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

Mutual Fire Insurance Company, limuing the
line when the d,mages bjr fire Ghail BE- este
mated and 6Aing nc htna Of payments, with
au amendment tlnit the nisured Iilg deposit
ni0upy instead Of gsinRa premiuuluote. Tie
amendwent was |polered tnd the blll pascal
90 b "a rFndinH ~ atLtlf
HOUAE- Resoluion--ii y Mr,Whitsiaw,
that the Judiciary committee inquire into the
eApedienry Of limiting the terms Of the Cen
eral Assembly 20 four weeks. or Of reducing
the pay of the members "a q 80 per day re-
ierird
SIC Richardson called up The bil reported
~ lhe select committee 60 revise the listing
law, aud offered an amendment taxing banks
and railroad stock az true value AZ tho timo
Die same IS iet IN fhe Isl, whether above or
below par
The biil constituting lle .'tlaniie add s.
laWrrpre liailrnad Company a corporation
within this state, MAS taken up, Mr. fiheld
favored the amendment or Alr shoyiand said
ibere bad bceii private understanding that
The Atlantic rosl slonld only come short
distance Into thf northeastern part OF the
State, aud that agreement should not be vio-
latpil Mr. Gmndty opposed tho amendment
aud w foply "a the argument Of Mr. Fiheld
said, tlat al parpl agreement among lobby
.meRibeFs should control the terms Of a writ
TIN charter that the same favor should be
granted 70 the Atlantic Company,in regard
10 thii extension Of time, A. had been granted
10 tho Pasmmpsie aud Vermont Central and
that this extension Of time Il the only question
in The case, not whether the Atlantic Compa-
< ~ are 10 Occupy broader extent Of terrific
&, that II the trunks Of the two railroads
, pera DOT built, the amandmsnt would max q
I dc shsrtsr.A mere npllity. aud Insisted that
! this amendment would thwArl the objects OF
the Atlantic Company,
/ Mr. stacy said that he bad offered this n
mondment Ia good FAITH and would so0p con
vince the House 60 that effect. He then noy-
ed reconsideration of the vote adopting the
amendment, ~ he wished 10 accommodate
! lhmarifto and ohriate objections which had
been made, and proposed to oller another as
q substitute, ....t
! SENATE The Senate passed the bill es-
| tahlishing che FRANKLIN county law school ;
u Hall
road Company and tho hill amending sec.
1 40 chap. ~ G s, relating TO banks.
! HOuSE-Rsports of Committees--B by the
committee on Banks in favor OF the bill TO
! incorporate the Waits River hank, with pro
poSals OF amendment, by making the capital
stock 100000 instead Of 100000, and the
bank shall make loans TO the State at the rate
/ of per cent. per annon. Amendments a.
dopted aud bill ordered 70 lia on the table
until After action on the general banking law.
BY the committee on Banks against bill To
incorporate the CAstleton Bank also against
/ the bin 10 incorporate the Mortified bank :
both laid on the table
Tho Atlanta Railroad I'LL was resumed
the vote accepting Mr. StRcy's amendment
was RECONSTRUCTED, the amendment Of Mr. Row.
oil was Withdrawn and Afr Stacy introduced
another asa substitute allowing The Com
ul,soners 10 bring the PasSumpsiu and Mis-
sisquoi Roads 10 n junction with the Atlantic.
II was discussed by Messrs Rowoll and Stacy
in favor, pending which discussion the House
adjourned.