Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-11-27

was rejected yeas -, nays 81
The two Houses met in Joint Assembly TO G.
lect Quarter Master General, an Adjutant and
Inspector General, and Judge Advocate General.
Quarir Master General. LIST. Cd. Sd.
Whole number Of votes, 1876 202 BOB
Necessary to a choice, 30 lO2 1902
Gen. D. w. C.Clarke of Burlington, 60 so IS
Hon. Bella Howe of Shoreham, &c 81 %
q. w Grandcy Esq. ofVergenncs, 50 50 46
All others. Z I6 q
Mr. Sabin withdrew the name Of Gen. Clarke
on the ith ballot
9Th. 5,ih
Whole number ofyotcs, 2l3 pos
Hon. Bcla Howe, "a 81
G. W. Grandey. Esq. "a 1l3
Rev Daniel Packer, 0
Scattering, 10 ;
George W. Grandey was accordingly elected.
+. w. Hopkins was elected Adjutant and In
spector General, viva yoce.
Samuel w. Slade was appointed Judge Adyo-
cate General, viva voce.
The Senate then withdrew
Resolutions. by Mr. Barrett, that the two lIou-
SEES meet in JOINT assembly at quarter past o.
clock this afternoon to elect a State Superinten-
dant of common schools after short but spir-
tied discussion, the resolution was rejected yeas
%. nays III. BY Mr. Reed, that Sylyanus Rip
/ ley receive 50 TOR making up the debcntures of
the House; adopted Adjourned.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY,, Eve. Nov. 10, ?. NJ.
Reports Of Committees. BY Mr. Seymour, for
the committee on Claims, in favor OF the bill for
the relief Of Peter Brown passed BY Mr.
Green, for Select committee, in favor of the bill
to incorporate the village of St Adams passed
By the same, on the petition of Rufus Frost
and others, asking for law that shall embrace
the rinlii Of ;...i;..;l"-l 49,. Ill .l. -
legislation is necessary. BY Mr. Royce, for the
Judiciary committee, in favor of the bill amend
ing sec 81 chap 56 c S, relating to the division
of real estate; passed. BY the same against
the bill relating to tho tender Of amends; Sd
reading refused By Mr. Eastman, for the com
mttee on Finance, in favor of the bill making
additional appropriation $500 for block of mar
bic for the Washington Monument; passed. by
the same, against the bill for the preservation OF
Muslrats, in certain towns Sd reading refused
By Mr. Royce, for the committee on Judiciary
against the bill constituting sec 50 chap 90 and
it refused its 3D. reading. BY the same, in
favor of the bill dividing the state into Congress
sional districts, ordered TO its Sd readng-yeas
81, nays 6, and passed BY Mr. Crowley for
the committee on Elections, in favor of the bill
relating to canyassing vote for representative
to Congress passed.
Mr. Seymour called up the bill to pay Asa T
Barron the sum therein mentioned, and the Sen
ate refused to reconsider the vote refusing tn,
Sd reading.
Mr. Keith called up the bill Incorporating III,
Mercantile Bank, and it was ordered to lie, |!
to 4.
Mr. Keith called up the bill in addition to chaI
50 C S, relating to the Homestead, and it was
passed
The House refused to concur with the Senate
in the amendment to the bill relating to tn,
rights and competency of witnesses the Sen
ate insisted, l5to 10.
The House still disagreed to the amendrnon
to the bill relating TO Banks, and asked for
committee of conference. Messrs Blake HnC
Chamberlin were named as the committee.
Bills from he House referred. CONSUMING sec
ton e3 chapter % c s. relating to scre facias
to the committee on the Judiciary. Dividing tn,
state into Congressional Districts to the com
mittee on the Judiciary. Relating to the can
vasslng of votes for Representatives to Congress
to the committee ON Elections.
Resolution. By Mr. Mauocks, that the thanks
of the Senate be rendered to the President o
the Senate for the able manner in which he hal
discharged the duties of the Office; which wal
adopted unanimously. To which the Presiden
replied in some very pertinent remarks.
The House did not concur with the Senate II
the amendment to the bill relating to the schoo
fund the Senate roceded, - TO ~, and on mo
ton of Mr. Royce the vote was reconsidcred, !!
TO 10, and it was amended, excepting in the bill
the debt due from the Vermont University.
The House amended the bill in addition t
the general railroad law; the Senate concurred
The Senate adopted the recommendation o
the committee OF conference appointed on thu
disagreeng vote to the bill relating TO banks
The House insisted upon their disagreement
to the vote relating TO the competency OF wit
nesses aud asked fora committee of conference
Messrs Currier aud Marvin were named as tina
committee.
The House amended the bill altering th'
charter of the Sand Bar Bridge company tn
Senate concurred
The House still refused TO agree with thu
Senate in adopting the amendment TO the bill al
tering the charter of the Montpelier and Well
River Railroad Company, and on motion Of NJ
Whittemore it was laid on the table.
The House did not concur with the Senate il
the amendment to the bill relating to corpora
tons; the Senate receded.
The Senate adopted the resolution from III
House relating to the slave trade.
The House refused TO concur with the Senat
IN the amendment to the bill relating to III