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Education; of Charles Walker and others, 70
the Commiteelon Agriculture.
Mr.. Swift. from the Committee, reported the
joint rules Of the last session, and they were
adopted
SENATE.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The President appointed Messrs sabn, Fl.
field, and Brownell Committee on Public Doc
uments.
Petitions presented. BY Mr. Campbell, of S
8 Arnold and 70 others of Westminster; by M,
Bradley Of Naham Peck and 95 others of Hines
burg; by Mr. Hodges, Of F. w. Hopkins and 135
others Of Rutland by Mr. Button, of Jared An.
drews and 40 others q Mount HolIy-all refer
red to the Committee of Education.
Bus introduced Bv Mr. Smith, providing fol
the relief of Richard Abbott; referred to the
committee on Claims. By Mr. Villas, making i,
the duty of the Court, in any action brough,
against an attorney, wherein it shall be proved
after judgment for the plaintiff, that the damage.
were for money collected in the capacity of at
torney, to issue against the defendant an execu
ton having the same force and effect as in &C.
ton founded on tort; and alec empowering the
Court TO issue, in Inasne process, an attachment
against defendants body in such action proyi.
ded the plaintiff file an affidavit, stating thai
such defendant is in the receipt of moneys col
lected for his use, which he refuses to deliver
referred to the committee on Judiciary.
Resolutions altered By Mr. Billings, refer
ring so much Of the Governors message as re
ates to education, 70 committee on Education
BY Mr. Rich, SO much as refers to the cannon
taken by the screen Mountain Boys" at Ben.
nngton, TO committee on military affairs and
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um for the Insane. to the Geological survey Of
the State. and to supreme and County Cour,
orders, to the committee on Finance-severally
passed.
HOUSE.
Prayer by Rev Mr. Comings.
The Speaker announced the following.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE
On Elections-Messrs Lawrence, Edgerton
rilden, Weston, Plumb, Gardner. Keller.
Of Ways and Medns-Messrs Adams of GRAND
Isle, Rice, Howe OF Lunenburgh, Rising, Car
penter.
On Military Afairs-Messrs Hurlow, Howe
Of Shoreham, Nelson of Ryegate, Blachmer
Clark of Georgia.
Judiciary Commine -Messrs swift, Kellogg
Stevens, Russell, Marston.
Of Claims Stoddard, Clark Of Mlddletown
Jones, Frost, Bogue
On Roads-Messrs Hall Of Brattleboro,
Cheever, Bowman, Newell, Hollister.
On Banks-Messrs Butler. Fletcher, Har
mon, KeSes of Putney, Thomas.
On Education -Messrs Fairbanks, Danforth
Fairchild, Converse, Horton.
On Manufactures. Messrs Kendrick, Hutch
inson, Goodhue, Perkins, Hitchcock.
On Agriculture -.Messrs Pease, Jcnney
Wilcox, Holden, Mddlebrook.
On L1ad Tdses-Messrs Dury Nelson of Der
by, Phelps Beckett Of Ira.
TO make up the Grand List essrs Buck, Bebee
Morse, Baou Leonard Bucklin; Strong OF Wal.
than, Foot; Ross, Forlush; Longee. Burton; Phelp
Bruce; Dorwin Rofei WlImarth WEIGH; Maynard
| Mason; Joslyn, Kay; Benton, Chaifee; Burbank
NJ atthews; Hazen, London.
General mmitee-Mes>rs Crowley, Batcheder
Aiken. Churchill, Langdon, Buchanan, Townsend
Bliss, blanchard, Barlow, Smith of Barton, Water
man, Fry, Davis of Alburgh.
Distributing CommiHee-Me>srs Bentley, Har
rlngton, Barden, Spatford, Smith of Rpton, Bale,
Chase of Calais, Farnsworih, Hutchinson, Andrus
Wheelock, Page, Belknap Holcomb.
| Committee on BiHs-Messrs Maxham Bill
On State Prison-Messrs Hammond, Gilmore O
Rutland Lathrop, Lawrence, Rice.
. Committee Of Rerision-Messrs Russell, Jones
Stoddard
Committee under 9Th Joint Ruie-Messrs Stevens
Lellogg, Fairbanks.
Mr. Rice of Somerset moved to reconsider the
vote of Saturday referring the petition of Charles
Walker and others on peace, TO the committee
on Agriculture agreed to, and the petition wa,
read and referred to the committee on Mllitar,
Affairs.
Resolutions. BY Mr. Forbusl, referring 81
much OF the Governors message as relates t.
protection, to a select committee of five bv MI
Russell, referring so much as relates to peni
Tertiary system to the committee on Judiciary
by Mr. Burbank, nstruciing the judiciary com
mlttee to inquire whether any person is holding
seat in this House from an unorganized town
by Mr. Converse, inslructing the committee or
ways and means to inquire whether the burder
OF taxation on personal and real property ma,
not be more nearly equalixed; by Mr. Gilmore
OF Rutland, instructing the judiciary committee
to consider SO much Of the Governors message
as relates to Geological Survey, and inquire
whether the annual appropriation should be in
creased or lessened; by Mr. Gilmore of Ira, re
ferring so much Of the Governors message al
relates TO expenses of supreme and count,
courts to the Judiciary committee by Mr. Brat
ton, lnslructng the committee on education L
inquire into the expediency of defining the pow
ers of school teachers, particularly in reference
to copereal punishment.
Bills introduced. From the Senate, repeating
the proviso Of 1874 relative to offences agains
private property referred TO judiciary commit
tee. BY Mr. Crowley, to charter tho bank of Bran
don; referred to committee on banks. BY MI
Russell, relating TO fire engine companies re
ferred to judiciary committee.
Petitions referred Oh Patrick O'Flanegan t.
Judiciary committee Of John Nichols and 9th
ers and Jairus Andrews and others, to commit
tee on Education; Of Enos Merrill and others, t.
committee on military affairs.
SENATE.
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Petitions presented. BY Mr. Il II Barrett, o
William Arlington and 70 others of Chester
by Mr. Sabin, OF Jesse Smith and 30 others, anG
of James Sowle and 81 others of Farfeld-re
ferred to the committee on Education.
Bills introduced. BY J. Barrett, in addition t.
act Incorporating the village Of Woodstock; re.
ferred to committee on roads and Canals. BY
Mr. Richardson, in addition to chapter % Of r. s
dispensing with the removal OF corn in the stock
and in the ear, when attached, upon registry in
the town clerks office; referred to judiciary
committee. BY Mr. Brownel, in amendment Of
chapter 63 OF R s, allowing divorce in case Of
wilfuI deserton for three years, although sucl
desertion happened when the parties were re.
siding in another state, provided the party deser.
ted shall have resided in ihis state two years at.
ter such desertion referred TO judiciary com.
mittee.
Resolution BY MI Billings, inslructing the
committee on Land Taxes to inquire into the
expediency OF so altering the law as TO require
the grand list to be finished on he first day Of
August, and the taxes to be collected immedi
ately thereafter passed.