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SENATE.
Mr. Clam. from
AFTERNOON.
SENATE.

Rsport-By Mr.. Clapp, from The Commit
tee Of Claims, in favor Of the bill providing
that no election Of town representative efiec-
ted after midnight of this first Tuesday Of
September shall be valid, and also that after
the third ballot three hfths of the voters
present may adjourn the meeting, with an
amendment substituting two thirds for three
ifths; the amendment was Adopted and Mr..
Villas moved that tie bill he recommitied.
Mr. Rich suggested doubt whether the bill
was constitutional.
Mr.. Villas thought that the provisions of
the presen. bill were repugnant 10 the con-
struction which the other House had repeat
eddy and uniformly put upon the Constitu-
ton, in cases where seats of members had
been contested on the ground that their cleo
lion had occurred after midnight. Yet he
thought that great evils were incident TO the
nocturnal elections which were now becom-
ing so prevalent-evils from which other
New England States were exempt, and
which every lover Of sobriety and good order
should wish to see removed. He had ac-
cordingIy moved to recommt the bill, no.
ping that the committee would devote their
attention to the subject, and consider wheth-
er some constitutional and understandable
mode could not be devised to effect this OBJ.
ject.
Mr.. Smith argued that the present bill
was palpably unconstitutional, depIiving, as
it would, the people of right TO be repro
scented in the Legislature, which the consii-
tuition forever guaranteed them. This right
could not he limited or restricted. If the
Legislature had the power to prescribe ~
o'clock as the time when the balloiings shall
terminate, they might specify au earlier hour;
aud TINS might virtual take away the right
of election altogether.
Mr.. Kimbal believed that the constitution
limits the time Of election. II expressly
provides that the House Of Representatives
SD III consist Of persons to be chosen by bal
lot by the freemen Of every town. on the
first Tuesday Of September, and unless the
word Tuesday could be made TO comprise
Wednesday or all the subsequent days Of
the week, elections made thereafter must be
unconstitutional and void.
The motion 10 recommit prevailed.
Bill introduced-By Mr.. Rich, TO lay tax
Of six cents on dollar on the county Of Ad-
olson for building county jail; referred to
the Senators from Addison.
HOUSE.
The House asscnted to conference on
The bill relating TO the removal OF paupers,
and Messrs. Miner, Russell of B. and Tyler
were appointed, on the part of the House.
Repeatedly committee on Education.
Senate bill in addition to chap. 81 of r. S.
and it was passed: against resolution to
purchase $50 copies ofthe LIST report Of the
Geological Survey. Tho State once having
been suPplied.) and it was dismissed. By
General Committee, against the bill to repeal
the lliceuse law, and it was dismissed. By
Select Committee, against petition Of Thos
Ashton jr. and others, and they had leave to
withdraw. BY committee on Education, bill
relating to common schools, and it was dis
missed. By Judiciary committee, against
bill relating to highways, ana it was rejec-
ted
The Senate came in and the joint assem-
bly, elected HON. CARLOS COOLIDGE.
Of Windsor, Bank Commissioner.