Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-11-02
OF VERMONT.
Reported for wulton's Daily Journal,
SENATE.

three directors, chaplain and Superintendent of
state prison, and commissioner oil insane pas
| sed.
Bills introduced. BY Mr. Kimbo making at
tachmcnts Of corn on the cob efioctual by lo1g-
ing copy of the service in the town clerks Of
fee; read twice and referred TO Judiciary com
mittee. BY Mr. Kidder, making the West Ran
doph Academy County Grammar School read
twice and referred 10 committee on Education.
By Mr. Beeman, to provide for building State
Prison on Isle LA Mott, read twice, and after
some desultory debate respecting the reference
between Messrs Chandler, Colburn, Beeman,
Bancroft and others, was referred 20 select COM
mittee of three.
Mr. French offered joint resolution for adj
Ijournment next Monday morning; laid on the
table.
Engrossed bills. To incorporate the Danville
and Passumpsic II X company, read third time,
amended, on motion of Nlr Hall, and passed.
To repeal act relating to divorce, read third
time and passed. Relating to DIVISION of towns
aud counties, and altering their limits read
third time and passed, To provide Tor filling
vacancies in school dstfcts-reud third time
and passed.
Mr. Kdder of Ben. introduced bill to pro-
vide keeping of beasts mpounded-r read twice g.
referred to Jud. committee.
The House bills to repeal the act of 1916, re-
lating to divorce, and to regulate appeals from
and passed.
The report of the committee raised under the
resolution of the Legislature in relation to the
location of the State Prison, was referred to
committee raised on the bill to provide for State
Prison in Isle La Mott, which committee were
announced by the chair TO be Messrs Beeman,
Klmball, and Red6eld.
Mr. Bceman Introduced bill for forming a
town by the name of Brooklyn, out of parts oil
,irT, al ~ t,,,,,
and referred to select committee of three, who
were appointed by the chair, consisting of
Messrs Beeman, Hamilton Of FIR. aud Hubbard.
And the petition of Martin Prindle and $50
others on the sume subject, was presented by
Mr. Beemon, and referred to same committee.
Mr. Kimball, from com. on Roads, reported in
favor of the bill exempting from damages from
injuries on bridges occasioned by loads over TO-
COO pounds read I'd time and passed 10 be en-
crossed. Adj
Prayer by Rev. Eli Bllou.
Bills introduced and referred. By Mr. Dean,
incorporating the National Life Insurance Com
pany; TO a select committee of three BY Mr.
Mcclure, relating 10 paupers, chapter sixteen
K s to Judiciary comnlttee. By Mr. Cole,
Limitation of certain actions; to Judiciary com
mlttce. BY Mr. Seymour, in addition 10 sec. 10
chap. AZ X S, (exemptlng from attachment
and buffalo skins for each practcing physician
and surgeon j TO General committee. by Mr.
Phelps for relief of Charles Story ; TO commit
tee on Claims. BY Mr. McGalley, altering name
of David Ayos Jones TO General committee.
Resolutions by Mr. Roscoe, 10 adjourn with
out day Monday morning Nov. g; Mr. Smith Of
w. moved to lay it on the table, which was sup
ported by Messrs Smith of ii. and Whttemore,
and opposed by Mcssrs Roscoe and Beardsley (;
d.. H.. # tlt,,,
General committee to inquire into the cxpedlen
cy of restoring the law of 1912, relating to cap
ital punishtncnts passed. BY Mr. Town of Som
erset instructlng committee on Land Taxes TO
inquire into the eXpedlency of altering the law
relating to land taxes; adopted.
The House resumed the special order, repeal
ing sec. Is chap. Is r S, and on motion of Mr.
IIubbell it was laid on the table and made the
special order for 3 o'clock TOMORROW afternoon.
Reports of Committees. BY Com. on Roads, bill
chartering Vermont Valley Railroad Company,
and it was laid on the table. BY committee on
Claims, against bill 10 pay town of Vernon; and
it was dismissed.
Mr. Emerson was excused from committee on
Banks and Mr. Fagg appointed in his place.
Petition. of Frederick Fletcher and others,
repeating law against trottlng horses; read and
referred 10 General committee. Adjourned.
SENATE.
20 clock, P. NJ.
Mr. Stewart offered resolution inslructing
the committee on Roads to inquire into the eX-
pediency of law establishing u Board of rail-
road commissioners, to decide on location OF de.
pota-waere the public interest is involved
passed.
Reports. By Mr. French from com. on Educa-
ton 10 whom was referred the petition for divi-
ding the funds arising from lands in Orleans
county, for supporting grammar schools, bill
embracing that object-read twice aud laid on
the table, BY Mr. June from committee on the
petition for annexing part of Benson 10 Orwell,
that the prayer should not be neutrality-suspicious.
ers had leave to Withdraw, &c. BY the same,
in favor of the House bill for the relief of the
insane prisoners-read 81 time and passed. BY
Mr. French, for the committee on the House bill
altering the name of the Leland Classical aud
English school to the Leland Seminary, that the
same ought to pass-read third time aud
passed.
The clerk of the House now appeared in the
Senate and announced the passage of resolu
tons by the House in relation to the recent death
OF Mr. Carpenter, the member from Pownal
whereupon MIR Draper of Bennington County
rose, and alter few appropriate remarks on the
virtues CT the deceased and his loss to his rela-
lives, towDsmen and the public, Offered resolu-
tons rendering the sympathies OF the Senate 10
his iamlly,-ior wearing the usual badges OF
| uIou!HiIIS,-dHu loI uuJouIbiIig W uHte Win tHe
House 10 attend his funeral at o'clock this at
ternoon-which resolutions were unanimously
passed, and accordingly, the Senate was pro-
nounced adjourned.
HOUSE
Bill introduced and referred. BY Mr. Robins,
relating to sale OF liquor TO General COMMITTEE.
Engrossed Blu In construction of sec. 40
chDp. ii n. s.; passed.
| Mr. Parks had leave ofabsence for the remain
der of the session.
| Report. By committee on Roads, against bill
repeating act Of l647 relating to highways and
bridges, and it was dismissed.
| DEATH OF A MEMBER.
| Mr. Baker of Manchester rose and announced
the death OF his colleague, Mr. JONATHAN N,
CARPENTER, the representative from the town Of
| Powna.
Whereupon the following resolution was in
troduced by Mr. Carpenter Of ~, aud after APP
propriale and affecting remarks BY Messrs Car
penler Of n. and Converse, was unanimously a
doped:
Resoiped, That the House has heard, with
deep sensibiliiy, the announcement of the de-
cease of Mr. Jonathan N. Carpenter, a member
of this House from the town of Pownal, which |
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