The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-11-01
THE LEGISLATURE.


AiT nrNnluur- ltfttt Eriurt rurtuTittrri tn favor
ct House bill 10 auuuN a part Of NeylTdpe
90 Aliilebury parsrd, HyMr Dewey from
committee on ruads, iu favor Of the bill iurnr-
pomiiug iho Champlain Steamboat Company,
Iiassrd. Also in favor Of bil Incorporating
ihr bennington aud AcwNurk Railroad Com /
pauy ordered 90 a tirl reading on Friday
morning nest,
Alr Chuicr called up the bill relating 90
noiaries public passcd
on motion OF Mr. Curior, ihe Committees \
0n Eduratibn gerv eKrnsed fi0m luftliercdn-I
sidrring The It'll providing for the registration .
at marriage, births aud duaihs, and it wis .
reicrrrd 10 "a select committee of three, toh- 7
Stating Of Mesrs Miller, higglow aud Bald .
WOtsE Hils rdGrrod-By Mr. Allen, /
Gtr tie preservation ~ muskrats any person
killing 4 nush MT brlWrrn the 18th OF Alay
nsd 10Th of March following shall loriuit our .
dollar liy Nc Davs, rlaliug 20 applications |
To- tlic General Agcinhlyi whrne'cr appllra' I
timi nall BE- matte fnr the creation ~ now 4
tdRyn or county or iUr Alluraiion Of The shire
ct aus comfy. or tor chs alteration OF county .
lines, notice shall he given ~ in section lI
,bsidef o. anil the hst notice shall hr thirty
d1vs hcinrr the s,'ssion OF the Legislature all
ga t,o GENERAL coinminco iiy Mr. Stirlncy,
20 prevent tho destruction Of Hpal blrls Co /
tlw committee on Agriculture, by No Mar
iin OF Laudgnyr, reducing the salary Of state
S,tpeffntendruf of common schools; 10 the
ras,,mit,ue on Elaraiion, liy Me Root civ
iuy the carr Of Essex county prammrr Hrhool /
Rirds io thc krlcgtmun Of Tie town whore vt
t,,tcd. Ia Inc members Of EvcN county, hy
Nj DcW,s, providing for filing yhcnnces IN
th, olhre ID lirst constable giving the sclcrt-
u.ui I,uw or 10 OH tho sIRe by leaving nolico
with lhg town clerk go The peHwFl pa'nhN'' I
sec,
1tasoan,ionsE nv Mr. Richnrd,on, that tho
judiciary couunftco hU instructed Ia inquire
infu lllo gXprdirAey at repeating section Of
chan, GO 0t X y, aud al-a 30 much of thr
hnmrstrnd law as rruuirca an arknoWCdg
mrui of deeds hy the Wifi separate and apart
II6H1 fIITr- TuTtuuriy HaElAli-
called up tie resolution ia furnish each school
,i.trict with Wcbstor'p Dictionary. MIR llnb-
lrll thought the appropriation shqnld ho 10y
lfli ant not by resolution and tilAt Il should
i he l,cnnintird for the purIioscio 90 ToIoriiug
alall. Mr liarvit stated lhd The committee
had fully Investigated the ,proprlriy OF the
rcsnluiion, and that Il would receive three.
rcading-, laid on the table on motiouof Mr.
NlarfiA, 40 10 o. . Dol '' ''
SENATE T. NJ REPORTS Of Committees.
lb' Mr. Curricr, FROM the conn,iuoo on the
judiciary, against the passage of the bill in
addition To chapter X of tho coupled Stat
titc. relating 90 removal Of paupcrs 81 read
ih., rcG-cd. liy Mr. Royce from the same
,a,nudus,. IN favor ~ bill rcpoahnF see. 10
chap \ Gonipilrd Statutes, relating 10 tle
rruIn,a of paupcrs, with an Amendment rtTik-
fug ont the 2d section, that IL shall take c0rct
,Ianuary' J, 'as she law alrcNdy provides for n;
arplercd 10 n third readinpg ByiMr Currier,
iron tho sama ConipilieQl Recommending uW
massage OF the bill ia addition 10 an act rSlN-
ing 10 masters ~ chanccry shall have the
f,hErowetsAs justices ~ the peace 10 take
confessions ofiudrinent, issue subpthAs, sign
county court wrts. authorize the service OF
the san,a and take rgrogpizancns for costs,
with an amendment mainly adding another
sec ion that masters III chaiiccry county clerks
and Justices ofthe peace shall have power TO
seize county court wrih rctumnahe in any
county ia the state. On motion of NJ Mat
totks II was amended so that il take effect
from its passage, aud ordered "a q third read
inI tomorrow ny Mr. Whiltcmore, from
su,no committee, in favor of bill relating To
corporations that NIL meetings Of corporations
chartered by this STATE and all meetings held
out at the State shall be- null aud void Laid
0n TIE table on motion Uf Mfr Mauocks.
Bils rcicrrcd-,Dy Mr Bailey, TO amend
m act incorporating the Farmers Mutual
Fire Insurance COMPANY all losses shall Ice
srtticd in three months alter they cruc,and
all accruing before the first day Of August I'm
each year shall be- paid by the first of Dccem-
Der next after, and all accJuing between the
first Of August and first of December, shall
tee tl,e in-ar.l receiving nm order from the
Treasurer for the amount, which shall bear
interest afler three months from the time no
ticc OF loss was given and 10y Mr. Mattocks,
authorizing the Secretary of State TO procure
authenticated copies ofrccords ofchartcrs Of
townships and grants Of land received from
New Hampshire both to committee on judi
oiary. .....
lIOuSE-Bills rcfcrrcd--By Mr. Martin
Of Iandgrovc, 20 furnish each school district
with Ncbster's Dictionary, provided il can
be bought for 81 per copy, and each school
district will pay one dollar, and provide n suit
ullr desk for lhe keeping al the ssp,e 4, the
committee Education. BY Mr. Coburn to
encourage the destruction Of crows, paying
ten cents premium crows killed between
18th of April and s0th of June second read
ing ordered by go 10 81, and referred to the
committee on Military Affairs. by Mr. Da-
Wis for the relief of insolvcnt debtors and
moro equal distribution of their effects; TO
the Judiciary committee,
Thursday, Oct 20, An.
SENAfE.-1iiili introduced and referred
by Mr. Curricr, to punish persons convict
cd Of wilful and Malicious trespasses; IL any
person shall PROSTATE or open the fence Of
any enclosures 10 the injury of the crops, he
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $40
or by imprisonment in the county Jail not cN-
cocding ono year, and it any one shall break
Into the garden or orchard of another and
cars. away fruit, he shall be punished by inn
prisonment not moro than 30 days, or. pay to
The owner double the value of the produce
atolen; TO committee on Judiciary.
The Senate passed the bill repeating sec.
10, chap. is. Compiled Statutes, relating TO
removal OF paupers, and the bill IN addition
"a the act relating 10 masters in Chancery,
tlc.. extending their authority. rt nHI t..t
HOUSEHOLDS referred-By Mr. Davis,
assessing a tax on Caledonia County to pay
liaiaIri~s 10 mcinbets of Caledonia County.
i5y Mr. stacy; relating 10 iails and jaiiors;
whenever Jail Is DESTROYED by fire or other
rssualty, or is insecure an account OF such in