Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-11-01
siding officer of the Senate, to appoint the libra
rian. Adjourned.

regulating the manner of appointing Surveyors
Of Highways, by substitute; accepted, and laid
on the table; afterwards taken up and dismiss
ed. Also on bill to repeal an act in relation 10
surveyors of highways-that it ought not 10 pass
report accepted and bill dismissed MIR Flagg
from special committee, on petition of sundTy
persons for setting certain parts Of Somerset to
the towns of Dover and Wardsboro, and the
remonstrance of certain citizens of Somerset
against such annexation, reported. Majority re-
port, that the petition ought not to be granted
laid on the table; minority report, by bill for
such annexation; which having been advocated
at length by Mr. Flagg, and opposed by Mr. Rice,
it was accepted, read the second time and laid
on the table to be made the special order of Fri
day at three o'clock.
The resolution fora Joint Assembly on Tues
day next, to elect State Librarian, having been
amended SO as TO provide for such election this
afternoon at 3 O'Clock, the Senate came in and
made choice of Mr. George Nichols, Librarian
for the year ensuing.
The following appointments were also made
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Wallace Mott, ASSISTANT Judges Of the County
David Marvin, Court.
Thomas D. Fletcher South Hero, Sheriff.
George Eddy, Isle La Mott, High BailiE
Giles Harrington, AlburgIl, IStdte'S Attorney.
Sealand Whitney, Judge Of Probate.
Abner Ladd, EIihu Parks, Lewis Browns6n, ia !
Commissioners. =
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Joseph B. Danforth, Judge Of Probate. for the Dis
trictt Hartford.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Myron s. Chandler, Assistant Judge in place of
r. C. Benton declined.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Isaac 7. Wright, .assisiant Judges Of the COun-
Elisha Allen, ty Court.
Jacob Edgeron, Ru land, Sheriff.
Moses Hawks, Rutland, High BalEE.
Ezra June, Brandon, States attorney.
Harvey Button, Jtdge Of Probate for the Distrid
Of Rutland.
Almon Warner, Judge Of Probate for the Distid
Of Fanhaven.
Martin g. Everts, J. A. Sheldon, VIM. H. B.
Owen, jail Commissioners.
MIR Smith of w. moved to recommit the nom
ination Of Justices for Shrewsbury to the Rut.
land County Convention, with Instructions to
report the list nominated by the member for
Shrewsbury, it appearing. that one name had
been added contrary to the wishes of the mem.
Der. Senator Chandler moved to lay the nomi-
nation for Shrewsbury on the table. Remarks
were made by Messrs. Smith of w., Vail OF NJ,
Colby and Converse, aud by Senators Chandler
and Parker, but the Chair intmaed that gentle
men were verging too near the line of debate
when the yeas and nays were taken on the mo
ton to lay upoNthe table; yeas 1873, nays'95.
After the disposal of the County nominations
already named, Senator Parker presented pro-
test to the decisions Of the President and the nc
ton of the Joint Assembly on the occasion Of
confirming the county nominations for the Coun-
tY of Bennington, and made attempts to speak up
on the matter, at length. The President deci.
ded both protest and remark to be out of order,
and Mr. Parker appealed, but without any vote
upon the appeal, the assembly adjourned, on
motion of Mr. Foster f Franklin, to ten o'clock
on Friday next.
RepOHs.-From committe on claim Of Reu.
ben Gurnsey; that the bill to pay the same
ought not to pass laid on the table. From spe-
cial committee on remonstrance against the ap-
pointment of certain justices in Ludlow; that
the remonstrance ought not to be regarded
adopted and the remonstrants had leave to with
draw their paper.
On motion Of Mr. Raymond the House adjourn
ed.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, Oct' %0In.
PRAYER by Rev. S. P. Williams.
BiLl&-By Mr. Robinson to incorporate the
Lamoille Plank Road company; referred to com
mittee on Roads. From the House, making ap
preparation to the Washington Monument Of {
block or blocks of marble or granite with th'
name of the State engraved thereon. Also t.
define and limit sec. Is, chap. 49, r. s., relating
to school districts; both referred to commtte,
on education.
Petitions. OF Geo. B. lsham and others, an,
Eli Chittenden and others, all residents of Chit
tenden County, for another bank at Burlington
referred to committee on Banks OF Henr
Grover and SIS Others and John Roberts and Il
others, for repeal Of act oil AZ relating to high
, ways and bridges referred TO committee o
, Roads.
Mr. Hazen called up, House bill authorizin
County Clerks to preserve files Of Newspapers
and proposed to amend so that the clerk can Pre-
) cure papers printed in other parts of the Stat
: where there are not enough printed IN the cour
ty. The amendment was accepted and the bi
passed.
! Mr. Weston called up the bill altering the az
n incorporating the BrattleborO' and Fitchburg
Railroad company. The Senate refused to n
: consider the vote adopting the amendment
n INC Ulll, sU Ille Ulll Is puSs6u WIFI ulIieHl
a ment making the company subject to any gene
al railroad law.
q Resolution from the House, directing the SCI
n retay and Librarian Of the State to supply Ea
d Haven with copies Of laws, journals and report
n except vols. II, l8 and 10 of Reports, referrt
to the Senator from Essex county.
n Engrossed bill, in relation to taking testim
+ ny in courts of chal Gerry; passed.
v Adjourned.
HOUSE.
J, Bills. BY Mr. Bates of l., TO repeal an act d
IS viding the funls Of common school lands in o
leans county referred to select committee
the members from that county. BY MIR Smi
of W., relating to witnesses; and by Mr. Tide
to prohibit the use and sale Of slung shot bo
referred to the Judiciary committee. BY
o Harlow, to incorporate the Windsor car and Ri
lures. FROM the Senate to incorporate the B,
Institute, with proposals of amendment; concu
red in. By Mr. Sabin, relating to grand list;
Mt lerred to committee of one from each count
k, BY Mr. Williams, in addition to and amendme
of Chap. 70, Of r. s.; referred to the comm
to tee on Banks. Engrossed bill, making sppl
I'd priations to the Washington Monument passt
Ir. ReSOIDttions.--By Mr. Wright of Shoreham
m recting the committee of Ways and Means,
ee inquire into the expediency Of providing for t
on payment OF State Prison debts; adopted.
e. Mr. Vail Of NJ, giving 10 the town of East II
r. ven copies of state documents; passed.
he PetiiiOns.-Of Joseph Smith, and l46 othel
o. of A. NJ. Brown, and 65 others; of Horace Loo
lr- is and others of Burlington, and of julius
u. Higgins and others, for Railroad charter FRI
Is. Burlington to Highgate; and of Ira Marks a
10 AZ others, for a railroad from Poultney TO R
m pert; and of Isaac N. Hall, and 100 others,
nd Railroad from Montpelier to Wells River; 81
on orally referred to committee on Roads.
lp. Mr. Hubbell called up the bill to charter
on Burlington Life Fire and Marine Insurance CO
pany, and opposed it IN an elaborate speech
Mr. Pangborn replied-and on motion of Mr. v
-, of NJ. it was again laid on the table.
M Pursuant to joint resolution, the Senate ca
W. in at the hour Of ten, and Mr. Weld appeared
20, 10 the floor Of the House with three pupils fr
" the Hartford Asuhltn for the deaf and dnr