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HOUSE.

HOUSE.
SATURDAY, Nov. ~. A. NJ.
Bills introduced and reftrred.-By Mr.. Mer-
ritt, TO incorporate the Sudbury X. r. Co.; to
the Committee on Roads
Mr.. Hayden introduced the following reso-
luton:
Reso'red, BY the House of Representatives
OF the State Of Vermont, the Senate concur
ring thereln,-that the Committee on Deben-
lures, and the Secretary of the Senate, are
hereby directed to retain one days pay Of each
Senator and Member of the House, and pay
the amount Of money so retained to Sylvanus
Ripley Ui Montpelier, the authorized Agent of
the NATIONAL WAsHINGToS Monument As
ISOLATION 10 ne paid over by SAID Agent to
u" s.ld Association, and take the receipt Of said
-". 'pl sand money. On his motion, the re-
spru'iOn was ordered to lie.
Tttdions rcjerred BY Mr.. Merritt, of John
AvcrlI and others, praying that a part of High
gate be set oft to Swanton; to the members
from Franklin county. By Mr., Deane, Of Rev.
II. II. Dornin and others, praying that the
funds heretofore set apart to the use Of the
Franklin county Grammer School, late of st.
AIbans, deceased, be appropriated to the pur-
poses OF education in Franklin Co.. to the Judi
cIlry committee.
ReSol tion.-By Mr.. Baldwin, fixing Thurs
day Nov. 2lth the day for final adjourn
mcnt; on motion of Mr. Deane ordered 10 lie.
! Reports Of Committees.-Bv the committee
on Printing, in favor of printing 300 copies OF
House bill lcC regulating ihe traffic in intoxi-
eating drinks, and the bill providing for the
adoption OF persons and change of names the
printing of said bills was ordered. Bv the
committee on Banks, in favor Of the bill in ad-
dlton to the act to authorize the business Of
banking with an amendment. which was agreed
j to and the hill or1aroj 70 4
by the Judiciary committee, in favor of the
blIl to prevent the improper and unlawful use
OF property held in trust, with amendments,
which were agreed to, and the bill was ordered
to a third reading.
BY the Committee of WAYS and Means, on
the resolution relating to mileage, that no fur-
ther legislation is necessary. Also, in favor of
the bill relating 10 the bank shares OF non resi-
dent stockholders, with amendments, which
agreed to, ordered to lie. By the Committee
on Roads, in favor of the Senate bill to ex-
tend the charter of the Swanton and Eilghgate
| X. Il. Co.. ordered to third reading.
The Speaker announced the appointment of
Messrs. Weston, Dodge, Richardson, Harris,
and W alker as the select committee on the
petitions for, and remonstrances against, the
organization Of a new county by the name of
Cumberland.
Engrossed BW.-To incorporate the Forest
Mining and Slate Company legallzing and
authorizing the sale of certain lands belonging
to the Troy Conference Academy to incor-
poratc the Essex Leather and Lumber Manu-
featuring Company severally read the third
time and passed Adjourned.
AFTERNOON.
| Mr.. IIartShorn called up a resolution rca-
ting to the call of the House, the question
/ / L. -,
strike out that part which provides that the
abscntecs shall not receive their debcntures
for this day, and to provide that the names Of
the absrntrcs shall be entered upon the jour
nal. After some discussion the amendment
prevailed, and the resolution was adoptcd.-
The Clerk proceeded to call the roll of the
House, and it appeared that ninety-eight
members We're absent.
| On motion of Mr.. Page. all further pro-
ceedingS were dispensed with until W Wcdncs-
day next at . O'Clock \. NJ.
/ \ majority of the committee on Elections,
to whom was referred the petition of Smith
sherman and others, calling in question the
validity of the election of Chester Spencer as
the representative from Casteton, reported
against the right of Mr.. Spencer to hold
seat, on the ground that he was the Post
Master at Castlcton when elected, and though
| he mailed his letter of resignation the morn
ing of his election he continued to act as post
master until Oct. :, when his successor was
chosen and qualified. The report was ordered
/ 10 lie
RcSolution.-By Mr. Matthcwson, to direct
the Clerk to furnish the names of the absen-
tees for publication in Walton'- Daily Jour
nal Mr.. Gray moved to dismiss. which mo-
tion was agreed to, yeas 63, nays I'll.
Mr.. Harris moved that when the House adj
iourn it be till Monday at o clock p. NJ,
which motion prevailed. Adjourned.