The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-11-15

the Dill ordered 10 be engrossed Directing the COM
missioner OF the school fund TO cancel demands Ia
oo"' 'ToVoo) against the Universtygor Vermont
oPloseo ny Mr sprague and Hatch, supported rby
Nlessfs' Smaley, Starr, and Dillingham;, and passed
| nose who opposed the passage of the bill did so
on The ground that the loan was from the school
iuhd and should not be diverted from the common
fund for particular objects, like this On the other
hand it was urged that the colleges must be sustained
IN order to benefit the common schools; the colleges
keep up the standard of education, and furnish teach
ers. The school fund is useless, and must remain
SO for hafa century, unless it be applied in
like this where the benefit would be reaped alike by
the present generation and their SUCCESSORS In closing
his remarks MIR Dillingham; said he had never voted
with more cordiality than he should do for this bill.
which his conscience and all the better feelings of his
heart approved
HOUSE-Afernoon. Mr. Chamberlain was up-
pointed on the committee Education in place Of
Mr. Bottum.
Engrossed bills. In addition to the listing law
passed. no to 20;-in addition to chap 95R. s..
as to 65) the two bills in addition to chap. II r
s.; making appropriations to pay the conventions call
ed by the Council of Ccnsors; authorizing the treas
urer to borrow the sum therein mentioned; assessing
" '"A 'o' 'iS "uPPpil vi Lic making aD
preparations for the support Of governments relating
to the election of Representatives to Congress- SEN
ate bills to repeal % chap. Sc r. S.; relating to
high ways. Passed.
Reports. ny select committee, that it is incxpe-
dient TO legislate at this time upon the division of
Windsor county, and the petitioners had leave to
withdraw their petitions. By Judiciary committee
against (Nr Bakers) bill relating to capital crimes
and punishments: motion to dismiss was sustained
by Messrs Garfield and Prentiss, opposed by Messrs
Baker, Villas and FuIsom and lost, Il2 to 70. Mr.
Cushman moved to lie upon the tabe-lost, and the
bill ordered to a Sd reading BY judiciary committee
against bills in relation TO imprisonment for debt and
it was dismissed; bill in addition to chap 30 Il. S.
was ordered to Sd reading BY committee of Claims
against the bill to credit the Of Guildhal and it
was laid on the table. BY the committee on banks,
against bill in addition to hank of ls40 (rcqurng
bonds of drectors,) bill supported by Mr. Pettibone,
when motion 10 dismins negatived, 100 TO SO,
and the bill was ordered to Sd reading. BY COM
mittee State Prison, bill to pay the debts of the
prison, hs includes all debts against the prison and
appropriates SIS, O00,) and it ordered to a Sd
! reading; the committee discharged from the Pc
ttion Of the town of Burlington. By Judiciary COM
mittee, bill to repeal act of 1871 in amendment Of
73 chap. % r. s., and it was ordered TO be en-
crossed; against bill in relation to imprisonment for
bebt and it WINS dism ssed.
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 1912
SENATE.-Bills-R elang to grammar school in
Peacham, reported by on Education; read Sd
time and passed. Relating public &c counts; read
a third time and pas ed Relating to the instruction
OF the deaf, dumb, blind, and insane poor, and ma
king the Governor commissioner; read third time
and laid on the table. Constituting a Board of Edu-
cation, reported by Mr.. Eaton who proposed amend
ments, which were adopted. when Mir Butler moved
to the provision of the bill for the payment of
the board and clerk which was designed as test
question, and decided in the affirmative, 10 s. and
the bill was indefinitely postponed. r eluting to the
grand list, reported by Mir HATCH with proposals of
amendment, which were adopted, when Mr. Stevens
moved additional section, refusing the deduction of
amounts of personal property in of debts over
and above debts due. Supported by Messrs Butler,
Cuts and Starr. on the ground that the effect of the
amendment would be to place personal property and
real estate on equal footing and to prevent fraud; op
posed by Slessrs Hatch, Dution, and French, upon
the ground that the amendment, If adopted, would
render the system still more oppressive and unequal
s. ultimately result in the repeal of tho entire system
Amendment adopted,
HOUSE Messrs Harrington, Cushman, Petibone.
Garfield and Rice appointed the select commit
tee the militia bill, and had leave TO sit during the
session ofthe House.
Geological Survey. The Senate bill came up, on
the question Of the second reading; supported by
Messrs Shater, and Ellis, opposed by Mcssrs Web
ster of Colchester, Cobb, of s. Villas, Keith and Da
Wis of N and rejected, ayes "A, noes 1873.
The Senate came in and sundry justices Of the
peace were appointed, also Edmund Weston, States
Attorney Of Orange County.
GREAT SQUIRREL HUNT. Two great squirrel
hunts have taken place this fall al Stockbrdge Mass.