Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-10-25
Legislature Of Vermont,
MONDAY. Oct. Ia

SENATE. Mr. Read offered Joint resol,.
ton, that both Houses go into joint assemble
on Friday next, at O'Clock p. NJ, for the els:yI
ton of al u. 5. Senator, and that the resolut;on
which he's before passed the Senate, ass;on;O"
Wednesday next for the same object, he 70
scnded. After some remarks by Messrs. Resd
and Camp, in favor, and by Mr. Briggs in onno.
sition, the yeas and nays were demanded. and
the resolution was adopted.
HOUSE. The Speaker appointed the fol.
lowing select committees:
On Slavery and Texas-Messrs. Whittemor,
of Milton, Sanborn Of Stafford, Bacon. Me,.
chant, Spaf1ord.
On Geological Survey--Messrs. Hibbs,d
Warren of Newiane, Dewey, Buchanan, nj,
gertoD.
Biiis introduced Mr. Sanborn of strse.
ford, in addition tn the act 10 Incorporate H.,
vi. Central Railroad Company, referred IN A..
general committee; by Mr. Whitemore Of
relating to the judiciary, (providing that ME;
prius judges shall not sit in review of cases a
their own decision,) referred 10 judiciary com.
miiiee.
The committee on joint rules made report Of
the rules of The last session with amendments
on motion of Mr. Sanborn OF S.. laid on the "a.
Bile. The report was subsequently taken I'M
An amendment reported, requiring the nomiDs.
ton of Judges of probate by The members and
senators of The probate districts, was opposed
BY Mr. Snnborn Of S., on the ground that in
case the probate district could not agree, This
rule would bring the selection of the Judge be-
fore the joint assembly instead of by the county
convention. The report was sustained bv
Messrs. Buck of NJ, Whttemore of Milton.
Hubbard and Stacy, as necessary 10 regulate the
action Of the joint assembly, and TO protect the
rights of the people of the probate districts;
adopted, l49 to so.
Petitions referTed-Of Charles Miller and
others, TO the judiciary committee; remop.
STRANGE of selectmen OF Dummerston, 10 gener.
al committee.
Several petitions in relation 10 license laws
were presented and referred TO the select com
mittee on that subject.
Bill infroduced-By Mr. Fuller, regulating
The inspection of beef and pork, referred 10
General committee.
TUESDAY, Oct. IS.
SENATE. Pefitions-Of George B. Shaw
and III Others, for the passage of law proyi-
ding for The election by The people, of Coun-
~ Commissioner, whose duty il shall be to
grant or withhold licenses at his discretion, re-
ferred to a select committee. OF Horato NJ.
Graves and 65 others in favor of the same OBJ.
ject, referred 10 the same committee.
The Senate then proceeded 10 dispose OF the
several objects of Governors Message, as fol-
lows: So much as relates 10 the granting Of IL
censes was referred TO the select committee
raised on the petition of George B. Shaw and
others; so much as relates TO education, to
committee on educaiion; so much as relates 10
The exacting Of unlawful interest, 10 a select
committee; so mnch as relates to The Vermont
Asylum for the Insane, and 10 the Insane poor,
TO the committee on finance; and so much as
relates to the subject of slavery and the annex
alton Of Texas, 10 select committee.
BtH.-By Mr. Camp from the Committee on
Finance, directing the Governor to appoint
state Geologist whose duty il snail be to COM
mence anu prosecute as soon as practicable,
geological and mineraoecal survey of The
State, and appropriaIing $4,000 yaar for the
term of three years, for the completion or tho
work. Mr. B. F. Morgan moved 10 amend by
fixing the annual appropriation at SS000., Mr.
Morgan and J. Barrett favored the amendment
on the ground of the inadequacy of the sum
proposed by the committee, to secure compe-
tent services. Messrs. Camp, Read and Bill
lings opposed il from the conviction that the
safety and success of the bill required the appro-
pration of the smaller sum. The amendment
was lost, and the bill, upon The motion of Mr.
Reynolds, was laid upon the table.
The Chair announced The appointment Of
the following select committees:
On the petition of George b. Shaw and 9th
ers, Messrs. Briggs, Reed, Reynolds. On that
part of the Message relating To unlawful inter-
est, Messrs Woodbridge, Phillips, j. Morgan.
On slavery and annexation, Messrs. Sabn,
Camp, Scott. On bill in relation to The Grand
List, Messrs. GIiswold, Chittenden, Winn.
The Chair also announced the standing COM
mittee on Bills, Messrs. Thompson and Rich
ardson.
Resoluiion-By Mr. Bass, that the commit
lee on education be instructed TO INQUIRE into
The expediency q repeating so much of sec. is
of chap. is of r. S. as provides for the rais-
ing oil money on the scholar Tor the support of
common schools; passed.
HOUSE. The Speaker announced the fol-
owing committees:
On protection and distribution of the public
ands-Messrs. Buck of Mortified, Rice of
Somerset, Winslow, Smith OF Glover, Spaiford.
i. On the license laws Tor the sale Of spirtuouS
lquors--Messrs. Button, Batchelder, Lynde,
Boynton, Tilden, Kidder, Marston, Fletcher,
Howard, Drury, Parn, Waterman of Morris
Town, Belknap, Reynolds.
Judges Of the Supreme Court.
The judiciary committee reported the bill re-
ating to the judiciary, (nisi pIius judges not 10
ut IN the Supreme Court in review Of cases OF
heir own decision.)
Mr. Hubbard opposed this bill as an expert
nent which had once been tried and failed.
Mr. Buck of N. said this bill merely carried
'ut principle which always had prevailed as
o jurors and other judicial officers, and which
S essential to fair and impartial trial. Much
complaint had been made by suItors, and BY
he bar, of the present system, and the COM
n'itee regarded this bill as correct in principle,
ma such an one as would give satisfaction.
Mr. Whittemore Of NJ also supported the bill
ipon similar grounds, and urged its passage as
ending to secure purity in the fountains of
uslice. The pnrest men aie fallible-tAe hest
Judges may have their decisions warned hu ne