The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-10-31
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY,, Oct. 20.
Prayer by the Chaplain.

Prayer by the Chaplain.
Reports, From the committee @
) Banks, in favor of the bill relative to NOR
cages given by the Directors Of Banks
and the bill was ordered 10 Il third reading
and referred 10 the committee on the Ju
dietary. From the committee or Banks
IN favor OF Incorporating the Wlndso
county Bank. From the committee o
Elections, in favor of the bill proyldln,
that u plurality, upon the third ballot, shaI
be Sufficient 10 constitute an elecIlon g
town representative, with an amendment
that if no person shall receive a p%luraElt,
upon said third ballot, the presiding off
Ger shall immediately close the polls. Tn
question being upon the adoption Of th'
amendment proposed by the committee
Mr.. Catoon said, that he supposed th,
object Of the bill was to cure an existing
evil, the temporary loss Of tho privilege
of representation. Bat if the proposed
amendment was TO be adopted, the remedy
would frequently prove l"elicscious, A
tie, upon the third ballot, between the two
higbes, candidates was a contingency that
might frequently occur and ought to be
provided for but not in such a way ss to
dcbar the people from any further exer.
tions TO obtain a representative. This
would be defeating the intentions, and VIC
lating the spirit OF the original bill. He
hoped that The proposed amendment would
be defeated, aud that another OF a dliferen,
character, permitting the voters to ballot
until a plurality was oblaIEed, would 10
adopted in lis place.
MIR. Camp remarked, that the appre-
hended contingency was most likely TO
happen in small towns, where, FROM the
very nature of the case, it presented no Sc
roas difficulty. The votes poIIed were
not so many bat that a dozen balIotings. il
necessary, might be had in the course OF
the day, with but liule Inconvenience. He
thought the adoption Of the amendment un>
for and unjust.
Mr.. J. Barrett presented similar views.
MIR. Camp remarked that Il bill of sim
liar character was pending in the other
House, from which, perhaps, such a bill
ought properly to emonare. He there
fore moved to lay The bill before the Sen.
nte on the table: carried.
Bill antrodHced. By J. Barrett, to
amend sect. Is chap. l3RS, by providing
hat town clerks, selectmen, town trcasur-
overseer ofthe poor, constable. listers,
md auditors shall be elected by ballot; ais
50. in other respects, more particularly
regulating the election of town officers.
Resolution. By MIR. Scott, requesting
'ur Representatives in Congress to use
heir influence 10 procure the removal of
I'm Circuit and District Courts from Rul-
and and Windsor to Burlington and Mont.
referred to the Judiciary commits
ee.
A message was received from the Gov.
'rnor, announcing tha, a vacancy had oc.
urred in The 4th Brigade "a Division by
he resignation Of Brigadier General Lo-
EMO Pomeroy.
Election of u S. Senator.
The Senate resumed ~ba!loiing with the
results:
36th, 8. S. Phelps IL, S. S. Brown 9,
!. Royce 7. 37th, S. S, Phelps IL, S.
l6.
Whererpon Stephen Royce wac decIar.
d elected upon the part OF the Senate.
The Senate then repaired TO the Hall of
House of Representatives 10 complete
he said election.
Upon its returc the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The Senate came in, when the Joint as
for the election of officers of the
ate prison and sergcant-at.arms, was ad-
TO 8 Z. NJ. on Friday afternoon.
Election Of q. S. Senator. I
The Senate came in. and on comparing
he journals of both Houses it was found
lat they had no, agreed in the election of
Senator, whereu?on the joint assembly r
to ballot with the following re. ,
hts: there having been a call OF The +
louise previous to the Senate's coming in, 8
l motion of Mr.. Stacy, and the abscn-
cs having been sent for. !
Senator Richardson nominated Hon. 7
ephen S. Brown, aud MIR. Whittemorc 6
NJ. nominated Hon. Samuel S. Phelps: 5