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The Senate resolved not to insist on their disagreement to the said twelfth proposed amendment.

Mr. Egerton moved to reconsider the vote resolving not to insist upon the disagreement of the Senate to the twelfth proposed amendment, and the question being stated, the yeas and nays, having been required by Mr. Hemenway, were taken, and were as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Messrs. Burgers, Chandler, Converse, Eaton, Egerton, Marsh, Pierpoint, Swilt and Waterman-9.

Those who voted in the negative are:

Messrs Adams, Bowen, Cobb, Foster, Harvey, Hemenway, Holmes, Hoyt and Jenness-9.

The Senate being equally divided, the Secretary took the casting vote of the President.

The President voted in the affirmative,

So it was determined in the affirmative, and the said vote was reconsidered.

On motion of Mr. Burgess,

Ordered, That a conference be requested of the House of Representatives on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments to the 107th chapter of the revised statutes.

On motion of Mr. Pierpoint,

Ordered, That said committee, on the part of the Senate, consist of three, and that they be appointed by the chair.

And thereupon the President appointed as such committee, Messrs. Fierpoint, Converse and Swift.

On motion of Mr. Cobb,

The Senate adjourned.

AFTERNOON.

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

MR. PRESIDENT: The House of Representatives concur with the Senate in passing a resolution for a joint assembly to elect a brigadier general.

(S. 14.) The House also concur with the Senate in passing a bill entitled "an act in addition to an act to incorporate the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Company."

(H. 69.) The House also concur with the Senate in their proposed amendment to the bill entitled "an act to pay Anson Davis the sum therein mentioned."

The House have passed bills of the following titles, in which they ask the concurrence of the Senate:

(H. 38.) "An act relating to the Northfield Factory Fire Company." (H. 78.) "An act granting a ferry to Abel Phelps and Jabez Hazen." (H. 128.) "An act laying a tax on the lands in Greensboro."

The said bills from the House of Representatives were severally read the first and second time, and ordered as follows:

(H. 33.) "An act relating to the Northfield Factory Fire Company," was referred to the committee on manufactures.

(H. 78.) "An act granting a ferry to Abel Phelps and Jabez Hazen," was referred to Mr. Adams.

(H. 128.) "An act laying a tax on the lands in Greensboro'," was referred to the committee on land taxes.

On motion of Mr. Pierpoint,

(H. 106.) The Senate resolved to agree to a conference with the House of Representatives on the disagreeing votes of the two houses, on the amendments proposed by the Senate to the bill entitled "an act to incorporate the president, directors and company of the Bank of Poultney," and that a committee of three on the part of the Senate, be appointed by the president.

The President appointed as such committee, Messrs. Cobb, Adams and Swift.

(H. 15.) Mr. Swift, from the committee on roads and canals, to whom was referred a bill entitled "an act relating to highways," reported the same with proposals of amendment.

The question being stated, Will the Senate adopt said amendments? it was determined in the negative.

So the amendinents were rejected.

The said bill was then read the third time.
On motion of Mr. Cobb,

Ordered, That said bill be laid on the table.

(H. 17.) Mr. Bowen, from the committee on manufactures, to whom was referred a bill entitled "an act to incorporate the East Poultney Iron Company," reported the same without amendment, and the question, Shall the bill be read the third time? was taken, and determined in the negative.

A message from the House of Representatives by Mr. Buck, assistant clerk:

MR. PRESIDENT: The House of Representatives have passed a resolution for a joint assembly to elect an agent to settle the concerns of the Vermont State Bank, in which they ask the concurrence of the Senate. The said resolution was then read and is as follows:

Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives, That both Houses meet in joint assembly at three o'clock this afternoon, to elect an agent to settle the concerns of the Vermont State Bank.

The Senate resolved to concur with the House in passing said resolution.

Mr. Waterman, from the committee on manufactures, to whom was referred the seventy-fourth chapter of the revised statutes, and the amendment proposed thereto by the House of Representatives, reported the same.

The said amendment was amended, and the amendment thereto as amended, was concurred in.

Mr. Hemenway, from the committee on bills, reported that said com

mittee had this day delivered to the governor, for his approval and signature, bills of the following titles:

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(H. 116.) "An act reviving an act laying a tax on the lands in Jay." (H. 102.) "An act altering the names of certain persons.' "An act to pay Gurdin H. Smith the sum therein mention

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ed."

(S. 15.) Mr. Converse, from the committee on banks, to whom was referred a bill entitled "an act to incorporate the president, directors and company of the Bank of Vertaont," reported the same with proposals of amendment, which amendments were concurred in.

On motion of Mr. Lawrence, the words "Bank of Vermont," were erased in the title, and also in the first rection of said bill, and the words Merchants' and Farmers' Bank inserted.

The said bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed and read the third time.

A message from the House of Representatives by Mr. Buck, assistant clerk:

MR. PRESIDENT: The House of Representatives have passed a resolution for an adjournment of the two Houses, in which they ask the concurrence of the Senate.

A resolution from the House of Representatives:

Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives, That the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representa tives adjourn their respective Houses on Wednesday morning next, at five o'clock.

Which was read, and on motion of Mr. Pierpoint,

Ordered, That said resolution be laid on the table.
The Senate adjourned.

MONDAY, NOV. 18, 1839.

On motion of Mr. Pierpoint,

Ordered, That the reading of the journal of the Senate this morning be dispensed with.

Mr. Pierpoint called up the resolution from the House of Representatives, fixing a time for an adjournment of both Houses, and the said resolution was read and passed.

(H. 96.) On motion of Mr. Holmes, the Senate took under consideration the bill entitled "an act to provide for the removal of obstructions in Paul's stream in the county of Essex," and the question having been stated, Shall the bill be read the third time? was decided in the negative.

So the bill was rejected.

On motion of Mr. Converse,

Ordered, That the vote of the Senate, stated on the journal of Saturday last, ordering a bill (1.15) entitled "an act relating to highways," to be read the third time, and the vote rejecting the amendments propo sed to said bill, by the committee on roads and canals, be reconsidered. On motion of Mr. Converse,

Ordered, That said bill be laid on the table.

(H. 114.) Mr. Pierpoint, from the committee on finance, to whom was referred a bill entitled "an act for the relief of William Crain and Orson Thayer," reported the same without amendment, and the question having been stated, Shall the bill be read the third time? was decided in the negative.

So said bill was rejected,

(S. 15.) The bill'entitled "an act to incorporate the president, directors and company of the Merchants' and Farmers' Bank," was taken under consideration by the Senate, and was read the third time, and on the question, Shall the bili pass?

The yeas and nays, having been required by Mr. Egerton, were taken and were as followe

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Messrs. Bowen, Chandler, Harvey, Hoyt, Jenness, Lawrence, Marsh, Pierpoint, Swift and Waterman-10.

Those who voted in the negative are :

Messrs. Adams, Burgess, Cobb, Converse, Curtis, Eaton, Egerton, Hemenway and Holmes-9.

So it was determined in the affirmative.

The one hundred and eleventh chapter of the revised statutes, entitled "Of acts repealed," was read the first and second time, and referred to the committee on the judiciary.

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

clerk :

MR. PRESIDENT: The House of Representatives have passed a bill (H. 81) entitled "an act in alteration of the act providing for reporting the decisions of the Supreme Court," also (H. 135) "an act in addition to an act governing the militia of this state," in which they ask the concurrence of the Senate.

The House have passed resolutions relating to slavery in the District of Columbia, and the slave trade between the States, in which they ask the concurrence of the Senate.

(H. 106.) The House recede from their disagreement to the sixth and eighth proposed amendments of the Senate to the bill entitled "an act to incorporate the president, directors and company of the Bank of Poultney," and concur in the same with proposals of amendment, and insist upon their disagreement to the sevenih amendment to said bill proposed by the Senate.

(H. 31.) A bill entitled an act in alteration of the act providing for reporting the decisions of the Supreme Court," was read the first and second time, and referred to the committee on finance.

The following resolutions, from the House of Representatives, were read:

1. Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives, That congress possesses the power to abolish slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia, and to prohibit the slave trade between the several

states.

2. Resolved, That the passage of a resolution by the House of Representatives of the United States, in December, 1837, in which it was ordered that all papers touching the subject of slavery, "should be laid upon the table, without being read, printed, debated or referred," and the adoption of a similar resolution by the last congress, was a daring violation of the constitution of the United States, and a flagrant abuse of the right of petition, and in the name of the people of this state, we solemnly protest against the adoption of a similar resolution by the next or any succeeding congress.

3. Rosolved, That the governor be requested to transmit a copy of the foregoing resolutions to each of our senators and representatives in congress.

On motion of Mr. Swift,

Ordered, That said resolutions be laid on the table.

(H. 13.) The Senate took un ler consideration a bill entitled "an act in addition to an act entitled an act for regulating and governing the militia of this state,' approved Nov. 1, 1837," and resolved to insist upon their several proposed amendments to said bill.

(H. 33.) Mr. Harvey, from the committee on manufactures, to whom was referred a bill entitled "an act relating to the Northfield Factory Fire Company," reported the same without amendment.

On motion of Mr. Converse,

Ordered, That said bill be laid on the table.

(H. 124.) Mr. Lawrence, from the committee on military affairs, to whom was referred a bill entitled "an act to furnish a field piece for the use of an artillery company in the fourteenth regiment of the militia," reported the same without amendment, and the said bill was read the third time.

On the question, Shall the bill pass?

The yeas and nays, having been required by Mr. Bowen, were taken and were as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Messrs. Bowen, Burgess, Curtis, Eaton, Harvey, Hemenway, Hoyt, Lawrence, Pierpoint and Swift—10,

Those who voted in the negative are:

Messrs. Adams, Chandler, Cobb, Converse, Egerton, Foster, Holmes, Jenness, Marsh and Waterman-10.

The Senate being equally divided, the President voted in the affirmative.

So it was decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Cobb, from the committee on claims, to whom was referred the one hundred and eighth chapter of the revised statutes, reported the same without amendment, and the said chapter was read the third time and passed.

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