Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-11-13

Messrs Villas and II r Barrett as encouraging pet
y litigation as melting TO perjury, as unfair in moi
admitting both parties to OATH and as very mad
equae remedy for existing evils, ifsuch evils there
were. The bill was rejected by vote of Is to II
BY Mr. Woodbridge; from majority of the same
committee, in favor of the bill extending the con
struction of sec. 4, chap. 30 of r S, relating tC
trustee process; laid on the table. BY Mr. Villas
from the same committee, in favor of the bill il
addition to chap. % of s, giving person, arrest
ed by certified execution, the privilege of being
heard upon the fact of his intention to abscond
passed.
Resolutions. By Mr. Rich, to omit the Report.
OF the Auditor and the State Geologst, in the pub
lished journals of the Senate; passed. BY Nj
Smith, authorizing the sale of house in Wood
stock, belonging to the school fund passed.
Mr. Barrett moved to reconsider the vote incor
porating the Jefferson Iron Co.; carried He mo
we'd to amend the bill so that the company shall moi
contract debts to greater amount than three
fourths of the capital stock paid in carried, ant
the bill was again passed.
Mr. Barrett called up the resolution providing
for the removal of the sessions of the Circuit ant
District Courts TO Burlington and Montpelier. MI
Barrett moved to amend by striking out mont
pelier" and inserting "Chelsea." Mr. Smith opposed
the amendment. More than nine tentbs of the I'M
sness in these courts of late years had originated
in the northern part Of the State and parties and
Witnesses in the present state of things were sub
Jected to great unnecessary expense. As far as
village interests were involved, he thought they
were entitled TO no consideration. 1t was the pub.
lie at large that sought to be accommodated Th7
amendment he conceived to have been introduced
for other purpose than to defeat the resolution
Mr. Barrett acknowledged that this was his OBJ
lect yet if a removal was to be made, and the in
tercsts of the south were unavoidably TO be dsre-
garded he would mitigate the evil as much as DOS
sible by reducing the distance north to which that
removal was to be made The amendment was
carried by vote Of 10 to II.
The question being upon the passage of the res
oution as amended, Mr. Villas briefly expressed him.
self in its favor, and it was carried by vote of Ii
to b.
The Senate took up the resolution providing for
a joint assembly, and after being amended by in.
sertng instead of 3 o'clock, it was passed.
The Senate went into joint assembly Return
ing,
The Senate took up the House amendments to
the bill Incorporating the Western Vermont Rail
Road Company and conCurred therein. Also the
House amendment 10 the bill incorporating the
Vernon Glass Manufacturing Company, and con
Cured therein Adj.
Senate Bills To incorporate the Vernon Glass
Manufacturing Co.. relating to the University of
Vermont; relating to public accounts: to ncorpo-
rate the Vermont Railroad Iron Company: in addi-
ton to chapter 40 R. S.,-severally passed. Rela-
ting 70 persons imprisoned in jail (; in amendment
of act in addition to chapter 10 R s.; passed.
Reports. The committee on the Grand List re-
ported the lists Of lS45 complete.
RESOLUTIONS. BY Mr. Danforth, to distribute re-
ports of the Auditor of Accounts, one to each
town. passed. From the Senate, for Joint as.
sembly this afternoon to elect State Superintend-
ent Of common schools amended so as to include
county officers, and passed By Mr. Drury, direct
it,rrt Al.
plnion on the Easthaven case; passed.
Mr. Marston called up the bill to increase the
capital stock of the Bank of Montpelier, and offer
ed section providing that 500 shares ofnew stock
shall be offered to the public and persons who are
not stockholders to have the preference in the sub
scriptlons for the same-which was adopted and
the bill passed.
The amendments of the Senate to the bills to
incorporate the Mount Vernon Manufacturing Co.
and the Brattleboro' lnfrmary were concurred in.
The first resolution from the Senate, autho~ising
the Governor to procure documents from England,
&c, connected with the early history of the state,
at an expense moi exceeding $500, was supported
by Mr. Hazen, opposed by Mr. Rice and rejected,
GO to 3S. The second to procure like documents
from other states at cost not exceeding $780, and
the third to bind revolutionary papers belonging to
this state, were adopted.
The committee on Education and the committee
under the fifth joint rule were discharged from the
petitions and papers referred to theu.
The Senate came in and the
HON. HORACE EATON.
was unanimously elected State Superintendent of
Common Schools.
!Sarery and Teras
Mr. Chase Of Franklin from the select commit
tee, made report on this subject, with series of
resolutions protesting against the annexation of
Texas, and declaring that the consummation of
that measure would absove the northern states from
resentation in Congress, and the suppression of in
surrectons by slaves. Mr. Balou dssented from
some Of the sentiments Of the report Mr. Barlow
moved to postpone the resolutions to Friday next
lost Mr. Bill moved to lay them on the table
Mr. Marston supported the motion. Mr. Stevens
wished to protest in kind and candid spirit against
annexation, as unconstitutional and inexpedient
but he would not agree to all the sentiments, nor
the entire spirit of the report and resolutions Mo-
ton agreed to-
Subsequently the resolutions came up, and MI
Stevens of St. Adams moved substitutes, which
were carried, ~ to 30.
Mr. Thomas moved to lay them on the table I'M
til evening, promising an amendment so as TO de-
clare that it will be the duty of the people to ac
quiesce in the Union after Texas shall have beer
annexed. Adj.
2 O'CLOCK, ? NJ.
SENATE.
INpUt' ny WI w nm nun luc COHlllllIec VI
Manufactures, in favor of the bill Incorporating
the Wndham Slate and Mineral Company witt
amendments which were adopted, and the bill was
passed.
Mr. Villas called up the bill so constituting sec
of chap. % of r $. as to extend to whatever the
principal debtor, might recover against the trustee
in any suit under said section. He moved to amend
so as to read whatever every trustee may have in
his possession which he holds by law or equity p
carried also to amend that the act shall not be
retrospective in its operation; supported by Messrs
Villas and Noyes, opposed by Messrs Woodbridge
and Smith, and lost by a vote of II to Is. Nj
Woodbridge moved to amend so that the act shall
take effect from its passage; lost, to 90 and the
bill was passed by IA vote of 81 to Z.
Mr. Sabn called up the bill abolishing the school
fund. The amendment previously submitted by
Mr. Villas, providing that the bill shall not go into
operation, until Nov. 1876, and not then unless a
majority of the towns in the State shall at their
March Meetings have approved of it, after re-
marks by Mr. Villas in its favor, was lost by a vote
of to 20. The bill was ordered to Sd reading