Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-10-27
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Saturday, Oct a. . o'clock, p. NJ.
The chair announced as committee on
bills Messrs. Thompson, and Scott. Com
mittees were appointed to canvass votes for
members of Congress, as follows:
LIST District, Messrs A. Allen, Morgan and
Thompson.
2nd Messrs Porter, Farr and Cuts.
3D.. Messrs Reed, Munsill aud Hubbard.
4th Messrs. Camp, Cahoon and Butler.
Also. Committee on petition of inhabit-
ants of Brauleboro', Messrs. Plumb, Butler
and Sabn.
Mr.. Briggs called up the bill in relation
to the Judiciary the bill was read a second
time and referred to committee on Judiciary.
On motion of Mr.. Butler, so much of the
Governors Message as referred to the act re-
lating to the punishment of crimes was re-
ierred to a select committee.
HOUSE.
Resolutions By Mr. Harrington, refer
ring that part of the Governors Message on
capital punishment to select committee of
FIVE passed. BY Mr., Sanborn of Lyndon
instructing our delegation in Congress TO en-
deavor TO procure the extension OF the laws
of 1898, relative to pensions to widows, for
the term of five years; passed. Adjourned.
SENATE
Monday, Oct I6.
On motion of Mr. Cuts, the Governors
Message was referred TO committees as fol-
lows: So much as relates to the Tariff and
the proceeds of the public lands to COM
mittee of three so much as rel5tcs to ed
ucatlon, to the committee on Education so
much as relates to the School Fund to the
committee on Finance; so much as relates
to the Militia, to the committee on Military
Affairs and so much as relates to slavery
and the Annexation of Texas to the Union,
TO a select committee of three.
A message was received from the Cover
nor, announcing the appointment Of Henry
Hale, Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs
The Chair announced as committee on
that part of the Governors Message relating
TO capital punishment, Messrs Butler, Starr
and Reed.
HOUSE.
Resolutions By Mr.. Whittemore. re-
ferring so much of the Governors Message
as relates TO the tariff 10 a select committee
of fire. and so much as relates to the an
nexa,ion of Texas to the Union, TO the ju-
dietary committee passed.
The chair announced as follows the
STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE
HOUSE.
On Eiccti0ns-Messrs. Hubbard. Rice of
Somerset, Stacy, Sanbofn of STAFFORD, Kel-
logg, Foster, McLoud.
Of Ways and Meons-M essrs. Wright
of Shoreham, Henry, Clark, Wing, Smith of
Cavendsh
On Military A.fairs-Messrs Barney,
Davis of Norwich, Harlow, Page, Barnes.
judiciary CO1mitee-Messrs. Everett,
Villas, Whittemore, Harrington, Hubbard.
Committee Of Cidms-Messrs Grandy.
Rice Of Somerset, Denison, Marks, Perry of
Leicester.
On Roads-Messrs. Winslow, Jewett.
Clapp, Woodward, Holden.
On Banks--Messrs Warner, Henry.
Daniels, Gates of Franklin, Cummings.
On Messrs Chamberlain,
Lathrop, Railway, Kingman Bacon.
Land Tar COmmittee-Messrs Guild,
Goold, Whitelaw, Edgarton of Hydepark,
Martin of North Hero.
Committee on MGaufartrers-M essrs.
Russ, Martndale, Billings, Flint, Goodhue.
Committee to make up the Grand List
Messrs Lyon, Cole; Fisher of Townshend,
Burrows of Vernon; Briggs of Clarendon,
Buckiin; Bowman, Walcou; Spencer, Gage
Emery of Washington, Kidder of Braintree
Leavenworth, Story; Sergeant, Spading
Burroughs of Kirby, Ingalls,; Gates of ST.
Adams, Brigham; Kinds, Terril; jameson,
llodgkins Howe of Lunenburgh, Marshall
Hall of South Hero, Holcomb
Committee on Education. -Messrs. White
more, Sanborn of Lyndon, Rice of Brldg-
port, Warren, Crowley.
Distributing Commmittee. -Mcssrs. Davis
Of Landgrove Whitcomb, Mason, Howard
of Andover, Reese, Baldwin, Lee, Dudley,
Lackie, Bliss, Town, Hastings, Wright Of
Bloomfield, Ladue.
Committee on BiHs.-Messrs Kidder of
Fairhaven, Hawkins.
On States PriSOn-Messrs. Denison.
Davis of Norwich, Neal, Goodrich of Sud-
bury, Eastman.
On ReuisiOn.-Messrs. Villas, Stacy,
Grandy.
Gneral COmmittee.-M essrs. Field, Buck,
Bogue, Richardson, Briggs of Salisbury,
Stevens Of Newbury, Patrick, Douglass of
Waterbury, Darling, Eaton, Bennett, Wilder
Walker of Maidstone, Griffith.
The chair announced the select commit
tee on Capital punishment as follows -
Messrs. Harrington, Whittemore, Davis of
Norwich, Warner, Russ.
The chair presented the 9TH Annual Re-
port of the trustees of the VI Asylum for
the Insane, which on motion of Mr.. Clark
was referred to a select committee of five.
The Governor, by message, informed the