Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1845-11-06
EVENING, NOVEMBER 6, 1845.


Mill Company; referred TO the committee
on Manufactures, BY Mr. j. Barrett, so
amending chnptcr74 of r. S, as to make
it the duty of justices on application, in
proper form, of any individual, TO require
from pedlers the production Of their licen-
ses; referred to the Judiciary committee.
Resolution, BY Mr. Hodges, assigning
Wednesday 10 o'clock A. M. for a JOINT
assembly to elect judges ofthe Supreme
Court; passed.
A message was received from the Gov
ernor, announcing that he had transmit
ted to the House Of Representatives, for
the use of the General Assembly, the re-
port ola committee appointed under a
Joint resolution of '43 to examine the ac-
counts, returns and all documents of the
18th Regiment of the Vermont Militia, re-
latlng to the assessment Of fines and the
collection and disbursement Of the monies
arising therelrom under the laws of '37
$50 and 40. Adj,
HOUSE.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Mansor
Mr. Lynde Of Guilford appeared, was
sworn and took his seat
The chair announced the select com
mittce on the resolution declaring it mex
pedient to rcchartcr banks-Messrs Rice,
Blackmer, Edgcrton, Harlow, Midie-
brook, Bill, Dorwin, Ordwoy, KmbaIl,
Barlow, Wheelock, Waterman, Keyes,
Davis.
Also the committee as to the boundary
line between Bennington and Windham
counties, Messrs Parsons, Rice, Akens,
Bachelor, Bishop, Stetson.
PctitiOnS referred. or Bcnja. Smith,
jr. and others TO committee on Banks; Of
159 citizens of Williston to committee on
Education, OF Sylvester Phelps, TO COM
mitee on Claims.
Bills introduced. BY Mr. Swift, relating
to public squares and commons; referred
to the Generel Committee. By Mr. Bar
low, relating to licenses to retailers and
inn-kccpers defining what shall be con-
sidered retailers, inn-kcepers, &C., and
authorizing sclectmen to grant licences to
sell liquors, fixing penalties, &c,;) re-
lerred to the. Committee. BY Mr. Law
renee, relating to prosecutions for support
Of iIlegimato children; referred to the Ju-
dietary committee. BY Mr. Hall, to in
crease the capital stock of the Bank OF
Bratteboro' to 100000; referred to the
committee on Banks. BY the same, in
amendment of chap. 80 R. S; referred
to the committee on Banks.
E@grosscd bills. To rcpeI the act grant
ing bounty on silk; passed, 12l to Sc =.
Empowering the Troy Conference Acad-
envy to confer certain degrees, Doth to
young gentlemen and ladies' Mr. Stod-
dard and Briggs opposed this bill as Civ
ing this institution privileges beyond 9th
ers of like character and also a tending
to bring all degrees into contempt by low
ering the standard ofquaIifcations which
should be required to warrant marks OF
literary merit; ayes 50, noes ll8, so the
bill was rejected.
Rpons. BY Mr. Russell, from the Ju-
dietary committee, the bill to prevent the
bringing Of paupers into this state from
other states, and it was explained and
supported by Mr. Russell and Kellogg,
from the same committee, against the bill
in addition to the act for the protection OF
personal liberty. Mr. X. said the OBJ
ject Of the bill vas exceedingly important
and it had received the deliberate and
earnest consideration of the committee
but they could no! resist the opinion that ii
is but justice to exempt the officers Of
the federal government from the opera
ton Of the present law. The bill was re-
lected almost unanimously. BY Mr.
Marston from The Judiciary committee the
bill in addition to chapter r, S., rcla
laton to the election Of town representa-.
tives, who remarked that the committee
reported the bill for the sake Of bringing
it before the House, rather than from AM
conviction that the bill ought to pass
The bill was laid on the table. BY NJ
Hall from the committee on Roads, bill
granting ferry to George Niles, which
was ordered to third reading.
The Governor communicated the re
port of The committee appoined IN 1913
to examine the 10th regiment of Vernon