Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-10-27

referred to judiciary committee. From the
House, altering the name Of the town of
Monroe to Woodbury. read twice and laid
on the table.
Rcsoiutim.-From the House, insiructing
our members Of Congress to endeayor to
procure the passage Of law providing for
the reduction of the pay Of members of Con-
gress TO SO a day and 81 for every twenty
miles travel, referred TO com. on Finance.
Mr. Butler called up the bill repeating the
act of last year relating to the punishment
of capital crimes.
Mr. Butler moved to amend by inserting
the following provisions
Any person convicted Of a capital crime
and sentenced to suffer death, shall be SEN
fenced to solitary confinement in the States
prison, until the punishment shall be infllct-
ed. No person, so sentenced, shall be ex-
ecuted until one year has passed from the
sentence and the court, which pronounced
the sentence, shall issue the warrant il
shall be the duty of the said court within
six months after the expiration of the year
to issue their warrant for the execution Of
the criminal within the walls Of the State
prison, unless the Legislature shall have
commuted the punishment The execution
shall be private A return Of the execution
shall be made to the Secretary of State, and
to the court which passed the sentence; all
laws contrary to this are repealed, but sem
fences passed before the passage of this law
are to be carried into effect this act to take
effect from its passage.
The bill remodeling the judiciary was Ia
ken up and considered as ~ committee of
the whole. Mr. Cuts amendment, proyi-
/ ding two instead of four circuits, was con-
sidered the amendment was opposed by
Messrs Cahoon and Briggs, and lost. On
the suggestion Of Mr. Camp, the bill was
considered by sections The first section
provided for three Justices of the Supreme
Court Mr. Starr moved to amend by strik-
ing out "three" and insert -four" before jus.
tices, and that three instead of two shall
constitute a quorum. The amendment was
supported by Messrs Starr and Reed and
on motion of Mr. Briggs the bill and amend
ment were laid on the table. Adj.
HOUSE.
| Mr. Leavenworih moved to reconsider the
vote of yesterday, dismissing the bill rela-
tive to prosecutions for violation of the IL
cense laws, and the motion was laid on the
table.
Bin introduced. BY Mr. Folsom in addi-
ton 10 sec. 81 chap. o. revised statutes
prohibiting magistrates and people of Yer
mont from acting under the act Of Congress
of 1893, relative to fugitive slaves, under
the penalties of the said oath section) refer
red to select committee of three.
Engrossod BiHs.--To incorporate the
Grafton Fire Co. read a third time and
passed.
Petition presented and referred, OF Z.
Fairbanks and others, for rail road CON-
pany TO build a road up the valley of the
Connecticut; referred 10 the committee on
roads.
Report Of Committee. BY committee on
roads, bill to charter the Vermont Central
Rail Road Co., and it was made the order
for tomorrow afternoon. This committee
asked to be discharged from the petitions
for rail road up the valley of the Connec-
ticut from Brauleboro, (there being bill
embracing the same subject which was
granted, and the petitioners had leave to
Withdraw.