Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-10-28
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VERMONT LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.-TursDAy, Der. Is,

c, HSeTTIITn
for the election of Secretary of State, &c, called
up by Mr.. Camp and concurrcd in. Assigning to-
morrow morning, 0oclock, for the election OF U. S.
Senator; Mr.. Briggs offered amendment, which was
lost; Mr.. Cuts moved to lay upon the table mo-
ton lost. and resolution concurred in.
tion-Of-Preston and others, by Mr..
SmaIiey, relating to the insane; referred 10 commit
tee on the Judiciary.
Resoiuii0n-Proposng to reduce the salaries Of
Judges OF the supreme court, and other officers Of
this state, called up by Mr. Cuts, who Offered amend
men erasIng all after the word ReSolrcd, and sub
shutting a resolution of inquiry. On TINS amend
ment Mr.. Sprague demanded the yeas and nays
when the amendment adopted. yeas %, nays /,
and thus amended the resolution passed.
BW-By Mr. French, in addition to the 9th chap
ter of r. s.; twice read and referred 10 committee on
Judiciary.
R.soiii,ion-By Mr.. Smalley, referring so much
OF the Governors Message S relates to Rhode Is
land to n select committee Of three; passed.
The Bill introduced by Mr.. Hatch, on the 18th,
relating to the Grand List proposes
SEC To set real estate in The grand lis, at S
mills on the dollar, instead of one per cent.
,. To exempt from taxation the polls Of persons
liable by law TO DO military duty.
3. Totax private and professional libraries which
amount to more than $50 lin value.
4. To equalize 9Th section OF listing law, 80 that
pleasure carriages, gold, silver, other watches
shall not be exempt from taxation.
HouSE.-PIayer by the Rev, Mr. Grdley
Petitions refcrred. OF Daniel Pneo and others
to committee Education; of iINtand citizens
corps TO Military committee; of Robert Nitherspoon
and others to committee on Roads rononstrance of
Tappan Stevens against the right of VIM. II, Garter
TO a seat, to committee on Elections; OF Willard
Reed and hers to Land Tax committee.
The committee on joint rules made report, and the
rules were adopted.
The speaker announced the standing committee as
follows:
Ways and Naas-Messrs. Warmer Fox, Hen
ry, Wright, Vince lock.
On Military hf'lirS Messrs. Clshman, Barney,
Davis of Norwich, Jones of Dover, Cooper.
Judiciary Com,niHce-Messrs. Hebard, Villas, Can
geld, Woodbridge, Colby.
=, CGmmWee Of Claims-Messrs. Van Sicklen,
Smith oil Beihs shire, Roscoe, Harris OF WinIhan',
Sulphcn.
on Roads-Sprague, winslow, Charlton, Park,
On Banks --Mossrs Warner, Cobb of Strafiorl,
On, Msoireasy-Mcssrs. Stark, Dustin, HOLSTER
of Marshtcld, sheldon Webster Of Cabot.
On .HInHtacinreS -Messls. Russ, Paddock, Pope
on Aqrjcuiiare-lIessrs. Chamberlain, Jones OF
Wa'tsfeId Peaks, Emery Whitney.
LHR Iar Con,AHse-Messis. Guild. Powell
Whteaw, Mul'aradd, Bailey of >onn.ng;on.
=, TO maFc ~ the Grant Lis'-,iossrs. liarwood,
MartmI1.e Field, kcr Bri-r, Ncotuam. Hyde
T I,q@le of Wca'horsi.d, Perry, Pond, Hove Of
NnilanIsiown, Page of orinth "muh OF lines
burah, stanton. Mofse McIond Dennison OF Eurkc,
Slnho.n, james, BRIGHAM, Kinds, Ladi Of NJ'co' .
Smith Of Burton, Fiiul Of Lowell, Brooks Go 1t,
Ladd OF Grand Isle, iie2en.
., General C0mm3H.c Aie-srs. Halcv Of Elmoic,
Housit0n, Howe 81 Vernon, BDgue, Slack, S,r.G,I
of Cornwall, Flint OF Braln,ree, Jackson Kent,
Ch5nD ,,I Barr Imonds; Wells, Em@-ley' n,
y ~ E~"raL'o"rM e4ssfs. Prent.ss, Bot'um, Mics
Oistri6uf:ng Commuiee-llessrs. Wiley Newell,
Bowe' WMpplc Bump, May I.cavenwoilh Doug =
of Waterbury, Bradley Bingham, Bennet, Roweli,
On BMs-Messrs. Fullerton Parker.
On SAFE PrisoR-Messrs. Shaer, Pettibonc,
Van Scklen, Cushman, Barber of Enosburgh.
On Rerision -NIessrs Garfield, Prenss nndColby.
"a ,,,r'ff Voc Il, n. VI
Sprague, futile of Sandpate Clark, Dennison Q!
lIartand ShLh, Taylor, Boardman Of Alllioa Keith,
Morrill, Of Dlnvllle, Cove, Small, Cummings, GraTes,
Mott.
Resolutions-On the bankrupt law; made the order
for this afternoon. BY Mr. SanGorn, nsiruc,ing dele
CATION IN Congress to 90 for extension for five
years of the act OF 1898, giving pensions to widows
made the order for Tomorrow morning BY Mr..
Peck, lnstructng the committee Of WAYS and Means
toinqIWe INTO the CXpCdencv of assessing the faculty
nd.iDraries OF professional men; passed. BY MIR.
Joncsoi Do'er,reerIHg 10 same com tn" cXrcdoucy
assessing polls at So passed. BY Mr.. Ball, dl cot
ing the same committee 10 examine aaI report up N
the listing law; passed. The resolution on Rhode
Island difficulties vas taken up and passed, the mo-
Yer having accepted substitute simply referring the
subject to select committee of five BY Mr.. Pcju-
bone lnstructnG the committee on Education TO IN
qulro nto the eHpeJlcncy OF fixing the first OF Apri
Tor the commencement OF two months schools sup
ported by other than pubic money; lad upon the
table.
The resolution relative to the grand lis, of Windsor
County being Gale up Mr. Russ move 10 d!sm ss
il, the listers of the cOultv having carried ont the
statute us they understand II. Mr. DAVIS of \. aver.
red that the list Nas extremely uHe uai aud TIA the
listers had not equai2ed it as intended by the STAT
ute: he deemed the rc7oiutlon necessary, rs The
standing committee could uui tqu1ilEa the list as be-
tween Towns. This moo Ily, unless remcd ed
would stand for years, and I'll" remedy must be
gwen here as the time Tor the listers u act had pas
sed. Mr. NNgdncr sad the listers had met IN acrOT.
dane wh The act and had not altered The lst, think
Ing they could not better II. Nj Pcttl'ouc Geeiugr
the resolution unnecessary. MIR Nms! low oppns",
the MOTION to dismiss; the listele had decitntd 70
equalIze tAclsl. lie pre- ,ented table showing .r'8
inequality IN the valuation of land. Mr. ii oIIu
thought the law had III this case been complied " n
and TO undertake. helc 10 revise the acton oil the is
ters, looked like appeal ON TIE inal decision %
the This was not within the reach Of IN
House, AMI II II undertakes to assume powern iH
case, 1t might be compelled to the list OF ever
county. Mr. SKATER deemed the intention Of IA
resolution 10 be to amend the statute ANA was III
fore an anomaly III legislation. lie concurred IN Tn
views OF MIR Hobard, and indeed urged that If IN
House could review the lists Of counties Of towns
and even Of ndlv Mr. DAVIS could not acrcd
TO the sentiments that the 10 sc could not unH
what II had already done or that it could not CAV
justice in case like this; did he consider this Al
appeal from final decisions II was rather m apPca
from an inferior TO superior power. lie dl ma
think this resolution was TO repeal all laws or inter
fere with other counties 1t was matter beloagn
to Windsor county alone, and he thought the mem
lers OF that county might safely be left TO Judge
the matter, they certainly would not act if the
found no rightfll power to do SO. Mr. Garfield sai
thl. was substantially an effort TO repeal the hs,ln
law, or to make a one by simple Oiulon,
proposed in fac; that the House proceed to cqlal2e h
lis, IN the towns Of Windsor county-an act whc
they had no power to do. After further remarks b
Messrs Van Sickln, Villas, Garfield, Shaner, Rus
Hebard, Wnslow, and Woodbridge, the rosoluro
was dismissed, ll9 10 r.
SENATE WEDNESDAY, Der. 10
Prayer by the chaplain,
Committee on BUs-Messrs. L. Allen mr.
Green.
Resoluiion-By Mr. Briggs providing that Il
election OF Unltel Srates Senator be postponed I'm
Friday morning; passed, and concurrcd in by tt
House.
BiHs--By Mr. Butler, altering the name of q
man Sinclair to that OF Gilman Sinclair Mood,
twise read and laid upon the table In addition
chap. "a Of K. S.. twice read and referred to Ju,
e. ciary committee.
Resoiufion-By Butler, relating to fees of Aud
ors Of accounts; passed and on motion of
Briggs subsequently recOns.dered, amended, and
ierrcd to committee on Finance.
HOUSE.-Prayer by the Rev Mr. Bnllou
Resoiul ;oHs-FrOm the SENATE, postponng the IN