The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-10-26
Germs ofvt State Bank-Messrs Fugsrson. Coop
er, Jones of Richmond.

er, Jones of Richmond.
STANDING COMMITTEES
On the Stale Prison-Messrs. Slas3n, Cleave-
land. Davis o. Norwich, Roscoe, Hubbard.
OF Reuision-Messrs. Swift, Pierpoint, Cuts.
Mr.. Davis of Norwich, introduced a resolution.
instructlng the select committee on geological
survey, TO report the probable expense of such
survey adopted.
The Senate came in and joint assembly was
formed for the election of Justices of the Supreme
Court. Mr. Sergeant moved 10 adjourn this cleo
tim to Friday afternoon next Aiessrs. Sergeant
and Garfield advocated the motion on the ground
that there was division of opinion, growing out
OF sectional and not political preferences, as TO
The office Of Chief Justice; and they cl lined, as
a right, that the judicial district most interested
in he appointment should have an opportunity Tor
consullatlcn. Messrs. Dillingham; OF the Senate
and Villas of the House opposed the postpone
mept, claiming that the court was the property,
not of one party but of all parties, not of Sec
ton, but OF the whole State, and insisting that
the joint assembly was the only proper place TO
discuss and decide upon the appointment oil the
Judges. Ayes IS, noes l26: so the motion ID
postpone was negatived. Mr.. HebArd then NOM
mated Hon. Charles X. Williams for Chief JUS
lice, and Mr.. Garfield nominated Hon. Stephen
Royce. The ballot was proceeding. in the
course Of which Mr.. Sageant Informed the joint
the judicial district of Bennington and Rutland,
the result of which was a unanimous vote of the
members from Bennington county for change in
the Judge of that district, but majority of The
district was against The change. Mr.. Garfield
protested against proceeding in The ballot until
Bennington county should be heard, and subse-
quenily moved 10 set aside the ballot The chair
ruled The motion out of order, when Mr. Garfield
appealed from that decision. Mr. Villa. inquired
tho LII cbair
read the 1lth rule OF the Senate Ohe rules of
which body govern the joint assembly as follows:
"When Senator shall be called 10 order, lie
shall sit down, and svery question Of order shall
be decided without debate, subject to an appeal
to the Senate
And decided that by th, rule debate was pre-
cudcd-
| Mr. Villas appealed from this decision
! After consultation, the Chair reversed this de-
cision, when Senator Dillingham; suggested that
the common sense view of the question fully JUS
titled the decision of The Chair. Senator WOos-
ter said he had baloled, and let the decision be
what it would he would not vote again. The de-
csion of the chair, viz: that The motion of MIR.
Garfield was not in order, was unanimously
affirmed by the joint assembly.
The ballot was then announced as follows
and
| CHARLES X. WILLIAMS
was declared duly elected Chief Justice:
Charles X. Williams 1877
Stephen Royce 40
Scattering J
! Hon. STEPHEN ROYCE was elected first
assistant justice unanimously.
For second assistant Justice, Mr.. Coolidge
nominated Hon. Jacob ColIamer, and Mr.. Da-
Wis of Norwich, nominated Hon. Daniel KEEL
logg.
| Jacob Collaner 200
| Daniel Kellogg 80
Scattering
| So the Hon. JACOB CoLLAMER was declared
elected.
For third assistant justice, Mr.. Dillingham;
nominated Hon. Isaac F. Redfeld, and Mr.
Smith of Hinesburgh nominated Hon. Geo.
p. Marsh.
Isaac F. Redfeld 232
GeorgoP P. Marsh 10
Scattering
And Hon. Isaac F. REBFJELD, was declar-
ed elected.
For fourth assistant justice. Mr.. Griswold
nominated Hon. Milo l.. Bennett, Mr.. Adj
ans of South Hero nominated Hon. Geo. p.
Marsh, and Mr.. Robbins seconded by Mr. Vi
las, nominated Chas. Linsey Esq.
Milo L. Bennett I15
Milo Bennett
Milo n. Bennett
-122
Charles Linsley 81
George P. Marsh 10
Charles Marsh 3
lis
On this ballot being declared, Mr. Griswold
moved that the votes for Milo Bennett and
Milo N. Bennett be counted for lilo l.. Ben
net; ayes SO, noes 81. The chair decided
that he did not, in his opinion, have the priy-
lege of giving the casting vote, and therefore
declared the motion of Mr.. Griswold to be de-
cided in the negative.
Thursday, Oct. 81.
SENATE.-The chair announced the ap-
pointment of the following committees:
On the abduction of Grogan-Messrs Sowles
Eaton of W., Sheldon.
On Virginia observation-disclosures Bartlett,
Bottum, Swift.
On Indiana resolutions relative to uniform
day to elect President and Vice President
throughout the Union-Messrs Russel, Gibson
Fletcher.
On memorial of Ferrisburgh Quarterly
meeting and petition of Norris Day and others
i-Messrs Eaton of W., Wooster, Fisk.
Mr.. Dana moved reconsideration of the
vote of reference of the question relating to
the N. E. Boundary; vote reconsidercd, and
the paper referred to the committee raised ON
the correspondence relating to the abduction
of Grogan.
Engrossed Bill. Regulating the choice of
representatives to the General Assembly, re-
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