The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-11-13

.and schools.
By.commitee on Banks, Senate bill to in
crease capital stock of tho bank of Caledonia
--passed
BRIDGING THE LAKE.
The committee on roads reported that "be-
lieyng the subject is not well understood by
the people ofthe state generally" and that
abere is no imperative necessity for imme-
diate action upon this subject" they "there-
fare recommend that all further considera-
tion be postponed until the meeting of the
next Legislature of this State"
MIR Kittredge off,, doubted If il would be
strictly in order TO postpone: but he concur
red with the committee that it would be in-
eXpedient for the Legislature to actor rath
or, that the bill ought not TO be passed. The
people, nc said, were not prepared for this
question:
Mr. Carpenter ofN. thought il would be
very extraordinary if the House should re-
fuse to act,and thus throw away the immense
labor already bestowed upon the subject He
wished the bill to be made n special order.
Mr. HubbeIl said no Legislature would be
so well prepared to settle the question as this.
thad been more thoroughly examined than
any other question ofthe session.
Mr. ColIamer objected TO postponement.
For one, he wished TO give his vote on this
great question,and he must do il now or new
Kittredge of F., accepted the modification
suggested By Mr. Carpenter ofN. and the
bill was made the special order for 10 O'clock
Tuesday morning.
The House resumed the consideration of
the amendments ofthe Senate to tho Con-
cord Manufacturing Co. bill: opposed by
Messrs Needham, Lyman of b. and Plympt-
on, supported by Messrs Henry, Anes and
Converse, and concurred in, 81 to "a.
mttee on Roads reported in favor ola char
ter to the Vermont and Canada Rail Road
empowering the Company to Bridge Lake
Champlain. Laid on the table.
Report BY MIR Mead, from the Judiciary
committee, in favor Of tho bill Incorporating
the Passumpsic Photographic Co., with a.
mendment, subiecting the bill to the control
of future Legislatures; amendment adopted
and bill passed.
Engrossed Bill. Altering the time orhol-
ding county court in Grand Isle Co.; passed.
The bills extending the charter of the
bank OF Burlington, and Incorporating the
Commercial Bank of Burlington, were taken
up and passed without dissent.
The bill Incorporating Ascutney Bank at
Windsor, was taken up and supported by
Messrs Mead, Beeman, and Stewart, and OPP
posed by Mr. Burton, and was ordered to
3D. reading,l5 to z.
Inc rouse amendments to the bill alter
ing time of holding Supreme Court in Gale
donna, Orleans, &c. were concurred in.
The bill to remove the Vermont State Pris-
on was again taken up, and MIR Harrington
offered amendments, limiting the purchase
money for land TO $4,000, with which not
less than 10 acres should be bought, and di-
reeting the building committee not TO pro-
coed TO construct the prison, if tbe found on
examination that the expenses thereof will
exceed $4,000: amendments adopted, the
latter being opposed by Messrs Cusllman and
Burton. After an animated debate by Messrs
Harrington, q Foster, in favor OF, aud by
Messrs Burton, Mead, Cram, Cushman and
Hodges against it. Mr. Mead moved to post
pone indefinitely; lost by vote of IL toto.
cas-. Senators Brownell, Burton, Cram,
Cushman, Dean, Hodges, Kimball, Mead,
Morse, Nash Stanley and Stewart.
Nays. Senators Bancroft, Bradley, Beeman,
Furguson, Foster, Fox, j. Hamilton, r.
Hamilton, Harrington, Hubbard, Reyes, Kid
der, Mattocks, Robinson, Sweat, White.
The bill was ordered to third reading
by a vote ofI6 to ~.
HOUSE. Reports. BY committee on c.
leclions, against bills providing for adjourn
ment of treemen's meetings,-dismissed; a
galnst bill for election of representatives by
plurality on 3D. balot-rejected.
Special Order The House resumed con-
sderation of the bilI removing Franklin
county buildings from st. Adams to Sheldon,
and the debate was continued by Messrs
Rice of s., Bottom, Collamer Bailey of
Montgomery, Royce, Brewer, Kelley and
Kellogg, in support of the bill, and Messrs
Needham, Converse, Wheeler, Hubbell and
Sabin against it. On the second reading the
vote was ayes 115, noes 81. and the bill was
ordered to a Sd reading
SENATE. TUESDAY, Nov. g. The bill
in addition to the act Incorporating the Yer
mont and Canada Railroad CO., authorizing
the company TO build bridge from the west
shore of Hog Island to the east shore of AL
OHrgh, and from the west shore of Alburgb
70 the western line of the State, was taken
up with the amendments proposed by the
committee; which provide that the bridge
shall not be built, until a grant shall have
been obtained from New York or the Gener
al Government, to build bridge from the
western shore ofthe lake to the Vermont line
also that the bridge west of AIburgh. shall
ce constructed OH IA piers, not to exceed 8
ieet IN thickness, with water way of not
less than 1000 feet i'll length in the aggregate.
the opening between the same not to be less
than l4O feet wide, the draw bridge to he NOT
less than ~ feet wide, with nearly similar
provisions as to the other bridge; also provi-
ding that if either bridge shall unreasonably
impede navigation, any person interested
may prefer petition to the Supreme Court.
who may appoint three disinterested persons
as commissioners, whose duty it shall be to
examine into the subject of complaint, and
render report to the court, and if the report
IS considered well founded,the court NAV re-
4ulre the alteration or removal of the bridge:
and also subjectingit to control of future leg
islatures
>, Mr kimball proposed an amendment to
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