The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-11-15
WEDNESDAY EvENInG, Nov. 9.
SENATE.


SENATE.
Bills-Relating to the militia. On motion
of MIR. Briggs the Senate went into commit
tee of the whole, and resumed the consider
alton of the bill. The committee resolved
to amend the bill by adding an enacting clause
and substituting s for 6 years. service to en-
tile a soldier of the active militia 10 a dis
charge from military duty, and so amended,
the bill was reported TO the Senate, amend
meuts adopted and the bill was read third
time and passed.
HOUSE.
Reports. BY committee on State Prison,
bill to pay the debts of the prison, (this in
cludes ali debts against the prison and APP
propriates Sl5,O0O,) and it was ordered to
a 81 reading; against bill in relation to i'm
prisonment for debt, and it was dismissed.
By committee of Claims, to pay Chauncey
Goodrich 500; Mr.. Davis Of N. moved to
reduce the sum to Oo,-adopted, and the
bill was ordered to be engrossed.
The Militia Bill
The Senate sent down the bill reported
by the select committee (appointed by the
Governor, } with a single amendment
Mr. Harrington said the Governor had been
peculiarly fortunate in selecting the commit
tee to report this bill: it came to the House
from the Senate, with but Il single amend
mont, and he trusted would be passed as il
atands
MIR Cushman said he never would consent
to take any bill at the recommendation of any
committee, so long as men were fall BILE. He
dare rot do it. his bill was in several res
poets objectionable: dangerous to the state.
by which arms were TO be provided, and the
bonds required for their safe keeping will
not afford sufficient security; Objectionable
in the mode of electing officers; burdensome
in requiring too much duty; and in some in
stances imposing fines without a hearing.
He was willing to take the bill with some "a
mendmentS
MIR Vilas wished time for examination,
without taking up the lime of the house, and
moved to lay The bill on the table.
Mr. Garfield said the bill had been some
time in the hands of every member. and had
undoubtedly been well examined. 1t could
not be expected, even after amendments, that
all will be satsfsd.-He was willing to take
the bill as it was, satisfied that in endevoring
TO amend l.. it would he rendered worse than
il is.
MIR Villas said he really wished time to ex
anime the bill, to satisfy himself upon it, and
ifpressed to vote now, he must go against
the bill.
MIR Cushman said that very few amend
ments in addition to those made by the House
this morning, would render the bill accept
able.
Mr. Pettibone said he was anxious TO make
n thought examination of the bill, but there
was evidently no time for that. He saw in it
one feature which woult! lead him TO snip
port it: it required the enrolled militia to
come out but once a year. On that single
feature he was willing to vote for the bill and
ro home: his constituents wonld care little a
bout the remainder of the 6S pages, so long
as thew were relieved from the burdens I'M
der which they had 30 long groaned. He
was opposed to all amendments, believing it
safest to take the bill as it is
Mr. Davis of n. couldn't agree with his
friend from Manchester. who, for a single
drop of honey, would take pint of wcrtn-
wood.
Mr. Pettibone-W have had the worm
wood for three years; we are not afraid of
that
Mr. Davis-The bill contains some good
featurs, but many bad ones; too many bad
ones to permit him to vote for it without ex
animation.
Mr. Villas withdrew his motion to lie. and
on motion of MIR Rice, the bill was referred to
a select committee of five.
SENATE
Resoluton-Fron the House, providing
for adjournment on monday, instead of Wed
nesday morning next in which it was resol-
we'd to concur.
HOUSE
Adjournment.
Mr. Garfield introduced resolution for
adjournment without day on Monday NOR
ming next. Mr. Villas moved 10 lay upon
the iablc,-los,, and the resolution was pass
ed.
Geological Surrey.
The, Senate bill came up, on the question
o. o. the SECOND reading: supported by Messrs
Shaiter, aud Ellis, opposed BY Messrs Web
sier OF Colchester, Cobb of S., Villas, Keith
aud Davis of N. rejected, ayes IA, noes 1873.