Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-10-25

Blair, and the petitioners had leave to withdraw.
Resolutions From the Senate, for digesed
index of acts since the revision of the Statutes Il
concurred in. BY Mr. Whiteaw, requesting the
publishers Of the Daily Journal to fill three of its
pages with other matter than advertisements, or
alter the title to Daily Advertiser.
EngrOSsed Balls. Relating to the bank of
Windsor to annex part of Dummerson to Put
Iney,--severally passed.
Petitions Referred. OLA Roscoe and Others
to select committee on licenses. Remonstrance of
Richard Burroughs, to land tax committee. Petition
of Luther StoWell,to committee on manufactures.
The Governor communicated resolutions from
other states, on Texas, on an amendment OF the
constitution far relates to the representation
of slavery, on the Tariff, on claims for French
IspoilatlOns, on reputation of state debts, eX
chang of laws of the several States on the ranking
privilege and reduction Of postage, on the West
Point Academy, and Resolutions from Rhode
Island, protesting against the interference of other
states IN her affairs-which were severaIIy refer
red to Joint committee of both Houses under the
joint rules.
Contested Seat. The committee Of elections,
on the petition Of Elias Blair against the right of
Mr.. Bailey of Fletcher, reported that there was
not sufficient evidence to support the petition, and
recommended the passage of Il resolution declar-
ing Mr. Bailey entitled to his seat. The resolu-
ton was passed
SENATE.
O'Clock P. NJ.
At O'Clock the Senate proceeded to ballot for
u Senatg@r- On the first trial the vote stood for
S S Phelps IS S S. Brown H Hall VIM. Slade
scattering 5. At the 18th ballotng they stood
for Phelps Brown 6 Hall 5 Scattering 6.
HOUSE.
Resolutions. By MIR Wilbur on themiIitia by
Mr. WinsIow on senling for persons and papers to
examine the account oflhe Sergeant-at-arns by
Mr. Sanborn the salary Of the superintendent of
the State Prison; by Mr. Dunklee on the Insane
Asy lum.
Bills Introduced By Mr. Fuller, for the pres
ervation of muskrats, and by Mr. Matthews of
CRANKY to exempt fowls from attachment-both
referred to the general committee. By Mr. Nc
Loud, assessing a tax of 60 per cent on the dollar
of the list of 1914 to pay the debts of the state.
ELECTION OF U. S. SENATOR.
The hour having arrived for going into the cleo
ton Of Senator to represent this state in the Con-
gress of the U for six years commencing with
the 4Eh of March next the usual messages were
exchanged, and the House proceeded on its part to
make All election, and on the first ballot made an
elections as follows. Whole number Of votes 1877
Necessary for choice 81. S s Phelps bad 95 S S
Brown Sc H Hall 10 C X Williams 9 VIM. Slade
Is G p Marsh scattering 5.
ueSuays OCl H.
SENATE.
The session was spent in trying to elect U. S.
Senator. but without success. After the thirtieth
bnIIoting, during the last eighteen Of which, Mr..
PheI ps invariably had IS, and all others Is.
HOUSE.
The treasurer, in compliance with a resolution
of the House, reported the payments made to the
treasurer and auditor with the items for the year
| 1912, '49 and IA In these years, there was al
lowed to the treasurer, in addition to his salary
5000, O5; extra allowance to the auditor $3.50; al
SO sundry allowances to L Knapp and the Ser
geant-at-armS.
The report was referred to select committee
of three.
Several Petitions were referred in relation to IL
}censes, and a4aw against seduction, Sc.
Mr. Rice of S called up the bill authorizing the
nomination ofiustces Of the peace by the town to
the legislature, the question being upon the second
reading.
Messrs Whitemore, Stacy, Wnslow, and
Dewey opposed the bill, and Rice of S advocated
its passage; but it was registered, 157 to 80.
State Pfis0n-The committee on the State PriS-
on, reported that the superintendent lives in a
house belonging to the prison and boards the off
GERS, and is furnished with provisions and fuel by
the State; that the services of his wife and daugh-
ter in house keeping paid forby the state while
the superintendent is charged by the state for the
board of his children.
SENATE.