The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-10-29
From Walton's Daily journal.
Legislature of Vermont.
SENATE.
October 16.

October 16.
SENATE.
Mr. Foster called up the House Bill, in
amendment ofth Connecticut and Passunp-
sic Rail Road Co. preventing any road cross
ing the Connecticut, from intersecting with
out its consent. After avery long and inter-
report) by Messrs. Villas, Cushman, Bradley,
Burton, Simonds, Bemis and Kimball in its
favor, upon the ground that the road, being
threatened to be tapped at Haverhill by the
Boston, Concord and Montreal road, which
would afford a somewhat nearer rout to Con-
cord, 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 Harrinc-
| ton against it as unnecessarily hamperinc fu-
ture Legislatures, which ought to be supposed
would exercise with discretion 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, so that
all parties interested may be appraised of the
same, the Senate, pending the remarks of Mr..
Kimball, at the verge Of evening, adjourned
Saturday, Oct II.
SENATE.
The House Bill providing that no New
Hampshire road shall join the Connecticut
and Passumpsic Rivers Rail Road, was taken
up 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-Leg-
~islatures ; supported by Mcssrs. Foster,
Smith and Harrington as obviating all posi-
bility of future doubt respecting the right of
the Legislature to exercise this power, and
opposed by Messrs. Bradley, Cushman, Kim
ball, and Cram as superfluous, and unnecess-
arily embarrassing the bill The amendment
was adopted by a vote of IA to 10.
Yeas-M6ssrs. Bellows, Birchard, Clam.
Fifeld, Foster, Fox, Harrington, Hilton, Nj
ner, Morse, Page, Robinson, Smith, ViIas.-
IA.
Nays-Messrs. Bell, Bcmis, Bradley,
Burton, Chittenden, Cram, Cushman, Hib-
bard, Kimball, Nash, Onion, Rich, Sim
monds.-13.
Without further debate, the bill was then
unanimously adopted.
The bill recognizing the Judiciary sys-
tenn was taken up, and, without remark was
ordered to a third reading.
The bill, in alteration Of chap. 30 Off. S.
extending the jurisdiction of Justices in trus-
tee suits to one hundred dollars, was taken |
up, and after remarks against it by Mr.. Villas,
was rejected.
House Resolution. Instructing our mem
bers in Congress to use their efforts for the
passage ofa bill Ito volunteers in last war:
referred to the Judiciary committee.
A communication was read from the Secre-
tary Of State, announcing that all the official
accounts of the State Prison were lodged with
its Superintendent, and that he had no official
means of giving the Senate the tabular state
ment desired.
Report. BY Mr.. Bradley, from the COM
mittee on Banks, in favor of extending the
charter of the Farmers and Mechanics Bank
at Burlington, with slight amendments;
amendments adopted, and bill was ordered to
a third reading.
Mr.. Foster, remarking that there was a
great amount Of business before the commit
tees, moved that when the Senate adjourn, it
be to meet on Monday morning: carried and
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Petitions referred. OF J.. Goodhue and
others, A. G. Rugg and others, Alembert
Pond and others, and Dyer Strong and Others,
against Capllal punishment, to Judiciary
Committee. OF Samuel Ward and "a 9th
ers, and Holland Thrasher and 81 Others,
to make Coventry the shire town of Orleans
County, to member of that county.
Bills introduced. By Mr.. Frost, relating
to the appointment of justices of the peace,
(not more than ten nor less than three to
each town, to be nominated by ballot of the
freemen in March meeting, and certified to
the Legislature for confirmation )referred to
the General Committee.
BY Mr.. Perry, to punish unlawful attempts
to cause abortion; referred to the General
Committee By Mr.. Thomas, to repeal the
act abolishing the school fund; referred to
the Committee on Education.
Engrossed Bills. In relation to divorce;
passed To incorporate Windham Provident
Institution for Savings; passed. To annex
part OF DummerSton to Putney; Mr.. Russell
Of Burlington remarked that Dummerston
objected, and that the Legislature had no
power to interfere with chartered rights with
out the consent of the parties, but Messrs. Mi
ner and Tyler controverted this point, though
somewhat doubtful, and at the suggestion of
Mr.. Tyler, the bill was laid on the table,
TO restore Myron Shaw to his legal privi-
leGes passed Repeating act which abolish