The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-11-15

hplhlhe lhr fuuhly courts ~ ihc founiY Of
l,ssehi changing uie fine % ths 4ih Tuesday
ilFtshrnAfy AMI The "a 10 September a. tie
JudiriaFy committee
asport n Oommiiieo-B IS Nir Ahtdets,
frOni Seleri rommifies' in favor nf the It'll
l4ying a ta1@ftho cop~y a calslonihipa-f
HOusE Blu referred liy Mr. Williams
iliA, go town or e0Fporaiion shall lSe lialie
for dchripHry ct highways or bridges, III the
weight u ANY load eKelhsiyc a. Ne carriage
TKrrrd three tons, unless tho ill0os OF tho
vbeels ~ 0ithg Wlath-of lhe inches. aud im.
poigg liability when such load y carried
10 case The icllnrs are noe Of fueh width by
Nc Fay u Williston, that ihy towo may vote
io'ral-e tax " 10 cents for repairs Of high.
ways and bridges which shall be 10 lieu ~
lhr Tax al rs e0nis, payable Ia labori both 20
the r0almitiee on, Ruads, .
hgroi.cd Bill Euhrnggtlmt no pera0n
slIail be Incompetent a. 1aitness hniess gull
~ Of perjury, snbomaiion Of PERJURY, but ~
idn'ce may be- reviewed NJ 10 enediblliiy {
paved
The Governor transmitted communications
trWu the ~. Regis aud Caughnawaan Indians
asking fw compensation fnr the lands Oeru-
p'ed by this Stats, nf,ared 90 .rsinmittes go
der tie 4th j0int rule .ia
Mr. Davis rallied bp tie bill constituting the
Atladie and ~. lAwtenee llailrua,l- ConpA.
~ q corporation within THE State, The qpes-
ion was upon the amendment Of Mr. howell,
which was discussed hy Messrs Davis, Wright
of CaslleiOn Eyerts Howe, Mr. Stacy then
ohrrrd an amendment 10 the amendment pro-
ding Tor the appointment OF TIRES commits
s,nners bY the SuprVme Court, two Of whom
,hall be- citizens Of this State, 10 determine
tlr locaiion Of the Atlanue and ~, LaWrcnre
hhilr0ad aud IT, Junction With the Pasiump-
sir Missisquoi Railroads in case NJ disagrce-
mrnt le the parties, And the Secretary Of
SlaiG Iall lle ilieii. - ard la III -nlAc Alf
hnbbcu moved that the subject be laid on
the lhir-and made tlto special opler NJ half
nlst 2 o'cloals-p. NJ. agreed 20. r"
-Sl.NATE~+PN Al-- Reports ~ Committees.
BY Mr WhiilomoreNln favor ~ the bill 10 pro.
vent the Destruction NJ certain small biirls
Ncs.r- Miller. Marvin, Whittcmore. Barstow,
bgelow, Keith Aad Bailey discussed tho bill.
MIR AiAiiockg moved 10 amend 40 that all no.
irons under ne statute shall be commenced
within one mcnSh from the time the birds
Ncro killcd. &r0Jrrier suggested that the
sfaiute Of iiulitrions>yould DO sufficient
fha amendment yFas ~ and the bill ORDER
Of 70 third reading, ~ ~ and passed.
HOUSE, Report of Comm itlee-By the
committee on Education, TO WhHQ was refer.
rrt tho billdistribuiine lhcschool Nj u among
the several districts for the purchase orhooks,
maps, Sc, without any expression of opinion.
Ar Woodward moved TO Law the bill on the
table. Mr. Richardson was in favor Of en-
crossing the hill and discussing the same on
IL passage Mr. lIubbcll then called for the
reading Of an act Of iSl5, which abolishes the
school fund aud Approprintcs the same 10 pay
the Indebtedness Of the State; tho bill was
consequently laid on the table,
Tie hill cousfitutinp tho 81 TaWrcnNo n nd
Atlantic RHilrpId to-, corporation within
this STATE, was resumed. Tie question was
on the amendment of Mr. Stacy Mr. Sabin
of Georgia, the chairman Of the committed ON
Roads, opposed the amendment, and ssid II
would havcya tendency 70 delay The work of
the Atlantic Co, that the legislature arc dis
Interested hs welh A. commissioners. and they
should assume this rosponsi biily which de-
VOWED upon them, and that tic hcucdi tc
Essex county would be very great Mr. Nav.
rrard WIS IN f5vOT0r appointing thr comuuo
soners; said the amendment was not at AZ
calculated 10 defeat the bill, ~ remarked b,
Mr. Sabini that the public interest was IA,
interest 20 consult, without any rrgnrt
20 that OF either railroad that the difficult,
between the Vermont Central and Rutland
roads should serve rs an example, and tha
he was not prcI AIRED TO vote for or against th'
hill from the little information in regard &
tho matter that the House possessed. NJ
Adams spoke Ia the same effect, and though
that no Fudd whatever 5Hght ever 70 nav
been or DO chartered without provision 70
location by Board Of Commissioners simila
10 that contemplated in this amendment, nv,
thus time aud expense in cgisIating upon nj
.tcratious and amendments Of charters, wopl,
be saved.
Dir Kellogg considered the question as be
tween this State and the St, Lawrence Rail
road Company; that n petition was prcscnte,
10 the House for the extension Of tho road
signed by every representative from Essel
County, with only one exception that Tia
AtIanhc company arc ready 20 commence
their road, and Il shonld not be delayed tina
the route designated by the company is tn
only practicable and feasible one, and the on
Nv one OF benefit 10 themselves; that the in
terests Of the Passumpsic road should be sub
rervient to thos, Of the public, but he did no
think that the Passdmplic interests would b.
injured, but if SO, no one conteaded tll't an.
others would be that the resources OF Essc'
county should be developed, the wealth anc
population which has so long rcmaiucc
Z stationery; and that as Il matter Of Justice I'll,
House should grant this extension, aud ho wal
. entirely opposed 70 the delegation of thii
power in an extra constitutional manner.
Mr. Powers of Woodstock opposed the a
mendment, and said that the House SHOULD
. not delegate this power aud 40 one wished il
to be dono--that the injury to the interest,
Of the Passumpsic rSad and TO Orleans county
y with few exceptions, is Imaginary, and the
frionds Of the Passumpsic have no fears In re-
gard to this extension, in roaity--that the
appointments of committees by county court,
to locate roads were seldom satisfactory, anC
persons had been selected, nipe-tenilrs OF
whom were utterly incapable TO perform thes,
duties. He was not prepared to say that sucl
would be the case in regard to this appoint
ment, but he knewof no committee who coult
perform this duty-that it did not appear be
fore the committee that the Passumpsic dc
sired this connection, from any knowledge il
e the possession OF tho House, and if they do
they should make the connection themaelYe
that the good faith on tie part of thc Leg
stature. conicndrd for, and So rn,irh insste,
on, towards the Passumpsic should he cxer
y e'iscd towards the Atlantic, and should b
preserved invioate towards the latter
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