The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-10-31

ted, and the bill read second time, laid on the table
and 800 copies ordered to be printed. BY committee
on banks, against the bill in addition to the act o
1910 in relation to banks and il was dismissed BY
committee on Roads. against the petition Of Harvey
Hill and Nelson s. Hill, for ferry, Gas they had
not given legal notce,) and the petitioners had leave
TO withdraw.
Tuesday, Oct. 26.
SENATE. Reports Of Committees.-Mr Briggs
from committee the judiciary, reported the bill
relating TO the imprisonment Of trustees; read third
time and passed. Mr. Griswold reported House bill
Incorporating New York and ChampIain Steam Boat
Company; read u third time and passed Mr. Field
From committee on Roads. reported bill neorpOra-
ting the Champain and Connecticut River Rail Road
Company, with amendments Mr. Farr moved to
amend by adding 22d section, providing that this
corporation shall be under the control of all future
legsatures supported by Nlessrs. Cnhoon and FAR,
opposed by Messrs. Sergeant und Starr and rejected
yeas g. nays 10; the bill ordered to be engrossed
and read third time. Mr. Hubbard, from committee
on Roads, reported bill Incorporating the Vermont
Central Rail Road Company, with amendment,
striking that section which places the charters I'M
der the control Of future Legislatures. Mr. Cahoon
moved to adjourn; lost The report of the commit
tee was then concurred in-yOas 10, Nays7.
HOUSE. Reports Of Committees By Judiciary
committee, bill relating to imprisonment Of debtors
(he proviso of sec, Gs, chap % to be extended to
executions well as wrts,) explained by Messrs.
Whuemore and Villas, and ordered to Sd reading (;
That Legislation is necessary the subject Of in
dieting roads by grand jurors. Against petition from
Victory, aud other towns, relative to distractions
in Passumpsic rver,and they had leave to withdraw.
Bill providing for collection of real
estate, and it laid the table; and against bill
for the like object, which dismissed
By committee Education that it is inexpedi-
repeal sec. IS of chapter orhe revised stat
ues
BY general committee, bill exempting farming
tools from attachment and it was dismissed Against
bill repeating the bounty on bears, and it dis
missed Against annexng Essex county TO Orleans
and Caledonia counties, and it was dismissed.
BY committee military affairs that the substance
had been embraced in a former report relative to
equiPping poor persons for military duty, and there
fore legislation is necessary. Against bills altering
section SO and repeating section 1876 of militia
oflnst year (for the reason) and they dis
missed.
SENATE. 2 O'Clock, r. NJ. Report of Commit
reported House bill relating to fees of inspector of
beef and pork; read third time and passed. Mr. A.
Allen, from committee on Military Affairs. reported
bill abolishing imprisonment for military fines in
tain cases; read a third time and passed. From same
committee, bill repeating militia Of last year, with
opinion that the ought not TO pass; pospon-
ed indefinitely. Mr. Green, from committee on Land
Taxes, reported a bill relating to land tax adver-
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time.
The bill chartering the Vermont Central Rail
Road was read third time and passed.-yeas 10,
Nays 8.
The Governor communicated to the Senate the
report of Henry Stevens, relating to the claims Of
Vermont upon the United States, for services rem
dered during the Revolutionary war, which was read,
and motion of Mr. Camp, referred to select COM
mtee.
The bill extending jurisdiction of justices of the
peace in trustee actions, taken up, opposed by
Mr. Starr, and unanimously rejected.
The bill relating to banks, was taken up, and on
motion Of Mr. A. Allen amended so that no note over
800 shall be discounted unless sanctioned by the
directors; passed.
The bill relating TO associations, in addition TO chap,
81 r. s., read third time and passed.
t1OOSE. Inc House resumed consideration OF
the BrOcboro' and Fitchburgh rail road CO. bill, the
question being on Mr. Vilas's motion 10 recommi. and
amend giving future legislatures power to alter or
amend. The discussion continued by Mr. Davis
Of N. and Villas foI, and Messrs. Stacy and Hibbard
against the amendment; when tho question was ia
ken-ayes 10, noes III so the motion to recommit
rejected Tho bill was then passed. II2 to
81.
Engrossed bills. To revive act Incorporating the
Connecticut and Passumpsic rivers rail road company;
passed, los 10 60. In addition to act Cor relief of
Salma Davis and others; to pay Edward G. Babcock
$500; both passed.
Mr. Cummings called up the bill for the collection
Of taxes real estate; when Mr. Rice of Somerset
moved an amendment, (salcs to be in May land lands
may be sold at auction within three years after the
taxes were laid,) which adopted and the bill Or
dercd to Sd reading.
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BILL JOHNSON KILLED.-The Iowa Reporter
states that this notorious individual who for the last
three years has attempted to palm himself upon the
public the veritabe "hero Of the thousand isles