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VERMONT LEGISLATURE.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. %.
SENATE.

Sen ATE.
Reports From com. on Banks, in favor of
bill relative to mortgages given by the Direc.
tors OF Banks and the bill was ordered to 3D.
reading, and referred to com. on Judiciary
From the com. on Elections, in favor of the bill
providing that plurality, on the Sd ballot, shall
be sufficient to constitute an election of town
representative, with an amendment that if no
person shall receive plurality on said 3D. bal.
lot, the presiding officer shall Immediately close
the polls. Mr. Cahoon remarked that if the pro.
posed amendment was to be adopted, the rem.
edy would frequently prove ncfncacious. A
tie, upon the 3D. ballot, between the two highest
candidates, was contingency that might fire.
quently occnr, and ought to be provided for !;
but not in such way as to debar the people
from any further exertions to obtaining repre-
sentative. This would be defeating the inten-
tons, and violating the spirit, of the original bill.
MIR Camp remarked that bill of similar char.
acter was pending in the other House. lie
therefore moved TO lay the bill before the Sen.
ate on the table carried.
Bills introduced By Barrett, to amend Sec
- chap IL X s, by providing that town clerks,
selectmen, town treasurer, overseer Of the poor,
constable, listers, and auditors, shall be elected
by ballot.
Resolmion-By Mr. Scott, requesting our
'N"P'N'Nh'u''CS III SDiISItSS W use inpiT lHI1n-
ence 10 procure the removal Of the Circuit and
District Courts from Rutland and Windsor to
Burlington and Montpelier; referred to judica.
ry committee.
A message was received from the Governor,
announcing that vacancy had occurred in the
4th brigade, I'd Division, by the resignation Of
Brigadier General Lorenzo Pomeroy.
ELECTION OF U. s. SENATOR.
The Senate resumed its ballotngs, with the
following results
Both, s Phelps IL, S S Drown O. Royce
T. 37th, s Phelps H. S Royce l6.
Whereupoh Stephen Royce was declared
elected on the part OF the Senate.
The Senate then repaired to the hall of the
House, to complete the said election.
House. Reports-By judiciary com, bill for
support and removal of paupers il. nnorganized
towns and cores. (ovcrseers of adjoining towns
to take charge of them, and the State to com.
pensa'e for their support when the poor are not
chargeable TO some organized town y ordered
to Sd reading by com. on banks, against bill
relating to Banks, and it was rejected. BY
general committee, against bill exembtng fow Is
IRON attachments and it was rejected.
EngroSsed BW-To amend sec 81 chap 63
IL s. OF divorce, and repeal sections % and %
passed.
D'''' "t,"""ceu-pv MT .ndrSt0n, lnc0rpOra'
ting the Trustees of Vermont Conference o,
the Methodist Episcopal Church referred to
Judiciary committee. BY MI Mat,hewson, rela.
ting. to lnnkeepers and retailers, County court
to give licenses To persons appreciated by vote
IN town mee'ing,) referred to select CON- on
that biect. BY Mr. Hastings, relating to com.
mon schools, Gowns to elect experimenting
conmttees,) which was referred to committee
on education.
-, Th be s Senae came in when the in Assem-.
on and sergeant at.arms, was adjourned to
NJ, Oh Friday afternoon.
U. S. SENATOR.
The Senate came in, and on comparing the
journals OF both Houses it was found that the,
had not agreed in the election of Senator
whercnpon the JOINT assembly proceeded to bal
lot with the following results there having
been call OF the House previous to the Sen
atc's coming in, on motion of Mr. Stacy, and the
absenees having been sent for
Senator Richardson nominated Hon. Stepher
brown, and Mr. Whttemore Of NJ. nominated
| Hon. S,mupl - pholns.