The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-10-20
Brown 1873, Jeptha Bradley SO, sca,,s,,. .

/ Brown 1873, Jeptha Bradley So, soa,terio, .,
"Wednesday, OF v
SENATE Bills Mr. Wooster, for , IT, I
nv committee in accordance with previous luaNI
I,tions repovted bill 10 amend the SD soo,
the 18th chapter Of the revised statute on r,o
also bill to pay conslables for returning p'Oc
Electors and Senators, the former of WIKI kI
laid upon the table, the latter recommil,aa WI
Miner, for The same committee, reported in a.,
bill 10 prevent fraudulent attachments, I "a
passed to- be engrossed, """Is|
Mr. Townsley offered resolution feoues,,,.
committee an military affairs to report subS,sl@
for our militia lawI adopted. ~, 'N
"Wednesday, Oct, ID. A ,
HOUSE. Pctit,ous referred. OF Elisha r.,
Ia committe on military affairs; OF Elisha n sS
to committe on claims; of Selectmen of GuilMN
and of Moses N. Chamberlain, 10 commi,,0a
ways and means.
REPORTS of Committees. Bill AMENDING p,,,
incorporating Windsor county Mutual Fra
anca Company, ordered TO Sd reading r. Jug
nority of committee Of elections, in lavoi of N, NJ
len, The sitting member from Waterbury, mG.
was read
Engrossed BMs Granting David II. so,
the right of to'l bridge, laid on tho table; revv.
tax on CRANKY; passed.
Sundry documents from other states, wen H.,
mitted by the President OF the Senate. a% a"'
them series of resolutions relative to the n,,o"V
administration from the State Of North Cards.
NJ
Jersey, read and referred TO select commitso '"
the New Jersey case; remonstrance and rcsoIh'
of citizens of district of Columbia, relative O w
egislation Of Congress in their district-from MT
and New York, on the North Eastern bounds,
from Kentuckey and other states, relative to M
public lands--which were severally laid on nj
table.
Resolution BY MI. Warner Of NewhayeO Il
structins. Judiciary com TO inquire into the an"
iency Of abolishing capital punishment; adopcS
"Wednesday Oct. is, p N
HOUSE. The House considered thu ordor \
the day, being the reports from the commiteo \
elections on the Waterbury case. The repor \
the minority was read at the call of Mr. Bayjie, \
after some statement Of facts by the chairmnn y
the committee, the report Of tho majority was reI
nj the call of MIR Hodges, and the question RESINS
on the question Of the passage OF the resolution, a
claring VIM. w. Wells entitled TO n seat in pI,r
EIiakim Allen. Bnckmaster opposed the re,nI
lion, and. il was adopted-Ayes 1853, Nays 81
Mr. Wells appeared and was qualified
Thursday, Oct. IS, "A. NJ
HOUSE. RsDorts By Committee on military n
fairs, against petition OF E lsha Fisk 81 Bv cor
mittee on Education, bill establishing PhiIDs
cademy, ordered to a third reading. BY Comm,ts
of ways and means,that il ia inexpedient to sDno
pirate the income of the school fund for the iu,mo
lion of iencbers &c common schools; also that it i,
inexpedicnt to abolish the salary Of Trea.uve, a
commissioner OF the school fund.
The bill providing compensation for etnruia
votes for Senators, 40. was ordered to a 81 read
ing.
The Senate came in and the joint assembly mad
the following appointments
Joseph Berry, Esq. Of New bury, Auditor in b
Treasury department.
Hon. Robert Pierpoint, Bank Commissioner an
Bank Committee.
ErastusS. Camp, Sergeant alarms.
The election of fourth Assistant Justice of II
Supreme Court was postponed to Tuesday next
O'Clock a. NJ.
The bills altering Judicial circuits Of this S.al
nnh to annex Acton to Townsend, were orderehl
a third reading.