas the State of Vermont.
notwithstanding her citizens pay their
full proportion of the public revenue.
has not derived an equivalent from the
expenditure of said money-therefore.
RESOLVED, by Senate and House of
That our Senators ia
Congress be instructed, and our Repre-
requested, to use their best ex-
ertions, at the ensuing session of Con-
gress, to obtain the passage of law, pro-
'lding for refunding 10 Vermont her pro-
portion of the money SO appropriated and
exended.
l3.-sLAvERY, &c.
|. ResotUed, by the Senate and House
If Representatives, That Congress nos.
esses the power to abolish slavery and
he slave trade in the District of CoIum-
ia, and to prohibit the slave trade be-
ween the several states.
2, Reso!oed. That the passage Of .
esosntlon By the House of Represents.
yes of the Unhed States, in December
837, in which it was ordered that all no.
ers, touching the subject of slavery.
Mould be laid upon the table, without I
eng read, printed. debated or referred 5
ID the adoption of similar resolution
the last Congress, was fragrant abuse
the right Of petition, and in the name F
the people of this state, we soIemnlv a
'otest against the adoption of similar F
solution by the next. or any succeeding c
ongress.
3. ResolUed, That the Governor be 70.
ested to transmit copy of the forepo-
g resolutions to each of our Senator's
d Representatives in Congress.