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OUT Tie lst 2d ana 81 sections and insert the
following:
Sec. /. Whenever any highway or bridge
shall have been carried off o. yep, away by Il
fiIod o. water, the selectmen of such town or
towns in which such damage shall have hap
pened shall have power TO change such high,
way to ,nds adjoining, or the location OF such
bridge Little above or a little below the old
site, and may alter such highway so as To com.
port with such change Of location: may dis.
continue such part Of Cd road as is rendered
unnecessary by each alteration and may forth
with open the same for working and for travel.
Sl9 2. The selectI.an shall in all cases ra-
ierred to in the preceding section, address anI
tender to the parties aggrieved IT, ,ir damages,
previous to the opening of said road as afore-
said, and said parties shall have the same right
and mode Of appeal there from as is now pro.
vided by law.
SIC. 3. This act shall take effect from an!
after it, passage.
Ordered TO be SO amended aud engrossed.
The committee Of elections 10 whom was
referred the memorial of E. HYDE for a seat in
the llouset reported that they found from evil
dence offered at the Frceman's Meeting, on the
lst ballot, there were 456 votes cast that 81
were absent amp did not vote. The names on
the cheek lis, numbered 400, and the number
Of votes was 4j5 Mr. HYDE had 226 Mr. Vi
las pa Scattering 5.
On the % ballot, there were 400 names on
! the list and 1876 vut's Mr. Hyde had 223, Mr.
Villas had 26l and thee were Scattering
The votes for NJ. Hyde We're legal, he conse-
qnently had 80 ajority. The committee there
fore introduced the following resolution Re-
solved, that EIihu Hyde is entitled to seat in
the House, Mr. Kellogg moved hat it be laid
ON the table not agrecd to. Mr. Kellogg then
lntr dlcel the 70 lowing amendment: an after
the words resolved the following "that the re-
turned member from Chelsea, was not duly no.
tilted as the Statn'e provides in such cases, that
his seat on tie fl ,or Of this house would b,
contested The resolution as amended would
read hns: Resolved that the returned member
from Chelsea was not duly notified, as the
Statute provides in such cases, that his seat
would be contested and that Eihu Hyde tho
L preventative elect is entitled to a seat upon
the floor Of His House. The amendment was
opposed by VI ,ssrs. Game, Dckerman and
VAIL and supported by Messrs. Kelll llgg, Bar.
low and Bartlett, the later gentleman nsis cd
that there WAS n, le. al evidence that tn, notice
was served Al all, his, the return Of officer wai
private AMI not official &c. Mr Colby h,vn!
objected TO tie amendment ON acc uut of ii,
incongrutr. Mr. X 4 g erased the wo d
mot" 1t tn rtore read as fellows " r
solved, that the returned member from Ch.l.
sci was duly 10 lied, &C."
On this question the yeas and nays were de-
IN ndrd and were as follows Yeas l25, Nays
81. The resolution was consequently amend
ed The question then occurred upon the
adoption as amended. The yeas and nays were
again demanded AMI were as follows: Yeas
l34 Nays ca. The resolution was therefore
adopted, and Mr. Hyde declared elected, who
appeared aud was sworn. Adjourned
of the town Of Wesmore, for bank a, Der
BY; TO comm tee on Banks. OF IIez kah
Martin and others, oi c. Rch and othe S, of
and others, Of VIM. p. Pierce and others for
alteration OF license law; to the select commit
Tee. OF George Ii. Putnam, of L S. Farr, that
n pori n Of money paid them for pedler's H.
cenSe be refunded TO committee on Claims.
Oh Il. X Drury and others tor bank al Dauby
to committee ON Banks. OF citizens Of Shell
burn, ot citizens OF Wallingford Tor alteration
Of the ljccy'e law; to the select committee or
Elisha W h,te and others, for bank at Derby
tJ committee on Banks.
ELECTION OF L. S. SENATOR.
AT ten o'clock the House proceeded To ballot
on It's part for a Senator OF the United States
Tor the term Of six years from AM after the 4h
Of March next. The following nominations
were made: Hon. Solomon Foote of Ru,Iand.
by Mr.. B nton Charles L'nsIey, Esq. of Md
dIebnry, BY Mr.. Bartlett Ion. Samre' s.
Phelps OF Middlebury, by Mr.. Howe Of Shore
ham; David A. Smaley, Esq. of Burling'oa
PrtHi,ns relerreL OF iona han lIagarani
others, for law authorizing courts to make
compensation Tor detection Of crimiua S in cer.
tain cases; 10 committee on the Judiciary. OF
II. B Weeks and others, for alteration of mill
ia law; % commi ice on Military Af,irs. OF
Fayeitc Potter aud OH rs, for bank al ID lnbv
HOUSE.
Prayer b. Rcv. L. j. S,ot.
Bus ryferreA. by Mr. Ilubbell, in addition
to chap. 20 5. relating TO highways, bridges,
ferries ana turnpikos; To committes on Roads.
BY NJ. Eyerls, to incorporate the Rutland
Savings Bank to committee on Banks. By
Mr.. infl, relative to rail roads to committee
ON Roads by Mr.. Head Of J., RELAXING 10 time
of payment of CHECKS, drafts, bills Of exchange
and promSSory notes 10 committee on Banks.
3y Mr.. Green, for the protection Of fish in arli.
dcial ponds; To General committee.
Es'oi"tions. by Mr.. Culburn of Castlcton,
that the Judiciary committee inquire into the
cXpeliency of further Legislation I1l4lise to the
fees Of county officers adopted. Mr. Benton
called up the lulnt resolution relating to tl,e
meeting OF the canvas.ing com on Wednesday
10th, To canvass woes Tor CO, ulty otficer,, &c,
and moved the same be amended by inserting
iIl>lNdu ~ ''NNl'N''alf ~ a. Ia 'ftc WINS
Thursday 3 r. M. (; amenltd and adopted IN
concu renee with the Senate. BY Mr.. Vail,
that the General committee I'M lire l.Io The eN
pedency of providing for trial by jury Of appeals
from decisions OF railroad commissioners, in re-
gard tc land damages; adopted.
M D4vey, tie Clerk OF the House appeared
and announced that the IiuuSe on their part
were ready to complete the election of United
States Senator accord ngly the Senate re-
paired To TIE Hall of the House.
Bits m'rodufed aHd referred! BY Mr., Robin.
son, to exempt certain p'ank road stocks from
aXation to comnttee on roads BY Mr..
Weston, rclatiag to advertisement for ap-
1raisers' meetings and by Mr.. Foster in
amendment of char. X relating to notice If
,haASing shire towns in counties, that tIey
should be published three weeks before the
session of Legislature to comnttee on Judi
,iary.
Reports. BY Mr.. park'r, from the oomG.iueo
IN roads, in favor Of bill relating TO highways;
ordered to lie on motion of Mr.. Mclean By