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

less the Company reduces the fare
through the lake to So, land II. proper
ton to all intermediate places, which
was referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
Report of Committees. BY select
committee. the bill chartering the
Champlain Steamboat opposition
Co. with amendments, and on motion
of Mr.. Henry it was laid upon the table
to give time for examination. 81
-.--.'. SENATE.
9 o'clock, Pm.
Mr.. Briggs called up the report on
Joint Rules: (Which report came from
the House amended. as will be seen by
reference to this mornings proceed
ings y the Senate non-concurred with
the House in its amendment. yeas 90,
nays none.
MIR. Briggs, from the Judiciary COM
mittee, reported a bill introduced by
Mr.. Briggs,) remoddeling the Judici-
ary lit was ordered TO be engrossed
and read third time.
HOUSE.
Petitions referred. OF Inhabitants
of Braintree to General Committee !;
of 81 females of Ferrisburgh, praying
for law against Seduction, was read,
and on motion of Mr.. Grandy was re-
ferred TO the General committee of
$40 inhabitants of Addison Co. on the
same subject, referred TO the same
Committee.
Bills introduced. By Mr.. Smith, Of
Monkton, TO repeal secs. 3, 4, 5, 6;7,
8, 9, 10. and ! Of tee revised statutes,
for the removal Of paupers, which was
referred TO the judicial Committee.
Resolutions. By Mr. Smith of Addi-
son, a series of res ,lutions, protesting
against Slavery and the slave trade
1.-THE same adopted by the freemen of
Addison and heretofore published in
many of the Vernon; papers,) which
were referred to the judiciary commit
tee, on motion of Mr.. Harrington
BY Mr.. Billings, instructing the judici-
ary committee to inquire INTO the ex-
pediency Of passing law Of insolven-
cy, under which debtors may surrender
their property to their creditors and be
discharged passed.
MIR. Warner called up the petition
for the alteration of the shire town in
Addison county, and on his motion it
was referred to the members from that
county, together with petitions on the
same subject from Waltham Monkton,
and Panton.
SEN ATE.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. Is.
The following committees were appoint
ed on Tuesday:
On that part of the Governors message
which relates TO slavery and the annexation
of Texas to the Union, Messrs. Sabin, Girls
void and Munsill.
On that part of the Governors message
which relates to the Tariff and the distri-
button of the proceeds of the sales of the
public lands, Messrs. Cults, Morgan and
Phillips.
On the Grand List--Messrs. Sprague,
Porter, and Stone.
The substance of Mr.. Scott's resolution
is as follows: instructing the committee on
Military Affairs to inquire into the expedi-
ency Of exempting the polls of field and staff
officers from all taxes except highway /;
passed. ..t.
A message was received from the Gov
ernor covering resolutions from the states
of Mass. and New York also that he had
sent TO the House resolutions from the states
of Illinois, Alabama and Georgia.
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE
Resoluiions-By Mr.. Everett, instruc-
ting the Committee of Claims to inquire into
the expediency of paying Edward G. Bah
cock for injuries sustained while employed
by the State on the State prison passed.
From the Senate, for Legislative Directo-
ry without the joint rules: non-concurred
in. By Mr.. Goodhue, instructing the Com.
mittee on Military Affairs to inquire into
expediency Of allowing specified sum 10
the militia per day in lieu of the present:
compensation passed. By Mr.. Burroughs,
instructing the same committee to enquire
into the expediency of arming and equip
ping poor persons enrolled in the militia, at
the expense Of the State lost, sc to &c.
By Mr.. Sanborn, of Lyndon, series of res
olutions on the tariff. declaring the present
tariff deficient, asking for more adequate
protection on wool, which were referred to
the select committee on that subject. By
MIR. Douglassaof Waterbury. instrdcting the
committee on military affairs to inquire in
to the expediency of allowing commission
ed officers TO be elected from the privates
as well as from the non>commissioned Off
GERS; passed. By Mr.. Wright of Shoreham,
adopting the joint rules of both Houses for
the time being; passed.
Petitions referred--Of Geo. B. Green,
and others, TO revive the charter Of the Con-
necticut River Rail Road Co. Mr.. Everett
explained that the petitioners desired at
present only the continuance of the Fitch
burgh Road to Brattleboro,' leaving it to
be determined in future, what route to pur.
sue TO Lake Champlain and on his motion