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licenses 1.-THE bill was dismissed, III to oS.
By judiciary co,pnitiee, bill for the relief Of
creditors and It was ordered to 'hlrd reading
By General comnt'ec. against b u relating to
the punishment, Of capital crimes, (abolshing
capral punishment, and substituting nprison.
ment for life y the bill was supported by Mr.
Rice and di.mlssed--aycs l0l, noes 60. BY
Judiciary committee, bill in relat on To excep-
tons in the county court, and i, WIS ordered to
a third reading. Bv majority Of committee Of
Claims, bill 10 pay Ghy c. Sampson Slj, and
by the minority, against this bill the minority
proposed to pay him $60-aficr much discus
SION the sum OF $50 was agreed to-
The committee IN roads had leave to sit du-
ring the session Of the House.
FRrpAy, Oct. 81.
SENATE.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Washbuin Of Connecticut.
Rcuort By Mr. J. Barrett, from the Juilcliry
committee apnins the house resolution TO publish
new volume OF the unrtported decisions of the SUI
preme Court non-concnrred IN, ai'cr fema'NS ny
Mes>rs j. Barrett and Villas. ~
RiNs introduced BY Mr. J. Barrett, in addition to
the act Incorporating Nor Aich University providing
for the appointment of three soners TO visit
and examine it annually referred to the committee
on Education. by Mr. j. Barrett, 10 incorporate the
Vermont Rail Road Iron Company at Plymouth
referred to the committee on Manufactures.
Enprossed Bills. Extending the charter OF the
Bank of Newbury Messrs Rich rdson and Smith
very briefly expressed themselves opposed to the
prncple of rcchartrrng any banks Whatever, and in
favor of Incorporating neH Institutions i necessary
VIM would adopt general rule upon this subject (;
if the operations OF bank had been uniformly con:
Quoted honestly and wisely, and all the interests of
its vicinity concurred in sipporting It's application Tor
arecharter no general principle would prevent their
granting il; the bill was passed Messrs Campbell,
Fifeld, Richardson, Sm h and Villas, voting against
it, Extending the charter of the Bank Of Midlebu
nv; passed -Mrssrs Flield, Richardson, Smith, and
Villas voting in the negative. .
Resolutions. BY Mr. Bradley, for a joint assembly
o. Saturday 10 o'clock A. NJ. to elect Bank Com
missioner; passed. BY Mr. Smith, that our Senators
~ Congress be instructed and our Representatives be
reanes,ed their exerions TO procure the reno
val Of the sessions Of the Circuit and District Courts
from Rutland and Windsor to Burlington and Mont
heller; referred to the Judiciary committee.
The resolution Of Mr. Villas inslituling mn inquiry
into lhe operation of the ense law, was taken up,
and the amendment, submitted yesterday making n
select instead of the Juci,ry committee the organ
of the inquiry was adop'ed by the casting vote ct the
Chair, af er remarks by Msssrs Billings, woodbridge,
and Morgan in favor of the amendment, AMI ny
Messrs Noyes, Richardson, and Hodges against 1t.
The resolution was passed.
Mr. Woodbridge moved the indefinite pOsponmens
of the bill provlJ ig for elections by plurailty-car'
Messrs Hodges tfeld and Rich were announced
by the Chair the select com ntee on the subject Of
revolutionary pay rolls. .
The militia bill was taken up, and considered in
committee of the whole, and after the adoption OF
several amendments Of minor character, the Senate
Adjourned.
PRAYER by Rev. MI Comngs
Messrs Adams of Grand Isle, Fish of Jericho
and Bowman OF R)yatUn, obtained leave oil a0-
Bins introduced Bv Mr. Fairbanks, to ncorpo.
rate the American Exploring Mining and Manu!ac'
turing Company which was referred TO the com,
m,,tee on Manufactures. BY Mr. Bailey, TO alter and
amend the license law of 1874; motion 10 refer td
the committee of Ways and Means was lost. and the
81, t..,tffn RU kpn-
ler on the same subject referred TO the General COM
mittee. BY Mr. Hammond. in addition TO act incor'
pora,ing the Middle Falls Manufacturing Compan!
referred to the committee Manufactures
Resolutions. By Mr. Howe of Shoreham, to elect
General Of The 81 Brigade LIST Division, on Monday
next in place of General Cassius p. Peck; passed
From the Senate, to elect Bank Commissioner on
Saturday, 10 A. Nj passed.
Petition REFERRED OF inhabiant of Shoreham,
(aganst sale Of liquors by lawD which was read on
motion Of Mr. Howe of Shoreham and referred to
the General committee
Report. BY the auditor OF accounts, report COW
erng the items Of certain accounts Of the Quarter
Master General which was read.
The bill TO pay Guy Z. sampson beng taken up
Mr. Stoddard moved to make II the order for this al
ternoon. Mr. Stevens said the spending of time anc
more money than the claim amounts to, IN discus
flint Mr. Stoddard wanted all the facts IN the case
Mr. Jones complained that printed correspondence
of the Governor this subject had been laid before
the House wittou, their authority, and objected tina
document so coming could no. be treated as evi
dence in the Gaze, and the House should not wait &c
read 1t. The mpon was rejected Mr. Sioddaiu ex
planned. that the Governor dsemed the pnoicah33n o.
the correspondence to be required IN justice to HIM
self After further explanations by MIR Stoddard, the
bill was ordered to Sd reading. ~
Mr. Adams Of Grand Isle called up the bIli repeal
ing the act for a geological survey. Mr. Go1dhu'
moged to dismiss it. Mr. Adams oi Grand Isle, sait
the committee OF Ways AMI Means reported the on
for the that the Treasury IS too low and I'M
bene6, to be derived from this survey small he con
sdered the appropriation is nothing more than al
entering wedge for spending s2OoJO ana II moth M
better was obt,ued than the report OF TINS year, ~
thought the money would be thrown away. NJ
Marston suggested that from a report made durin
the last summer, stating the exact proportion OF mn
erals in Eastern AM Western Vermont, the surve
must have been fully completed long ago: II so,
was surely useless to continue the law, and in an
event he believed the survey would not be worth III
money il will cost. II was so objected that III
present geologls no: TIE man for The place havln
already lent himself to the interests OF pariiculu
section.
Messrs Thomas, Framework and Rice also or
posed the motion TO dismiss on similar grounds, pa
ticularly arguing. also, that the geologLts are III
qualified to instruct the practical farmers as TO the
soil and the crops to which il is adapted;
Mtssrs Converse, Button, Ballou Fairbanks, Swr
and Stevens supported the motion to dismiss. As
the expense, il vas remarke thar enough had bee
saved at this session. b, repeating the bounty o
BEARS We yes and silk, to pay the annual appropr'
ton required Tor geological survey. The survey a
ready made said to be preliminary merely an
only preparatory to thorough survey and the r.
mort was but bare Introduction TO knowledge who
"a full survey would develope, 10 the satisfaction
the whole people. Having commenced the work
work. too, which in other states has been highly sa
isfaclorv and has saved infinitely more than hi
cost. in the promotion of agriculture and the fo!e'oI
inent of mineral and other resources,-lt was deent
bad policy TO suspend it, and throw away the mone
already expended. On this latter ground Mr. Bal [
opposed the motion, though he would be against
survey ii original proposition.
Lawrence sad, in reply l., the suggestion OF Mr. Ma
ston that the West has the advantage IN mineral
that the survey showed preponderance Of mtele
tual power the Fast thus restoring the equllihI
un. Mr. Fairbanks denied that the West possess
much advantage in minerals. AYES 96 noes 81
SO the motion to dismiss was carried.
Reports. BY COMMITTEE on Slate Prison, Sem
bill il addition TO the of lSil the Stale prlso
with amendments which were concurTed IN, and u
bill was ordered TO n 81 reedlng BY committee
Mlnu'aciures. bill TO incorporate the Springfield p
per Mill COMPANY, amended and It was ordered 10
Sd reading. BY Judiciary committee, bill IN nddtt
TO Gimp, % H. s.. amended, and 1t was laid on u
tabe-On motion Of Nj Jones bill amending the cha
ter Of the Champain and Conn r. X. Co. riv,
proposed to amend by striking out the section wh
extends the road TO Canada line, inasmuch as ii
10, dntthe bill ordered 10 Sd reading. Rv comm
dered 10 q third reading. by Committee on Educ
ton, against bill relating To school district office
and il was dismissed. BY Judiciary Committee l
in addition to chap 48 II. S., and IL was ordered te
third reading. By committee on Banks, against
bill relating to banks and il was rejected.
Mr. Russell called up the bill relating TO the gra
n