The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-11-14

s,cad Of $40, 10 retailers at Sc instead Of Sio'-
rhc I'LL was then ouiered 10 be engrosscd 10 Il
thd reading.
message was received from the Governor that
Xenas F. HYDE declined The office OF Sheriff. Of
Windsor County; referred 10 the Senators from
House.
'lhe Governor informed the House that Zcnns
y }ltdc decline, the Office Of sheriff Of Windsor
County.
Mr. Whi,,smoro Of NJ. called up the bill relative
10 The eccrion Of town representatives. 10y plural
il, after the second ballot,) and it was opposed
hy Mr. Winsow, and on motion Of Mr. Whi,emorc
Of VI. was dnissed.
Mr. Hastings inuoduceda resOlulion,by consent,
,ns,ruc,ins the committee on deben'urcs TO ndoPt
the nearest stage route in computing mileage
passed.
SENATE.
Ells from The Housc-Abollshins act OF 1872
relative to the punishment Of capital c''ne'' re-
l.rcd to Judiciary committee.
Repo,is-Dy Mr. Briggs from the judiciary COM
mtec, the bill relating to the punishment Of cap
ila crimes, without an expression oil opinion upon
IN. subiec,. The bill was laid on the table.
INV ''''''" Adj.
HOUSE.
Tho amendment, Of the Senate lo.lhe bill relate
in, 10 Windsor Co. courts (inser'mg 4lh Tuesday
If March instead o. the 81 was concurred m,
Wednesday 30.
A message was received from the Governor con-
tanning the returns of the statistics OF common
schools, Of which the following is in abstract; Re-
turns have been received from only l59 towns
continuing in 1913, 2S,s74 families, 1909 school
districts, 64 $50 children between the ages OF 4
nud IS SO SOS children attending school IN said
wear; schools were taught by male teachers 3S96
months, by female teachers G,9S7 months, ST.
oCs dollars were paid to tho former for wages
~ Cos dollars 10 the latter; 60,69l dollars OF pub
he money were received by those districts within
the said year.
From these data it results that 10 per cent oil
inc children between and IS did not attend the
common schools. "a portion Of the children dou"''
les. attended select schools;) that the average
monthly wages of the male teachers was $l3'l'
Of the female teachers $3.50; that Tho avergr
number of months ,augh, was 8; the average nn'''-
her of children that attend school in each district
%; and tina, the amont paid teachers was equal TO-
N,6l 10 each scholar taught.
!, alsouppcarcd tia, the population oil the towns
from which returns have been made, was l93, 3o3
ia 1910, aud ,h,t the amt. paid to teachers, other
than those Of select schools, in the whole Slateas'
snming tho returns received and the population in
the town. returned, and the population OF the
State as the basis or,he calculation, is SIPS ,Ooo
pcr annum. The repor, was referred 10 the COM
u,iuec on education.
HOUSE.
Tho Senate came in, and David Bosworlh o.
Bethel, was elected sheriff of Windso! county.
SENATE.
2o'clock, p. NJ.
From The hblc--Bill repeating act relating ,e
the punishment Of capital crimes. MIR Scott pro
posed by way Of amendment, substitute, pro
,idns tina, person sentenced to death shall sui
fer one years solitary imprisonment, ut the con
cusion Of which, on issue ola warrant from The
Judge sentencing, he shall be privately executed
within the walls of the prison. The substitute
was adopted and the bill was passed, Mcssr
Read, Stone anI Vim voting in the negative
Bill diminishing pcdler's licenses; unanimously re
jcc,ed.
Resolutions iairolutea BY Mr. Richardson
,ha, the establishment ola L. S. Bank is incSpedi
eat, and that our Senators in Congress be ins'ruc
ted and our Representatives be requested to vol
against it; Mr. Y. r. Barrett, moved to lay III
resolution upon the table; carried l6 to4,
Mr. Richardson presented the following resolu
tons:
Resulred, That the thanks Of the Senate b
cordially rendered TO Ills Honour Horace Eaton
for The able, impartial, and courteous manner i
which he has discharged the duties of its presdln
officer during the prcscn, session Of the Gencr
Assembly.
The resolution was unanimously adopted, where
upon the President responded in 4 beautiful an
lucNug address,
Returned from the House with omcndments.-
Bill relating TO licenses to inn keepers and retailer
amendments concured in.
Resolution fl ON the House. That the Cove
nor be requested to demand Of the General Gov
crnmeut the four brass cannon, taken by the Gree
Mountain Boys, from the British at Benning'o
in l777, and the same be deposited in the Stat
House at Montpelier; passed. Adj.
The Scnu,e's amendment TO the repeating III
act Of 1912, on capital punishment, was oppose
by Mr. llibbard and concurred in. III 10 So.
7haa6s 10 The Speaker, passed by hear
and unannon, vote, when he responded in
handsome and feeling address.
REPoRrs.-By the select committee, on 81
rcpor, Of the treasurer as TO allowances made {
extra services to tho treasurer and nuditor-th
these officers have performed valuable extra St
vices Mr. Sanborn Of s. made n minority repo
that these allowances were not lawful, on Il
ground these services ought to be considered as
part of the general duties Of these officers,
which they Received salary. The rePor, Of til
majority was accepted