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Hon. HILAsr HALL, Bank Commissioner and In
spector Hall 1870, Henry Adams g. Sumner A.
Webber 6, J S Peibone l..
JAMES Mem. SKATER, Secretary of State. Shat
ter 1873 I. p Poland g. G I. Knapp G, scattering 2.
The election of the officers of the state prison, and
of Sergeant. alarms was postponed to Wednesday
next 10 NJ and the Senate withdrew. Adj.
2ocLooK, PM.
SHsArE-The Senate met and adjourned.
HocsE-Engrosscd BHis-ln addition to chnp 81
revised Statutes relative TO witnesses and dispositions;
passed.
Petitions referred-OfJ u Benton and others, and
Nathan Wood and others. TO select committee on H.
cense laws.
k'esoiuiions-By Mr. Kellogg, directing committee
Of Ways and Means 20 inquire into the expenditures
of the sergeant. alarms; passed. BY Mr. Dewey, in
struc,ng our Delegation in Congress 10 60 for re-.
duction hf The rates OF postage; passed.
hin introduced-By Mr. Marston, to nay Richard
Abbott; referred TO committee of claims.
Reporfs.--By committee Of Ways and Means,
against Altering time for the payment of state taxes.
BY committee on education, against repeating section
H. chap iS revised statutes against petition of Sam
ue Livermore, and petitioners had leave to withdraw.
BY General committee, against petition of Gregg
and others, and the petitioners had leave TO with
draw bill 10 annex part of Dummerston 10 Pu,ney,
and il was ordered TO a Sd reading.
Contested Scat.-The committee of elections re.
ported against the petition of Cren Gamble for a seat
from the town Of Barnard for the want of sufficient
evidence. The committee had rejected the affidavit
of F. Atwood, on the ground that il was hear.ay
testimony only Che tesiifying TO what was proved
before the civil authority HE day Of election, -
From this decision the petitioner appealed to The
House. and the question therefore was recommit.
ting, with instructions to the committee to receive the
affidavit. The m0on was sustained by Messrs
Buck and Whitemore of NJ, and opposed by Nests
Stacy, Rice of ), Howard, (Mr Howard having un-
successfully moved to lay the subject sn the table,
Hubbard. Ayes 81, noes 1880 the motion was
lnst On nnfon of Mr. Hihhord tho u,nit erx re-
erred back with instructions to receive all legal evil
dence and report thereon Adj.
Mo>pAv, Oct. 81.
SENATE.-Prayer by the Chaplain.
RepOrt-From the committee on education, in
favor of the passage of the House bill, incorpo.
rating Bakersfield Academical Institution. Mr.
Camp thought that special act Of legislation on
this subject was suporerogatory. A general
law had been passed applicable TO all such ca
ses. Mr. Billings moved to lay the bill upon the
table carried.
PETrIoy-Of p. L. Castle and sc others,
PRAYING that The Massachusetts system of grant.
ing licenses be established in this State, referred
to the select committee on licenses.
REsoLUTroNs-By Mr. Camp, directing the
sergeant at arms to inquire into the disposition
made f the old State House bell, and appara.
tus passed. by Mr. B. L. Morgan, that the
committee on education be instructed to inquire
into the eypediency of so amending sec. 80, chap
lS of r s, as to require the public money to be
exclusively applied to the payment OF teachers
adopted.
Bills INTRoDucEp-By MrT r Barrett, thai
no director of the State Prison shall hereafter
be appointed keeper, assistant, or servant, by the
superintendent; referred Ia the judiciary com
miltce. BY Mr. VIM, repeating section 80
chap Is Of r S. and providing that the proceeds
Of the tax assessed by the selecimen, with the
income in any town, appropriated to the use o
schools, and all sums raised by vote Of the town
shall annually be divided by the seiectmen be
tween the several districts one fourtl, par
thereof shall be equally divided between sucl
districts without regard to the number of chill
dren each district may contain, and the remain
der shall be divided between su III districts, il
proportion TO the number Of children in eacl
district between the ages of four and eighteen
provided that no district shall receive any share
unless. during the preceding year, there shall
have been kept school for two months. will
other moneys than those from the town reasu
ry, nor unless the moneys drawn from the tow
treasury shall! have been expended wholly 70
the payment of teachers; referred to the com
miitee on education.
Resolution FROM THE HoUsE-That on
reseniaives requested to use their exertions II
| procure the passage of bill reducing poslag,
and aboshng the ranking psivilege. Nj
Briggs doubted whether much benefit was to bt
dc rived from the passage OF the resolution, ant
therefore moved TO lay it upon the table car
riel
Bills FROM THE FIoUsE-To annex part o
Dummersnn to Putney; referred to the com
mitee on agriculture. TO extend the charter o
the Bank of Windsor three years; referred Il
the committee on banks. In relation to appeal
from Judges of Probate and commissioners Ol
estates; referred to judiciary committee. BIl
provided that, if any person upon whom a sub
pocna, sunmoning him to appear and make de
position, shall be served, fails to comply, with
ont legal excuse, he shall forfeit ten dollars an,
shall pay : II just charges to the party in who's
behalf he is summoned; referred to judiclar
committee.
The Governor transmitted to the Senate TIT
report of the Quarter Master General, the re
port OF the Commissioners for the deaf, dumt
blind, and insane. and the return of the lnspec
.-tor General of Beef and Pork. These docu
rnenis were referred to the select commite
provided by the 9th joint rule.
| Senate adjourned.
! HoUsE-Prayer BY Mr. Scott.
REPORTS. by committee Of claims, agalns
J bill to pay Horace Powers, Ohc claims havin
been allowed by the auditory and it was dismiss
ed. Bv general committee, asking to be dis
charged from petitions for repeal of laws on ped
ler's licenses-agreed to, and the petitions wer
referred to the committee of ways and means
against bill to preserve fish in lake Bombazin,
and it was rejected. BY committee of claim
against the petition OF Daniel Putnam, and h
| had leave to withdraw. By land tax committed
against petition Of WIN Blair, and the petitone
had leave to withdraw.
RESOLUTIONS. From the Senate, for a diges
ted index of acts since the revision of the Stat
utes concurred in. By Mr. Whiteaw, rcques
ing the publishers of the Daily Journal to Fl
three of its pages with other matter than advel
lisemcnts, or alter the title to Daily Advertiser
hint which was received by the House in
good naiured way,and agreed TO. BY Mr. Aiken,ir
curing into The expediency Of assessing adjnir
ing towns for the expenses OF roads nwhc
they are interested: passed.
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