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further to amend the chapter in such man
ner as to trustee property in the hands o.
collecting officers. This amendment wa
adopted, as also another offered by Nj
Tracy. allowing Trustees IS cents per da,
for attendance and disclosure. and SIX cent?
per mile travel. when Mr. Robinson movet
to erese the saith section. THIS motion tt
amend was lost, when Swift moved so Il
amend the chap. as TO exclude from thu
trustee process, claims of less amour
than fifteen dollars. Amendment lost, ant
the sum Of ten, proposed by Mr. Burgess
carried. The chapter and its amendment
were reported to tho Scrate and laid upor
The table.
Resolutions from the house. appointing
a com. of three, to investigate the WIndso
and Essex Banks, concurred in by the
Senate.
Bill, repeating the law of last session
relating TO the traffic in ardent spirits, rcat
a third lime and passed. Adj.
Prayer by Rev. f. Smith
Mr. Tappan obtained leave Of absence
after tomorrow.
The cngrossed bill taxing Lamolle CO.
was passed.
Reports Of Commitiees- by com of claims,
bill to pay G II Smith $50 texpenses OF
execution Of Bates, l-opposed by Messrs
Chandler, Brown and Partridge, on the
ground that the execution came within the
ordinary duties Of the sheriff, and that
therefore he was not entitled to extraordl.
nary pay; supported BY Messrs Miner,
Butler. Needham and Rice. for the reason
that the legislature had always paid for
services of this kind this sum was much
less than had been usually paid. The
sum of $50 was rejected, rs to 60, and the
bill laid on the table and made the order
for Wednesday morning. By com. on Ed.
ica'ion, on the subject of geological sur.
'ey of the state favorable TO such sur
'ey. accompanied by bill for the appoint"
nent of commissioner to make survey,
md appropriatlng $4,000 for the commence
nent fthe work. Mr. Gowdy moved 10
make the bill the order for Thursday
morning, stating that the committee would
lot urge the bill, unless it was found to
meet the general consent of the House.
Ilr Sprague approved the report and moved
he printing of 500 copies; supported by
Iessrs Needhum, Sprague and Brown,
opposed BY Messrs Sanborn and Partridge,
when Mr. Ful|am moved 1000 copies-neg.
tlved "a to GO; the motion for 500 copies
vas negatived, G. TO SO; Mr. Rice moved
100 copies carried. The same committee
nadc report upon the project for furnishing
brares to school dstrIcts-favorabls to
he object. but stating that there were no
nnds which could be properly directed to
his object, and therefore commencing the
latter to the voluntary action Of school
istricts. By com. on Roads and Canals,
III to remove distractions in Falls stream
Essex co.-aid on the table.
Tie Governor, by message, informed
he House of the resignation of Brig. Gen.
ireen Blackmer.
Resolulions.- Mr. Fairbanks, dischar.
ing the members of Caledonia county |
ON the documents relating TO the county
u'ldIngs; supported by Messrs Fairbanks,
rown, Rice and Bascomb, opposed by
Iessrs Chandler, Butler and Needhnm,
nd adopted, SO to 6l. Mr. Fairbanks
len moved to dismiss the bill on this sub.
'ct-agreed to. BY Mr. Brown, raising
n inquiry as to the expediency of placing
s ock in the lists for tuxaton -
assed. BY Mr. Hubbard, nstructlng The
I'M. of Agriculture to report bill for the
Encouragement agricultural societies,
rantlng sum for premiums, not exceeding
per cent. of the sum raised by such
,cleties for this purpose; supported by Mr.
rown. opposed by MIR Partridge aud re-
cled; Mr. Needham moved to reconsider
lis vote-rejected.
The chair appointed the following com.
\ the inquiry relative to taxing steam boat
ock, &c.-Messrs Brown, Baxter and
huntington.
Mr. Mattocks introduced bill repealng
lie act providing for removing distractions
/ Passumpsic and Moose rivers, which
as referred TO committee on Roads and
annals. Adj.
SENATE
o'clock. p. NJ.
BiH-By Mr. Tracy, appointing q com.
three. to let out by contract, for term
OF exceeding four years, the labour of
rlsoners in the States Prison. twice read
nd ordered to be engrossed for third
,adng.
Revised Statutes. chap. 1903, of county
Ills and the confinement and discharge OF
rsoners, reported by Mr. Cobb, with pro.
osa's of amendment, extending the jail
mi's to the limits of he county, eupporled
y Messrs. Cobb, Tracy, Robinson and
and opposed by Mr. Pierpoint,
n the reason that provision had already
cen made for iho noH-lmpusonmen Of
DOR debtors, and because the limits of
)unllcs were too circumscribed--m should
. to the entire limits of the state for
onest men who could not pay their debts
nd as to rogues, who perhaps upon the
gh's OF others, few miles square was
IMPLY sufficient for their range,-laid upon
'e table chap. l04, of the State Prison.
'por'ed by Mr. Pierpoint, with a proposal
amendment in accordance with the bill
'troduced by Mr. Tracy, this afternoon,
,latIng to the State Prison. Amendment
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