The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-11-23

Evening Session, Wednesda,

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SENATE. Bills--To apporlion Senators in
state Legislature read third time and passed; re-
latng to the state school fund, read third time
and passed; altering chapter 80 of the revised stat
utes, reported by Mr. Dean, read third time and
passed; for the relief of ministerial officers repor'
ted by Mr. Wooster, adverse to its passage, and a
third reading refused: in addition 10 chapter 93 of
the revised statutes, reported by Mr. Norton, amen
ded m otion of Mr. French, read third time and
passed, providing for licenses, without pay, 10
temperance houses); amending chapter "a of the
revised statutes, reported by Mr. Norton, with a
proposal OF amendment, which was concurred in,
and the bill, as amended, read third time and
passed, yeas 10, hayes d.
.aaf Evening, Nov 10.
HOUSE. Bill introduced, BY MIR. Roscoe, con-
corning state prison, nppropriatng $1,000, ordered
to third reading, ll3 to 33; amotion TO dismiss
negaiived Is TO 60, and the bill passed
Engrossed bills. Limiting tmo Tor militia Of
fcers to make returns to town clerks; passed. Tax
ing county of Washington passed.
Ge0LOgicaL Surrey. .
The Scrae bill, on this subject, coming up,
after remarks by Mr. Stone against and Mr. Gil
christ for tho bill; ayes 3d. $3.50 the bill
lost.
. Thursday Nov. II.
SENATE Bills passed Limiting the lime for
militia officers make their returns Town clerks;
establishing the Cavendish Light Infantry; laying
n tax on the county Of Washington; establishing
the Rockingham Light Infantry; laying tax
lands in Green bo,o.
Bills lost-Relating 10 the measurement Of lime;
relating TO the income of the school fund
Mr. Clark reported the proceedings OF the
mit,ec of the hole, the bill relating 10 The
grand list and The Senate took up the bill and act
ed upon the amendments proposed The amend
ment of the 9Th section was adopted, when Mr..
Eaton Of w proposed to raise The maximum on the
faculty of professional men, from twenty TO thirty
dollars. Opposed by Messrs Blodgett, Wooster
and Clark, and supported by Mr. Eaton of w. Mr.
French hoped Senators would withdraw all oppo-
siton to this motion. Unless the gentlemen of the
profession were willing TO be sacrificed, tho bill
would probably fail He trusted the sacrifice
would be cheerfully made. The question might
meet IT'S merits in another place. MIR Dillingham;
cared not whether the MAXIMUM twenty or
seventy five dollars. II was 10 the injustice and
inequality OF the principle itself he objected, ma.
king property the basis of taxing portion of the
community, and adding property and faculty 10
another portion, who seemed 10 be treated Ish-
maeltes in the community, their hands agains,
every man and every mans hand against them.
Mr. Bartlett followed on the same side, and opposed
the motion, the ground Of its manifest Injustice
in principle, and tendency TO perpetuaie and in
groundless jealousy. 1t was not a tax up
on property, but odious attemptto tax the intel
lec!; assessing the brains OF one portion of our
citizens Of tho value Of three thousand dollars
and the intellect of others as of no value at ALL
Mr. Eaton Of w. replied, in defence Of his pro
posed amendment, urging that the Improvement
Of the intellect was at the sacrifice of time and
money, much the Improvement OF the soil,
and as justly taxable. lie should not from the
professional fire upon him, nor permit his brains
TO be shocked out of the back side Of his head.
He shonld front face the question, and while he
would claim nothing hut what he thought TO be
right, he would submit to nothing wrong. Mo.
lion lost, and the maximum fixed at 500 The
amendment, striking from the bill mechanics and
manufacturers. and exempting their faculty, was
supported by Messrs French and Bartlett, the
ground that the bill assumed property the basis
oftaxation, and having assumed a correct principle
they would not turn to the right hand TO the
left, in carrying it out. Amendments adopted
affirmative Is, negative s.
Mr. Eaton of w., then moved an amendment,
placing mechanics and manufacturers in the list
on the faculty primo pie, at $40, merchants and
traders at $40. Motion deolded to be out of order
in relation TO mechanics, and in order ms relates
to merchants, &c, whe Mr. Eaton Withdrew his
motion, The question then REQUIRED on The mo-
ton to erase the 9Th section, and it was erased,
'yens 10, hayes 10. i'tHt". '.
The amendment to the 9th section, exempting
household furniture and surgical instruments, to a
limited extent, from taxation, opposed by
Messrs Eaton of W., Bottom, Eaton OF F., and
negatived ''
HOUSE. The committee Of elections, in the
of Looms Wells,reported that Victory is not
legally organized town, and concluding with
resolution that Mr. Wells is not entitled seat
Mr. May moved to lay the subject on the tables
negatived
The resolution was supported by Messrs Can
field, Sergeant and Dewey, and opposed by Messrs
Rice Of 8. and Cobb, when Mr. Keith moved to
amend the resolution by striking out the word
"not, supported by Mr. Keith
The House resumed the consideration of the
Victory case, when Mr. Brown Of Athens muve d
to dismiss H. Mr. Fullam deprecated the course