Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-10-28
LEGISLATURE Of Vermont.


to the Grand List twice read and referred
to the select committee raised upon that
subject.
House.. Resolution-By Mr. Wardner,
for a committee of three to inquire into the
expcdiency of reducing the number of com
nissioners of deaf, dumb aud blind, from
three to one passed. Adj.
Tuesday, Oct. IL.
SENATE. Revolutionary Mr. Smaley,
referring so much of the Governors Mes
sage as relates TO Rhode Island, to a select
committee of three passed.
The Bill introduced by Mr. Hatch, OF
the 10Th, relating TO the Grand List, pro-
poses
Sec. l. TO set real estate in the grand
list at 3 mills on the dollar, instead of one
per cent.
,. To exempt from taxation the polls Of
persons liable by law to do military duty.
B. TO tax private and professional libra
ries which amount to more than $50 i'll value.
4. To equaize personal as well as real
estate in the counties.
B. TO explain 9TH section of listing law,
so that pleasure carriages, gold, silver, or
other watches, shall not be exempt from
taxation.
HousE.-The Senate came in and the
Joint assembly proceeded to make the fol-
lowing appointments
WlNDHAM COUNTY.
WIN EG, s \, SKATER Assistant Justices
Russell Hyde, Bellows Falls, Sheriff.
Royal Tyler States Attorney.
Pardon T. Kinbul, High Bailif.
Eery Albec, Judge of Probate for the Dstric, Of
Westminster.
Marshall Miller, Judge of Probate for the Dis
trict of Marlboro.
WIN. Adams, Benz .Ormsbce, Nahum Eager, Jail
Commissioners.
RUTLAND COUNTY
3 3l%5i hG N"1ie Assistant Justices.
Jacob Edscrton, Jr Rutland, Sheriff
AbEer Mead, High Baililf.
WIN. C. kittridgc, States Attorney.
WIN. Hail. Judge Of Probate for the District Of
Rutland.
Almon Warner, Judge of Probate for the District
Of Fairhaven.
Robert Pierpont, A. l.. Brown, silas H. Hodges,
Jail Commissioners.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
R R@gSad Fl %s.iborn, Assistant Justices.
Zenas F. Hyde, Cavendish, Sheriff.
/ Barnahas Dean, High Bailif.
/ Julius Converse. States Attorney.
Thomas +. Hammond, Judge Of Probate for the
District Of Windsor
Thomas ?. Russell, Judge of Probate for the
District of Hartford
: Walter Palmer, Eliphalet Durham Simon War
rem, jail Commissioners.
/ The Joint assembly for county appoint
ments adjourned to Thursday next, and for
elccting Judges of Supreme Court to Z.
NJ. this day.
/ The Senate withdrew and the House
adjourned.
House. . O'Clock, P. M.-Resoluton-
By Mr. Fulsom, referring so much Of the
message as relates to slavery, to select
, committee of five adopted
The Senate came in and the Joint assem-.
bly, proceeded to the election of Judges of
the Supreme Court; Senator Dillingham;
nominated Charles X. Williams. and Sena.
tor Camp nominated Stephen Royce. Sen.
aior SmalIey briefly addressed the Joint as
sembly against Judge Royce, on the grounds
OF neglect OF official duties, particularly in
not reporting cases decided, and emitting
TO sign bills of Xceptions-intimating also
that the opposition TO Judge Williams arose
from party feelings.
The ballots being taken were for Charles
h. Williams l3l aud Stephen Royce 1876,
scattering , so the
HON. CHARLES X. WILLIAMS
was elected Chief Justice
The following appointments we're then
made.
Hon. STEPHEN RorcE, LIST Asst Justice.
ISAAC +. REDFIELD, ID A"
Mno l.. BENNETT, 3D.
The election of Judges Royce and Red
held were unanimous. For third assistant.
MIR Villas nominated Judge Bennett. and
Mr. Woodbridge nominated Geo. p. Marsh.
Senator Smalley said that as late as Tuesday
last, Mr.. Marsh declined being a candidate
for the bench. The ballot was as follows.
Milo l.. Bennett 200, Geo. p. Marsh 80.
scattering Il. On fourth assistant Justice.
Mr. Shaiter moved a postponement to 3 o.
CLOCK tomorrow alernoon-carrled When
the Senate retired and the House adjourned
Wednesday, Oct 10.
HOUSE. Resolution-The resolution in
favor of repeal of the bankrupt law was
taken up. MIR Villas sustained it briefly.
urging that as the Senate was equally diyid-
ed on the question of repeal and our Sena-
tors voted IN the negative, this resolution
would probably secure a repeal of The law.
MR. Canheld said the bankrupt law, in his
view, had secured all the benefits designed
IRON 1t, and he was therefore in favor of its
repeal. The resolution was then adopted:
ayes l9o, noes 4. Adj.
HOUSE. o'clock, P. M. The Senate
came IN, and the Joint assembly made the
following appointments
Hon. WM. HEBERD, 18th Asst Judge Sup.
Court
For Mr. Heberd 1873, for Hon. Daniel