The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-10-26

ers had right tho not the blessings of Iber,r
If ouicasts, they needed moral and religions
instruction.
Mr.. Dillingham; advocated The passage Of
the bill.
The bill passed, yeas 27, nays 1.
HousE.-Rssolutions By Mr.. Sfaord. in.
structing judiciary committee TO inquire into
the expectancy of so altering The 63d sec. of
revised statutes as to prevent imprisonment
Tor debt, except when the plaintiff files an af
hdaVt that the debtor is about TO leave tho
STATE or has money or property secreted adOp
by. MIR. Chandler of w. inxtruct;ng iudi.
ciary committee 10 inquire into the cxnnd;oncv
repeating all laws on the trustee nroross ~
cePt as TO concealed or abscondinp deb,,r-
adopted. BY Mr.. Heughlon, to adjourn u;,h
out day on the 2sth inst dismissed. '''''
Petitions referred. OF Jacob Bates and
others, 10 committee on licence laws: Of As,
b. Foster and others. for division Of Windsor
county. MIR. Cuts moved the cference of
this petition to select committee of five men,
bRrs' residing cut OF the county Of Windsor.
and sustained this motion OF the ground that
a disInterested committee WAS desirable.
Mr. Fulam opposed this reference. Tbo
usual rule is 10 refer matters to those interest.
ed and best informed in it, and he urged a ref
erence 10 the members of WinLsor county.
3 DIR. Chandler of ". was in favor Of a select
committee. and denied that tho rule was. or
ought TO be, as stated BY the gen,,msn from
Ludlow.
1he motion oil MIR. Cuts was agreed 10.
Friday. Os;t. %.
STANDARDIZATION. By Mr. Woos,o,
raising an enquiry as to the expectancy of OK.
tending the trustee process, on ucgotiable notes
After remarks by Mr.. w. showing the impor-
lance of such inquiry, the resolution was re.
turned to the judiciary committee.
Mr.. Wooster of the committee on the iudi.
ciary, made n report adverse to the entire
adjustment of imprisonment for deb. Laid
upon the table on motion of Mr. Dana,
EagrosSed BiHs.--provded for school dis
trcts; relating 10 tbs election of members of
Congress IN addition to the 4lst chapter of
the revised statutes; severally read a third
time and passed.
Senate adjourned.
House
! Reports. By committee of E lecti0ns,
on the remembrance of Jonathan Benja.
min and others against the election of John
Dewey of Guildhall. The committee re-
ported that ii had rejected suudry portions
of testimony as mere heresay evidence, on
which the remonstrants appealed to the
House to direct the admission of this evil
dcnce, and their protest and appeal was
reported to the House by the committee.
After explanations by Mr.. Picrpoint, Mr..
Henry of Chester moved to lay the report
on the table, opposed by MIR Sergeant and
nesatiyed. Mr. Adams offered a resnlu-
! ton recommltting the report. with instruc-
tons to the committee To receive the re-
jected testimony and report thereon. This
resolution was opposed by Messrs. Can
field, Chandler and Dewey, and before the
question Yves taken the house adjourned.
? O'Clock p II.
/ SENATE-BiIl, in alteration of chap. IOl
of revised statutes, and-proviing for the
election of chaplain OF the state prison bv
tho legislature. read third time and pass
ed, yeas 90, nays l..
I report, by Mr. Russell, on tie res buttons
from Indiana, a resolution in favor Of fix
ing the same day throughout the Uni N.
for the appointment of electors IF president
and vice president of the II. States; re-
! port adopted.
Bill, reported by Judiciary CON-, the OBJ
Ject OF which is to remedy essential defects
IN he-Prcsont trustee process. Laid upon
! the table.
I Friday, Oct. %. o'clock p. m
HoUsE.--The Speaker announced the com.
miItee on the petition of Asa 3. Foster and
others Mcssrs Sergeant Plerpoint. Cleave.
land, Prcniiss OF Irasburgh. Gilchr.t.
Iehiions referred. : OF Rowland 7. Robin
son and Others for the adoption of resolutions
demonstrating against any rules or orders Of
Congress limiting or :impairiDg the right of
MISUNDERSTANDING our delegation in Con-
gress lie urge the immediate abolition of the
Interstate slave-trsde and of slavery in the
District OF Columbia and territories-also r.
monsrating agains: the further prosecution Of
the Florida war, as war got up by slavehold.
ers TO protect slavery; referred to select COM
mitee of three.
Contested Seal.
The House resumed the consideration Of tho
report of the committee of Elections on the
case or Mr.. Dewey of Gulldhall, the question
being on the adoption Of the resolution of Mr..
Ad ms of South Hero, dire cling The committee
TO receive and consider the rejected evidence.
The question then REQUIRED on adopting the
resolution of Mr. Adams of South Hero, AYES
81, noes, III; so the resolution was reiec.
ted.
Bills Introduced From the Senate. re-
pealing so much of the election law as re
quires the election Of mewbers Of Congress
in September next referred to the Gen
eral committee From the Senate, providing
for the union of school districts referred