The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-11-02
LEGIsL TUREoF VERMONT.
FRIpAY, Oct. %, A. NJ.

FRIDAY, Oct %, A. M.
SENATE. Resolution. BY Mr. Wooster, rails
| ing an enquiry as to the expediency OF extending
the trustee process, on negotiable notes After re-
marks by Mr. w. showing the importance Of such
inquiry the resolution referred to the judiciary
committee.
Bill-repored by Mr.. Crawford, repeating part
of the listing militia law, with tho opinion Of the
committee adverse to its passage. Laid upon the
! table on motion of Mr.. Bartlett, and made the or
der for Tomorrow forenoon.
Mr.. Wooster, orthe com. the judiciary made
a report adverse to the entire aboshment of i'm.
prisonment for debt. Laid upon the table on mo-
ton of Mr. Dana
House Bill TO pay Abel Drury $500, reported
by Mr. Clark without amendment, read th,rd
time and passed
Engrossed Bills providing for union of school
districts; relating to the election Of members of
Congress; in addition to the dist chapter of the
revised statutes; severally read third time and
passed.
FRIDAY Oct. %. A. NJ
HOUSE. Bills introduced BY Mr. Prentiss Of
lrasburgh, providing for the appointment Of com.
missioners to take the acknowledgement of deeds,
&c. in Canada; referred TO Judiciary committee.
BY Mr. Prentiss of IIasburgh, taxing lands in
I
Reports. BY committee of Elections, on the re-
monstrance of Jonathan Benjamin and others a.
ganst the election OF John Dewey of GuiIdbali.
The committee reported that it had rejected sun
dry portions Of testimony as mere hoarsay evidence
to which the remonstrants appealed to the House
TO direct the admission TO this evidence and their
protests and appeal was reported to the House by
tho committee. oaI
| After explanations by Mr. Pierpont Mr. Henry
of Chester moved 10 lay the report on the table
! Opposed by Mr. Sergeant, and negaiived. Mr.
Adams OF South Hero offered resolution recon-.
hitting the report with Instructions to tho com
mitiee to receive the rejected testimony and report
| thereon. This resolution was opposed by Messrs
Garfield, Chandler Of p. Sergeant and Dewey,
who urged that The rejected testimony was no evil
dence at all under the laws of the state and should
no more be received by the committee than by
| courts of Justice. MIR Fullam said that different
decisions had been made, both by committees and
by The House; that the sitting member of Guild
hall, whose seat is now contested, himse
once unjus,ly denIed seat on this very Kind Of
testimony; but he did not undertake to say how
the rule should be. He suggested however, that, by
The admission of such testimony, the way was
open for the rejection Of members by tho faIsehoods
ofpersons who were not put under oath. I'D ...
Before any question was taken, the House ad.
journed
2 oclock, p. NJ.
SENATE. B:iI-In alteration of chapter 104
ofthe revised Statutes and providing for the elao.
ton of chaplain OF the PRISON, by the Legis.
lature, read third time and passed, yeas 20,
nays L.
Report. by Mr. Russell, on the resoluto ns from
Indiana, resolution in favor of fixing the same
day throughout the Union, for The appointment OF
electors of President and Vice President of the U.
States report adopted.
2oclock, p. M.
HOUSE. Petitions re ferred. OfAndrew Back
and others for bounty wheat, to committee
on agriculture. OF Rowland II. Robinson and
others, for the adoption Of resolutions remonstra-
ting against any rules or orders of Congress limit.
ing impairng tho right of petition -instruo,ing
our delegation in Congress to urge the immediate
iion Of the inter state slave trade and slave
ny in the district of Columbia and territories-aiso
demonstrating against the further prosecution Of
the Florida war, as war got up by shareholders
to protect slavery; referred TO select COMMITTEES Of
three. aH"h HnF'i# .e'a't9l besuogt
The House resumed the consideration OF the re-.
port of the committee ofElectons on the cose of
Mr. Dewey Of GuiIdhalI the question being on
the adoption ofthe resolution Of Mr.. Adams of
South Hero, directing the committee receive and
consider the rejected evidence. 9q " eo'tiab odi
Mr.. Wells introduced a resolution, admitting
TO be heard in favor of the resoiuton3aof
Mr.. Adams This resolution was supportedv by
Mr.. Villas, and opposed by Messrs Sprague, Girls
void and Sergeant: ayes SO, noes not counted "A
,ote ofthree fourths being necessary, this rssoIo
ion failed. Y fa h.i45a ,,elflosa ngoo baa
The question thon REQUIRED on adopting the
,Iution of Mr.. Adams of South Hero Ayes IS,
,oes 1l7; so the resolution was rejected H@ant
90 Saturday, Oct. 90, 1s40.q
HOUSE The Speaker appointed the commit.
ee on the petitions Of Rowland T. Robinson and
thcrs, on slavery, VIZ: Messrs. Stafford, Ferris,
;hater N' Hf .2i4f t-t
Petitions &c. referrsd For Incorporating Go