Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-10-15
| the windham providont Savings Institution, refer.

red to the judiciary Committee
THE JUDICIARY SYSTEM
BY Mr. Keller remodeng the judiciary system, |
providing for six Judicial circuits, with judge to
each; referred to the Judiciary Committee and
BY Mr. Miner, in relation to the judiciary, provi- |
ding for six judges of the Supreme Court, from
which number one judge and chancellor is to be
assigned to each judicial circuit and three are to
be assigned to the duty of presiding at county
courts; referred to the Judiciary Committee.
BY Mr. Crook, relating to the election of town
representatives. prohibiting ballotlng after ~ at
night of the LIST Tuesday of September; referred
TO the Judiciary Committee
Mr.. French moved 10 reconsider the vote Of Sat
urdOy referring the part Of the Governors message
on Slavery to the committee under the fifth rule
motion laid on the table.
DEATH OF A MEMBER.
Mr. Miles rose and said, that 1t had been made
his unpleasant duty 10 announce the sudden and
unexpected death, at his room, yesterday morning,
of DR.. William, Cullen Warner, a member of this
flousc from the town of Bristol. Mr. NJ. said he
did net propose to deliver eulogy upon the de-
ceased, but he could not deny himself the privll
eye of saying that the deceased enjoyed the high
respect of all his acquaintances-as physician he
entitled TO perfect confdence-asa gentleman
no shadow of reproach ever rested upon his char.
acter, and in his death not only his relatives and
personal frleuds but the whole community, have
sustained loss which cannot easily he repaired
Resolved, that the House have heard with deep
scnsibility the announcement Of the decease in this
village on the lth inst of Mr.. WILLIAM Z.
WARNER, the representative of the town OF
Bristol.
Mr. Harrington of Middietown, said he could
not suffer the occasion TO pass without tlibute OF
respect to his deceased friend. lie was college
associate years ago, and he could say of him that
he possessed strong head and an honest heart
From that period until now it had not been his
pleasure to meet him, until he met him In tins
House, richly stored with professional science,
strengthened and improved by practical life, and
all his eminent virtues grown up to perfect man
hood. Noble, generous and humane sentiments
characterized him and were constantly exhibited in
life, and peculiarly in the discharge Of his profess
iona duties. Mr. fl. alluded TO the melancholy ac-
cidcnt which occasioned Doctor Warmers death,
and well remarked that the suddenness of this
Providence should admonsh us that in the midst
Of life we are in DEATH" aud stimulate us to the
imitation of the many virtues of the deceased, II
in our case, like his, we would have the vrtuous,
clad in all the hobilimcnts Of mourning, follow us
TO our long home.
The resolution was adopted, and on motion Of
Mr. Harrington, of Mlddlcown, the House also re-
solved, as tribute of respect to the deceased, TO
adjourn until to morrow morning.
TUESDAY, October 49,
SENATE.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The President announced the appointment Of the
following committees.
Committee on BtHs-Mcssrs Onion and Brownell.
Committee undtr 5h Joint Ruic-Messrs kim
ball, Miner and Chittenden.
Bills introduced. BY Mr. Cushnlan, in amend
ment of the Revised Statutes, and in addition TO
the act in relation to common schools, so to make
it incumbent upon the prudential committee of a
school district 10 discharge certain duties of the
district clerk i'll case of his absences referred &c
Committee on Education. BY Mr. Foster, SO to
amend chap. "a Of r. s. that no Injunction upon
judgment shall issue till party applying shall
cute bond in such sum the Court NAV order
for payment to the plaintiff of intervening dana.
ges, the same to be computed at not less than
twelve per cent. upon the amount Of the Judgment
By the same, to amend the act Of 40 in addition
to chap. al of r. s. that the process therein author
ised may issue osian attachment or summons BY
Mr. Cram, so to amend sect. 63, chap. % of r. S..
that if plaintiff, his agent or attorney, praying
out writ, shall file an affidavit that he believes
the defendant, having secreted property about his
person or elsewhere, is about to remove from the
State, such writ shall issue as an attachment agains
the defendants body. BY Mr. Harrington, so tC
amend chap. 26 of r. ST. that jury of three mcT
may be had, at the instance of either party, in al
actions when the matter in demand does not ex
! coed thirty dollars.
Petitions pyesenied-By Mr. Burton, of F. S. &
| +. w. Odds in favor of further restrictions upoi
| pcdlers: read and referred 10 the Committee OIL
Finance.
Resolutions. From the House for joint assem-
bly, on Wednesday, 10 o'clock, A. NJ. to elect Sec
retary of State Sergeant at Arms, and Auditor il
the Treasury Department: concured in.
Mr. Hodges presented the following resolution:
Whereas the members of Rutland County Ba
have procured full length portrait of Chief Jus
tice Williams to be taken by Mr. B. f. Mason ant
have presented the same to the State to be place.
in the Capitol
Therefore ReSoiued by the Senate and House o
Representatives, That the Sergeant-at-Arms be di
rected to place the said portrait in the Senate Cham
Der, and that the Auditor of Accounts be directe
to audit and allow the expenses of the Sergeant
| alarms for so doing
This resolution was passed unanimously.
message received from the Governor
| transmitting communications from the Asslstan
| Librarian of Harvard University, requesting com
| plee series of the public laws and documents @
Vermont, and other papers illustrative of the histo
ry of the State, to be deposited in the fire-proof Ii
brary Of that institution, and also from the State c
Georgia, approaching the action of South Carolin
and Louisiana in their difficulty with Massachu
sets, and also protesting against certain resolution
of the latter State in favor of so amending tn
Constitution of the United States as to produc
uniformity OF representation in Congress; reierre
to the committee under the 5th JOINT rule.
Adjourned.
llOUSE
Prayer by Rev. Eli Ballou.
The Governor notified the House of vacanc
in the 9th Brigade, Sd Division, by the resignato
of Gen. Stephen Dudley.
Petitions refeTed.-Of Eli Ballou and 400 oil
ers for the abolition of capital punishment, to it
4 dietary Committee. OF Thomas Ashton jr., to 81
lect committee petition for annexng part
Dummerston TO Putney. OF John Messer, to b
restored to his legal PRIV lleges, TO the General Cou
mittee. OF Russell Case, for alteration Of h
name, to same Committee. OF w. s. Sherwoc
and others, for an academy at Norwich, to Conmi
tee on Education.
Resoluiions.-By Mr. Bill, for the election of SCI
rotary of State, Sergeant alarms, and Auditor
the Treasury Department, at 10 o'clock tomorrow
passed. From the Senate, for election of Judge
of Supreme Court tomorrow morning laid on Ii
table, From the Senate, relative 10 portrait
,, Chief Justice Williams painted by Mason al
presented to the State by the bar of Rutland cou