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

the bill Incorporating the Jefferson Mining Compa
ny passed. By the same, from the same commit
tee, in favor of Incorporating the Washington Iron
Company; passed BY Mr. Billings, from the same
committee, in favor Of the bill Incorporating the
Plymouth Iron Company ordered TO a Sd reading.
by Mr. Sabin from the committee on Education in
favor of the House bill abolishng the school fund.
Mr. Villas offered an amendment, providing that the
act shall not take effect until the LIST of Nov. lS46
and that the question shall be submitted to the sew
eral towns Of the State and the act shall not 90 into
effect unless majority Of the towns approve of it
bill and amendment laid on the table. By Mr. Fl.
field from the committee on Election, against the
House bill relating to elections, requiring ballots
TO be upon clear white paper, Sea- refused third
reading. By Mr. Chttenden, from the committee
ON Boads and Canals in favor of the bill taxing
shares of railroad stocks laid on the table. BY
Mr. Sabn from the committee on Education, in ia
vor OF the bill Incorporating the Bratteboro' Hy-
d.opathic lnirnary. The bill was briefly support.
ed by Messrs Howe, Moves Billings Smith. VIM,
and DR. I Y Barrett as being greatly conducive TO
the successful operation of the institution and was
opposed by Messrs Woodbridge, and Hodges, as
unnecessary, ducking being one of those inaena-
BILE, indefeasibe, imprescriptible, natural rights
common to universal humanity, that require not the
interposition Of human legislation to protect them
The bill was passed by vote of 10 to 3. DR. TT
Barrett voting in the affirmative, DIR Onion voting
in the negative, and DR. Campbell not voting at ali.
Mr. Sabin, from the joint committee to which
was referred the communication from Henry Ste
vcns, Esq. reported series of resolutions That the
Governor be authorized to expend sum not eX-
ceeding $500 in procuring the originals or copies
of important documents illustrative of the revolu-
tlonary history Of Vermont, now in Europe Messrs
] Barrett and Hodges supported, and Mr. Moves
opposed; passed that not exceeding 5000 be eX-
pended for procuring revolutionary papers now in
other States; Mr. Hodges moved to amend, SO that
the appropriation shall not exceed 500; carried,
and the resolution was adoped-that not exceeding
$50 be expended in collecting and binding the pa
pers thus obtained adopted.
Mr. Hodges, from the select committee, to which
was referred the resolution of inquiry as TO the a.
mount expended within the last four years for re-
cording revolutionary pay rolls, and similar docu-
ments reported that there had been paid or was yet
due to Henry Stevens S2096 OF, to c l. Knapp
So49, to f f Merrill $500, making in all S3I as o.
BY Mr.. Sabin, fiem the committee on Education,
in favor of the bill repeating so much of the act of
- relating to the University of Vermont as pro-
Vldes Tor a board of examiners passed.
Resolutions. By Mr. Barrett, giving such con-
structlon to the 18th section of the Banking Law
OF 40 as shall prevent Banks from issuing notes
on the basis of their deposits; laid on the table,
By Mr. Noyes, for joint assembly this afternoon
at o'clock, to elect State Superintendent of COM
mon schools; laid on the table.
Mr. Noyes moved that message be sent to the
other House asking return of The bill increasing
the capital stock Of the Bank of Montpelier; car
red. Adjourned.
Prayer by Rev Mr. Comngs.
Resolutions. By Mr. Hammond, voting mileage
to officers of the House; passed. BY Mr. Stevens
directing the Secretary of State to INQUIRE wheth-
er suitable accommodations for the next General
Assembly can he procured at Burlington or Wind
sor; passed, sub SientiO.
Reports BY committee of Ways and Means,
Senate bill relating to public accounts and it was
ordered to 3D. reading; against House bill on the
same subject, and it was rejected By committee
on Manufactures, bill Incorporating Vernon Glass
Company, and it was amended on motion of Mr.
Thomas and ordered to a Sd reading By commit
tee on Roads, against Senate bill in addition to
chapter 20 r. S., and it was rejected BY commit
tee on Military Affairs, that it is ineXpedient to e
gislate in reference to the militia at this time. BY
committee on Banks, Senate bill to increase the
capital Of the Bank of Montpelier; amended on
motion of Mr. Hall as TO require an increase Of
capital and laid on the table.
Senate bills. In addition to act providing for a
geological survey, Ito furnish suits of minerals to
colleges in this states rejected on the second
reading, ~ to 80. Relating to University Of Yer
mont; ordered to Sd reading. To incorporate the
Vermont Railroad Iron Co., at Windsor; ordered
to Sd reading. In addition to chapter AZ X. S. :;
supported by Messrs Hammond and Hail. opposed
by Mr. Rice, and ordered to Sd reading, ST to 46
The Senate having requested the House to re-
turn the bill relative the Bank of Montpelier the
Speaker decided that the House could not comply
with the request, as 1t had acted upon the bi--
This was a new case, there being no precedents,
and the decision of the Speaker was agreed to by
general consent
then Extension Railroad Co., and moved to dis
miss it. Mr. Fairbanks suggested that the bill had
better lie, as the chairman of the committee on
roads was not in his place, and the motion to dis
miss lost, Mr. Hall said the friends of the bill
would assent to let it lie on the table, with the I'M
dersanding that it shall not again be taken up, and
to this the House agreed.
The amendments of the Senate to the bill in ad-
didon to the act incorporating the Passumpsic Riv-
er Railroad bill were concurred in. Adj.
9 O'CLOCK, P. M.
SENATE.
Reports. BY Mr. Bradley, from the committee on
Banks in favor of the bill chartering the Bank of
Black River; passed. By Mr. Sas, from the same
committee, in favor Of the bill extending the char
ter Of the Bank of Bellows Falls The question
being upon the passage of the bill, Mr. Villas re-
marked that he could not vote for recharterng this
bank after the exposition of its operations made in
the Bank Commissioners Report The bill was
passed by vote of 81 to 6, Messrs Bellows, Brow
nell, Clapp Fifeld, Richardson, and Villas, voting
in the negative. BY Mr. Woodbridge, from the Ju-
dietary committee, against the House bill relating
TO the competency of Witnesses refused Sd rea-
ding, BY Mr. J Barrett from the same committee,
IN favor of the resolutions relative tie the papers of
the Surveyor Generals Department with amend
ments amendments adopted and bill passed. BY
Mr. Villas, from the same committee, against the
bill amending chap l07 of r s, relative to town
clerks fees; refused a third reading. By Mr. Hurd
from the committee on Claims, against the bill to
pay Richard Abbott; laid on the table BY Mr.
Rich from the committee on Finance, the bill to
pay Lewis Tucker $50 annually injured while at
work in preparing the foundations of the State
House,) without any expression of opinion upon the
subject; bill supported by Messrs Moves and vi
las, opposed by Messrs Woodbridge and Barrett
and passed by vote Of 81 to T. Messrs Chitten.
den Hodges, Hurd, Ladd, Rich, Winn and Wood
bridge voting in the negative. By Mr. Billings
from the committee on Manufactures, in favor of
the bill incorporating the Otter Creek Iron Co. with
nm amendment, preventing the company from con
tracing debts TO a greater amount than three
tOurths of its cnnitnl stock; amenlment adontnd