The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-10-31

! BV Select committee, against pll Teih'llS ~
Essex County Grammar School lands aud II
was laid on the table, -..,
BY Mr. Cushman, from the Judiciary COM
mittee, in favor Of the House bill making II
the duty ofthe Probate Court 10 examine the
accounts of executors, administrators, trus-
tees, aud guardians on oath; bill passed. by
Mr. Villas, from same committee, in favor OF
the House bill extending the provisions OF
sec. II chap. AZ II. s. 10 the breach of all
official bonds: bill passed. BY MIR Burton,
from Il majority ofsame committee, IN favor
of the bill so altering sec; 81 chap. ~ H. >.
that when the amount recovered in trustee
suit originally commenced in the County
Court, or the effects in the hands Of trustee
do not exceed $50, the trustee shall be dis
charged, and recover costs against the plain
tiff; bill was supported by Mr. Burton, MS ten
ding to discourage petty suits, and was OPP
posed by Messrs. Cram, Villas, Smith, hlm-
BALL, and Harrington, as useless innovation
upon the present law, and it was refused n
third reading bya vote of25 to a, viz NJ eesrs.
Burton, Hibbard, Bicrhard and Page.
By MIR Howe, from majority of the COM
mittee on Agriculture, to which it had been
recommitted, against the bill repeating the
net resembling tho law granting bounty tor
the destruction ofhears wolves and panthers'
MIR Simonds called for statement OF facts.
MIR Howe replied that the only statement
he had 10 make was, that in 1913 there was
Maid out of the State Treasury for bear GER
tifcntes, $3.50, in "A S30S, in AS SIZE in '46
Sl55: for wolf certificates in '43 S2G, in AZ
$50, in rs $40, in '46 $50, and in his judS-
ment these considerable items might be say
ed to the State without public detrment.
Messrs Bemis and Simonds briefly supper
Ted the bill on the ground that the northern
part of the State required to he protected
from the depredations OF these animals.
Mr. Smith, though not opposed to the bill,
moved to lay it, for the present, on the table;
carried.
By Mr. Foster, from the Judiciary commit
tee, in favor of the House bill so amending
secs ) and II of chap. 95 Off. s, that courts
may at their discretion impose either or both
ofthe penalties, specified in each section;
passed.
Eugrossed Bills. In addition TO the act re-
latmg TO common Schools, making it the du-
ty of prudential committee, in case otthc dis
ability of the clerk; to make the return, re-
quired by law, of the scholars of the district;
passed. Reducing the capital stock of the
Bank of Middebury, the charter of which
was extended last session, TO $4,000; passed.
In addition to chap. IL Off. ;. so ms to eX-
tend the jurisdiction ofsheritls and their dep
utes 10 the entire State; passed.
HOUSE. Bills introduced. BY Mr. Church
i'll, relating to licenses to inn keepers and re-
tailcrs 1920 TO $50 fine for sale without Ii
cense-county courts to have exclusive iu
risdction ofotfanccs against this act-assis-
tant Judges empowered to grant licenses TO
sell for any purpose to persons appreciated
by the civil authority in any town, provided
that ma iority Of the freemen of the State
vote in favor of licensing on the Sd Thursday
of FEBRUARY, but ifthe vote is against licensing,
the Judges can license for the sale of liquors
for mechanical or medicinal purposes onlWl
laid on the ruble and 300 copies ordered to
he printed. BY Mr. Bailey, on the same sub
Iecl, county commissioners to be elected at
annual March mectng;l referred to General
committee. By Mr. Kimball, in relation to
voters in freemen's meeting referred to Judi
ciary committee. BY Mr. Benton, relating to
| highways and bridges, not more than 50
cents on the dollar Of the list to be raised in
addition to the sum now authorized; referred
to Judiciary committee.
ORLEANS COUNTY BUILDINGS.
The majority, eight of the committee on
this subject, reported bill changing the
county seat from Irasburgh to Coventry Falls;
and the minority (three) reported against this
| bill.
Mr. Jones, of Chelsea, moved to lay the bill
on the table: opposed by Messrs. Cleveland
and Harrington, NJ, supported by Messrs.
Russell; of b. and Jones, of c., and carried
127 to Sc.
Engrossed Bills. Senate bill, relating to
the collection of taxes; amended on motion
of Mr. Brown, so as to require selectmen to
appoint some competent person to collect
taxes where there is no proper officer for the
| r,x, tba( r., ,,f'
Washington; passed. AnneXng part Of
Waitsfield to Mortified passed. ...
.FRDAY, Oct. %. SENATE. Mr. Chitten-
den called up the engrossed bill to improve
the management ofthe State finances; provi-
ding for the appointment, by the Supreme
Court, ola county auditor to audit the ac-
counts ofthe States attorney, clerk, and sher-
if, and defining their duties. Passed.
Mr. Smith called up the bill resembling the
act repeating the law granting bounty on the
destruction of bears, wolves and panthers; at:
ter a few remarks by Nlessrs. Smith, Miner
Burton, Hodges and Cram, (the latter as be.
ing always in favor of the protective poHcy,) in
its favor, and Messrs Howe and Harrington
against the bill, it was ordered to third read
ing, by vote of 10 TOT, Messrs. Orchard
}, Fox, Harrington, Hilton, Howe, Morse ant
Rich voting in the negative. Mr. Howe NOV
ed to lay the bill on the tables supported by
Messrs. Howe, Harrington and Chittenden
and opposed by Mr. Simonds, and lost by
vote off, to 10. The bill was then PASSED
HOUSE. Mr. Fairbanks called up the bill
relating to licenses, and it was referred to thu
General committee. .i- ..
Reports. BY Judiciary Committee, Senat
bill in amendment ofchap. 63 r. s.; laid oil
the table. BY Committee on Banks, (unani
mously) Senate bill to extend charter of tn
Farmers Bark; laid on the table. .l .., .
BY same committee, against Senate bill il
addition to act relating to public accounts