The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-10-25

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On Banks-Messrs. Warner, Henry
Daniels, Cats of franklin, Cummings.
On A.gricuhue-M essrs. Chamberlain,
Lathrop, Railway, Kingman, Bacon.
Land Tar Committee -Messrs Guild,
Goold, Whitelaw, Edgerton of Hydepark,
Martin of North Hero.
Committee on Hanufaetures-Messrs.
Russ, Martindale, Billings, Flint, Good
hue.
Committee to make up the Grand List
Messrs. Lyon, Cole; Fisher of Towns
bend, Burrows Of Vernon Briggs Of Clar-
endon, Bucklin Bowman, Walcott; Spen-
Ger, Gage; Emery of Washington, Kid
der of Braintree .Leavenworth, Stacy;
Sergeant, Spalding Burrough of Kirby,
Ingalls, Gates of St. Adams, Brigham
Kinds, Terrill Jameson, Hodgkins; Howe
Of Lunenburgh, Marshall Hall of South
Hero, Holcomb.
Committee on Education-Messrs. Whit
temore, Sanborn OF Lyndon, Rice Of Bird
port, Warren, Crowley.
Committee on BWs-Messrs. Kidder of
Fair Haven, Hawkins.
On States Prison-Messrs. Denison,
Davis of Norwich, Neal, Goodr ich Of Sud-
bury, Eastman.
The chair announced the select COM
mittee on Capital punishment as follows {:
Messrs. Harrington, Whittemore, Davis of
Norwich, Warner, Russ.
Petitions referred.-Of VIM. Wood
ward, to committee on claims Of the Bank
of Brattleboro, to the committee on Banks.
The Governor, by message, informed
the House of the appointment of Henry
Hale, Esq. Of Burlington, to be secretary
of Civil and Military Affairs.
On motion of Mr. Clark, 500 copies of
the report of the Trustees of the Asylum
fer the insane, were ordered to be printed.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
2 o'clock P. M.
The resolution of the committee on E.
lections, on the petition Of Wallace Mott,
being the order of the day, was taken up
and further debate in favor by Messrs.
Plumb and Briggs.
Mr.. Butler moved, that the resolution
and report be referred back TO the COM
mittee on Elections for special report
Lost as follows;
Yeas-Messrs. Cass, Bingham, Butler,
Cahoon, Farr, Gri,wold, Philips, Scott
and Sprague-9.
Messrs. A, Allen, f. Allen,
Briggs, Camp, Cults, Dutton, Field, Green
Harris, Hubbard, Morgan, Muusill, Por-
ter, Plumb, Read, Sabin, Sergeant, Starr,
Stone and Thompson.-20.
The main question on the passage of
the resolution was then taken and the res
olution was passed.
Mr.. Mott then appeared, was sworn and
took his seat.
Petitions referred-Of Henry II. Rob
inson, to committee OF claims of inhab-
itants Of Monroe. asking for the alteration
of the name of that town back to Wood
bury, to General Committee.
The Governor returned the bill regu-
lates the office of Clerk Of the House.
signed it is therefore law.
Rcsolutions-By Mr.. Davis Of N. for
joint assembly at the same time, to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the resignation of
Maj. Gen. Martin Roberts passed.
The chair appointed the select commit
tee on the Tariff and Public Lands, viz :
Messrs. Everett, Villas, Wright of Shore
ham. Sanborn of STAFFORD, Kellogg.
Also the committee on the bill to char
ter the Champlain opposition Steam Boat
Company, VIZ: Messrs. Whittemore' Har-
rington, Tiden, Rhodes and Matthews
Bills introdueed.---By Mr.. Cowley, ex-
tending Jurisdiction of Justices of the
Peace in trustee process to 800, refer
red to the judiciary committee. Adjourn
ed.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, Der. II.
Resolutions-By Mr.. Griswold, in
structing Judiciary committee to en-
quIre into the expediency of bringing
in a bill authorizing town clerks TO
take acknowledgment of deeds in their
own towns /; passed.
Bill-Mr. Munsiil introduced bill
amending chap. %, R. S, providing
that no citizen Of this state shall be
imprisoned on any judgment growing
out of any action of account. unless
the plaintiff shall under oath. swear
that he believes that the defendant is
about TO abscond or has money orig GODS
secreted read twice and referred to
committee on Judiciary.
The Senate went into joint assem-
bly,, and on their return. Mr.. Briggs,
from the Judiciary committee, reported
a bill amending chap. 81 R. s., (pro-
viding for the maintenance of illegi-
mate childrep) the bill was ordered