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

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SENATE.
MONDAY. Der. 30.
Reports Of Committees. Mr.. Briggs,
from Judiciary committee, to which was
referred a resolution relating to 18th vol.
Vermont Reports, made lengthy report,
showing that the law on this subject is not
complied with, by the Judges of the Su-
preme Court, and concluded by three res
olutions directing the Reporter to call up.
on the Judges for all the cases decided
which have not been reported /; directing
the reporter to publish one or more vol
umes of the reports, containing the cases
decided previous to and including those of
lS43; directing all the cases reported to
be published and distributed within one
year from the publication. Report and
resolutions laid on the table.
Mr.. Dutton called up the bill relating to
assignments, which was read third time ;
on motion the LIST section was amended by
inserting general before assignment
Mr.. Cahoon moved to amend so that this
bill shall not prevent the mortgaging or
pledging of property to secure the pay
ment of sum of money, as is now done ::
opposed by Messrs. Dutton, Sargeants
Briggs, Cuts, and withdrawn. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Cahoon, amended by inserting
"such' before assignments, in the last
clause the bill then passed.
A communication was received from
the Governor announcing that Loren Dean
declined to accept the office of Assistant
Judge of the County Court
HOUSE.
Bills Mtroduced-By Mr.. Harrington,
TO protect the character Of women, which
was referred to the Judiciary committee !;
altering the place from Rutland to Cas-
tletun)for holding the Supreme and Coun-
ty Courts Of Rutland county which was
referred to the members from Rutland
Co BY Mr.. Field of Guilford, dividing
proceeds of sales of public lands among
the several towns, which was referred to
the general committee. From the Senate
Incorporating the Champlain and Connec-
ticut River Rail Road Co, Ito build a road
via Addison, Rutland and Windham
counties.) Mr.. Davis of N moved to a.
mend, placing this act under the control of
the next misunderstanding that he
merely wished the corporators to run the
risk Of having as wise legislature next
year as this. Mr.. Whttemore regarded
this question already too well settled to re-
quire discussion. Mr. Rice of Somerset
was willing to take the amendment, on
the ground that it was question on which
the people had not acted Mr.. Stacy ur-
ged that this year was the favorable time
to get the stock taken, and if deferred one
year, he feared it would be fatal to the
project. He said that if members were
not prepared to act definitely now, he
hoped they would go home and consult
their mothers. Mr.. Sherwood seconded
the last suggestion ; he thought the moth
ers of Vermont were too wise to saddle
the State with such corpor atoms. Mr.
Whittemore treated this amendment as
mere trap, in effect a proposition to sub
init the corporation to the control of all
future legislatures. Mr.. Villas said this
was the object, but it was no trap; the
trap was on the othr cside, sprung upon the
people toprevent them from expressingttheir
will upon this subject. After further sug-
gestions by Messrs. Davis of ~, Rice of
Somerset, Winslow, Warner, and Rice of
BridPort, the vote was taken ayes go,
noes l01. So the amendment was reject
; ed. The bill was ordered to a I'd read
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