The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-10-30

SEES TO retailers of liquors, repeating oc,s -,
~, '43, IA, and '4G; referred TO select oo ~
mittee Of FIVE. wills
Mr. Converse called up the bill cbor,o,i.
Woodstock Railroad Co., and it was ordo,e
TO 3D. reading. '''ea
Resolutions. BY Mr. Goodhue, instruct,
committee on roads 10 inquire into the ey"o
diency ola general railroad law; adontcd t p
MIR Carpenter, instructing general comm,,,.
to inquire into the eXpediency of rencnIioe
the act relating to the sale of liquors md ~
so as to making provision to punish, for Dim"
ging liquors; passed. BY Mr. Clark, ips,rnss
ing Auditor ofAccounts TO make q stotemo,,
of arrears due from county clerks,wib snoo
ifications ofnames and amounts; adopted
HOUSE. SATURDAY, October %. Pas,
ed. Senate bills relating to auditor of ,o
counts, 10 repeal act of '46 relating TO sale Of
medicine; House bills to incorporate Wood
stock railroad company, Vergenncs hookal
ladder company, in relation 10 magnetic ee
graphs, anneXing part ofHancock 10 Roche.
! ter.
Bills introduced and referred. By N,
Kittredge of St. j., in addition to act reaIm,
TO railroads; referred to committee on rogj..
by Mr. Rice Of s., relating to pedlers, lrepea.
| ing all laws since 1899 10 committee If
| Ways and Means. BY committee on Elect.
ions, that Mr. Plympton ofWardsboro'is on.
titled To n seat: at the House concuned JJbo
Committee reported that this election Wog
made after nm adjournment OF the meeinv
by majority vote; but decided that NO nes1
| ing cnn be dissolved except by unmnovs
consCnt--so the election is good
The Senate came in and PETER T.. W,su.
BURN of Woodstock, was elected Reporr,
,Nl.I I'll. 4
Senate retired: Washburn Il9, Charles
Walker 80.
MONDAY, Oct. %.
Bill introduced. BY Mr. Miner in addition
TO act Incorporating the Vermont and Cana.
da Railroad Company, empowering the com.
pany TO build n track from some point in tle
present route, in Swuuton or lIighgale 10
some point in the western or northern line
Of the State in Grand Isle County, and 10
build draw bridges from the east shore Of
Alburgh,and from the west shore ofAlhurgh
TO the western line of the State: Mr. NJ. re-
marked that the bill involved some consftu
tional questions, and moved its reference To
the judiciary committee: opposed by Mr.
Hodges and Dean, aud referred TO the con-.
mittee on roads.
HOUSE. The House resumed consider
alton of the bill extending the jurisdctionOf
Justices of peace to SlO0 in trustee cases. aud
the bill was ordered To Sd rending "a 10
50.
Reports. BY committee on roads, Sub.
sttuIc for the bill relating 10 extent of routes
OF Connecticut River and BratlleL@o' and
Filchburgh Railroad Companies (theConeC-
licut river Company 10 build their road from
Bellows Fails to Brattleboro' aud there 10
meet the Bratleboro' and Fitchburgh Raj.
n. tlg =,
to lease their road TO the latter) laid on liz
table, on motion of Mr. Kttredge of F, B.
committee Oh Manufactures, bill TO iucorTo.
rate the Orleans Iron Company, ordered 10
Sd reading; 10y committee on banks, bill tx.
tending charter of the bank of Orleans; o..
dered to Sd reading. BY committee on Ag.
riculture, bill for the improvement of horses
supported by MIR Squier, opposed by Nj
Rice of :. and dismissed,
TUESDAY, Oct &C.
SENATE. Bills Reported. BY Nlrk Kin.
ball, from the committee OIL roads, in iayU
tie bill Incorporating Woodstock railrondCo co.,
passed. BY the same, from same COMMITTEE
in favor ofthe bill, in alteration of act nCOr
porating the Champion and ConnecticulrN
er railroad CO.; ordered to third reading
RESPONSIVENESS presented. BY Mr. Hilton,
of Samuel Morgan and S3 others, against
bridging the lake al Rouse's Point; read on
call of Mr. Hodges, and on motion of Mr. Eos.
ter, laid ON the table. by MIR J. HamiIion,ot
Philo Dooliule and 1870 others Of Burlington,
against the same project; reteneng TO com
lnittee on roads.
Engrossed Bill Changing the name Of
the Chnmplain and Connecticut raNrnod,
TO Burlington and Rutland railroad, and EN-
towering the company TO build branch to
some point on the navigable waters OF Vie
Otter Creek below the lower falls at NergCO'
mes; passed.
The bill relating TO the right of married
women was taken up. Mr. Foster movedO
amend by substituting for the bill another
providing that the rents and profits oGtheIe'
al estate owned by the wife, shall be held By
her free from the control OF her husband, oId
for her sole benefit, and shall be exempt
from attachment for his debts, and that che
may devise her real estate by will. The /"
mendment was supported by Senators los
Ter, Hodges, Mead and Kimball, aud wasoF
posed by Senators Cushmnn and ElarrIG'
ton; the substitute proposed by Mr. Foscr@
adopted by vote of20 TO 6, MesSrs. CHf
man, Fox, Harrington, Reyes. Miner h
Sweat voting in the negative. Mr. CUISINE
offered an amendment, providing th@
wife at the decease of the husband shall
be entitled to dover when the value Of NJ
real estate exceeds $300,unless the husH0
debts are paid: supported by Mr. CusDna3i
opposed by Messrs. Foster, Hodges aDU
| Mead, and laid OH the table.
HOUSE. Reports. BY committee y'
Land Taxes, against bill relating to coln.'
ton of taxes on non residents lands; dISnIsI,
ed. By committe on elections, that Ar0I I.
! Leach of Kirby Is entitled to seat III W.,
House, COLLECTION to Mr. Leach having Ue'"
withdrawn in committee, owing 10 deie san
the legal proceedings,) and the House 'I %II
Cured. BY committee on Manufactures ,nr H",
incorporating West Concord Manu'"c'o'"s
Company; laid on the table. Orleans
Engrossed Bills. To incorporate. O Of Or.
| 'oI ~ nr@a,,onL Jurisdiction Of lus-