The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-11-20


teration of the act relating TO pedlers, and
Mr. kidder moved to amend by striking out
all after the enacting clause, aud inserting
two sections in lieu thereof fixing the sever
al amounts TO be paid for license 10y pedlcrs,
if on foot $l5, otherwise $40-and ifhe car
ny plated ware, jewelry, patent medicines,
&c, S75. Mr. Kidder moved TO amend by
substituting $25 for $40; lost. Mr. Miner
moved TO amend by substituting $50 for $40;
carried, and the amendment as amended
was agreed to; bill ordered to 3D. reading.
The Senate Teconsidered their vote eject
ing the bill amending sec. 30 chap. 81, II. S.,
relative TO nuisances and distractions Of
highways; bill passed.
Bill passed. In alteration of act relating
to pedlers.
HOUSE. Bill relating TO married women
provides thut the rents, issues and profits of
the real estate ofnny hurried women, and
the interest of her husband in her right in IL
ny real estate which belonged 10 her before
marriage, or which she may have acquired
by gift; grant, devise OF Inheritance during
coverture," shall be exempt from attachment
for the husbands sole debts. The bill was
passed, 85 10 SO.
Resolutions. From the Senate, relative to
documents connected with the early history
Of this state, appointing Hon. Charles X.
Williams and VIM. A Palmer committee TO
examine and appraise the same; concurred
in. Also, resolutions appropriating $500
to complete the collection of public papers,
&c.-concurred in, G3 to 46.
From the Senate. Bill relating to the mi
lita, deducting 50 for equipped members Of
uniform militia from the list; rejected, So TO
81.
The engrossed bill relating to licenses to
inn keepers and retailers was rejected, 96 TO
80.
Mr. Wheeler called up the bill ubolishing
capital punishment, and substituting impris-
onment at hard labor for life, and it was re-
iected, 70 to ~.
The resolutions in favor Of amending Con-
stitution so as to elect certain county officers
by the people, were adopted.
SENATE. MONDAY, Nov. Is. Bills Re-
ported BY Mr. Cram, from the committees
OH Education, the bill amending sec. 30 chap
Is of r. s., relating to school money, provi-
ding that they shall he applied solely to the
payment otteachers; passed. The bill re-
moving the county buildings of Franklin co.
10 Sheldon, was taken up, refused Sd read
ing, ayes TO-, nays Is.
Bills passed. Incorporating the glass man.
ufacturing co. Relating to the grand list,
providing that listers shall designate the
school district in which real estates is stua-
ted.
The amendments ofthe House to the bill
relating to the rights of married women were
concurred in.
The House resolution requesting the Coun-
Gil of Censors to submit 10 the people an al
teration of the Constitution so rs to make
county officers elected by the people, after
being supported by Messrs Stewart and Kid
der, and opposed by Messrs Cushman, Hodg-
es and Foster, was concurred in, yeas H.
nays 10, the President giving the casting vote
The House bill, relative to letting out the
convict labor of the State Prison, was refus-
ed 3D. reading.
The House BILL relating to pedlers, was
refused Sd reading.
The House bill amending act of '46 relating
to inn keepers and retailers was referred Ia
the committee on Finance, who reported the
same with no expression ofopinion MIR Kid
der moved to suspend the rules so as to ell
terrain the bill lost.
HOUSE. Mr. Rice of S. called up the
Senate bill in amendment of act incorpora-
ting the Vermont and Canada Railroad Co
Thienrill strikes oui the clause in the char
ter lIuiting the right of the company &c
bridge at the Sand Bar. Mr. Kellogg moved
proviso that the company shall cross navi.
gable waters by ferry and not by bridge
supported by MIR Kellogg, opposed by Messrs
bill was ordered to Sd reading 70 to CO
The bill was supported by Messrs Adams of
NJ, Rice of s., Needham, Hubbell, Sabn and
Parker, opposed by Messrs Bottom, Kellogg
and Seymour, and passed 72 to 20.
Resolutions. BY Mr. French of Wiiston,
instructing our delegation in Congress to 90
for repeal ofthe last act of congress rela-
ting TO newspaper postage; passed unani-
mously
From the Senate. appropriating $400 to
procure portraits of Allen and Chittenden.
MIR Matson objected to the resolution, lift
was to have any sort of connection with the
projec: for statues: portraits alone he would
agree to. mir Bottom opposed the resolution:
he was afraid the statues nigh: after while
he finished, all but the heads, and then tic
State would come to stand still, as it had
done with the geological survey. The reso-
lutions were adoped.
The bill to repeal sec. l8 chap, 10 r. S.
was rejected
Mr. Converse called up the Senate bill pro-
viding for geological survey, when MIR Car
penter ofN. moved an amendment providing
that the Governor shall appoint some suitable
person TO complete the survey. Mr. Kellogg
opposed the amendment, and it was reject
ed. The bill was supported by Messrs Con
verse, Kellogg, Needham, Bottom, Carpen-
ter oTN., Cults and Lyman ofB., opposed by
Messrs. Hubbell, Collamer, Rice of S. and
Luce, and rejected, GO to 50.
The bill relating to licenses to innkeepers
and retailers, making provisions in case the
state shall vote to license the civil authority
being empowered to nominate persons to be
licensed, and to vacate licenses for good
fees for licenses to go to schools
was supported by Messrs Carpenter of NJ,
Converse and Rice s., and opposed by
MIR Bottom, and ordered to Sd reading.
From the Senate. Bill relating to pedlers
passed, with an amendment reducing the