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LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, Oct, %, 1880.


Prayer by the chaplain.
Message. from the governor. commune
eating certain papers relating to the State
Antiquarian Society, referred to commit.
tee on agriculture; certain resolutions
from fferent states on the public lands !;
resolutions from The State of Indiana,
% the subject Of slavery severaly re.
ferred to select committees Of three, to
be appointed by the chair.
Bill, from the house; laying tax Of six
cents per acre on lands in Greensboro,
twice read and referred 10 committee on
and taxes,
Revised Statutes-chapt pier 10, of towns,
town meetings, and town officers repor
ted by Mr.. Swift Of the committee on ed
ucation, with sundfy proposals Of amend
ment, which were concurred in and the
chapter, as bill. read third time and
passed; chapter 24,of courts of chancery,'
reported by Mr. Converse, Of the commit
tee on the Judlclaty,with proposed amend
ments. which were concurred in, and the
bill. after inquiries by MI Edger,on, and
remarks by Mr. Perpont, Kiltrdge and
Converse was laid upon the table, on mo.
ton Of M Edgerton chapter %, of'Su-
preme and County Courts reported by
Mr. Robinson, Of the com. on the Judiciary
without amendment, debated by Messrs
Pierpoint, Kilteredge aud Converse, and.
on motion Of Mr. Hemenwav, Iai id upon the
table chapter 26. Of Justices Of the
Peace reported by Mr. Converse. of the
com. on the judiciary, amended read a
third time and passed.
Resolutions, BY Mr. Eaton, instructing
the committee on education to report an
amendment to the existing law upon the
subject, authorising the distribution of one
fourth part of the public money, for the use
of schools, to school districts, IN equal
proportions ,oilhom regard to the number
Of scholars. This resolution elected
an interesting discussion, by Mcssrs
Kitteredge, Plerpoint, Converse and
Towns|ey. opposed to tho resolution,
and Mcssfs Marsh, Edgerton, and Eaton,
in favour. M Noble demanded the yeas
and nays, and the resolution was rejected
yeas I2, nays l6
The president announced tho committee
on the Resolutions from different states
relating to the public lands; Mcssrs. Ed.
gerton, KIttrdge and Eaton. adj
I1oOOGI.
Prayer by Rev E Smith.
Bills BY Mr. Beach. to annex part Of
Shelburne to St. George, referred to gen
eral committee. BY Mr. Wheeler to pay
Arson Davis, and by Mr. Baxter to pay
Chnuncey Goodrich referred to committed
of Claims. BY Mr. Partridge, bills rela.
tive to duties of overseers Of the poor, ant
relative to fees of town clerks, referred tt
the General Committee.
Petitions Scot inhabitants of Hines
burgh, and of Daniel Dale end Others, re
ferred TO Temperance Committee. Re
monstrance Of Marshal Mason and OF hers
and Of VIM Coudry and others, to com
on charter of tho village of Woodstock. -
Ofselec,men Of Rlplon, to land Tax Com.
mittee.
Resoluiions-By Mr. Miner. appointing
Timothy Foster. A. b. w. Tenney anl
Leonard Sergeant, Committee to examine
into the state OF the Stale Prison and re-
port thereon adopted.
BY Mr. Dillingham;, inviting l.. Is. Peck
Esq. one OF the revising committee. to
take seat on the floor Of the House dur
log The consideration of tho revised stat
utes, for the purpose of giving any infor
nation desired on The subject adopled.--
BY Mr. Partridge, deferring all Legislation
on partnerships, listing laws. banks, poor
laws, corporations, road laws, chancery laws
&c. TO the next session, and to deposit
the printed copies of the revised statutes
in the Offices of Town Clerks. Ruled GU,
Of order by the Chair, when Mr. Partridge
appealed from the decision, but it was sus