Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-10-22
THE LEGISLATURE
October 16, AFTERNOON, (Concluded)
SENATE,

Mr. Bradleypresented the following resolution
Whereas the Governor has announced that the
Hon. Charles Paine has presented to The State a
marble bust of the late Hon. Elijah Paine. for many
years the U. s. District Judge for the District of
Vermont,
Therefore Resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives that the thanks of the two Houses
be returned TO Ex-Governor Paine for the said
bust and that the Sargent at Arms be directed TO
receive it, and place it in the Senate Chamber.
Gesolued That the Governor be directed to COM
municate'a copy of these resolutions to Ex-Gover
nor Paine.
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
Mr. Harrington called up the resolution directing
the Secretary of State to furnish the Senate with
tabular statement of the annual expense of the
State Prison since its establishmentand also of the
annual number of prisoners and, after remark of
Mr. Rich questioning the Secretarys ability to do
this, the resolution adopted.
The Bill in amendment Of chap. II of R. S. re-
latng to sheriff's recognizances was taken up and
indefinitely postponed.
Mr. Foster called up the House Bill, in amend
ment of the charter of the Connecticut and Pas
sunpsic Rail Road Co. preventing any road, cross
ing the Connecticut from intersecting with with
out its consent. After very long and interesting
discussion (which we have not room to report by
Messrs Vias Cushman Bradley, Burton Smonds,
Bems and Kmball in its favor, upon the ground
thai the road being threatened to be tapped at
Haverhill by tie Boston, Concord and Montreal
road which would afford somewhat nearer route
to Concord, was vitality interested in the passage
of the bill, and that it would materially affect the
interest of the State at large indirectly, and by
Messrs. Foster. Smith and Harrington against it, as
unnecessarily hamperng future Legislatures, which
ought to be supposed would exercise with dlscre-
ton their power Of permitting the junction of other
roads, and by the former and latter as infringing
upon the statute that requires public notice to be
given in applications made to the Legislature for
grants, or the alteration of grants, that all par
ties interested may be opprsed OF the same, the
Senate, pending the remarks of Mr. Kimball at the
verge of evening, adjourned.
SATURDAY, October IL.
SENATE.
Prayer by the Chaplain
Bills introduced By Mr. Smith, repeating SO
much Of the act of AZ relating to public accounts
as precudes the General Assembly from consider
ing claims once before acted upon without vote
oftwothirds: referred to the judiciary committee.
BY Mr. Harrington, Incorporating the Grand Isle
Mutual Fire Insurance Company: referred TO a
committee of three consisting of Messrs. Harring-
ton Burton and Kimball. BY Mr. Smith, providing
that at the request ofelther party, the jury may
sess damages IN cases where law does not direct
otherwise (; referred to Judiciary committee.
House Bills referred. In relation to suits on Of
fetal bonds constituting sec. IL. chap 40 OF X. s.
Confirming the title Of Parker's gore. Restoring
Jeremiah Carr, Of eaeham, to his legal privileges;
all to the Judiciary Committee.
Engrossed Bills passed. Repeating sections 81
and G3 Of chap "a Of R. s and providing that party
applying for injunction need only execute bond for
payment to the plaintiff of intervening damages.
The House Bill providing that no New Hamp-
shire road shall join the Connecticut and Passump-
sic Rivers Rail Road was takenup and Mr. Kimball
concluded his remarks in favor of the bill.
Mr. Miner offered an amendment, making the
bill subject to the control of future Legislatures
supported by Messrs. Foster, Smith and Ilarring-
ton obvatng all possibility OF future doubt re-
speeding the right of the Legislature to exercise
this power, and opposed by Messrs. Bradley Cush'
man, Kimbal, and Cram superfiuous, and I'M
necessarily embarrassing The bill The amend
rnent was adopted by vote of IA 10 10.
Yeas Messrs. Bellows, Birchard, Clapp, Fifeld
Foster, Fox, Harrington, Hilton, Miner, Morse
Page, Robinson, Smith, Vias-l4.
Nays Bell, Bemis, Bradley, Burton
Chtendon, Cram Cushman, Hlhbard Kimbal
Nash, Onion, Rich, Simonds. ID.
Without further debate, the bill was then unan-
imously adopted.
The bill recognizing the Judiciary system was
taken up and, without remark, was ordered to q
third reading.
The bill, in alteration Of chap. 90 of r. S. ex-
tending the jurisdiction of justices in trustee suits