The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-11-01
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
SENATE.
SATURDAY, Oct.2l.

relating to licences TO inkeepers
The bill relating TO the punishment
of capital crimes was taken up, anu
on motion of MIR. Read, made the sPe-
cial order for Tuesday morning.
A message was received from the
Governor announcing that he had com
,nunicated to the House the report OF
Coy. Paine concerning the deaf, dumb,
blind and insane poor.
The Senate adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE.
Reports Of committees. BY Judic-
iary committee, against bill relating to
interest and repeating sections 3to ii,
inclusive, of chap. 10 revised statutes,
and they were dismissed. BY com
mitiee of WAYS and Means, bill to
credit town of Ripton SCI 90 and in
tcrest on the tax Of 1912, rejected on
the ID reading. BY committee on roads
4 5ainst the petition of Centre Turn
pike Co. and the petition vas laid on
she table. BY select committee, a.
gainst the various petitions Tor an alter
alton of the shire TO Addison County,
and the petitioners had leave TO with
draw.
The Senate returned the resolution
for Joint assembly to elect judges OF
the Supreme Court, &c. with an a
amendment so as to elect Secretary OF
Stale this morning, leaving the time to
be fixed to elect the judges; concur
zed in.
The Senate came in and the joint
assembly cleo ted
JAMES Nc. M. SKATER, Of Bur-
lington. Secretary of State. j. Nc.
NJ. Shutter lis, j. L Mars!oa Sc,
scattering 1.
The Senate retired
The Governor communicated the re-
port of Gov. Paine, Commissioner of
the Deaf, Dumb, Blind and Insane,
which WINS read and 800 copies order
ed to be printed. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
2o'clock, P. M.
Mr.. Everett moved TO reconsider
the vote of this morning rejecting the
OIL 10 CTeull tlC tOHH VI ulu
the motion was laid on the table.
Reports of Committees. BY gener-
al Committee, against the bill relative
to the exhibition of natural curiosities,
and it was dismissed against the bill
relative to the appraisal ofreal estate,
and it was dismissed. Bills to alter
the name of VIM. Gibson: in addition
to act relative 10 licences for the sale
of spirituous liquors relative to the
incorporation of fire companies rel
.atrve to collection of arrearages of
highway taxes; relative to fees of in
.spector general of beef and pork
.severaly ordered to Sd reading.
Engrossed Bills. Relating to trus-
tee process extending jurisdiction of
justices Of the peace in trustee actions;
in relation 10 no,aries public; amend
ing chapter 90 revised statutes relating
to hi ghways severally passed,
Special orders.-Bill relative to writs or
audit aqaerela; laid Oh the table. Bill 10
incorporate the Vermont Centre Rail
Road Co. ordered to third reading. Bill
TO incorporate The Braitleboro' and Fitch
burgh Rail Road Company; Mr.. Davis,
of n. moved an amendment, subJecting
she corporation to the control of future
legislatures. On this question some dis
cnssion arose, Messrs. Davis, of n. and
Henry supported the amendment, on the
ground that such is the wise and just poll
cy of the state in reference TO other cor
porations, adopted b. both political par
ties: that no danger would ensue from il
10 the corporators,so long as they conduc-
ted the corporation properly; and that the
safety fthe public required it to guard
against improper management.
Messrs. Rice of Somerset, Winslow,
Everett, and Peck opposed the amend
ment, urging that there is ansobvlous dis
.inction between corporations ofthis kind,
where the value of the road 10 the corpor-
ators would be destroyed by repeal Of
iheir charter, and other corporations such
rs bank or manufacturing company,
whose capital wou d rrmain, were their
charters revoked; and that if adopted, it
would unquestionably deter capitalists of
other states from taking stock, and thus
this great enterprise for the public good
would be defeated. On motion OF Mr..
Sanborn of Stanford, the bill was laid on
the table and made the order for Mon
day afternoon Adjourned.
SENATE.
Monday, Oct. %.
Resolutions.-By Mr.. Briggs, that the
Committee on The Judiciary be instructed
to enquire concerning the printing and
binding of the 18th vol. of Vermont Re-
ports, and whether all the cases decided
in 1912 are reported, and whether the
present method of reporting and publish
ing the Vermont reports is defective; pass
ed. By Mr. Starr, ins,ruc,ins the Judi
ciarv committee to enquire whether any
further Legislation is necessary concerning
usury; passed. BY Mr. Porter, INSTRUCT
ing the committee on Military Affairs TO
enquire into the expedicncy of repeating
the lo6th section of the militia act of last
year; passed.