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an act in addition to an act for the relief of the insane poor," with an amendment, and it was laid on the table.

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Merrill, their Clerk:

MR. PRESIDENT,-The House of Representatives have passed a resolution relating to the pay and mileage of members of Congress, in which they request the concurrence of the Senate.

The said resolution was taken up, and ordered to be laid on the table. The Chair announced the appointment of Mr. Hubbell on the Commit-. tee raised on the subject of the Grand List, in place of Mr. Eaton, who on his own motion, had been discharged from further service on said Committee.

On motion of Mr. Briggs,

The Senate adjourned.

SATURDAY, Oct. 22, 1842.

Prayer by the Chaplain.

The Journal of yesterday was read.

Mr. Munsill introduced the following resolution:

Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives, That both Houses respectively, proceed at 10 o'clock A. M. on Wednesday next, to elect a Senator to represent this State in the Congress of the United States, to supply the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of the Hon. Samuel Prentiss; and that both Houses meet in the Representatives' Hall, immediately thereafter, to complete said election.

Which was read, and

On motion of Mr. Briggs, Ordered, To lie upon the table.

Mr. Sheldon introduced the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Committee on Education be instructed to enquire into the expediency of passing a law, directing the inhabitants of each town in this State, at their annual meeting in March of each year, to appoint a committee to examine school teachers; and also to enquire into the expediency of passing a law, withholding from every school district which does not employ a teacher approved by said examining committee, the public school money which would otherwise belong to it.

Which was read and passed.

(S. 20.) Mr. Cutts, from the Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the bill entitled "an act to pay the persons therein named the sum

therein mentioned," reported the same, with the proposal to fill the blank in said bill with the sum, "sixty dollars and thirty cents," and the recommendation that the bill thus completed pass.

The blank was ordered to be so filled, and the bill was

Ordered, To be engrossed and read the third time.

(S. 12.) On motion of Mr. Camp, the Senate took into consideration the bill on the table, entitled "an act in alteration of the 16th section of the 88th chapter of the Revised Statutes."

And on the question, Shall the bill be engrossed and read the third time? the yeas and nays are as follows:

Those Senators who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. A. Allen, E. Allen, Barrett, Butler, Plumb, Sowles, and Townsley-7.

Those Senators who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Aiken, Bartlett, Bingham, Blodgett, Briggs, Camp, Cutts, Dillingham, Dutton, Eaton, Field, French, Green, Hatch, Hubbell, Munsill, Porter, Sheldon, Smalley, Sprague, Starr, Stevens, Wright-23.

So the third reading was refused.

Mr. Field, from the Committee on Roads and Canals, to whom was referred the resolution relative to the opening of highways, reported the opinion of the committee to be that no legislative action is needed there

on.

(S. 26.) Mr. Field introduced a bill entitled "an act in addition to the 26th section of the 21st chapter of the Revised Statutes."

Which was read the first and second times and

Ordered, To lie upon the table.

A message from His Excellency the Governor, by Mr. Hale, Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs:

MR. PRESIDENT:-I am directed, by His Excellency the Governor, to communicate to the Senate a message in writing.

(S. 16.) On motion of Mr. Cutts, the Senate took into consideration the bill on the table, entitled "an act in addition to an act for the relief of the Insane poor," and on his motion,

Ordered, That the bill, together with the report of the Committee on the Judiciary accompanying the same, be recommitted to said Commit

tee.

(S. 27.) Mr. Dutton introduced a bill entitled "an act altering the 6th and defining the 32d section of the 45th chapter of the Revised Statutes." Which was read the first and second times, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

The following communication was received from His Excellency the Governor:

To the Senate:

I have the honor to transmit to the Senate, for the use of the General Assembly, the report of the Committee ordered to be appointed at your last session, on the subject of education.

I have also transmitted to the House of Representatives the bill reported by the Committee appointed to revise the Militia Laws.

EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,

Octo. 22, 1842.

CHARLES PAINE.

The report accompanying the said communication was read, and

Mr. Eaton moved that the same be laid on the table and that the Secretary procure to be printed for the use of the Legislature, six hundred copies thereof.

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Mr. Townsley moved to amend said motion by inserting the words, one thousand" in lieu of the words "six hundred," which motion was lost.

Mr. Briggs moved to amend by inserting the words "three hundred" in lieu of "six hundred," and the said amendment was adopted; and the motion, as amended, prevailed.

On motion of Mr. Sowles,

The Senate adjourned.

AFTERNOON.

Mr. Stevens introduced the following resolution:

Resolved, That the select committee on the bill relating to the Grand List, &c. be instructed to inquire into the expediency of so amending the law relative to the Grand List, as not to deduct the amount of the debts due from any person from his list.”

Which was read and passed.

Mr. Camp called up the report of the Bank Commissioner, and on mo tion of Mr. Hatch it was referred to the Committee on Banks.

Mr. Hubbell, on his own motion, was discharged from further serving on the Committee raised on the subject of the Grand List.

(S. 18.) Mr. Bartlett, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the "act relating to the fees of referees, auditors and witnesses," and the resolution relating to the same subject, reported said bill with amendments, and the bill, together with the amendments, was On motion of Mr. Bartlett, laid on the table.

On motion of Mr. Cutts,

The Senate adjourned.

Prayer by the Chaplain.

The Journal of yesterday was read.

MONDAY, Oct. 24, 1842.

The President announced the appointment of Mr. Butler, on the select committee on the subject of the Grand List, in the place of Mr. Hubbell, excused.

(S. 28.) Mr. Cutts, from the Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Lebbeus Edgerton, reported a bill entitled "an act to pay Lebbeus Edgerton the sum therein mentioned,"

Which was read the first and second times, and
Ordered to be engrossed and read the third time.

(S. 29.) Mr. Dutton introduced a bill entitled "an act in addition to chapter 44 of the Revised Statutes,"

Which was read the first and second times, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Wright presented the petition of James S. Merrill and others, praying for an amendment of the law relating to the trustee process,

Which was read, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

(S. 6.) Mr. Cutts, from the Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the bill entitled "an act to pay the town of Alburgh the sum therein mentioned," reported the same, with the proposal to amend by striking out the words "eighty dollars and twenty-nine cents," and inserting in lieu thereof, the words "seventy-five dollars and sixty-six cents," and that thus amended, the bill ought to pass.

The Senate ordered the bill to be so amended, and on motion of Mr. Townsley, it was laid on the table.

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Merrill, their Clerk:

MR. PRESIDENT:-The House have passed a resolution providing for the election of a Senator to represent this State in the Congress of the United States, to supply the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of the Hon. Samuel Prentiss, in which they request the concurrence of the Sen

ate.

The House have appointed Mr. Jones of Waitsfield, Mr. Parker and Mr. Carter, as the Committee, on their part, to examine into, and report the condition of the State Library.

(S. 25.) Mr. A. Allen, from the select committee to whom was referred the bill entitled "an act extending the jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace, in certain cases," reported the same, without amendment, and, on motion of Mr. Eaton, it was

Ordered to lie on the table.

A resolution from the House of Representatives, as follows:

Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives, That both Houses respectively, on Wednesday next, at ten o'clock, A. M. shall proceed to elect a Senator to represent this State in the Congress of the United States, to supply the vacancy caused by the resignation of the Hon. Samuel Prentiss, and that both Houses immediately thereafter shall convene in Joint Assembly, to complete said election.

Was read and passed in concurrence.

On motion of Mr. E. Allen,

The Senate adjourned.

AFTERNOON.

(S. 30.) Mr. Dutton introduced a bill entitled "an act defining the 50th section of the 68th chapter of the Revised Statutes."

Which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on Manufactures.

Mr. Hubbell, from the Committee on Claims, asked that the committee be discharged from the further consideration of the petition of Lucius Sanderson.

Which was granted, and

On motion of Mr. Smalley,

The petition was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.

The President laid before the Senate the petition of Richard F. Abbott, praying for remuneration for certain ropes belonging to petitioner, and alledged to have been used for the State.

Which was read and referred to the Cominittee on Claims.

(S. 31.) Mr. Briggs introduced a bill entitled "an act in relation to actions on scire facias."

Which was read the first and second times and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

The Senate took up the following engrossed bills:

(S. 20.) “An act to pay the persons therein named the sum therein mentioned," and

(S. 22.) "An act in addition to chapter 69 of the Revised Statutes." Which were severally read the third time and passed; and

(S. 11.) "An act in addition to chapter 97 of the Revised Statutes.” Which was read the third time and

Ordered, To be recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Hatch introduced the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be directed to enquire what amount has been paid from the Treasury of this State for expenses incurred in protecting the frontier towns during the late insurrectionary troubles in Canada; and if such amount has been presented for allowance to the Government of the United States.

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Which was read and passed.

(S. 8.) The Senate took into consideration the bill on the table, entitled an act in addition to, and alteration of, chapters 28 and 103 of the Revised Statutes."

Mr. Plumb moved to amend the same by inserting after the words "Revised Statutes" in section 3 of said bill, the words "and an act in amendment of section 63d of chapter 28 of the Revised Statutes, passed Nov. 9, 1841."

On motion of Mr. Dillingham,

The said bill, with the amendment proposed, was

Ordered to lie on the table.

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