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VOICE E. A. ALLEN, Publisher. Published under the sanction of the Vermont Anti-Slavery Society. C. L. KNAPP, Editor VOL Villi? I. " MOTfl'ELiai:, YJ3ISRIOIVT, ttOVEJIBEK 23, 1839.":. ' IWMIIER47. LEGISLATURE OF VEIIMONT. From Walton' Daily Journal- Fkidav, Nov, 15.1S39. . SENATE. Prayer by the Chaplain. 1 flu the proceedings of the Senate, on Wednes dav last, when Mr. McMillan moved lo erase the words " in specie," immediately after the words should read, relating to the deposits, instead of the capital stock. Mr. Eaton called up the resolution dooming the town of Glastenbury, and the resolution passed. . Bills. In addition to an act incorporating the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Company, exten ding the time for paying losses after Jan. 1S40, and nllowing interest thereon ; supported by Messrs. Converse, Egerton and Pierpoint, opposed by Mr. Lawrence, read a 3d time and passed. Bills. Establishing East Poultney lion Compa' ny, twice read referred to committee on manufac tures; compensating the Sheriff of Bennington county for executing Archibald D. Bales, twice read and referred to com. on claims ; to remove obstructions in Paul's stream in the county of'Ea- scx, referred to the Senator from Essex. Adj. house. Mr. Huse obtained leave of absence ofter Satur day morning. Reports of Committees. The com. of Claims reported against tbo petition of Sylvanus Ripley in the statement of facts it appeard that in 1S17 Ripley had a claim of $15 against one Huntington on which the latter was committed; that Ilun tington applied lo the legislature for an act of sus pension, which was granted notwithstanding th . e r- i .1 . . . remonstrance oi ivipiey : on mis statement a mi nority of the committee were for allowing the claim. The majority avered that there was no proof to show that Ripley had lost any thing, and lurther, that this was the first instance in which i j , , - .i i , creditor nau ever presented a claim under the sus pension acts. The petitioner had leave to with draw. By General Committee, against bill rela ting to Orleans county buildings, dismissed ; bii relating to Northneld Factory Fire Co., ordered to 3d reading. By Land fax Committee, asking to be discharged from further consideration of the bill taxing Greensboro' agreed to; the bill was supported by Mr. Waterman aud ordered to a 3i reading. Lngrossed bills Fassed. Incorporating East Poultney Iron Co.; to pay G. H. Smith $200; to remove obstuctions in raul s river. A bill granting a ferry to Abel Phelps of A burgh, was amended, so as to grant a ferry on each side, to Phelps and Hazen, and ordered to a third reading. Mr. B-iscomb moved to reconsider the vote dis missing me oni: repealing- tne net jor removing obstructions in rassumpsic and Moose rivers, nnd Alter some explanations bv Messrs. Fairbanks Porter and Chandler, the bill was rejected : The Senate returned the bill incorporating the Bank ofPoultney, with amendments, several of which were concurred in. One proposition, con fining the security given by stockholders to bonds secured by mortgages, (instead of bonds or mort gaffes,) gave rise to discussion ; Messrs Warner of Newhaven. and Tenney supporting, and Messrs Needham, Brown, Sprague, Kinsman and Baxter opposing it ayes 8, noes 146 so the amendment was non-concurred in. Another amendment con nected with this was non-concurred in r also an amendment requiring the bank to go into operation within one year. Another amendment subiec to the payment of one half per cent! semi-annual ly, &c. ' ' ' ' Report. By Mr. Swifi, against the bill rela ting to common schools read a 3d time and re jecled,, . Adj. HOUSE. Mr. Smith of P., had leave of absence. A resolution was received from the Senate dooming the town of Glastenbury in $600 in ad dition to the real estate list and concurred in. .Al so a bill in addition to the act to incorporate the Vt. Mut. Fire Ins. Co., wli ich was read' twice and ordered to a third reading. The Senate returned the militia bill -with a- mendmems, viz : to strike out that part relating to exempts ; to strike out that part requiring Major Generals to attend officers' drill?, to strike, out " annually" in the section relating to regimental reviews to strike out the section relating to Cav alryto strike out the sectior.s for paying officers lor attendance on drills and court martials to a- mcnd so a,s to require drills biennially to strik ing out the taction requiring regimental reviews ienma!!y lo strike out the whole chapter rela ting to leyuneritjl court martinis and substitute t ie n: o visions of the old act of ISIS, toceiher with on foot pedlars, and after the adoption of an amend ment, erasing five and inserting twenty-live, as the licence of foot pedlars, when the substitute, repor ted by the committee, was adopted. Bills. To incorporate the Bank of Vermont, at Vergennes, with the same, provisions as Bank of roultncy, reported by the committee On banks, amended, by the addition of a new section, when Mr. Foster moved so lo amend the' bill as to re quire at all times, in the bank, no less rharf 12 hi per. cent in specie of the capital stock paid jn." A' mendment lost, and at the'suggestion of Mr. Pier point, the name of the bank was altered to Mer chants' and Farmers' Bank, and the bill was or dered to be engrossed for a 3d reading. Resolution. From the House, for adjournment of both Houses on Wednesday moi'ning next. Laid on the table. Adj. HOUSE. n o:isa re the ting the bank to (he provisions of the bank act of lbJO, was rejected. Another, requiring the bank lo pay a semi-annual tax on the capital paid in of one half of one per cent, was opposed bv Messrs Brown, Richardson of Waitsfield, Needham, Dil hngham and Butler, supported by Mt. Sanborn and rejected. ' Mr. Harris obtained leave of absence after to morrow morning. ; : Adj. . . - ' 2 o'clock P. M.. SENATE. -.. :;. On account of the absence of the President Mr. Lawrence was elected Pcsideot pro tern. . Reports. Bv Mr. Lawrence , the bill altering the names of certain persons, with proposals of a' mendment 'which was rejected, and the bill read a 3d time arid passed ; by the same altering the name of Marion Lovely to. Marion Lamson- laid on the table ; by Mr. Waterman, the bill incorpo rating the'Newbury Mill "and Manufacturing Co.', read a third time, when its passage was opposed by Messrs. Egerton and Pierpoint, on the ground that there was no necessity for silcha 'corporation rejected; By, Mr. Holmes, the bill providing for removing obstructions from Falls stream in the county of Essex read a 3d time and on motion of Mr. Jenness laid on the table ; by Mr. McMff ian the bill incorporating. the Freehold Bunk: at Felchville, with proposals of amendment that the Stftpkhnldnr Viall v,t l-u InAnhtnA 1n tVio hnnli- tn a greater amount than 18 per cent, on the capital stock paid in, nor any individual stock-holder over SNiiiuy adopted ; also to strike out. that part . re quiring security on bonds and confining it to mort gages, supported by Messrs. Bowen and Pier point, and opposed by Messr?. Curtis, McMillan, Egerton and Cobb, when the question was put and. decided in the negative, ayes 9, ayes 12. It was also proposed to amend so as to require the bank to go into operation by the 1st of October next adopted also requiring the hank to pay, semi-annually, one half of one per cent, &c., ac cording to the provisions of the banking law -car ried, yeas 16, nays 0, when the bill was read a 3d time and on motion of Mr. Foster laid on the ta ble. Adj. - ' house. : ' Mr. Lane had leave of absence! Adj. .:' . v Friday Eve. Nov. 15. - ' ' -: . SENATE. . ' : - f . ' ': Mr. McMillan called up the bill to incorporate the Bank of Poultney, which was sent from the House with several of the amendments of the Sen ate, pon-concurred in. . Relating to the giving of bonds receded from ; also the amendment requir ing the bank to go into operation by the first of November next adhered to. The Senate also resolved to adhere to the amendment, relating to of sundry amendments, ail of which the solved not to concur in. The Senate also returned the bill to revive act taxing Jay witn amendments, winch were concurred in. Adi. Saturday, Nov. 16, 1S39. SENATE. Prayer by the chaplain. ucpori. jjy Mr. roster, the bill lor the com pensation of the militia callcd'out on the northern frontier read a 3d time, when a statement facts was made, and the bill recommitted. Bills To pay G. H. Smith, the sum &c. for his services in executing Archibald L. Bates- read a third time and passed ; by Mr. Lawrence to incorporate the Bank of Vermont twice read and referred to com. on banks. ilJr. Bowen introduced a resolution for a joint assembly, this alternoon, to lill the vacancy occa sioned by the promotion of General Ransom passed. an. converse asked leave ot absence lrom and after Monday morning next Leave refused. Mr. Bowen called up the bill incorpora;ing the Weathersfield Light Infantry company'and moved an amendment reducing the number from 64 te 50 adopted. The bill was opposed bv Messrs Converse and Cobb, when it was moved to commit the bill to com. on military affairs, whicli was negatived and the bill laid on the table. Adj HOUSE. Leave of absence was granted to-Mr. Little- held. Mr. iNeedham, moved the nppomtment ol a committee of conference to join on the - non concurred amendments of the Poultney Bank bill, carried and Messrs Kinsman, cutler and Ells worth were appointed. Mr.-Sanborn, offered a resolution requiring the Supt. of the Vt. St. Prison, to retain the Kev. Mr, Harvey as Chaplain of said prison, which he sup ported by some remarks, believeing that some exi pression ol the House on the subject might be -a v - l yt 1 f T tir f TIT proper, ivlessrs i' isle ot w., vvarner oi iNew laven and Bridgeman believed the resolution not in order and unpreceaented. The Chair remembered no precedent, but would take the sense of the House. Messrs. Brown and Sprague supported the res olution. Mr. Ilazen moved to dismiss the resolution. when the aves and noes being taken,' stood yeas 109, nays 39. So the resolution was dismissed on the ground that it was inexpedient for the Leg- la'vre to interfere with the appointments ot the Sup't though the services of the Chaplain seem to re highly appreciated, ' ' Ihe resolution lor adjournment was called up and referred to a com. of two and Messrs. Fullam and Tenney, were appointed. Reports of Committees. Uy xvlil. Com. against the Petition of Albursh : against a bill relating to the militia, dismissed ; acainst the resolution for deducting certain militia polls from the list of Royalton, dissmissed. By Gen. Com. against the bill relating to county buildings, dissmissed. By Bank, com., a substitute for the bill to recharter !ie Bank of Rutland, in conformity with the Bills. Making appropriations for state govern ment, made the order for Monday morning alter some remarks by Messrs. Brown, Chandler, and Wentworlh; repealing the militia act ol last year, dismissed. Resolution. By Mr. Brown instructing the committee of Ways and Means to report a plan for extiriiri; lshinr the state debt, which was adop ted. Resolutions on the Public Lands. Half past 3 P. M.J Mr. Brown moved to lay them on the ta ble supported by Messrs. Brown and Needham, opposed by Messrs. Goudey, Warner, Fisk of Wa terville, and Hazen, and negatived, 77 to 66. Mr. Thomas moved to lay them ori the table until Wednesday morning next (the time of the adjourn ment) ruled out of order. Mr. Brown moved to amend by instructing our Senators and Represen tatives, "&c, "if in their opinion it is legal, just and consistent with good policy." Supported by Messrs. Brown, Needham and Rice and opposed by Mr. Chandler, ayes 74, noes S7. Mr, Brown also moved to amend to confine the distribution to lands " that are contained within the limits of Flor ida and Louisiana:'' supported by Messrs. Brown, JNeedham and Kice, opposed by Messrs. Uoudy and Fullam, Mr. Ferrin moved to adjourn ayes 67, nays 72, The question recurring on Mr Brown's amendment; ayes 70 noes 89. Mr. Hall moved to adiourn, Mr. Brown supporting it, an nouncing that it was now Saturday evening, and he had more amendments to propose: ayes 73, noes 85. Mr. Brown moved to amend by adding after the words ' avails of public lands these words " or so ma;h as in their opinion Congress has a right to dispose of lo the states:" ayes 69, noes 87. Mr. Mattocks moved an adjournment ayes noes 80. Mr. rennock moved the reading of the report negatived. Mr. Pennock moved to lav the subject on the table and make it the spe cial order for to morrow morning ruled out of or der. Mr. ThOmas moveU a call - of the Ilouoe negatived. The question was then taken on the passage of the resolutions ayes "90 noes 32, so the resolutions were adopted, which were as fol- oivs : ' ... " Resolved, by the Senate and. House of Repre sentatives, lhat our senators m congress be in structed and our Representatives requested to use their influence to procure the passage of a law, which shall provide for a just distribution among thescteral states, of the proceed' of the public lands agreeably to the terms of the deeds of cession;- which provide that the lands so ceded "shall be considered as a common fnnd.for the use and ben efit of the United States, members of the federal alliance," " and shall be faithfully and bona fide disposed of for that purpose, and for no other pur pose or use whatever;" and to oppose any meas ure calculated to promote the eventual surrender of lose lands to the states, in winch they are situa- eds, which would be entirely repugnant to the condition of these grants and contrary to that principle ot equal and exact lustice wnicii should characterize all the dealings of the Gener al Government vvilh the several states of the U ion. principles of the new system, with the addition of half per cenr. tax ; read three times, when Mr, Sprague opposed the bill on the ground that Rut nd co. had banking: . capital enough . already Mr. Needham moved to amend by reducing the tax to one quarter per cent. Mr. Hodges said he was villinc to take the bill as "it was. The mo tion prevailed, and the bill passed, yeas 87, nays CI . . ... . r Ensrossed Bills In addition to the act to in corporate the Northfield Fire Co. ; laying a tax- Greensboro ; to grant a lerry to Abel rneips and Jabez Hazen ; in addition to an act to incorpo' rate the Vt. Fire Ins. Co., severally read and pass' ed. . : The com. also reported a substitute for the new bill, committed to them, to incorporate the Bank of Montnelier, niacin? the bank on the same prin ciples ns those of all the charters granted at this session on the new system, wnicn was read ; wnen Mr. Brown moved to lav it on the table, stating he wi.shed to know whether the House were to have any asurance that, the stock would be 'taken . . J . . mi :i-J up betore passing n. ino niuuuu pieviuiuu. The bill to pay Anson Davis was taken up and the amend meut of the .Senate concurred in. . Mr. Hazen called up the bill to pay certain militia for their services on the frontier supported bv Mr. Hazen, opposed by Messrs Needham and Brown, on account of the shape of the bill which they thought would preclude the State from get ting its pay from- the general government for tho sums thus paid to these militia, &c.,when the bill wasrejected. . ' , ' Mr. Sawyer had leave of absence. - Mr. Henry moved to reconsider the vote passing the Jutland Bank bill, which motion was laid on tho table. " - ' - - , Adj. . Saturday, 3 1-2 o'clock P, M, The Senate resumed consideration of the chap. " Resolved,'-' That the Governor be requested to transmit copies of the foregoing resolution to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress and to each of the Governors of the states, with the request that they present it to ihe legislatures of their respective states. AcJ!' ; : Monday, Nov. 18. ;;- SENATE. ' Praver bv ihe chaplain. Bills. Relating to turnpike roads, considered and laid on the table ; for removing obstructions in Paul's stream in the county of Essex, support ed by Mr. Holmes, read a third time and its pas sage refused ; incorporrting the Merchant's and Farmer's Bank at V ergennes, with a capital stock of $ 100,000, bill read a third time, supported in remarks, by Mr. Lawrence, opposed by Mr. Edg erton. Mr. Swift said he should vote for the bill although he was opposed to many of its provisions. He was willing the experiment should be made, tho' Jie felt little or rio 'confidence in its success. He would vote for banks in places wero charters were about to expire ;' but was utterly opposed to the present project of those who talked much of bank reform to multiply and increase banking in stitutions in different parts of the state. The yeas and nays were demanded, when Messrs Cobb and Adams asked to be excused lrom voting, tor the reason that they were absent, at the reading of the b?l! they wero not excused ; when the question was put upon the final passage or the bill, and de cideu in the affirmative, yeas 10 nays 9; in addi tion to an act. providing for reporter ol the deci sions of the Supreme court, from the house, twice rpnrl nnd 'referred to the com. on finance; altering the name - of Marion Lovelv, read1 a third time and passed ; relating to the militid, from' the House twice read and referred to the committee, on military affairs; relating to highways, amended, read a third time and passed; laying a tax on lands in Greensboro,' reported by Mr. Marsh, repealing the act laying a tax of six cents and laying a tax offour ecnt3, to be co!l?cteu in money, laid upon ihe table.-1'-' ''"' '. - Resolution. Vrom the House, relating to the subject ofJtftverjrs nnd the 6lave trade in the Dis trict or-Ci$wmfa.;rtd the resolutions were sever ally read and laid upon tho table.' ' Milifiz Bills. Returned from the Houjenon- concurring in the amendments proposed' by the Senate, and the question will the Senate insist on trie amendments i was decided in the aihrmative to furnish a field piece to the 14th Regiment the militia, at Derby and vicinity, reported by Mr. Lawrence, read a third time and passed yeas 1(J nays 10, the president votins in the a firtnative; establishing- WVathcrsfielJ Light Infan try Company, the third reading refused, ayes 9 nays it. .dj. ' ' ' " HOUSE. Prayer by Rev. E. Smith. "" 1 Reports of Committees. Bv Judiciary Commit tee, bill making negotiable paper subject to the trustee process, ordered to a third reading. By com. on Military Ahairs. bil s m addition to mi itia act, (Cavalry Co. of Stir regiment 'to be rein stated to the lSth,) and to restore Tunbridgc cav airy company, ordered to a third reading. By Committee of Claims, bill to pay A. D. Arms $25, Jos. Rollins- $20, ordered to anhird reading to pay feilas Wright $20, dismissed. By Judi ciary committee, against repealing part of act rela ting to imprisonment for debt, dismissed. By corn, ol Llairns, bill to pay Kufus Campbell ftlou after some discussion by Messrs. Baxter, Dilling ham, Jirown aud others, the bill was dismissed;- against bills for benefit of Abel White, and to pay Milo L. Blodge'.t, dismissed : against petitions of . Morse and Lebbus Ldgerton, and ihey had leave to withdraw. Bv select com. against bill altering the name of the town of St. George, dis missed. By General committee bill to preserve tisn m Caslleton pond; 'dismissed. By commit' tee on Banks, against bill lo incorporate Wind ham County Savings Institution laid upon the table; bill to secure billholders on the closing of Banks, ordered to a third reading. By Select Committee on the state of the treasury; laid on the table. Mr. Fullam, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill relating to the grand list; read once. Resolutions. By Mr. Brown, directing audit or of accounts to Teport the sum paid for printing within the last two years, and lo whom paid a dopted. By Mr. Brown, requiring the committee of ways and means to lay before the House their estimate of the expenses of the state, which was adopted. Mr. Rice called up the bill abolishing capital punishments, and on motion of Mr. Butler it was laid on the table with the understanding that it shall not again be called up. The auditor of accounts obtained leave of ab sence after to-morrow morning. A bill to incorporate the Merchants and Mechan ics Bank, from the Senate, referred to committee on banks. Engrossed Bills. Relative to reporter of decis ions of Supreme Court ; in addition to the militia act, (relative to cavalry company of the 5th regi ment,) relating to the mflitia of Goshen sever ally passed. The Lill relating to Craftsbury Ri fle Co., was ordered to a third reading. Appropriating Bills. Assessing a tax for the support of government; Mr. Brown moved to raise the tax from three to four cents on the dollar supported bv Messrs. Brown, Dillingham and I Needham, opposed by Messrs. Hodges, Chandler and Warner of Newhaven. and negatived, 87 to 70, and the bill was passed ; making appropria tion for the support of the government passed; authorizing the treasurer to borrow a certain sum passed, Mr. Kinsman from the com. cf conference on the Poultney Bank bill, reported, reccommending a compromise on the various amendments in ques tion the stock to be taken by the 1st of January 1841, and a semi-annual tax of one-third of one percent, of the -capital stock to be paid into the state treasury, agreed to. Adj. - ' ' "2 o'clocck, P. M. SENATZ. Mr. Converse moved the reconsideration of the vote, in the forenoon, refusing tho bill establishing the Weathersfield Light Infantry Company a 3d reading. The vote was reconsidered, and the Liii passed to be engrossed. Bills. From the House assessing a tax. for the support qf Government, severally twice read and referred to the committee on finance: relating to the militia in the town of Goshen, providing that ttiey be organized, into a battalion, and not corn pelled to ih Miiilitarv duty out of town, twice read and referred to, the committee on military af fairs. ,' Resolutions'. Relating" to slavery, sent up from the House for concurrence, called up by Mr. Swift. 1st Resolution opposed by Mr. Ldgerton. as extra- legislative, and concurred in, yeas 16, nays 3, Messrs. Edaerton, Hoyt and Jenne6s. 2d Reso- tition, Mr., Converse moved to amend by erasing the words "and a daring violation of the constitu- tution of the United States," in this resolution. Mr, Eaton moved so to amend the amendment that it read "a violation of the spirit of the con stitution of the United States." Amendment of Mr.Eaton lost, and ihe question recurring upon the proposed amendment offered by Mr. Converse, it was opposed by Mr. Foster, iii'rcmarks nnd a- dopted; aud in the resolution, as amended, the Senate resolved lo concur. 3d Kesolution, concur red in; from the House, relating to the public binds (as reported in the proceedings of the House,) laid upon the table, on motion of Mr. pobk "" .Mr. Holmes called,-up ihe bill incorporating the Freehold Bank at Felchville, and it was recom mitted for amendments. ' Adj. , , HOUSE. . . .: s Mr. Kinsman called up" the bill incorporating the Bank of Montpelier," and it was ordered to a third reading, 114 to 32, and it was recommitted. Engrossed Bills. 'To pay A, D. Arms, and Jos. Rollins, relating to Lamoille County cavalry company, Tunbridge Cavalry Co., Craftsbury Ri- ne iO. ... , The Senate returned the bill relating to high ways, with amendments, which were concurred - mi t , 1 1.1 . 1 . in. ine oenate also returned me resolution on " Aiherton's gag," with a proposition to strike out the words " a daring violation ofthe Constitution: agreed to. ' The Judiciary Committee were discharged from the bill on steamboat stock, and the bill wasposs- ed. . , , t ' ' ; - ,' ' ' Tha House considered the, Rutland, Ran If bill when Mr. Henry withdrew his motion to recon sider the vote passing the bill : Mr. Brown mov, ed to reconsider tho vote passing the bill, which was ruled out of time by the chair. Mr. B. ap pealed from the decision, whereupon the question was put and the decision of tho chair was sustain ed. , 'Mr. Brown offered a resolution suspending tho rule, relative to motions to reconsider, which was rejected. Reports of Committees. By com. on Military Affairs bill to restore cavalry company 1st regi ment 2d brigade to its former priveleges, ordered to a third. reading. By select com., Chap. 4, of forms, ordered to a 3d reading. Adj. Monday Eve.1 Session, Nov. '18, 1839. - , SENATE. ' ' Bills. Reorganizing a'comnanv' of "Light In fantry Company in Weathersfield, debated, at some length, Messrs. Converse and Bowen, ad- voaled, and Messrs. Cobb and Egerton onnoiin'' the bill and it passed veas 12. noes 5 : lor tho relief of Win Crane and "Orson Thayer, read the third time, and passed ; incorporating the Feer- hold Bank, at Felchville, reported by Mr. Curtis, amended, agreeable to instructions, read a third time and passed, yeas 11 nays 7 j to pay for cer tain military services on the norther frontier, re ported by Mr. Burgess, read a third time and passed; by Mr. Converse, providing for the publica. lion of the revised statutes, requiring the com mittee of revision to procure the same for publi cation, and requiring them to give public notice and receive proposals for printing, read twice, the rule dispensed with, read a third time and passed ; extending the charter of the Bank of Rutland. returned from the House, with proposition to amend, by substituting a new bill. Mr. McMil- an, moved to erase from section 15. one aitartcr and insert onehalf as the semi-annual percent to be paid into the state treasury, advocated by Messrs. McMillan, Cobb and Egerton, oppossed by Messrs. Pierpoint and Converse, and ndon- ted, and on question of concurring with iho louse, in adopting the substitute, the veas and nays were demanded by Mr, Hemmenway, and the Senate resolved to concur, yeas 11, nays 9 ; relating to the militia, returned from the House, nsisting upon their adherence, nonconcurrins- in the amendments of the Senate. Mr. Cobb moved that the Senate recede from the amendments Mr. Converse said if any Senator wished to Bee the Judges ofthe Supreme courtcome down from the bench and follow the drum and fife.'or a bu gle through-our streets, they had a very different taste from his own. True, they could pay forty shillings or be hung; but Mr. Converse said he would not disgrace the court, nor would he dis grace the statute book with euch a provision. Mr. Pierpoint said he opposed the bill, not because he was opposed to the militia, but because to Was lnend to the mifitin. Ihe bill, in its present hape, without the amendments of the Senate'- ould pay an officer with his epauletts for his , services, while it compelled the soldier with ' bis musket to work without pay.- Giving-pay for training was just the way to break down the mili tia, to deprive it of its chivalrous spirit. Mr. Egertoit said if the odious principle of paying of fees for training were the only objections' a the bill, he could submit to that, much as he depreca ted the converting of patriotism into pay and tho love of country into the love of money b"ut the idea of compelling our' high courts of jurispru deuce to submit to the decision of courts mar tial, smacked a little too much of placing the ' military above the civil power. "He had, as a Sen tor, taken the oath to support the constitution ; with the remembrance of his oath before his mind, he could not vote to recede. Mr. Cobb with. drew his motion to recede, for the nurnosp'of giving an opportunity of a test vote, when Mr,' Pierpoint moved that the senate adhere to the- ivv:- eral amendments. Sir,- Cobb demanded the ea& anu nays, anu the Donate resolved to ad here, yeas 12, nays 9 ; to remove obstructions on rani's stream in thecouity of Essex, vo:e refi sing to pass reconsidered, and rtie bill laid on the table; restoring a company of cavalry in Tunbridge' to its former privileges referred to the committee on military affairs';' relating to Craftsbury rifle comi puny, same reference; te p-iy Austin' D. ' Arms, for services as Librarian, referred to the commit tee on claims; to pay Joseph ' Rollins, same ref erence ; relating to Lamoille Counly Cavalry, read twice, and referred to the committee on military' affairs ; relating to tha support of f ailp- ers, read twice and referred to the committee on the judiciary ; incorporaling'the Caledonia Coun ty Mutual Fire Insurae Company, read and re- ferred to Messrs Holmes, Hnrvey and McMillan j to provide for the security of bill holders, rinq twice and referred to the committee on Ranks, Resolutions. From the House providing leave to the Committee appointed to examine into the affairs of Windsor and Essex Banks, to act dur ing the recess, and - report at the next session of the Legislature, virtually to postpone ihe besw ness fur a year. Laid on the table. Adj,'-' ; ' , ; " ' FOtfSE. 4gepoi tof the auditor of accounts,' on tb pricing, was read, and COO conies ordtrci printed. Bills. For the' support of the gospel, (two bills) dismissed; "relating to support of pauprs. passed; relating .to witnesses (no religious te:-t re! quired) reported against by the Judiciary Com mittee: supported by Messrs. Thomas, Rice nnd . Chamberlain, opposed by Mr. Dillingham, and re-. jccted,'72 to 64. Relating to taxing banks, lo in corporate the Bank of Castleton. severely dis missed; incorporating Caledonia Mutual Fire Ip- surance Co. passed; incorporating bank o Mc.v.tL pelier, passed, 91 to 31; Tclaiing to trusts process passed; for security ofbillholderi tmVloshjff banks'' passed; establishing Wqatliersfield Light" Infan try, passed; to incorporate Merchant's pnd Far-' tner's bank at Vergennes. amended, nnd supported by Mr. Benton, Fullam Hay ward of A., and Need, ham, and opnos'ed by Messrs., Sanborn, Rice ar.d ' Ihoinns, The question on the second reading of the bill was pending nt ihe ndiournmpnf Mr. Brown asked leave of nbsenco after tomor-, he state LTcd to be row, - Mr, Bard said, before the question was pur he wished to propound a .question to the gentleman,