The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-11-02
"Wednesday, Oct. 81, 1871

SENATE.-Bill, Incorporating the Vermont MI
ming, and Smelling company, the question being
upon the amendment, Mr. Hatch proposed further
to amend the amendment, PurPoriIng better to Sc
cure to aborers for the corporations the payment OF
their dues.
Mr.. Blodgett demanded the yeas and nays, when
the amendment 10 the amendment was adopted,
yeas 90 nays &; the question arising upon the a.
dopuon of the amendment amended, n debate
ensued, when Mr.. Hemenway demanded the yeas
and nays aud The amendment was rejected, yeas
IL, nays 10, and the bill, on motion OF Mr. Dana,
was laid upon the table.
Wednesday, Oct. 81.
! lIOUSE.-By committee on Roads and Canals,
bill Incorporating Woodiord and Readsboro' turn
pike company with amendment subjecng the
bill to the action of any future Legislature; amcndo
ment agreed 10 and the bill ordered TO be engrossed
By same committee, bill relating TO highways and
bridges Clowns may order taxes in addition to
what is now asses sed by selecmen:) ordered to be
| engrossed
| The Senate came in and the appointment of
county officers were made for Frankn, Washing
ton, Lamoille and Grand isle counties.
Contested Seat
The House resumed the consideration of the
ing upon The amendment moved by MIR. Plerpoint
that Mr. Scott is entitled TO a seat. Mr.. Villas
tanned the amendment, urging that there in
this but tenn porary absence; that Mr.. Scott
consi dered himselfi in fact resident of Greensbo-
70, and also that, in the judgment Of the people
of Greensboro, with perfect knowledge of all the
facts, Mr., Scott was citizen ofthat town and eli
gible to a seat in this House. Mr.. Pienss of Iras.
burgh opposed the amendment, urging that the
constitution and laws prescribe actual residence
in the town for year; the kind of proof to show
the want of such residence, viz: the certificate OF
the constable; and also to furnish criterion for
Gliding the question of residence in the provision
for the Of voters, that is the residence Of his
family. The certificate was tina, MIR. Scott has not
resided in the town preceding his election;
and the fact found and reported by the committee
that the family Of Mr.. Scott had resided portion
of the time in the town of Walden. On these
grounds, Mr.. p. deemed it perfectly clear that
der the constitution Mr.. Scott was ineligiblc and
as The decision Of this would form a prece-
dent for the future, he urged that it should be de-
cided upon the plain rule prescribed by the consti
tuition and laws. That the only safe, stable
and proper rule. 1t would not do to adopt any
other principle, and above all the rule contended
for the other side, that the residence must be de
cided by the intention Of the claiment to seat.
He nigh, reside with his family in Walden any
number of years, four or five, and it would not do
to say that he was nevertheless citizen OF Greens
boro, during all this time, because he intended ul-
tmately to return to Greensboro. The motion
rejected; ayes &c. noes 1l9. The resolution
declaring Mr.. Scott is entitled to seat was a.
dopted.
9 o'clock p. M.
Bills, by Mr.. Wooster, IN alteration OF chapter
100 Of the Revised Statues, reported without a.
mendment, and ordered to be engrossed and read
third time in addition to chapter 65, section 45
Of revised statutes, reported by committee on Ju
dietary, without amendment, read third time and
passed
Bills, laying tax on lands in Jay, reported by
committee without amendment, read third time
and passed; altering the name of the town of Gov
entry to Orleans, reported by Mr. Hemenway, who
stated the facts in the case, and, on motion of Mr.
Fisk. the bill was laid upon the table.
Bills, in addition to chapter "a of revised statutes
taxing clock pedlars, reported by committee, read
"A third time and passed; grand list called up by Mr.
Wooster, who demanded the yeas and nays his
motion that the bill be Indefinitely postponed: de
cided In the affirmative, yeas "a, nays4
2 o'clock, p. Nj.
HOUSE.-Repors. By the committee the
grand list, resolution, booming the town of Vic
tory in the of $40, for not returning real es.
tate in the list laid on the table BY Land Tax
committee, bills taxing Holland, and Salem, order
ed to be engrossed. BY committee education,
Senate bill for the Union of school districts, and it
was ordered third reading; in favor of the bill
to abolish the state school fund, and it laid on
| the table Adjourned.
Thursday, Oct %, A. Nj.
| SENATE.-Mr. Fisk, Of the committee on cleo
TONS reported the facts in the of Hon. ID. w
Aiken, with resolution declaring that Mr. Aiken
is not ntited to a in the Senate. 1t appeared
from the facts stated, that Mr. Aiken was postmas-
ter at the time of his election, and that post bills
with h is name, of the god inst. were received at
the pos, office in this village. The signature to the
post bill was IN print. Counsel for Mr. Aiken was
before the committee TO notify Mr.. Aiken; and il
was understood from a member of the committee
that MIR. A. had declined appearing before the com
mittce Mr. Dillingham; moved that the report and