Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-10-19
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
Reported for Walton's Daily Journal.

Pursuant to the Constitution the members elect of
both houses met at the State House in Montpelier
Thursday, Oct. Il, 1913, 10 AN.
SENATE.
Tile Senate was called to order by the Secretary
and the roll being called, all the members elect were
found present except Mr. Stanly Of Eetlaud county,
who is sick; when
On motion Of Mr. Mead, the Senate proceeded to the
election of President pro TEN.
Hon John Kimball was nominated by Mr. Stewart
and Hon jefferson Kldder by Mr. Maltocks; and the
ballots being alen MIR Kmball was declared elected
and took the chair
On motion of Mr. Mead, the House was appraised of
the organization of the Senate by the election of Mr.
Kimball
The Senate then proceeded to the choice of Sec
retay when D w Clark and Geo II Paul being
nominated, Mr. Clark received 10 votes out Of 49, and
declared elected.
And Thomas Powers and S Mno Flint, of
Braintree bsiAg nominated for assistant Secretary
Mr. Powers elected by the same number of votes
On motion of Mr. Dean, it was ordered that the Sen
ate rules of last session be adopted for this till other
wise provided.
Mr. Mead offered Joint resolution for the publish
Ing of 600 copies of a Directory, which was passed.
Mr. Dean offered resolution to furnish the members
and officers Of the Senate with one weekly and daily
paper, to be designated by each; passed.
Mr. Hamilton offered resolution to meet the House
at o'clock, this afternoon, to hear the report of the
canyassng commlttee-passed
Mr. Beeman Offered joint resolution that the Joint
Rules of both Houses of last session be adopted for
this, till otherwise provided; passed.
The chair then announced the appointment of can.
wasting committee the part of the Senate as fol-
lows:
Messrs Dean of Windham county,
KlIder " Bennington,
June Rutland,
Chandler Windsor,
Walker Addison,
Sweat Orange,
Hamilton Chttenden,
Bancroft " Washington,
Hall Caledonia,
Crawford Z" Essex,
ReGfeld Orleans
Davis Grande Isle,
White &" Iamolle
Hamilton Franklin
Adj. to half past 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Thursday, Oct. -
The House was called to order BIZ Mem Shafter
Esq, Secretary of state when the roll was called and
the members were sworn.
Messrs Sabn of Georgia, Titus of Wolcott, and
Bennett of Stockbridge, were admitted to seats without
producing credentials.
Mr. Cree moved that Mr. James Roberts of Sheffield
be admitted to a seat without producing his cleden-
tails Mr. Ktredge of st Johnsbury objected On the
grounds that he neither elected legally (some %
treemen having elected after the breaking up of free
mans meeng) nor had legal credentials of the sort of
election which was held. Mr. Cree defended the right
OF Mr. Roberts to seat and presented petition Of
II ingalls, and Others majority of the freemen of
Sheffield, praying for the admission of Mr. Roberts,
MIR Klttredge OF st j., stated that remonstranco
would be presented containing the names of persons
who had signed the first named petition Mr. White
more moved to lay the motion aud petition on the
table, This motion was opposed by Messrs Hubbell
IL Of ,,1
Corse, and supported by Messrs Whttemore, Carpen-
ter OF NOrthhed, Seymour, and Converse-the chief
point in debate being whether this case came within
the precedents last year in the Wardsboro and Cla-
rendon cases. Yeas ll6, nays 81; the motion to Law
upon the table prevailed. Adjourned to 9 pm.
SENATE.
On motion Of Mr. Kidder Of Orange the resolution
Of the forenoon fixing on 4 o'clock this afternoon to
meet the House to hear the report of the canvassing
committee, was reconsidered and said resolution laid
on the table,
The canvassing committee on the part of the Sen
ate, were then sworn; when after calling the ioll for
designating boarding places, &c, the Senate adj
The Secretary of State called the attention of the
House to the fact that two gentlemen are enrolled as
members for the town of Kirby both presenting legal
certificates. Mr. Ktredge of ST j. offered a resoiu-
ton declaring that Arunah Leach is not entitled to
seat in this House, accompanied by certificate from
A-i't S'NSt'NIC
was elected on the first ballot by one majority as de-
terrAned by the canvassers, after the box had been
closed on public notice, which fact was generally
KNOWN though not officially declared, when Mr.
Locke, who had previously refused to vote, presented
ballot which was received; this vote made tie, on
the first ballot, and subsequently Arnnah Leach was
elected by two majority The constable cave a certi-
cae to both leaving it to the House to settle the mat
ter The question thus presented was whether the
vote OF MIR Locke ought to have heen received and
counted on the first ballot, the resolution in effect de
carlng that should not have been counted. Mr. Kit
tredge of st J. supported the resolution and Mr. Heat
on opposed it, when Mr. Converse moved to amend de
cairing that neither is entitled to seat. Messr
HubbeN, Beardsey Needham and Streeter argued
tlat one OF the gentlemen returned is entitled to {
seat and ought not to be excluded-and that on,
should be the person who was first declared elected
end received credentials.
Mr. Converse said that if either is admitted thu
House must either go into full examination, or ru,
the hazard of making wrong decision In his view
the only safe way is to send both gentlemen before
the committee of elections.
Mr. Heaton moved substitute for the resolution
declaring that Arunah Leach is entitled to seat, ant
that Charles H Graves is not
The chair ruled that the part of the amendment ex
GLIDING Charles Fl Graves is not in order, inasmuch a
no notice has been given that the seat of Mr. Grave
will be contested
Mr. Heaton appealed from this decision.
kittredge of Fairhaven argued from the certifcat
OF the constable that Mr. Graves was first elected an
so declared with sufficient lormallty and that the sui
sequen election of Mr. Leach and all subsequent acto
was void. Still there were difficulties in the case, sue
as ought to preclude hasty action and moved to la
the whole subject on the table for the present.
The debate continued by Messrs Beadsle
Smith of Weston and Needham, against the motion
lie, and Mr. Kttredge of F. for it; when the motto
was agreedto.
The House then proceeded TO the election Of Spea
er, when the follpwing nominations were made; by
Converse, Hon VIM Kttredge of Fairhaven-by N
Streeter, Homer W Heaton Esq. of MontpeIier--a
by Mr. Hastings, Horatio Needham, ESQ., Of Bristol.
The ballots were declared as follows:
LIST ballot 3D. Sd. 4
VIM Kittredge, los 10Y IO8 Il
Hoatio Needham, Sc 20 rs