The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-10-24


district Of Bennington.
Franklin County.
Augustus Burt, } Asst judges
James Davis Of the G, Court.
John S. Foster, Swanton, sheriff.
Orson Carpenter, high bailiff.
VIM. G. Wilson, States attorney.
William Bridges, judge of probate.
Bates Torner, J. Fl. Hammond, Jasper
Curtis, Jail commissioners.
ChiHendcm County.
George A. Allen, } ASST judges
John Fl. Tower, County Court
R0l!a Gleason, Richmond, sheriff.
Horace Ferris, high bailiti.
Israel p Richardson, States attorney.
Charles Russell, Judge of probate.
WIN. a. GriswoII, David k. Pangborn,
Isaac Dow, Jail commissioners.
The joint assembly adjourned 10 Thurs
day next, p. M.
Petitions referred. OfJames NJ SIadc
and others, and James NJ. Gordon and OH
ers, to the select committee on licenses
CT Martha Wells, 10 Judiciary com.
The committee on rules reported rules
for The session, which were adopted.
Resolutjo@ BY Mr. Bailey, ins:ructing
our delegation in Congress to 60 for the
repeal OF all laws aulhofising slavery in
the District Of Columbia, and also 10 go
for the adjustment Of the slayetrade re-
lerred to the select committee on this sub.
ject.
HOUSE. MONDAY, Oct. ID.
The speaker appointed the following
select committees:
On Sl0rsry aud eras--M essrs. Whit
tcmore of Milton, Sanborn of STAFFORD,
Bacon, Merchant, SpaHord.
On Gf0l0gjGaL SArrpy Messrs. Hib-
bard, Warren of Newfane, Dewey,
Buchanan, Edgerton.
Petitions retorret-Of Kiah Bailey
and others,t to select committee on license
laws; of NJ. V. Parker and others to
committee on education; Of Andrew Blair
and others, to land tax committee, Of
Samuel Williams for repeal Of laws on
pedlers' licenses, TO general committee;
of l.. S Newell and others, to general
committee; of Obadiah SpaIdng and 9TH
ers, and Rufus Richardson jr and others,
to select committee on license laws; Of
S. Thomas jr. and others to general
committee.
Petiti0aS referred. OF j. Wooster
and others David Carpenter and others,
+ II Thomas and others; and Harvey
tlinman and others to the select com
miltee on licenses; OF BarziIia Stewart
and others to the general committee; of
Samuel Whitney and 226 others, N nj.
Fuller and others, and Benjamin Abbott
and others, to the select committee on
the license laws, of Charles Miller and
others, to the judiciary committee; Re-
monstrance otselectmen ofDummerston,
TO general committee.
SENATE, TUESDAY, Oct. Is.
Petitions - or Fletcher BarbcIl, pray
ing that certain sum may be refunded
him from the Treasury, referred to the
committee on claims. OF George D.
Shaw and I others, for the passage of
law providing for the election by the
people, of a county commissioner, whose
duty ii shall be to grant or Withhold liccn-
ses at his discretion, referred to a select
committee. OF Hordtio NJ. Graves aud
80 others in favor OF The same object,
referred to the same committee. Mr.
Briggs moved to refer the petition of
Amos Durkee and others 10 the same
committee; carried.
The Senate then proceeded to dispose
Of the several subjects Of the Governors
Message, as follows: So much as relates
to the granting Of licenses was referred
to the select committee raised on the Pc
ttion of George b. Shaw and others; so
much as relates to education, to commit. |
tee on educaton; so much as relates to
the exac'ing oIunlawful interest, 20 Sc
lect committee; so much as relates to the |
Vermont Asylum for the Insane, and to
tnance; and so much as relates to the
subject Of slavery and the annexation off
Texas, to select committee.
BiNs-By Mr. Camp from the commit.
tee on Finance, directing the Governor
10 appoint State GeoIogist, whose du-
Ly il shall be to commence and prosecute
as soon as practicable, a geological and
meteorological survey of the State, and
npPropriaIing &200Oa year for the term
oi three years, for the completion of the
work. MIR b, F. Morgan moved to
lmord by fixing the annual appropriation
at $4,000. Mr. Morgan and J. Barrett
avored the amendment on the ground of
he lnadequacy of the sum proposed by
he committee, to secure competant SER
ices. Messrs Camp, Read and Bill