Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-11-04
HOUSE.
Prayer hy Rev. Mr. Kellogg,


Nc Carter, Of Newhury, and Mr Wright, OF
Shorehnm, had leave of absence after Monday
Petition reterred-Ol Essex County Grammar
School to committee on Education.
Bills introduced-From Senate, in addition to
act for the relief OF insane poor and it order
ed to 81 reading. Relative to actions Of scire IA
cas; referred to Judiciary committee: defining
the 4 h aud 5h clauses OF the LIST 47lh chnp.
r. s.; referred to Judiciary committee. BY Nj.
Adrich in addition to chap. IL Of RS, and it was
referred TO Judiciary committee. BY Mr. BUtum,
TO alter Sec 16 Gimp. eS X. 5. referred to CON.
OH Agriculture
Salaries.
The House resumed consideration Of the Hill
reducing salaries OF SuUdry state utliccrs,and judy
as III Tia" supreme courl-titlc, III amendment OF
char. l07 ol Il :. Salary OF Judges OF supreme
court, s 200 pay Of Secretary IL Governor, As
sisaut Secretaries oi Senate aud House, and En-
grosslng Clerk, 50 per day durug he srs,I"n,nud
10 cents per nile travel SALARY of Treasurer,
SlO0. Nj Rice moved Ia strike cat the clause re-
ducnig the salary Of Treasurer adopted. M
Harrington nlnvcd tn nmehd toy ahnIlehng the oil
fc OF Assistant Clerk, aud raising the salary Of
Clerk SlOO,-hc ~ empty his own nssslautS,-
aud Tor Time To prepare THIS amendment, HE bill
was laid on The abr
RpoHS-By Judiciary committee, nnninst the
bill la aiera iuu ut chap 60 r. -, stlecntu alone
10 upprohate retailers OF spurious liquors for IL
cense. This hill gave rise To considerable discus.
sulectnrm to refuse licenses To improper persons,
aud rhnt il would render the different paris o the
license laws more consistent. On the other hand
il was objected that legislation could not advance
the temperance eihut the selccincn alone
ought not TO have The Iower given 10y tie bill, and
finally that this very experiment had been once
tried aud failed. The bill was supported by
.Hsssrs Van Sicklen aud Woodbridge, opposed 10y
Mcssrs Billings, Cul,hof =, Villas, Sprngue, Keith,
Stark, aud Bailey, OF f., mud dismissed Ivy very
strong vOe.--By select committee, bill districling
the State, and it was lIlndG The order Tor 1 sdny
morning. l'rhis is lhY bin Introduced 10y Mir He
bard. BY comm. to make up grand list, aga INST
bills for the relief ofle Towns OF Springfield, Nor
wich and Pomiret and they were drmlssed.-
by General conimiuec, bill 0nnexing u ;'nrt of
Somerset to Dover aud Slratton, ard on motion of
MIR Shaitcr, it WAS laid on the table by Land
Tax committee, in amendment of act taxing land
in Avery+ gore, aud it was laid on the table on
motion Of M Warner.
Tie Governor communicated the proceedings
of the late STATE Military Convention, which wee
read. Mr. Rice moved 10 refer them TO the Mill
Iary committee. Mr. Garfield thought that por-
ton OF the proceedings reflected somewhat upon
the leg Stature, aud he moved to lay the document
! upon the table. After some remarks aud exrlu-
nations by Nlessrs. Buker, Rice, Garfield, aud
! Cu>hman, the motion TO lay was agreed to.
EngroSSed Bills Bill nnueNiue Norton to Es-
sex county; to amend sec. !, chap. 10 o! X. 5.
! taxing lands IN Weulock; in amendment oil net
| taxing Newark, -seyeralIy passed.
| Bills introduced by Mr. BARRIER, in addition 10
| chap 40 L. s referred to Judiciary cunImille'.
by Mr. Davis, OF n, to amend sec. g. chap. 80 r.
5, add II was referred To General committee. BY
| Mr. Van Sickcn IN relation to victualhng houses
| referred 10 Judiciary r0mmiltee by ir. Snlih,
! Of Monkion, to repeal 10Th clap. X. :. SC. ; re-
! lerred To Judiciary committee.
The chair appointed on the Joint committee on
documents trausiniite, for the OF both houses,
! .uessrs Van SickIeu. Cove and Fox. Adj.
2 O'CLOCK, =. NJ.
HOUSE.
EneroSsed bH-From Senate, in addition 10
chap. 60 Il. 3. passed.
RcpOH-By com. on Agriculture, bill for the
! preservation of muskra,s after discussion hy
.,IeSsrs. Barr, Rice, Harrington, and others, the
| bill was dismissed, on motion of Mr. Huntington
Petitions refeutd-Ol John Field, Gideon BIng-
ham, Pceg Morey, and oilers; TO members OF
| Windsor county.
Tie .NetcJuy case. The committee asked 10
he discharged from this case agreed TO, and the
remouslrant had leuve 10 withdraw.
The bill to pay the town OF Ahurgh $40 GO
was supported hy .HeS>rs Van s5cklrn, Garfield
Baker, Villas, uud Barley, of f.. and passed.
| Adjourned.