The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-11-08

p,,ueoi of a pretended claim ofthe heirs oil
Ufe Gen. Hull for his pay as al ofhcer
nor f.. had traftoruusIy surrendered our ar
under his command into the hands oil 'he
rprrny. h. rooucsied
ia ismit comics of the foregoing resolutions
"e,cb of the Senator's and Representatives
in Congress-.
R,noris. By committee on banks, against
l. In 10 char:er a bank in Windsor, and the
I'm a was laid on lie liable on motion Of Mr..
Wardner.
Capital Punishment.
Mr. pe,tibone called up the bill 10 abolish
c,pital punishment, and its passage was sup
Iorred by Mrssrs Bake, Pertibone, Cobb OF
(, Davis ON. Stark. Barton aud Robbins
oprosed by Messrs Garfield, Niles and Noyes,
and dismissed, ayes Ill, noes 81. Adj
Tuesday. Nov. l, 1912.
SENATE.
BIls.-Reported bv Mr.. Hatch, in addition
10 The act relating TO the grand list; t"Ice
read and, on motion of Mr. Hatch, MADE the
order for tomorrow morning. inns Dill pro
noses material alterations in the grand list,
which will be noticed in The further progress
of the BILL AoJ
HOUSE.
Eupros,edb bills. In amendment Of sec. 6
cbar "a r. SIN addinCn u act chartering
Windsor county Mat. Fire Ins. Coin ad-
ditron to election law, requiring check list Of
voir> for state officers ; seyerallv passed.
Bill introduced. By Mr. WaTdner, to in
corporate the AscuIney B-nk at " indsor.
which was made the order for Thursday al
ttlnoon.
Congressional Districts.
Mr. Garfield called up the bill TO divide the
sta G into congressional districts, and at the
call Of Nr Villas explained that the committee
did moi agree 10 his or any other bill, hui
reported this for the action Of the House.
This bill forms I G districts as follows: lst,
Gindham, Bennington and Rutland. Cd,
Windsor and Orange. 81, Addison, Chitten-
den Frauklin, and Grand Isle. 4th Wash
ingion, Caledonia, Essex, Orleans and La.
MOLE.
Mr. Wardner moved to lay the bill on the
table negatiyDd.
Mr. Rice moved to amend, so that Wind,
lam g. Windsor should constitute the frs
district. After explanations by Messrs Vii.
as. CanfelG and Rice, as to the principles o
The division. whether BY natural boundaries
or by county lines, &C., the amendment wa:
rejected.
Mr. Villas moved to amend SO as to form the
district of Windham and Windsor counties
instead Of Windsor and Orange supported
BY Messrs Villas and PcttIbone, opposed by
Mr. Wardner and rejected, ayes 81, noes $50
Mr. G We moved L. amrnd so as 10 form the
Sd district OF Franklin, Chitfenden, Lamoi!e,
Orleans AID Grand Isl nj Of Addison, Chit
tenden. Franklin and Grand Isle supported
BY Mr. Baker, and rejected, 119 to 90.
MIR Cove moved 10 strike out Orleans and
LaAollc from lie fourth district and adding
Orarge. Mr. Davis of N. hoped the amend
mrni would be Withdrawn, as he presumed
from the votes given. that the WI lie question
had al eady beeu arranged before brought
into the House, and could not be altered a
meudment rejected I3l 10 so.
Mr Van Sicklen said this bill was a fair.
honorable and Just division Of the state.
0ylh as 70 location OF districts and the d.
VISION Of political power. fIe would cheer
iuly abide the decision OF the people.
Mr. P,tiibonc thought the bin introduce
ed into the Senate al the opening ofihe
Senate, by Mr. Camp, was really tic honest
bill.
Mr. Baker thought that one member was
given IN his party. not rs a mater Of Justice
but Of necessity the majority could not
help il.
After SOME humorous remarks by Sir
Davis Of N. who thought the gentlemen OF
al sides were pretty nrar.y right, and that
for cny wrong there could be an appeal TO
the ~peop,e-the discussion was continued
by Messrs Moves, Villas. Keith. Van Sick
len aud Shafier. when Mr. Harrington mUv
I'd 10 make the bill The order for tomorrow
afternoon nega,ived. Mr Villas moved TO
0tJouTn,-aycs 81, noes los. The bill was
then ordered TO G third reading. III 10 so.
Adj.
2o'cLocK, p. N,
SENATE.
Bills Repeating sec. %, chap. 5s Of
R. ST read 4 third time and passed. Re
la:ing 10 banks. ard exempting from the re
qulremcnts of the safety fund such banks
as give bonds and redeem faithfully then
bills; rejected. IL addition and amend
ment Of chap IS and I03 Off. S., relating
10 poor debtors; an amendment being
under consideration, moved that the bill BE-
indefinitely postponed :: opposed by Messrs
4. Allen, Plumb, and Du,ton. Wien Mr.
Briggs Withdrew his motion. and the bill
Was made the order for tomorrow morning.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.