Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-11-24

After the result Of the 9th ballo, was declared,
Mr. Stevens of Franklin, moved that the Senate
euspend balloting until "Wednesday next at 3 p.
NJ, and the motion was adopted
The Governor transmitted to the Senate the
memorial Of the Caughnawuuga Indians, pray.
ing to be restored to the peaceable enjoyment
and possession of the land along the east shore
of Lake Champlain and up the Otter Creek. to
its sources, aud along the summit of the chain Of
the Green Mountains to Canada Inc
Also the petition Of Lewis H. Putnam. pray:ng
that his proposition for forming Rural Districts
in Liberia, may be considered The memorial
and petition were referred to the select committee
under the lth Joint Rule
The resolution that Norman Mhngton is en-.
titled to q seat as member of this body, from
Bennington County, was taken up DO, again laid
upon the table to give place to the report of the
committee on Elections, on the memorial OF
James Martin.
The committee reported that they had again
considered the evidence presented before them
by James Martin and had found nothing to lead
them to change their report as previously made.
a majority Of the committee recommended the
passage of the resolution, accompanying the
report that Norman Millington is entitled to a
seat on the floor Of the Senate
Mr.. Hoyt, from the same committee, made a
minority report that III his opinion James Mar
tin and Norman Millington had received an equal
number OF votes for Senator in Bennington
County, and that neither was entitled to a seat
in this body.
The question being upon the passage Of the
resolution Mr.. Rowel called upon the majority Of
the committee for statement ofthe facts upon
which they had based their report.
Mr. Warner, for the committee, stated that
the only question made in the case was in re-
gard 10 the votes in the town of " oodiord, and
that the majority Of the committee had taken the
votes Of that town as they were counted at the
county clerks Office On being counted at the
clerks Office, two votes were found for Gates
and Millington which had not been cut apart,
in the envelope of votes counted at the town
hoise of Woodiord for Gates and Martin. No
certificates accompanied the votes when they
were received by the county clerk, but the CON
stable of Woodiord was called into the county
clerks Office and there made out a certificate in
accordance with the count at that time The
vote of Woodford, as counted al the Co. clerk ;
office was, for james Martin 46, Norman Mil
lington 3s.
Mr.. lIoyt gave the reason for his minority re-
port, He relied upon the count at the town
house at Woodford, and rejected the certificates
of the constable of Woodford, as nose be had
given were contradictory. There was also evil
dence, the Senator said which satisfied him that
the votes had been tempered with after being
sealed up at the town house, and before being
opened by the County Clerk. The count at the
town house was AZ for Martin and 36 for Mil
lington.
The Senator said that the evidence was con-
elusive to him, that two votes for Millington
were found in the envelope of votes counted at
Woodford, for Gates and Martin, but he thought
that the connt at the town meeting should be
conclusive.
The votes of Bennington County, as counted
at the county clerks Office, resulted in plural
ty Of votes for N. Mlllington over James Martin,
Pending the discussion the Senate adjourned