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adjournment on Monday, instead Of Wednes-
day morning next, in which it was resolved to
concur. ~
Bills-Rclating to grammar school in Peach
am, reported by com. on Education; read a
third time and passed.-To pay Zadock
Thompson the sum of $780, reported by the
committee on Education, and statement oil
facts in the case, at the call Of Mr. Smalley,
was made by Mr. Eaton, showing that, in the
publication Of his new Gazetteer, Mr. Thompson,
at great labor and expense, had conferred upon
the State, in botanical and geological point Of
view alone, benefits which had cost other
states some ten or fifteen thousand dollars, and
that the committee was unanimous in report
ing the bill Supported by Messrs. Briggs,
Smalley, Button, Hatch and Cuts, opposed by
Messrs. Sprague and Butler, and passed, 10 to
TO- and the bill was ordered to be engrossed and
read third time, Is to 10. On motion of Mr.
Smalley the rule of engrosslnent was dispens.
ed with, and the bill was read third time and
passed.-Relating to public accounts read a
third time and passed.-Rel ating to the nstruc.
ton of the deaf dumb, blind, and insane poor
and making the Governor commissioner; read
Sd time and laid on the table.-Constituting
Board of Education, reported by Mr. Eaton
with proposed amendments, which were adopt
ed, when Mr. Butler moved to erase the provis-
ion OF the bill for the payment of the board and
clerk, which was designed as test question,
and decided in the affirmative, 10 to 8, and the
bill was indefinitely stponed-Rela,ing to the
grand list, reported by Mr. Hatch with propo.
sails of amend nent, which were adopted, when
Mr. Stevens moved additional section, refusing
the deduction of amounts of personal property
in nf Iahtc L.
Butler, Cuts and Starr, on the ground that the
effect of the amendment would be to place per.
sonal property and real estate upon an equal
footing, and TO prevent fraud opposed by Hatch,
Button, and French, upon the ground that the
amendment, if adopted, would render the sys-
tenn still more oppressive and unequal, and ul.
tmately result in the repeal of the entire sys-
tenn Amendment adopted and the Senate adj.
HOUSE-Prayer by the Rev Mr. Scott.
Messrs. Barber Brown of w. and Park OBJ.
tanned leave of absence.
Messrs. Harrington, Cushman, Pettibone,
Canfield and Rice were appointed the select
committee on the militia bill, and had leave to
sit during the session OF the house.
AJournmem.-Mr Garfield introduced a
resolution for adjournment without day on Mon
morning next. Mr. Villas moved to Law upon
the table,-lost and the resolution was passed.
Geological Surrey The Senate bill came
up on the question of the second reading: sup.
ported by Messrs. Shafter, and Ellis, opposed
by Messrs. Webster of Colchester Cobb of
5, Villas Keith. and Davis Of N. and rejected
ayes, "a, noes l35.
The Senate came in and sundry justices of
the peace were appointed, also Eemund Wes-
ton, States Attorney of Orange Co. The joint
assembly adjourned on Saturday 3 D. m. and
the Senate Withdrew.
SENATE.-THrEspAY Ev Nov, 10,
I'VE Internationally omitted to report that when
the bill 10 pay Zadock Thompson $500 was pending
in the Senate, Mr.. Hatch moved to substitute $3.50,
and II that sum was inserted, he would vote for the
bill but his motion not prevailing, Mr.. H. voted
against the bill.
Bills, introduced and referred Relating to imprs-
onment of debtors relating to the surplus revenue
and providing for its proportonate distribution among
cores; relating TO paupers in jail; relating to the col
lection OF Entitled mechanics lieu reported BY
Judiciary CON-, adverse to its passage, as legsans
for one class of the community to the exclusion and
injury OF others. Mr. Sprague demanded the yeas
and nays, and the bill was rejected, yeas |, nays 25-
Twice read and referred for the punishment of cap
ila crimes; to pay Chauncey Goodrich the sum men,
toned to pay the claims against the State Prison
torepeal an act in amendment of sec. 60, chap. IS
Of the X. s.; in addition 10 chap. 80 of r. S.
Inc senate went INTO committee of the whole in
confederation of the bill relating 10 the grand list.
Porter's amendment was adopted, and various other
proposals Of amendment considered, when the COM
in!tlee rose, reported the amendments to the Senate
and they were disposed of as follows;
To strike out the 9th section; adopted, yeas Ia.
nays H.
adopted, yeas IA, nays H.
Mr. Porters amendment; adopted, Is to 10.
10 add new section, providing for an appeal from
assessment of listers to decision Of selectmen adop-
ted, l6 10 7.
And the bill, so amended was laid on the table, on
motion of Mr.. Camp.
Mr. Briggs called up the resolution relating to the
removal of the District and Circuit courts to Montpe-
ler, when Mr.. Smalley moved that it be indefinitely
postponed: motion supported by Messrs Smalley
Briggs, Duiton. Camp, Hubbe, Starr and Cuts, OPP
posed by Mr.. Bartlett, and the resolution was indef
ntely postponed, Is TO s.
Nj Bartlett asked and obtained leave of absence
from and after tomorrow.
HOUSE.-PeHtionr referred. OfHarvy Copeland
TO judiciary committee
Reports. BY committee on roads, bill in relation
to Wlnoosk Turnpike, trepealing I'd section of act o
1875 in effect reducing toll) motion TO dismiss wa.
sustained by Me srs. Virgins, Cushman and Bailey
of +. opposed by Messrs Holden and Keith and lost
90 TO So; the bill was then ordered TO third reading
The other bill in relation TO this company was dis
missed. BY committee on Slavery, against the petit
ton OF r. T. Robinson, and the petitioners had leave
to withdraw; that the subjects embraced in the petit
ton of Joshua Atwood and Thos. ii. Palmer had
been already acted on and the petitioners had leave
to withdraw. BY the Committee on Library, bill fix
third reading; resolution for furnishing the Library
with copies Of documents published by order Of the
Legislature passed; the same committee reported
that the Library had been well kept the past year. al
so bill for the purchase of snndry books which was
ordered TO a third reading. BY committee on educa
ton, that legislation upon schools is this time in
expedent; on bill for the relief of Rhoda A. NJ. Ed
son, that no legislation is necessary, and it was laid
on the table; against petition of Essex Co. Grammar
School, and petitioners had leave to withdraw 3
against bill relating TO assessing school district taxes
audit was dismissed; bill in amendment of chap Is,
Qaising school tax to cents on the list of 1872 dc
the list being reduced and it was laid on the table
By General Committee, bill in amendment of Sec 2l
chap l0l r. S.. and wasdismissed, 50 56 against
petitions of Joseph Wallace and others, and the petit
TONERS had had leave to withdraw bill in amend
ment OF ACT relating to reports of decisions of The
pene Court, Geporters salary reduced from 500 to
s300) and il was ordered third reading; bill al
terng the names of sundry persons embracing the
names of persons who's names have heretofore been
presented in separate bills, which were dismissed
and II was ordered to third reading; against the
Senate bill fixing county IN Chlenden and La
noble counties, and il was rejected. BY Judiciary
Committee Senate bill defining rights of freenen with
m amendment, which was adopted, and the bill or
lered to third reading; asking to be discharged
from resolution as 10 taxing betterments on public
ands-granted bill to equaze the privileges of tn,
inhabitants of this state, and to remove odious dis