The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-11-05


Kimball, Smith and Villas, the bill was pass
ed.
Mr.. Smith called up the bill incorporating
the Bank of Brandon. At the request Of
Mr.. Smith,papers accompanying the bill were
read, from which it appeared that business
was annually done in that town to the amount
of $358,800 on capital exclusive of about
$125,000, and also other statistics relating to
its comparative population and prosperity
After few remarks by Mr.. Harrington a.
gainst the BILL on motion by Mr.. Smith, it was
laid on the table and made the special order
for Monday afternoon:
HOUSE.
The Speaker appointed the committee to
make up the observation-disclosures. Sheldon,
Miller, Cole, Wheeler, Pope, Bailey, Hobart,
HOLSTER Newell Maynard, Paine, Benjamin,
English, Wisey.
Bills introduced By Mr.. Clough, for the
support of paupers not having legal settle
ment in the State at the expense of the State {:
referred to the judiciary committee. By Mr..
Smith of Weston, to establish the legal weight
of potatoes, (64 lbs. per bushelD referred to
committee of Ways and Means. From the
Senate, relating to exceptions: referred to
the Judiciary committee.
Reports. The committee on State Prison
reported a bill appropriating $4,000 for the
State Prison, which was ordered to a third
reading. BY committee on Banks, Senate
bill amending the act extending the charter
of the Bank of N1iddlebury, with amend
ments; Mr. Jones of Chelsea moved to lay
the bill on the table-lost, 81 to 40, and the
amendments were adopted, and motion to
lie was opposed by Mr.. Gregory, and support
ed by Mr. Jones of Chesea--a motion to adj
journ was lost--the motion to lie was further
supported by Messrs Thomas, Goodrich, and
Jones of c., opposed by Messrs. Stoddard,
Langdon and Gregory, and the House
Adjourned,
Monday, Oct &c.
SENATE.
Report. By Mr.. Burton, from the Judicial
ry committee, against the bill relating to costs
in civil actions, providing that the defendant
who pleaded bankruptcy in bar of an action
shall recover no costs against the plaintiff
MIR. Harrington briefly supported the bill.
He remarked that he was satisfied that in
ninety-nine cases out of a hundred of those
who took the benefit of the bankrupt lawdid |
go in fraud upon the act Of Congress. There |
was either wilful concealment of property |
or some dishonest want Of compliance with |
the provisions of the act, that rendered them |
undeservng recipients of its benefits. The
law had been Just long enough in operation
to permit knaves to avail themselves Of it (;
while honest but unfortunate men, who were
reluctant to deprive their creditors of their
dues by such means, and had striven to defer
the evil day as long as possible, were, by the
early repeal Of the act, shut out from its adj
vantages He believed that one who could
make such a plea in bar of an honest debt,
ought not to be made the object of peculiar
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say the least, a strong presumption that his
fraud or irregularity, the defendant, being the
sole party benefited, should pay the costs of
its legal investigation.
Mr.. Smith remarked that it was now dis
cretionary with the court, whether to allow
costs or not. And he had never known an
instance where the plaintiff was not allowed
costs, if there was the slightest reason on his
part to doubt the validity of the certificate
He feared that the indiscriminate granting of
costs to the plaintiff would incitc ill-dispoSed
creditors to harrass and Cypress their bank
rupt debtors. {
Mr.. Miner briefly opposed the bill on the
same ground, and on motion Of Mr.. Villas, '
who thought the bill might perhaps have {
some merits, it was laid on the table for con-
sderation. t
HOUSE.
Reports. BY committee on Education, SEN /
ate bill in addition to chap. R. S. relating to c
common schools, and it was passed. BY Ju- q
dietary committee, bill appointing Asahel I
Peck, of Burlington, to defend writ brought a
in the Circuit Court of Peter Hatfield, of New {
against Ira Bushnell of Starksbo-
ro'- Hatfield claims 1900 acres in Addison 8
county under British grant, by the Cover
nor Of New York, previous to the revolution, r
and Bushnell claims undera subsequent grant c
rom this State J ordered to third reading il
By committee of Ways and Means bill relat- a
ng to pedlers, Ono licences to be granted ex- "
'ept to the citizens of this State-fee for ped o
ers on foot 500, with horse or horse and wag- c
IN $50, for selling plated ware, watches and il
ewelry $10O-fnes from $50 to $3.50 for IL
elling without a license y Mr. Thomas doubt W
NC persons not citizens of this State, and on n
lis motion the bill was referred to the Judici- 81
lry committee. I
Mr. Russell of B. called up the bill incor- il
,orating the Railroad Bank at Windsor, and W
sfter statement of facts, the House S
Adjourned. a
AFTERNOON. V
SENATE. 81
The bill extending the charter of the Far a.
ners and Mechanics Bank at Burlington was C,
eken up. a
Mr. Villas desired to ask the chairman of "
he committe on Banks when the present char Il
er would expire n
Mr. Bradley replied, the 31st of December p
$40. He would take occasion moreover to 81
ay, that he had examined into the matter, m
nd had ascertained that the stock of no bank d
vas so widely distributed as that of this bank )
The number of stockholders was one hundred al
md ten. tc
Without further remark, Mr.. Villas called N
d by vote 10 to g. Messrs Bell, Burton, re
7ifcld, Harrington, Miner, Page, Robinson, al
smith and Villas, voting in the negative. n