Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-10-28
LEeIsLATURE OF VERMONT.

Representatives, thai The Senators IN Con- 8
eress from this state be, and they hereby J
are. requested TO use their best endeavors 9
10 procure such an amendment 10 the 9
Constitution oft United States as Will
restrict the election of President Of the :
United States to single term ofsix years.
IS Resolved. also, That the Governor oe,
and he hereby is, requested 70 for y .ne
foregoing resolution 70 each o. the 0ena.
tors and Representatives from TINS s'aae ~
abe Congress of the United eIates: A1so
10 the Executive of each State IN the On-
ion that the same may be laid before lnen
several Legislatures for their cooperation
in procuring said amendment. i
Which was read and made the order ct
the day for to morrow. morning.
Bills. BY MIR. Palmer,t to raise jurors
fees 81 per day in county courts and 80 !
cents in Justice courts; read twice and re- !
fered 10 Judiciary committee. By MIR.
Butler 10 repeal 18th sec. of Chap. SO
Rev. Statutes read and referredto Jud.
Committee
A bill from the House to discontinue
the North Mountain road in Chittenden,
was read twice and referred 10 committee
on Roads and Canals.
MIR. Swift presented a petition from Ma
than E. Cross and others 70 extend the
charter Of the Bank of Bennington re-
ferred 10 com. on Banks.
Engrossed Bills. To settle the line
between Bennington and Windham coun-
ties passed. To prevent damage by lum-
Der on Connecticut river laid onthe table.
Mr.. Wooster called up the bill to pre-,
went fraudulent attachments, and moved an
indefinite postponement of the same. OPP
posed by Mr., Butler and supported by
Mr.. Wooster; carried. yeas i9, nays II.
Reports Of Committees.-By Mr.. Woos-
ter, for select committee. the bill reiatlyet to
the line between Salisbury and Leicester /;
passed. By Mr.. Howe, for Select Com
Initee. ia favor OF the bill to alter the name
oiEmiIy A. Phelps laid On the table q
BY Jud. committee, against the resolution
to take away the preference OF the ifss at
ta:hing creditor of stocks of manufactu-
ring companies; laid on the table. BY
Mr.. Butler, for select committee, In favor
OF the bill to abolish capital punishments;
laid on the table. By Mr.. Marsh, for
Land Tax committee, in favor of the bill
reviving act taxing CRANKY passed. Mr..
Miner, for JUDI committee reported against
the resolution for enlarging the jurlsdic-
ton Of justices in trustee suits to Sl00i
when Mr. Norton moved to recommit the
same, with instructions to report bill
embracing the object of the resolution
The motion was opposed by Messrs Mi
ner, Swift, Eaton of Fr and Townsley,
and supported by Mr.. Morton, and reject
ed, yeas 5, nays "a. Adj.
Friday Oct. l6.
HousE.-Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Harding.
The chair appointed Messrs. Fisk OF
w. Bracket and Jones Of w. on the pc
tition Of Edward Phelps.
Petitions referred OfEbenezer Brown
and others, to General committee; ac-
count Of Jeremiah Bushnell to com. oi
Claims.
Reports. By General Committee
against petition Of Asa Locke; by com.
on Military Affairs. bill to pay for certain
military services on the Northern frontier;
laid on the table, and made the order for
this afternoon; by Judiciary COM bill re.
lating 70 bills Of divorce, ordered to ed read
ing ITO pay Robert Pierpoint and others
@4l4, ordered to third reading.
Engrossed Bills. Altering Judicial cir
cults of the State opposed by Messrs. Fisk
Of w. aud Stone, supported by Mr.. Adams
Of South Hero, and after considerable fur
Their discussion by Messrs. Cuts, Swift,
Villas, Warner of N and Hebard, the bill
was recommitted; to incorporate Philips
academy, 10 annex Acton TO Townshend,
providing compensation for returning votes
for Senators, &c. seyerally passed.
Bills referred. By Mr. Hall Of G. rel
alive to military fines, to com. on military
affairs from the Senate, relative to the
boundary line between Bennington and
Windha.n counties, to member Of those
counties.
Resolutions. BY Mr.. Villas as to The
|. expediency of abolishing Office of agent OF
VI. State Bank, and transferring the du-
ties Of that officer to the commissioner OF
the school fund, adopted; by Mr.. Love-
land, as 10 the expediency of providing
that no recovery shall be had for the sale
ofdistilled spirits; adopted.
Mr.. Sprague called for the bin to pay
Ira Carpenter and Harry Richardson
they We're opposed by Messrs. Hebard,
Warner, of N. and Chandler of p and
dismissed. Adjourned
Oct. l6, p. III
SENATE.-RepOrfs of Committees.-
By Mr.. Botium. for committee of roads
and canals, in favor Of the bill "a d;scon-
time the North Mountain road-laid on
the table.
Mr.; Crawford called up the bill to pre-
vent damages by lumber on Connecticut
river, when the same was passed.
Mr. Butler called up the bill. relating
% capital punishments. and addressed tie
Senata In flrnt II llnin1r ava, v th.. r,r,r,isb