The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-11-04
VERMONT LEGISLATURE.


desuItory debate respecting the reference he
tween Messrs Chandler, Colburp, Beeman,
Bancroft and others, was referred TO select
committee of three. ........... ... ....
Engrossed bills. To incorporate the Dan
vile and Pussnmpsic X. X, company, rend II
third time, amended, on motion of MIR Hall
and passed To repeal an net relating To di-
vorce, read third time aud passed. Reln-
tug to divisions oftowns and counties, aud
altering their limts-rend II third time aud
passed. To provide for filling vacancies in
school distrcIs-read third time aud pass
ed
The House bills to repeal the act Of 1896
relating TO divorce, and 10 regulate Appeals
from Probate Courts--were taken up, read u
3D. time and passed.
The report of committee raised under the
resolution ofthe Legislature in relation TO the
location of the State Prison, was referred
to committee raised on the bill 10 provide for
State Prison in Isle In Molt,which commitle
were announced by the clair TO be Messrs
Beeman, Kimball. and Rcdfcld.
MIR Kimball, from com, on Roads, report
ed in favor of the bill eXempting from damn
ges from injuries on bridges accustomed 10y
loads over 10000 pounds-read ID time and
passed to be cngrossed.
HOUSE. Report. BY committee on
Roads, against bill repeating act OF lS47 rela-
ting TO highways and bridges, aud II was dis
missed
DEATH OF A MEMBER.
Mr. Baker ofNlanchester rose aud announc-
ed the death of his colleague, MIR JONATHAN
N. CARPENTER, the representative from The
town of Powna.
Whereupon the following resolution was
introduced by Mr. Carpenter ofN., and after
appropriate and affecting remarks 10y Mcssrs.
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nously adopted;
Resolved, That the House has heard, with
deep sensibity,lhe announcement orihe de-
cease of MIR Jonathan n. Carpenter. mem
Der of this House from the town of Pownal,
which took place NJ his lodgings in this vii
lage at 30 minutes before IL o'clock Nj. this
day.
Mr. Smith orWeston introduced resolutions
which were also adopted, that the members
and officers of the House wear the usual
bndge of mourning during the reminder Of
the session aud attend the funeral of the de-
ceased NJ y. m. this day,and that the Speak
er appoint committee Of arrangement there
upon. .....
The committee made report ofthe necessa-
ry arrangements for the funeral AT p. m.
This day, TO be attended l,y all the officers of
the National and State governments present.
and by the Independent order of Odd Eel
lows; aud ms q further remark OF respect Tor
The deceased, tie House adjourned.
TUESDAY Oct. 81.
SENATE. MIR Stewart called up the bill
to extend Jail limits, for Sd reading, when
the same was rejected.
The bill to provide for school district libra
ries was then taken up and the amendment
proposed hy MIR White to cou6ne the amount
raised to the purchase of maps, globes, &c.
WIS further discussed, Messrs Sweet and
White supporting the amendments and Messrs
Kimbull, Mead, and Walker opposing it and
advocating the purchase of books as i'll the
bill reported 10y the com. of Education.
The question of Mr. WIS amendment was
then put aud lost, yeas ., nays II.
The amendment of Mr. .lanilton Of Chit. !
excluding sectarian books,was then taken up
and discussed, Messrs Sweet, and Hamilton
supporting, and Messrs7 Stewart, KinbalI,
and Redield opposing it us unnecessary and
difficult to be curried out.
The question was put and the amendment
rejected yeas 10, nays II.
MIR White then proposed 10 amend by eX-
tending the benefits Of the money raised for
purchasing books to the supplying school
books to the children of the poor under tho |
direction Of the teachers, aud the amend
mcnt was advocated by Messrs White and
Chandler, when the hour arriving to go into
the election of the u. $. Senator Mr. Chandler |
moved that message he sent to the House
informing that the Senate were ready Oh their
part to go Into that elecliou-and it,, was so
ordered-and Mr. Merrill, clerk of the House |
appeared and made the same announcement
on the part ofthe House.
ELECTION OF U. S. SENATOR.
The Sennte then proceeded TO ballot with |
the following result:
Whole number ofvotes, 26
Necessary TO u choice, Ia
Of this number VIM. Upham received l8
Levi b. Villas, 5
Scattering, '..... 3
And Mr. Uphnm being declared elected on
the part of the Senate, a message TO that eff
feet, and that the Sennte were now ready to
meet the House to complete the election, was
on motion Of Mr. Chandler sent to the House
A message being received now from the
House that the body had on their part elect
ed Senator OF u. 5. the Senate retired to
meet the House in joint assembly to complete
the election. .....
HOUSE. The House resumed considera-
ton of the resolution for the election of u. S.
Senator. Mr. Needham moved to postpone
the. resolution to 10 n. IN. Thursday next
Mr. Whittemore suggested an amendment
making that time the period for electing, with
n view of adopting..the resolution, and Messrs
Carpenter ofN and Deane of G. seconded
this view,and opposed postponement. Mess
RS Needhnm and Beardsley urged that some
gentlemen were notprepared,to act upon the
election yet, and that the postponement was
not unreasonable. Ayes 81, noes 10Y. So
the motion was lost. MIR Hubbell moved to
elect Mt p m. this afternoon xiThe amend
hent OF MIR Huhbell was adopted, and the
resolution passed. -.
} Petition referred. OfSamnel Sias and 9th