Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-11-05
TRrpAv, Oct. 30

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iopkins. relative to the death of Col. Truman
B. Ransom on motion of Nv. Cuslnnan, re-
,arrcd TO n select committee OF three. The chair
Amounted Senators Cushlnan, Kidder and Nash.
The engrossed bill was then taken up rclat
ing TO fire societies, rcpcaling so much OF sect
, /. chap. II. K. g., as empowers the fire war
cns to destroy buildings, and providing that cor
porions and fire societies may confer the pow
rr on the wardens. such corporation or society
milking itself liable FOR all property nnnccessa-
rily destroyed. Mr.. Cuslnian moved to amend
by striking out the word unnecessarlv--ds-
crsscd bv Messrs. Cushmtn, Mead and Burton
and by Messrs. Harrington and Foster. Pend
ing this discussion the Senate went into joint as
scmhly ON returning thcrcfrom,
Adjourned
1loCsE.-Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Ballou.
Bits passed. Altering terms OF Washington.
Co. Court: Incorporating village Of Rutland -
regulating choice of Council OF Censors to pay
James Sherwin.
By committee of ways and means. against
Dill relating 10 County revenue. (divciting ped
dIcr's taxes from the State TO the County Treas
nry y laid on the table.
| Mr.. Stbin moved 10 reconsider the vote re-
lecting the Senate bill incorporating tile Peo les
Academy. the Senate having been requested to
return the bill laid on the table
Resolutions BY Mr.. Smith Of Wait-ield.
instrucing committee on military affairs 10 in
1uire whether legislation Is not necessary tn
rqualize the burdens of the people on this sub
iect by Mr.. Locke. for a joint committee Of
three from each house TO fix upon day of ad-
| ,onrnncn' BY Mr.. Goodhuc. suspendiny the
reading Of the Journals hereafter; by Mr.. Por-
| ter. in>truciino committee on State Prison to
inquire into the cXpediency Of leasing the labor
ni the convlcts for the term OF five years-all
adopted
Me<srs Locke Blake and Sabin we're APP
pointed on the part of the House, committee on
adjournment.
Pefnions referred. OF jeremiah Sanborn and
others. for repeal of license law, to committee
o; Ways and Means.
The Senate came in. and THOMAS MILLER
was appointed second assistant jndge of Wind
nam Co., in place Of Ebenezer Howe. declined.
O'CLOCK r. NJ.
SESATE.-Mr Cushman Withdrew the amend
mcnt, offered 10y him in the forenoon, to the bill
relating to fire societies, and proposed another
extending the provisions OF the bill to all fire So
clc''eS whether specially or generally incorpo-
rated amendment adopted and bill passed
Repon. BY Mr.. Kiddcr, from committee on
finance. IN favor of repeating act of 'i6 relating
to peddlers. with an amrndmrnt providing that
the bill shall not affect Licenses granted or PEN
aItIes incurred under the present act laid on
the table
Resolmion. By Mr.. Hilton, for joint assem-
bly, on Saturday at 10 o'clock A. NJ, to elect
Major General of the third division.
Mr. Nash called up the bill, anncxinr part If
Hancock TO Rochester, and said the Senators
from Addison. on consultation, had no objection
t its passage passed.
The bill in alteration Of Chap. r S, so that
no election of town representatives shall be
made on ii blolng commenced after , o'clock
at night, was taken mp, and was opposed by Mr.,
burlington. on the ground Of its tendency to
produce difficulty by the great diversity oftme
and lis aitnrdlng constant temptation to con-ta-
beS and town authorities To create DELAY under
various pretcnces in order 10 defeat an election,
and was supported by Mes-rs Hodges. Cram.
Bccman and Nash as relieving towns from
great evils and burdens they are now subject to.
by unreasonably protracicd ballotin2s, and on
moion of Mr.. Beenan the bill was laid on the
tall.
| Mr.. Reyes called up The bill relating to the
rights of married women, and Mr.. kiddcr m ID.
itied the amendment proposed by him yesterday.
50 that only the rents and profits the real cs-
tate of the wife shall be exempt from attachment
for the den:s of her husband, and the question
being upon the adoption of the Amendment a
modified, it was supported by M"ssrS Ferguson
and kdder, and was opposed by McssrS Bar.
ton, HODGES and Foster, and was rciected.--
Mr. J. llimion moved To amend By striking
ont the provision That the rents AMI profits shall
he held free from the control ofthe husband and
fIr her sole benefit supported by Mr.. lIirrin.-
ton-nppo-ed by Mcssrs. Burton, Foster and
Mead; lost. | 10 Ii.
Yeas. Messrs. Bradley, Cram, Cushm1n
Fmrgnson, J. lhmilton, Harrington, Hilton
Kevc-, kdder, Morse. and White.
Nqys-Nle-srs. Bancroft. Bceman Burton
Dean, Foster, Fox, r. Ihmilton. lIibb,rd.
Hodges, Mat,ocks, Mead, Nash, Stanley, and
Stewart.
The question recurring on the passage Of the
BILL it was opposed by Mes RS. Cram, aud j.
Hamilton. and on motion of Mr.. Hilton, it wa,
laid on the table.
Rcsoiatioa. From the House. for Joint
committee to fix on day of adjournment con-
CURED in, and Senators Nash, Bancroft and
White were appointed on the part Of the Sen.
ate.
Senator Hilton asked leave OF absence from
and after Monday mornin. ; granted,
Adjourned.
llouse.-R ports. By Committee Of WAYS
and Means, n substitute Tor the various bills
relative 10 the peddlers, in addition to act ret-
ling to peddlers, providing that license, may be
granted to citizens OF Oiter MafeS, of good NOR
al character at the following raes-loot ped
dltrs $50. by one horse SsJ-peddicrs of Jewell
ry and patent medicines S;i5D-and repealinu
all acts inconsistent with tins; laid on the la
be.
Mr.. Brttum called up tine bill relative TO Ba-
sin llarbor the question being upon the sub IT,
tute. anneSing that part of Ftrrisburgh called
Basin llirbor to Panon Mr. But,um moved
to amend the substitute by requiring the assent
Of Fcrri>bnrgh; supported by Nessrs. Botium,
Powers and Converse, oppnsed By Mcssrs
ues, HubDe and Squier, and Io>t--ayes "a,
hoes l5i. The question REQUIRED on adopting
the substitute oppos ID by Mr.. Converse, sup.
ported by Mr.. kiured.e of f., ard agreed to,atd
the bill ordered 70 Il I'd reading
A resolution from tine Senate to elect Maj nr
I General Sd Brigade was Coucurred IN.
The House resumed consideration of the bill
to ,echarter the Bank of Burlington. Mr. Kit
rcdge Of =. proposed an amendment relative L.
the distribution of the stock, which was adopted
rhe debate was then resumed by Mr., Walker
the House was asked to take new step, to SCI
I new precedent, in granting rechaitcr To Il
Bank Il second time and il was in hi, ludgm"i I
very important step, winch Ought not tn be
taken except upon the ground OF imperative ne
cesslty. Ills argument therefore, was mani,