The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-01-19
The Constitutional Convention.

Ihe CONSTITUTIONAL convention,
On the 81 day ani lllh ballot, tho Hon,
TnoMAs BARTLETT, IT,, of Lyndon, was cleo,
ted President The vote was, bartlett 100,
liunI 90 Coolidge 80, Villas I, Clark aud
NeedhHm !, l.. II. Noyes was appointed
Secretary unanimously, For Assistant See
Rotary, slougmon, Old Line, wns elected o.
yer Smith, truck aud dieksF, by 20 majority,
On motion Of Mr. Williams tie proposed
amendments 10 the Constitution, with The
articles To he affected thereby, we're read
Nh Williams Then introduced resolutions
providing for the adoption Of tho entire ~.
amendments, aud, on motion Of Mr. Pomeroy,
tho Convention went into tho Committee Of
tho whuiu, Mr. y, IN THE el'siF, Ihs f1Fsi
niua articles Of the proposed amendments
were disposed Of ms follows
The lot, relating TO increase Of represent
Ihiion, was, on motion Of Mr. Hunt, laid on
the table to be taken up hereafter
The 2d, provision ngains, balloIing after
~ o'clock at night was also ordered to lie,
on motion of Mr. Kellogg.
The Sd, 9TH, 9Th aud Oh were recommen-
dsd, without discuSsion. These, you viii
notice, relate to election Of CounIy officers
'AN'Nh'tN ~ N"EH''lh VI i'"ba'o n"u 'HHU'
ceu of the PeHee.)
The 7lh, relating Ia justices. was favored
10y Butler of Stowe, and opposed by Hatch
Of SgiIord, aud recommended
TIE 9Th, relating 10 election of Registers
was favored 10y Messrs Townuley aud Field,
aud opposed by Mcssrs Hunt, Needham aud
Kellogg, on motion Of Mr. Nelson of Bakers
field, the Committee voted It's adoption not
oNpedieut
--IhG 9Th urnYidinR lhnl- all lheHe nflirrrs
shall be elected 10y bnlol,nnd hold their office
Que year, was laid on the liable, aud, on mo.
ton Of Mr. Adams, of Milton, the Committee
rose aud reported progress.
On Saturday The Convention went into the
Committee OF The Whole, MIR Hunt IN tho
Chair, aud nearly tho whole day was con-
sumed in n discussion of The first resolution,
relating to an increase, Of representatives.
Tho discussion was candid aud interesting.
Msfsra Villas, ofChelsea, Butler, OF Stowe.
Willard, OF Barton, Adams Of Milton, Field,
of Newinnc, and Benton, OF Eunenburg h.sp.
posed the resolution, aud Mossrs Pomoroy,
Of Burlington, Whitney, of Springfield, aud
Bingham, OF Charlotte, favored It. The com
mltoe then, without fnnl action upon the
resolution, rose, reported progress, and asked
leave to sill again, which was granted.
On Monday, Jan. z, IN Committee, The LIST.
ArIicle--relnliye to increased representation
--wns disnpproved Of, and ir Convention IL
was rejected, ayes q, nays 2lS The Com
mitiee nlro recommended the adoption of the
Sd 4th 9Th 9Th aud 9Th articles.
TUESDAY, Jan. 8.
The Convention proceeded 10 consider the
second resolution Of MIR Williams, adopting
the second amendment gimiIiug the time for
bnli0ting for town Representatives yesterday
reported against 10y the committee Of the
whole.
The resolution was supported by Messrs
Hunl, Pingrey, Hale, Coolidge, Villas, Marcy,
aud Pomeroy, aud opposed by messrs Field,
Stdddard, Chase, Kellogg, Needhnn, Bottom,
and Carpenter Of Essex. The question on
the passage Of the resolution was put: nyes
ll2,noes 10; so the second article ornmend.
ments TO the Constitution was rejected
In committee of the whole, Mr. DeRne ia
Tie chair, the resolutions of Mr. Williams to
ndopt the 81, 4th, 5th and 9th articles of n
meudmeut giving the election of assistant
Judges, sheriiis high bnilifls, states attorneys
and Judges of probate to the people,l were
lay Messrs BnflleH Of Lyndon ,Ficld
or NcwtHuc, uttti R.4Laris of TuMnshend. mud
opposed 10y Mr. Clark of Niddlelown; when
the committee rose and the convention nd
JourEed.
"WEDNESDAY, Jan. 9.
rhlr SlouuHrd. 81 6rhttOn, moved to recon-
slider the vote ofvrstcrduy rejecting the sec.
Ond NHeUdWTut-turrii--- rt- Il ~ Table "
-t Grttfrr-ttt--tit-- trttt.i. relating the
election OF County Officers, &c., by The peo-
pie, were discussed, aud uIeK adoption rec
commended ~
IN ConVention the report being accepted. |
The resolutions were adapted hy the follow.
ing vote, TO Wit The third, renting to cleo
lion Of Assistant Judges of the County
Court: yeas us, nays So. The fourth, relat- /
ing TO the election Of Sherifis and Bailifls; /
yens 1s6, nays IT. 't'te mn, Tetutng 10 e. +
lection of States Attorneys: yeas lS4, nays
i7,-and the SIKH, relating to election Of t
Judges of Probate: yens 1856 nays So.
MIR Stpddard's motion WINS then taken IN
aud lost, log To I26.
Tho amendment, providing for The cleo
ion Of Justices of the Peace Ivy the people,
'Sns recommended lay The Cnms1iiIee, aud in
FeaseBliOti-ft r,fssrti, 1873 ft1t 81. Ah,----
TuURsDAY, Jan. TO-
On motion ofMr Smith, OF Weston, 1900
copies of the Journal the Convention were
ordered TO he printed aud distributed.
Tie Convention took up aud discussed
HE 9Th amendment. providing for the cleo
non OF Registers of Probate by the people
Aner reinnrks in ills favor by Messrs Field
aud Bnller, aud against it by Messrs Surge
,ot and Wins, 1t was rejected, yeas ~ nays
The 9th amendment was adopted, 1914 to
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EUROPE.