Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-15

hands against every man and every mans hand
against them. Mr. Bartlett followed on the same
side, and opposed tho motion, on the ground OF
its manifest injustice in principle, and tendency |
to perpeuate and increase groundless jealousy.
Ii was not a tax upon property, but all odlous at
tempt to tax the intellect assessing the brains of
one portion of our citizens as OF the 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 ms much rs the improvement of the soil,
and as Justly taxable. lie should not run from
the professional fire upon him, permit his
brains TO be knocked out of the back side of his
head lie should front face the question, and
while he would claim nothing but what he thought
to be right, he would submit to nothing wrong.
Motion lost aud the maximum fixed at $50. The
amendment, striking from the bill mechanics and
manu- a rurers, and exempting their faculty, was
supported by Messrs French and Bartlett, on the
ground that the bill assured property as the basis
OF taxation, and having assumed correct princ-
pie, they would not turn to the right hand nor to
the left in carrying it out Amendments adopted
affirmative Is, negative D.
Mr.. Eaton of W., then moved an amendment,
placing mechanics and manufacturers in the list,
on the faculty principle, Mt $50, merchants and
traders at $40. Motion decided to he out Of or
der in relation TO mechanics, aud in order re-
laes TO merchants, &c, when Mr.. Eaton with
drew his motion. The question then REQUIRED
on the motion to erase the 9th section, and it was
erased, yeas ID, nays TO-
The amendment to the 9th section, exempting
household furniture and surgical instruments, TO
limited extent from taxation, was opposed by
Mcssrs Eaton OF W., Botun Eaton of F.. and
negalived. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
THURSDAY, Nov. ii.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Ballou.
Bills introduced From Senate, TO pay Tappan
Stevens, referred to com. of Claims.
Reports. BY Judiciary committee, bill relating
to highways, supported Wy Messrs Hebard Villas
aud Billings opposed hy Mr.. Chandler OF w. and
ordered TO be engrossed. BY committee roads
and canals against bill in relation to building
bridges, and it was dismissed. By Judiciary com
rnittee, against bill 20 amend chap 25 Il. s.
County courts have original jurisdiction in
criminal cases except when jus ices of the peace
have sole jurisdc on,) and it dismissed; bill
in addition to net charering city vi Vergennes,
and it was ordered to be engrossed. BY commit
tee OF Claims Senate bill to pay Rufus Campbell,
passed BY committee of ways and means, bill
for the relief OF Geo. w. Wentworth, and it was
ordered 10 be engrosscd.
Contested Seat.
| The committee oil elections, in the case oil
Loomis Wells, reported that Victory is not a le-
gay organized town, and concluding with reso-
luton that Mr. Wells is not entitled to n seat. Mr.
May moved 10 lay the sui ject on the table mega
tived
The resolution was supported by Messrs Can.
field, Sergeant and Dewey, and opposed by Messr:
Rice of S. aud Cobb, when Mr.. Keith moved to
amend the resolution hy striking out the word
"not,' supported by MIR. Keith.-Adj
SENATE.
2 O'clock, p NJ.
Bills pissed To pay Chauncey Goodrich tc
I,,nu IL Iol,n lI,,,rf nn
corning the Stare Prison.
, Resolutions -Reported by Nj Eaton OF FIR, ant
relating 10 the University of Vermont, adopted
= relating TO ths publication of the journals OF til,
joint assembly, sent up from the House, aud tbs
Senate resolved not TO concur. Adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
2 O'Clock, p. Nj.
:; The House resumed the consideration OF III,
Victory case, when Mr.. Brown OF Athens moved
to dismiss it. MIR. Fullam deprecated the course
+, pursued in this case, this stage of the public
hnsi"ess; three notions had now been made
each involving the merits Of the case and eacl
emitting members to speeches. One ties
question was enough. Supported by Mr.. Villas
aud negatived: ayes "a, noes 90 The question
= then REQUIRED on the amendment of Mr.. Keith
supported by Messrs Davis of n, aud Villas, bu
before he question was put
lie Senate came III, and n nomination To-
county officers of ESSEX county WIS presented
lion presented counter Nominations which wer,
ordered 10 be read. 70 to II, when John Ii. Mel
, son and Spencer Clark were put in nomination
for first assistant justice. Mr. Dewey supported
the nomination of Mr. Clark. Mr.. Coolidge ex
= pressed his opinion that, under the joint rules
minority nomination could not be ucled upon b.,
the JOINT assembly until it had he presented 10 til,
. county convention. Mr.. FuIIam moved 10 reie
! the nomination buck to the county convention
ayes 3d. noes "a.
The chair said he was in doubt as to The ques
lion OF order, but rs the assembly might overru
the decision If wrong, he would decide according
10 the letter of the rule, viz that the assembly can
not act ON any nomination until presented TO tn
Y county convention. Mr. Dewey moved TO refe
back the remainder OF The nominations ruled
: Ut order, OH the ground that the same question
had once been passed upon. For the purpose O
testing the sense of the assembly, MIR. Fulam ap
4 pealed, contending that this was net the sam
I; had been appointed the decision of the chair wa
4 affinneh The following nominations were lhe
# confirmed.
: Oren Brown, I'd assistant Justice.
i Geo. E. Holmes, Sheriff (Ayes 81, noes AL
n John Hopkinson High Balff.
= VIM Haywood, H., States Attorney.
s AZariah Webb, jr, Judge OF Probate.
= John Dodge, Isaac Cumniils, and james Fol
lansbee, Jail commissioners
= MIR Dewey Nominated Mills de Forrest of Lem
Il ing,on, as justice Of the peace for tie county
: ESSEX, aId he was appointed.
G Directors IF The State Prison.
!. Francis Slnson, of Rutland.
J. Henry +. james, of Waterbury.
IL Stephen Pren,ss, of " eathersiield.
st The JOINT assembly was dissolved the Senal
!. Withdrew, aud the House adjourned.
q SENATE.
Il EVENING SESSION.
lie select committee n XylIpt, nd han, A..
% red docnmenis from Virginia, were discharge
4 from iurlier consideration Of said documents
> BWs-relating To the corporation Of the cry ,
Vergeilnes Tor The relief ol George Wentworth
seyerally read a lhrd time aud passed i'm add
'Ion to an act, relating To highways, twice reu
ana referred 10 the committee roads and C,
T. mails.
D. Grand List Bill
lie consideration Of tins bill was again resun
x ed, and the several amendments croposed in con