Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-11-04


Senator, md is entitled To his seat. Surporedhy
Messrs Townsley aud Field opposed by AlcsSrs.
Butler, Dillingham; aud Bartlett, and laid upon the
table. Senate ADJOURNED.
HOUSE.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Parker.
EngrosSed Bills In amendment OF sec. 6 chap.
So Il. s.. in addition 10 net rhartcting Windsor
county Mutt Fire lns Cu.--in addition to election
law, requiring check list OF votes for state officers
severay passed
Petitions referred or Mary S lurlhuri TO gem
era comnli,l,e of Jacob Fox and others and Ira
Burbank aud oiheIs 10 members Of Windsor co.
On motion of Mr. peltibone, the committee on
the state prison had leave to sit during The session
OF HE liouse.
Resolutions. BY MIR Moore Of N, as to the cx-
pedency of taxing property used for public, lious
and charitable uses /; passed. BY Mr. Guild, rs to
expedicucy Of assessing bruermenrs passed.
On motion Of Mr. Keith, the vote rejecting the
Molly 5 Turnpike Go. ieconsdered, aud the
bill was ordered to a til I'd reading.
Bill introduced. BY Mr. Wardncr 10 incorporate
the Asculney Bank AT Windsor, which was nnde
the order Tor Thursday a'leruoon
Congressional Districts.
Mr. Garfield called up the bin to divide the
state into congressional districts, and at the call
Of Mr. Villas exy lained that the committee did not
agree to this or any other bill, but reported this
for the action of the House
This hill forms tie districts MS follows: LIST,
Windhan, Bennington aud Rutland. 2,i, Wind
sor aud OIauge. Sd, Addison, Cheudrn, Frank
lin, and Grand Isle 4Ih Washington Caledonia,
Essex, Orleans and Lamoe.
Mr. Warduer moved To lny the bill TIE table:
negn'ived.
Mr. Rice moved 10 amend, so that Windhnm g.
Windsor should constitute the first district. Ailer
explanations by Messrs Villas, Garfield aud Rice,
cs to the principles of the division, whether 10y
Al Iarip Inv NJ. no
amendment was rejected.
Mr. Villas moved 10 amend so MS 10 form The I'd
district nj Windhnm and Windsor counties ill.,
stead Of Windsor and Orange; supported Ivy
.Nessrs. Vilasrnd PruIboue, opposed by Mr. Ward
ner and re- ecIeI, ayes ~, noes 100
Mr. Cove moved to amend so rs 10 form the
81 district Of Franklin, Chuendrn, LamoiIIe Or
leans and Grand Isle, Instead OF Addison, Chit
uenden Franklin aud Grand Isle: supported by
Mr. Baker, aud rejected, ID To W.
Mr. Cove moved to strike ont Orleans and La
noble from the fourth district and adding Or
auge. Mr. Davis OF N. hoped the nmendment
would lac Withdrawn, ms lie presumed from the
votes given, thu the whole question had already
been arranged before brought mo the House, and
could not be altered. Amendment rejected III
to so.
Mr. Villas expressed The same intimalion as that
Of Mr. Davis of n. as n reason tor thinking HAT
nothing could arrest the hill, which, lie thought,
was fitting commentary on the Governor COM
piments to whig justice.
Mr. Van Sicklen said this bill was fair. hono-
able and Just division OF the slnte both as TO lUca-
ton of districts and The division of political pow
er He would cheerlully abide the decision OF
the people
Mr. Villas responded, complaining that The bus
mess connexions of counties were not regarded,
and lhnt the natural boundaries 10y the mountains
were not adopted.
Mr. Garfield said the gentleman from Chelsen
had himself by his votes to-day on The amend
ments, gone ia favor of disregarding these very
business connexions and natural boundaries Of
which he complained. lie said the friends Of this
bill had looked AT Justice; they would have most
outrageously disregafded justice Ind They given
the minority III the stnte one llni of lie delega'
ton in Congress; and as commentary upon the
complaints against the justice of the Wings, he
referred 10 the gerrymanderlng acts OF the ocolo-
co parties in OHIO and New York. AS to The IN
tnalion That this question had been decided else
where, he doubted not it was true rs 10 both par
ties the votes of the minority here shove<j That
they had come in here with opinions already set
tied on this bill.
Mr. Pettibone thought the bill introduced into
the Senate AT the opening OF the Senne, by Mr.
Camp, was really The hnnest bill.
MIR Baker thought that one memher was given
to his party, not n matter OF justice, hut Of ne
cessty: the nority could not help it.
After some humorous remarks by Mr. Davis OF
N. who thought the gentlemen OH all sides were
pretty nearly right, and that for any wrong there
could be nm appeal IN The peopIe-ihe discussion
! was continued Ivy .Hessrs Noyes Villas, Keith,
! Van Sicklen and Shaiier, when Mr. Harrington
! moved TO make he billiRe order for Tomorrow
! afternoon: negatived. Mr. Villas moved TO adj
| journ,-ayes 81, noes los. The bill was then Or
! dered to a third reading, III to so,
The Senate came in, when the joint assembly
TO elect superintendent OF stale prison &c. adj
journed to Friday morning next at 10 o'clock
In convention Mr. Baker moved that the Secreta
~ of State be required, in accordance with the
joint rules to act rs as Secretary Of the conven-
lion, as he was present when Mr. ShalIer look hi;
seat as Secrelary.]
Adjourned.
2o'cLocK, 2. NJ.