The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-11-03

lluu committee on oleclions,un he credep-
lillt of CuHlra leluul and JOHN Stevenson,
IhH riHUlufs nt rents from LuWrlii lB trso-
+-tit--i-r .4i--- lul.u E-rAcu-lu ~ aud g. lrllud
3D. mol rullrl lu % HuHi 900 iuls iluurc, ilir
rriipu occupied fiin llnuar lhf greater p4u
nf iIu Hnruuuue iHuurks were ugdn ny
Nr-rs tomarsa, lluhhrll, Fuilh, Colby,
Vail MHHprk-, Wgudhrldge, the rpopkrr
HuH UtiIrrTi tirr MN ui wiriuh Wuu ~ s'iHN
which pf tho tHp cou-luikt~a llglf being
tNu iu lIr Town WHs ihe uglHiil uuerhnurh
thr rHmnThH amounted in 40 more perhaps,
OHM au rNprrsrinn OF lhr opinion of Tic
tpruhrrf, Quo thug, however WIS conceded
ou "a hluds lhut ihe question wns iceH
our, mad must ho decided hy lhe Judgment
uttiru iluurr, Tho view iHhtH by sic Mood
bridge, was not sp Inappropriate ua 10 wac
IWrlmhle, ~, That " Lowell would iolnr-
nlo such biuliH, rNr was not oiilIlrd 90 aus
representation 40 ull, Tho question hriup
submuod Uu lIlu resolution llAl Charles Lr-
IIudi-upl entitled Gao frli, uud ilIr Arus nnd
uuya demanded, lhsy Stood as iplioWH yrn-
b. n4AA az / non tho eecnmd rtsnlullnn.
Ilpl NJ stevenson has night 70 rclL un
Nulr stood, gems so pu5s -i 70 hy vote ~
tie House, both gentlemen were excluded
FEipAl, Oct HG.
, SENATE, Eurte--ed IIll.--,I. H,e.a ~
lrrunlly prevent Ifcspufsos in certain eases
PASSED
4 communication WINS received from thc
Gpscrnor informing lllr Senate that WI
i-'+t u l|y l4.'.l .l.e!1ggd accepting llr- Of
iice Of Judge 81 EssrN county referred 90
Sruuror from Ihbl county
HOUSE. PcIluuus-Of 40 Lldirr of
NoWhury aud vicinity for frmNl Cot
irgllic destitute 100 thul places rrluuud GO llu
committee 90 Eluraliuil
Report. From ihr committee on Maui
features, on bill 10 Incorporate manufacture
log comparics; ordered 81. be- suppressed,
Nc Cfco moved TO reconsider llc vote of
Yesterday ON ttio resolution Tint M Charles
Leland h. not eugIilrd to % scnl here us Il'u
representative Tom Laval. ullllnil Loaf.
Tho Seullc came in for the pnrpUse IT .
muhlug county appointment, aud The fret
question wac on the appeal from thc drrls'
iHu of me 81 mir on tho protest offered hy
Senator Parker against tie election ofJIMEr
of Probate la Bennington county nud thc .
decision oithr chair on llmt question, co. ,o /
thr rNirut ufdrhltr iu Joint assembly,
Mr llnutun opposed tIiu decision Of doe
rhpir arguing that the JOINT assembly r. col
body, aud npu-l therefore Of NO
ctuity have tho right of debate.
Senator Chandler took The position Ilqt
lhr POINT assembly il body constituted ur
q specific purpose, to Wii; the election of ~ /
Gccra and Mat no action, ly NhN of rules
go debate, or protests, other than iiJHt prtti-
ncnlla lLa duly Of clccllug, c1 bc UdWlssl
bic.
Mr Vail ocM. understood ,lpl the qucs.
ton rHlscd is,WhCthrr a ucmhel uriti7 buiN I
hns right 10 protest against thr election ol .
sn officer for the cuuuy of llruuiUHjeu sh.elI
has boon uadr, puu this question le hrid ,
HAT lb thr constitution ull elections uro Coo .
hr ltoc and voluntary each meml,r Inning
iAo rIIlt 90 net Uiuu lu, own responsibility.
.bd 8" tojg iar whom hn ploaai's.- Tia isu .
Constitutional right, mud bc insisted thut the .
81 hi. body thticlorr urr hy no
urHus rr-pouHihlr ~ the SeuRlqr from Or /
anse-Iha' hc cannot have the gsht TO pro- /
test against lhcir action,
hlr Rice Of -, snid hu did ne; object tn F.
the election lHr Bennington county, but tllot .
the clair on that occasion excluded rNnmu- T
alton into tie merits of c0uddulcs
Mr. Colby said ihat TO such decision had F.
been m.dv' bat lhat ia point ofl1ct, The chuir 7
decided dat ,bo qualifications aud Character .
ufcuudduirs cOtHfhn inquired into:
Nc kiurrdgo deemed The gtohud T.suu- /
81 ty lhu~c who opposed tho d,rlsiou urihu 7
rhHir To- be erroneous. They assume iur thr ,
joint assembly all the rights belonging, rilh. I
Cr los the constitution 90 los custom, tu lrgi-. F.
uliNc bodies. But the Juut assembly Is not
"a legislative body. II las bat one purpose,
ubc du,y--llnl h To. elect officers. J. tll-
l, gl,lHUuni II 30, tlic Executive ct Ibis state .
aud ofothcr States, who has the appointing
power IL also legislative body This was
the bbsurdly ottlosc gcWlcmcu. Now what
Is the constitutional RIGHT ct protest Which ---'
claimed in this casc' by tie words aud y
40 ed oil. 4 &.
oil protest at all. Tho Constitution siuph I.
provides that Tie votes Of the mchhcrs shall F.
be- printed in the Journals, aud llnl cnri .
member shall have the right To iHSOf he ioI- ,
sons Of his role ia he juUEdL This va, % .
light strictly limited Ia the General Assem- .
bly-.jO the Scuptn aud House in their scplr- .
ate, INDEPENDENT aud legislative cntAcnl =--
aud II IL also slrictIy an indNidulI rigfiL-a.-f
such being The Constitution, the protest now (
In Question might Hs well ho presented to
he ltnip-pu,t- iu the yard of lhr Capitol, De-
10 this body. This protest ho understood To
be- cItonl1dJs Ia uuUthcr Important particulars
i n.znmcd lllnl tue Lhnir lind drcldrd TINT
aud enquiry as to elections were I
Dut or order, This Is entirely erroneous;
md the Joint assembly might well protest,
On It's part, against admitting 50 serious nu
error upon 10 journals. Ia A!s ylGW, tAc .
protest in question is proper Tor the people,
Tor whom II was IntcudcH-and 10 the 1co-
Pile lac was perfectly wiTng to have it co.
As to the cxtgnt OF ,rb6% in joint assembly;
i had beet ,nid that there ought to hc de-
bate, and.rlilcs regulating it. So be it, If
geDlcmcn desire; bul there ~ one, and only
pno constitutional mode of mnkiuE rules for
hc\jo.at assembly. Let these gentlemen
lpply to tie proper iribunnl--to the Senate
lnd House ia their conslilu,lonuly distinct
Il
Mr. Cree called for the reading otJthc' rcs-
llulIon constituting The loint A snrntlN-nILh