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tons they had taken steps for setting liberty, and
conveying him to the frontier in the neghborhood OF
which he was arrested. am informed that Grogan |
left Montreal accordingly on the 4tt inst.
ibeg 10 assure your Excellency that shall never
theess continue the investigation which, have direct
ed, and if the information conveyed to your Excel
lency that officers soldiers in Her Majestys ser
vice implicated in this affair should prove correct
shall notfal to visit the offence with the utmost
ngor.
have the honor to be, &c.
His ExyS. II. JENrsos.
SENATE, 2 o'clock, p. M
The president announced the following committees
On the petition of l.. ID. Putnam gnd Others on
slavery, Messrs Sabn, Clark, Dillingham;.
On the bill relating to the acknowledgement Of
deeds Messrs Sheldon Eaton of Wash. and Bottum
Resolutions. BY Mr. Bartlett, requesting the Gov
ornor to ascertain whether this state has Just CLAIM
for revolutionary services and if So to present that
| claim to congiess, adopted Ry Mr. Bottum to
dispense with the office of agent to settle the CONCERNS
of tho state bank; referred TO coin. on Fnsnce-
| From the House, for committee TO examine the
state library; concurred in. From sundry states,
communicated by the Governor rclerred~to the
Bii.-By Mr.. Dams, providing for union schools,
laid on tho table. Reeaat'g election of rcpteseAta.
! engrossed Altering srsnd Jury term Of Grand Isle
county court reporea.by Mr.. Sowlesand passed.
BylMr. Dillingham;, fof the APPOINTMENT bf chaplain
of The state prison by the General Asssmblgy laid
=
portcdby Mr.. French and laid on the table, HeHnins
duties Of sherffs and jaers; reported by the Judiciary
comtntiee debated by N.ssrs Crawford and Woos-
| ter and laHl on the table Adj ,';rF--
| ~ HOUSE, 2 O'Clock, p. NJ.
i Pctitioas referrcd OF John Merrill and others
a for % Academy at Corinth, to committee on Eluca
ion, Of Jesse Howard and others, to committee Of
81 Ways and Means.
r. Resofatins.-From the senate, requesting the Gov.
to- nTrolnt se,nc person to investigate the question,
wheihetyerrnont has any just CLAIM upon the Ma
tional government for expenses incurred in the
lutlonary war referred to n 8. ect committee of
three Consisting of 1o.srs Villas, Bascom e Sprague
4 BY Nj. Jones of Dover, nstructing military com
fhitec t. lnqureilnto tho cxpedcncy of providing,
tfomt he land fundfor anore adequate remuneration OF
the militia, alsoreptping the section on exemptions
far relates 10 ministers students Judges Justices
&c; adopted BY Mr. Chandler of w. for printing
200 copies of reports of auditor in treasury depart.
; ment, of bank commissioner, Of bank committee, Of
treasurer the safety fund, of auditor the school
fund, and auditor Of accounts against the state
adopted.
ton declaring Mr.. Kingsley of Morotown, not entitled
to scat, again recommending its passage. Mr.
Ilebard stated that il appeared Mr.. Kingsley hat
0 forwarded letter to the p Department, about thu
LIST Of Sept last resgning his Office that the 26tl
of Sept the Department required him to give notice
I. to the people of Moretown of his resignation, tina
: they might have voice IN appointing his successor
, but, Notwithstanding this, that Mr. Kingsley was
fact postmaster on the Is. of Sept and now is, AM
o according to the unanimous opinion of the commtte
could not be entitled to seat Mr.. Villas doubte
!, whether the circumstances were not such to allo,
: Mr.. Kingsley 10 retain his seat any rate he woul
"a ask for brief delay. Mr. Hebard moved accordingly
= | to lay the resolution the table. Mr. Barton or
# posed this motion: he thought the gentleman fror
"a Moretown was here in violation CT the constitution
= and there should be no delay in his case. The motto
~ TO lay on the table was agreed to.
: The senate came in and joint assembly va
n formed, when Mr.. Adams of South Hero moved t
=, postpone the election of fourth assistant justice
ofo ioto In ~. Clo,, t,rv
- agreed TO.
Col Amos C. Kellogg was then elected Brigade
10 General I'd brigade Is, division.
n, CT. Russo Hickok, IS IS
Hon. Joseph Berry was elected auditor in ii
s. treasury department;
n n, s soloPn p Sanfsl 50 s.
n. Scattering,
" The senate Withdrew, and the House proceed
with business
- Bills introduced. BY Mr.. Chandler of w, rea,ir
- to Offsets, allowing justices of the peace to adm
~ Offsets where the debit side of the defendant
-, 500; also bill relating TO the jurisdiction of coun
RI courts, Ito have original jurisdiction of all Grimm
cd except such solely cognizabe by ustc
VI of the peace; both referred to the Judiciary comm
tee: BY Mr.. Ball, Altering the name of John NIlt
g aill to John Milton Nichols; referred to Gener
Committee. BY Mr.. Stone for survey Of lne betwe
Bennington and Wndham counties; referred
members of those counties.
lis Mr. Chandler of W. called up the report of the au
tor on the school fund, and ii was referred 10 t
n, committee of Ways and Means. Adj.
by SENATE-THuRspAy, Oct. 81, A. NJ.
or Prayer by the Chaplain.
ot The chair announced the appointment ofthe folio
io ing committees:
ok On the abduction of Grogan- Messers Sow
'r- Eaton Of W., Sheldon.
lid On Virginia Resolutions -Messrs. Bartlett, B.
ne tum, Swift.
les On Indiana resolutions relative to uniform day
ere elect President and V. President throughout
Unlon-Messrs. Russell, ellison, Fletcher.
he On memorial OF Ferrisburgh Quarterly meet
an and petition Of Norris Day and others-Mess
IN, Eaton of W., Wooster Fisk.
aet MIR. Dana moved reconsideration OF the vote
D reference of the question relating to the n f. Boz
dairy; reconsdered, and the paper referred to
committee raised on the correspondence relating
ru- the abduction of Grogan
Mr. Eaten Of W. he r RITTER 81 9 SS
d. quaterly meeting, praying for the aboshment OF
pta punishment, which were read, and on motor
OF Mr.. Eaton referred to select committee of three
his EnqroSscd Bills. Regulating tho choice of REP
er tentaves to the General Assembly, requiring that
an election shall be had al baol commenced prevI
at TO IL O'Clock al night Of the first Tuesday of Septe
Der. Called up by Mr. Wooster, when an able {
en- interesting debate ensucd by Messrs. Wooster, Da
r OF Dillingham;, and Sabln, in favor Messrs SHIELD
all Clark and Eaton Of w. opposed. Mr.. Crawford
on manded the yeas and nays, and the bill was rea
|. third time and passed. eas 81, Nays House
ch to pay Abel Drury the sum mentioned, twice read
the fees of jurors and officers before free hold courts
rn- dcred TO be engrossed and read third time pro
be ing for the union Of school districts taken up its
ov- visions explained by Mr. Dana who introduced
bill after remarks in favor of the bill hy Mr.. W.
ter. the Senate went into committee of the whole,
Eaton of FIR. in the chair, and the bill was slig
amended, reported TO the Senate amendment ad
t. ed, and the bill ordered 10 be engros ed and re-
third time, bill defining the duties of shelitis and
ers, taken up, read on motion of Mr.. Bartlett,
discussed by Mes,rs. Clark, Wooster Bottum
= of lett, CLARK, Dillingham;, and on motion II Mr..
mer, indefinitely postponed.-Adj
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
I THURSDAY, Oct q, A.
} PRAYER by Rev. Mr.. Ballou
'ept Petitions. OF Enoch Hebard and Others, rcie
Goth to judiciary committee; of John Il. Worcester
erri others, referred 10 General committee; OF
IN it Huntington and others, exempt brass clocks
taxation read and referred to select committee or
thin rev-lon of the grand list.
Bin passed. To pay Abel Drury $500 for h
ans burnt while occupied by W. militia on the nor
atch frontier.
uted Bills introduced. BY Mr.. Davis of n. rela'iT
landlord ana tenant, latter notice to quit, tenant
thin be summoned by landlord before justice, aud on