Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-11-04
Legislature Of Vermont.
MONDAY. Oct. d 1910

Of II.
The ESsc1 Bank.
The committee appointed last year. to in
vestgate the situation and concerns of the
Essex Bank, made their report, which Vas
read and 500 copies ordered to be printed
TUESDAY, Oct. %.
Mr. IIebbard of Randolph, by letter. re-
signed his seat as member of this House,
having been elected Judge Of the Su.
preme Court
Report. BY committee on roads, against
the expediency of appointing road Commits.
sioners.
The Senate came in, and the Joint A..
sembly postponed the Election Of officers of
the State Prison for one week. The fol-
lowing appointments were made:
VIM. Weston, Reporter of Decisions Of
the Supreme Court
Weston 1874, ID. P. Thompson 100. A.
l.. Brown I
Cairin Je'oen, of st. Jobnsbury, Comm. Of
Oirer p. Chandler, Woodstock, deaf, dumb.
E"oeh ID. Woodbridge, vergennes, &c
The ballots were as follows Jewett 1872.
iona. d. Bradley I12-Chandler 1874, Caleb
B. Harrington l0s-W Woodbridge I29 Levi
b. Villas los, scattering 5.
VIM. II. Burnhdm, Sargeant-at-arms.
Burnham, 1877, r. r. Rker 95. Seth
kimball l3, Martin Davis 6, scattering
one.
Repeatedly Military com, bill repeal
ing militia act of Nov. ii, ls4I, with an
amendment that this act take effect on the
9th Nov next The object is TO arrest tn.
collection of fines for non-attendance at tho
bar Al.
trainings having cost the State about "a 900
more than the amount of fines collected l.
Amendment adopted, and the bill ordered
to third reading.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. &c.
Senate.-By Mr. Townsley, providing for
the survey of the boundary lines between tho
counties of Bennington and Windhsm; twice
read and referred to Senators from those
counties
Mutual notices passed between the two
houses. and the Senate proceeded to ballot
for Senator in Congress from the State to
tll the unexpred term Of Judge Prenti,,.-
The ballots were for
Hon. Samuel c. Crafts. I6
Hon. VIM. c. Bradley, IA
When Hon. SAMUEL c. CRAFTS was de-
clared elected on the part Of the Senate.
House, Wednesday, Oct 26.
ELECTION OF U. S. SENATOR.
The hour OF ten having arrived, the cleo
iion OF u 5. Senator, to supply the remain
der oithe term ofMr. Prentiss, was proceeded
TO, and resulted in the choice of
Hon. SAMUEL c. CRAFTS.
The vote in the House was as follows:
Crafts III, VIM. c. Bradley 90, James Bell
3, Titus Hutchinson |, Sewall Fullam /.
The Senate came in, and the following
appointments were made:
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
srS g o,; s0n'hwOr'h' assistant Justice.
Aaron DEMO, High Baiiif
Harmon Garfield, State .4ttoraev
-. I. Merrill, nudge Of Probate for the district
trie Of Manchester.
o. c. Merrill, John Hicks, Henry Robinson,
commissioners for the jail at Bsauington
John {. Roberts, Aaron Baker, VIM. M. Suerry.
commissioners at Manchester.
On the nomination of Sheriff. Mr. Petit
bone objected to Mr.. Nc Eowen and proposed
Fowler w. Hoyi. The nominee of the
Convention (McE.) was opposed by Mr..
Petubone and Senator Smalley. on the
ground that it was contrary to the will of
the people OF the county, and also of major
ny oil the members elected as representatives,
two oil whom had been refused seats. not
Tor want oil an election, but for inelegibility
ne nomination was sustained by Mr.. Can
held, who denied the claim which had been
set up IN the name of the people of Benning.
Ton county he claimed that the majority
was'agalnst the party represented by the
gentlemen from Manchester, Senator Briggs
sustained the regular nomination, as in ac-
cordance with the uniform usage of the joint
assembly The vote was for Nc Eowen
l33. Hoyt LOG, scattering |.
EngroSSed Bills To repeal the act of
Nov III lS4l, in addition TO the militia
acts opposed by Mr. Baker, supported by
MIR Harrington and passed.
SENATE, Thursday, Oct. 81
B'Hs-To repeal part of the act relating
o the destruction of foxes relating to the
surplus money; severally twice read and
eierred to committees. Constituting a
Board OF Education, for the regulation Of
common schools; taken up and referred 10
committees on Education.
HousE-The chair announced the follow.
ng committees
IN Slopery-Messrs. Sprague, Cobb, Of
STAFFORD, Russ, Reese, Whitcomb.
On the Veto PoDer-AIessrs. Shaher,
harrington and Cushman.
heS0fnt'On-By Mr. Smith, of A., as 10
ne eApedlency of bill for the advancement
II the agricultural interest Of the state;
'assed
n IT,.