Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-10-29
THE LEGISLATURE.
WEDNESDAY, October 81.
SENATE.
Prayer by the Chaplain.

PRAYER
The President announced the appointment Of
RIessrs Nash Pare and Bell as the select commit.
tee upon the part of the Senate to fix upon the day
of adjournment.
The Governor communicated TO the Senate an
nouncing that Abel Brown sheriff, and Abner kee-
Ter. Assistant Judge of Grand Isle County, declined
their appointments; he also transmitted to the
Senate the Second Animal Report Of the State
Gehogst, printed document Of 267 pages.
Engrossed Bills. Incorporating The Corinth Ac.
ademical Institution; passed. SO amending sec
ton 63 chap r, ). that when the plaintiff, his
agent or attorney, shall file affidavit, that tho de-
PENDANT is about to remove from the State, and has
secretcd about his person or elsewhere money or
other property the writ may issue against his body
passed, after remarks upon it by Mess, Villas,
Cushman Hodges, Gran, Harrington, and Smith,
substantially concurrng in the eXpcdiency OF the
bill, and the adoption Of an amendment, prepared
by Mr. Hodges, inserting the words or absCond al-
ter 'remove' Ia construction Of the act OF ~ re-
lating to the trustee law that in ofnon
iden principal debtors ono copy olthe writ, against
each Of such debtors, lett with one Of the trustees,
sbal be sufficient service regards debtor passed.
Bill introduced. BY Mr. Onion, providing that
no election of town Representative, whenever
the baloting commenced after midnight Of tree.
mems mecung day, shall be valid, and that three
fifths of tie legal voters present may, after lne-
fecual attempts to elect, dissolve the meeting.
Mr. Onion remarked that he introduced the bill by
ting himself thereby Upon it.
Joint Resolutions. BY Mr. Hodges, for joint
assembly at 10 o'clock, A. NJ. this day TO elect
Briradier General Of the first Brigade, first D-
vision, to fill vacancy occasinned by the promo
ton Of Gen. Isaac McDauels; passed BY Mr.
Harrington, requesting the Governor to appoint Il
committee of three to visit the State Prison, and,
bv the examination of officers and inspecting of
accounts, construct table of the annual expenses,
and annual number of prisoners since its estab-
lishmen,, and also to inquire whether the Prison
could not be advantageuusly removed to Isle La
Mott upon the site OF uarnIe quarry
MIR Harrington said that he satisfied that the
accounts of the Prison were loosely kept, and that
its business was far from being profitable. This
last fact resulted chiefly from the misapplication oi
labor The boot and shoe, and carriage business,
which had been principally carried on, subjected
the State to great expense in the provision OF prop
er materials, and moreover the articles of manu-
facture being extensively disposed of in way Of
barter. unavodaby involved the accounts in great
confusion lie desired that the Prison should be
so located and conducted as to obviae these diff
fcultes. In New Hampshire, the prisoners were
employed. he believed, IN working stone provided
them for the purpose. The prison at Sing Sing
was situated on quarry, as they all knew. And
so advantageous had this plan been found IN New
York. that the State had recently established anOth.
er penentiary near Platsburg, where the cOnvlcs
were to be engaged in the manufacture OF iron, OBJ
tanned on the spot On Isle LnNlott was found Il
bed of marble SUPERIOR he believed, to any III New
England. There were now employed upon 1t la
borers whose number more than twice that Of
our present convics. AT least nine tentls of the
work now performed there was OF such character
as to require no more skill than that possessed by
the common laboring No apprenticeship
would be necessary. The materials were mex
hausrible and could be obtained and wrought with
out expense to the State. He would venture the
assertion that five years OF labor devoted on that
spot to the erection and completion OF proper bull
dings BY the convics would cost the State less than
the maintenance of the present prison had done for
the last five years. He would not say that the prs-
on had been wrongly or njudiclously man lged.-
There was something in the very nature OF the EN-
ployment now prosecuted that resulted in confusion
and loss. Yet he thought il very desirable to make
inquiry if the present state OF things could not be
remedied.
These views were foIciby sustained by Mr.
Smith. He stated in the course Of his remarks,
that there capital OF $4,000 invested in the
boot and shoe department of the Prison, and yet
that owing to ineXperiencc and the went of ina
chinery, about days labor required to manu-
facure IA pair of shoes, while in other states pair
could be made for from IA to II cents: and also
that the carriage mandatory at Clarcmont ON the
opposite side Of the river sold carriages from 10 tc
20 dollars cheaper than the Prison could do.
After few remarks by Mr. Hodges in favor Of
charging the scope of the inquiry to the location
so as to embrace the State, on motion of Mr. On
ion, the resolution was referred TO the Committee
on Finance.
Report by Mr. Bradley from the committee on
Banks, against the Incorporation Of the Green
Mountain Bank at Bennington: bill laid on the ia
Bile.
The Governor notified the Senate that Joshua
W. Sheldon declined the Office OF Assistant Justice
in Franklin County: referred to the Senators iron
Franklin He also transmitted tie Report Of the
Commissioner tor the Deaf Dumb aud Blind, from
which it appeared there were nineteen Deaf anC
Dumb persons supported in whole aud in part by
the State at The Asylum at Hartford, SIX of WHOM
have boen admitted the past year: and that there
are seven blind persons IN like manner supported
at the Asylum in Boston,one of whom has been adj
n.tled during the past year: also that Commission
er has paid the last year, to the Hartford Asylum
$2,257 OF and 10 The Boston Asylum $e07 70.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Prayer by Rev. John Grdley.
Bills introduced. From the Senate, relating t
the Judiciary referred to Judiciary committee. B,
ar Churchill, relating to shertf's fees referred Il
committee Of Ways and Means BY MIR Brdg,
incorL Grating the Franklin County Mutual Fire In
surance Company; referred to Judiciary commit
tee, From the Senate, extending charter Of Far
mers Bank; referred to committee on Banks
Resolutions. BY Mr. Story, referring reports OF
State Prison to committee on State Prison; passed
BY MIR Lawrence, for select committee OF live L
examine the transactions OF the Vermont Asylum
for the Insane; passed. by Mr. Pope, instructn
the committee Of Ways and Aleans to lnqur
whether the deduction Of debts from personal prop
erty in the list lnseuL of reu estate, does not eav
too large proportion Of the taxes be paid b
iarmers passed.
The Governor transmitted the second annual re
port OF the State Geologist, which was referred |
the coutuillee under The 9Th Jout Rule, and motto
that Abel Br wn and Abner Keller decline office
totwhlch they have been elected
Pett'ons REFERRED OF Stephen Royce and of II
Ii. Parsons, 10 committee of Claims
The House took up the bill (which has been ST
perseded by another already passed both Houses
relative to the Passumpsc and Connecticut River
Railroad Company, the question being upon adhei