Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-11-07

as Il S passed Empowering plurality
10 elcr, town fepr,sco,iv,s upon the third 1
hallo,. rasscI. Providing that all persons.
"a r,i,s or privy 10 fnaodulcn, eonveysnces
nav be io,acd a. defendants, passed Al. /
,efing nc name Of Norwich University,
passed Providing for q iriennial anpraise.
ment Of real cs,aie; passed Ia addition TO
&C, incorporating the New York and
CHAMPAIGN Steamboat Company passed.
Extending benefits al sec az chap Is II
; to uncrganl1,d towns and cores, pas.
sed
TIE Senate after remarks from MIR J
Barre, in favor Of eoneurring, add Nessrs
Briggs, Camp, and Scott against, refused 10
concur with the amendment Of the House,
Substituting Woodstock for Montpelier, in
he resolution relative to lhe removal Of the
sessions ofihe Circuit and Disiri., Courts.
The license bill was taken NJ, and the
following amendments were offered and a.
dop,cd fixing the price of license TO iav
ern keeper ut s. instead oil, $40, 10 a whole
sale dealer Of go instead Of $40, to retail
ers al 81 instead Of so The bill was
then ordered to be engrossed to third rca-
ding.
Adjourned
HOUSE.
ExoRossrp Bulls Senate bill relating
10 accounts of county clerks; passed. To
repeal the act of 1872 relating 10 capital
punishment, supported by Mrssrs Buck OF
n Ilbbar1 Warner OF VI AMI Stacy, an
opposed by Mesrs Winslow, NcLoud,
Rice Of S and Howard, and passed, 81 to
Il 81 Relating to common schools, Tor one
or more school houses when necessarily
passed. 900,
Nr Whittemore Of NJ called up the bill
relative to the election OF town Representa-
lives 10y plurality after the second ballo')
and it was opposed BY Mr. Winslow. and on
motion Of Mr. Whi,temore of NJ. was DIS
missed
Mr. Hastings introduced a resolution, by
consent. nstructlng the committee on de-
bentures 10 adopt the nearcs, stage route IN
computing mileage; passed
Adjourned.
SENATE.
Wednesday, Oct. 20.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
REPORTS. BY Mr. Briggs from the Ju-
dietary committee, against the bill altering
times of holding county courts in Wndham
and Rutland Counties; against the bill ex-
tending the limitations on perjury, from
two 10 six years. against the bill relating to
appeals from Courts Of Probate and com
missioners on estates; these bills were sew.
orally refused third reading.
The hill relating TO license was called up
hy Mr. Briggs The question being upon
lis passage, Mr. Bass observed that he would
not express his own private views on tho
subject, hut proper regard for the opinion
of bis constituents would constrain him to
vote in the negative Without further re-
marks the question was taken and the bill
was passed; messrs Bass, Marshall and Noy-
es only, voting againstit.
! A message was received from the Cover
nor containing the returns of the statistics Of
of Thsh the following san
only l59 towns. containing in is43, 1854
families, 1909 school districts, 64950 chill
dren between the ages Of and iS, 52,665
children attending school in said year
schools were taught BY male teachers 1896
months, by female teachers G,9s7 months
al 06s dollars were paid 10 the former fo
wages. 23, Cos TO the Inter- 9069l dollar:
Of public money were received by those dis
tricts within the said year.
From these data it results that 10 pei
cent of the children between and lS die
: not attend the common schools, IA portion
Of the children doubtless attended selec
schools;) that the average monthly wage
Of the male teachers was 49, |. Of the fe
male teachers $780, that the average mum
Der Of months taught was 6; the averag
number Of children that attended school il
: each district 90 and that the amount pa
? {, teachers was equal 10 s ,6l TO zach schola
}. taught.
1t also appeared that the population ofth
towns. from which returns have been made
was 1913 1863 in 1870 and that the amour
= paid teachers other than those of selec
schools, in the whole State, assuming tn
g returns received and the population in tn
, towns returned, and the population OF tn
, State as the basis of calculation, is Sl2S.
y 600 per annnm. The report was referee
q 20 the committee on education.
RESOLUTION INTRODUCED. Bv m
Cahoon, that the secretary of the Senate b
authorized 10 make mp debon,ures, so as
allow mileage 10 officers of the Senate. Nj
e Billings moved 10 lay the resolution upo
;. the table; lost, andlhe resolution was pa
e sed
;, Adj.
e. HOUSE.
d Prayer by Rev Mr. Scott.
y messrs Harvey and Smith of New n
! ven had leave of absence.