The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-11-08
Vernon! Legislature.
SENATE.
FRIDAY, Oct. 81

llepOrt OF SouitniItees- I'M
from the select committee raised OH SO
much of the Governors message as relates
10 slavery and the annex alton OF Texas to
the Onion, and on the resolutions oil Mr.
Read, reported set of resolutions and a
bin further to portect human liberty I;
which were read and laid on the table.
Mr.. Cahooa called up the bill requiring
property taken on execution TO be posted
IL days before sale supported by Messrs-
Briggs, Farr, A. Allen, Butler and Porter
and opposed by Mcssrs, Cahoon, camp
Duuou. Mr.. Farr moved to amend, ae-
curing the sale to be made at the most
public place, instead of place agreed upon
by the parties adopted; the bill was or
dered to be read third time-yeas -,
Nays ?. Mr. Farr moved to so amend
,h4t the bill take effect ar its passage. ad-
opted the bill was then passed.
Adjourned.
Bills introduced a board
.,f education 1.-THE board to consist OF the
Governor and two persons TO be appointed
by the legislature, who are TO appoint a
secretary, with a salary not exceeding
500, to collect and disseminate accur-
ate information from every district IN the
state.l which was referred to the commit
tee on education. By Mr.. Villas, placing
the rail road charters which should be
GRANTED this year, under the centrol OF the
next legislature. Mr.. V. explained his OBJ
;ect-he wished the people to pass upon
the question. and decI de whether these
charters should be granted without retain
ing the feature of legislative control
The bill was rejected onthe I'd reading,
ayes 100, noes I07.
The amendment of the Senate TO the
bill regulating the Imprisonment oitrustees
Catering the title, to regulating proceed
ings against trustees. Twas concurred III.
Special order. The House proceeded
TO the special order, viz the bill to incor-
porate the Ascutney bank.
The vote on the Cd reading was, ayes
10. noes 1914 SO the bill was rejected.
The Governor informed the House that
in pursuance of the resolution of yester-
day, he had appointed Messrs. Cuts and
Farr of the Senate, Messrs. Villas. Daniels
and Davis of the House, and Gen. Clarke
and Col. Billings of the Staff, TO wait up
on Col. Richard NJ johnson, and invite
him to meet both Houses at II NJ, this
day. and that Col. Johnson had accepted
the snvitaticn.
Resolutions. By Mr.. Hawkinr, re-
guessing the Governor to appoint the 9TH
of December as day of Thanksgiving
passed. By Mr. Wright of Shoreham, for
a Joint assembly at3 p. m. this day TO
elect reporter of the decisions of the Su-
preme Court passed
As the time had arrived for receiving
Col. johnson, on motion Of MIR. Harrlng--
ton the Houss adjourned.
SENATE
. o'clock, p. NJ.
The House bill Incorporating the Brat
tle5oro', and Fitchburgh Rail Road Com
pany. was read twice and referred to COM
miitee on Roads.
A message was received from the
House that the House had appointed on
their part 4 committee of conference on
the disagreement of the two houses on
Joint Rules.
Petition Mr.. Harris presented ape
,ition of the inhabitants of Bellows Falls
for rail road. read and referred TO COM
mitiee on Roads.
The Senate went into joint assembly ;
on their return, the bill ielating to sherlffs
sale was taken up, and supported, by Mr.
Dutton aud opposed by Mr.. Farr and reject
ed-yeas IA, nays l6
Adjourned.
The chair appointed the Committee Of
Conference on Joint rules, viz. Messrs.
Villas, Whittemore, Henry.
Reports of COMMITTEES. BY Judiciary
Committee, against bill relating to the
collection of taxes on non-residents' lands,
md it was dismissed. BY majority OF
committee on banks, bill Incorporating the
Lsmoille county bank, at Johnson, which
was made the order for tomorrow alter
noon. By Judiciary committee, against
bill repeating the charter of the Cham
plain Transportation Co. and it was dis
missed: against bill relating to appeals IN
actions before justices of the peace, and II
was dismissed Bill in addition to chap
ter % revised statutes, relating 10 pleas IN
offset mot extending to negotiable notes,
payable at banks) which, after remarks by
Messrs. Wright of Shoreham, and Whit
,emore, was made the order for Monday
morning next.
Bill introduced. From the Senate in
addition to chapter 81 r. ). relating to
associations TO extinguish fires, which'wa
ordered to a third reading.