The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-11-03
SENATE.
TUESDAY, Oct. rs.

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Tuesday, Oct. rs.
Bills reported-By Mr.. Kimbal, from The
committee on roads. in favor o. the bill in
cooperating Woodstock railroad company
passed. By the same, from same committee,
in favor Of the bill, in alteration Of act incor-
pol ating the Champlain and Connecticut
river railroad co ordered TO Sd reading
BY Mr.. Miner, from committee on roads. in
iavor Of the bill relating TO the magnetic tel
egraphs; passed.
Remonstrdnces preSented-By Mr.. Hilton
of Samuel Morgan and SO others, against
briG ging The lake at Rouse's Point read Oh
call Of Mr.. Hodges, and on motion OF Mr..
Foster, LAID on the table. By Mr. J. Ham
ilton, OF Philo DooliItls aud 129 others Of
Burlington, against the same project; refer
ed TO committee on roads,
House bills referred. Repeating sect Of
act or'46 relating 10 reporting decisions ol
Supreme Court TO Judiciary committee.
The bill relating 10 The rights of married
women was taken up, and the amendments
passed yesterday, in committee oil the whole
were adopted. Mr.. Foster moved 10 amend
| by substituting Tor the bill. another, provi-
ding that the rents aud profits Of the real es-
/ tate owned by the wife. rhal be held by her
| Tree from the control Of her husband, and for
her sole benefit, and shall be exempt from
attachment for his debs. and that she may
devise her real Estate by will The amend
ment was supported by Senators Foster.
| Hodges, Mead and kimball, and was OPP
posed by Senators Cushman and Harrington
pending which discussion. the Senate went
Into joint assembly. On returning. Mr..
Sweat moved to lay the bill with the amend
menl on the table; carried.
A message was received from the Gov
ernor, transmitting the Third Annual Re-
port of the Stale GeologIst,
Adjourned.
HOUSE,
Reports BY committee on Land Taxes,
against bill relating TO collection Of taxes on
non-residenl's lands, dismissed.
EngroSsed Bills TO extend Jurisdiction
| oil Justices in trustee cases 10 500: Mr..
CoIIamer moved 10 lay the bill on the table
for futher coGsideration-losr, Messrs. Rice
Of S., Kellogg and Langdon supported, and
Messrs. Needham, Smith Of Weston, BoiIum
and Kiltredge Of F. opposed it-passed 1872
10 65.
The Senate came in and the following
elections were made:
Carlos Coolidge. Windsor, Bank Commits
sioner; Coolidge 126, Horace Clark 81.
Horace Eaton, Enosburgh. Superinten-
dent ofCommon Schools; Eaton 126, d. P.
Thompson SO.
!SiIas Fl. Jenlson, Shoreham Directors
Allen Wardner, Windsor, ; of State
Horace Fiiied, Orange, ) Prison.
Messrs. Jenison and Wardner were unan-
imously elected; for third director Horace
Fi:ield of Orange was supported by Messrs
Rice OF s., Kellogg. Lyman of Burlington
and Senators Miner and Harrington, and
Geo. w. Collaner Of Barre was supported
by Messrs Holbrook and Walker. Fifeld
LOG, COilamer 81.
Rev Thomas Kidder, Windsor, Chaplain
of State Prison; unanimously.
| Hiram Harlow, Superintendent OF State
Prison. Harlow 1l3, John P. Skinner 81.
Hampden Cults, Hariland, Commissioner
ofihe Insane.
demonstrates presented. BY Mr.. Dean,
of John Gould and Ia others, of Essex n. Y.
by Mr.. Nash, oil Calvin Solace and SO others
of Bridport and by Mr.. Stanley, of Henry
Burt and Is others. OF Orwell, against build
ing bridge at Rouse's point, referred 10
committee on roads.
EngrOssed BiU.-Changing the name Of
the ChampIain and Connecticut railroad to
Burlington and Rutland railroad, and en-
towering the company 10 build Branch 10
some point on the navigable waters of Or
ter Creek below the lower falls at Yer
gennes; passed.
Resolution. BY Mr.. Cushnan, inviting
the Rev. Mr.. Brooks Of Boston TO address
both Houses on the subject OF Education. at
The Representatives hall al 7 o'clock this
evening; adopted.
The bill relating 10 the rights Of married
women was again taken up and the substitute
proposed in he morning by MIR. Foster was
adopted by vote of 20 10 6, Messrs Cush-
man, Fox, Harrington. Keyes, Miner and
Sweat voting in the negative. Mr.. Cush-
man offered an amendment. providing that
the wife al the decease OF the husband shall
not he entitled 10 dowery when the value Of
her real estate exceeds $500. unless The hus.
bands debts are paid: supported by Mr..
Cushman, opposed by Messrs Foster, Hodges
and Mead, and laid on the table.
HOUSE,
EngTossed Bills. In addition 10 act TO
encourage and promote Agriculture: Mr..
Bottum opposed this bill in brierbut spirited
speech, OH the grounds that il would not Sc
cure benefits commensurate with The expense
which wonld be incurreG-that the reports Of
The agricultural societies often proceeded
from interested persons. and are generally
worthless 10 the pubc-and finally that The
mode Of appointing The contemplated State
board Of Agriculture is wrong.-The bill
was then dismissed.
hep7rts. BY committee on Roads. SEM
ale bill granting ferry to John s. Larabee;
passed,