The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-11-01
Legislature of Vermont.

beard S3U, treturn OF money paid for
License) read fst aud I'd times, and re-
ferred to committee on Claims. From
the House, Relating to Bank shares.
owned by persons out of the State, Tim
posing tax thorcon.) to committee on
Banks. To incorporate Pleasant Ridge
Cemetery in Thctford to committee on
Finance. Bill relating to Auditors Re
ports. ordered to be engrossod and read
Sd time.
Petitions introduccd and Referred.
By Mcssrs. French and Atkinson,
praying for Board of Education; to
committee on Education, Adj.
House Prayer by Rev. F. w. Shell.
ton.
Public Bills introduced BY Mr.
Wushburn, to increase the salaries of
judges of the supreme aud circuit courts
by Mr.. Parks, to equalize costs parties
in county and supreme courts; by Mr.
Bcckwith relating to actions on bonds
and other obligations Of corporations
Senate bill, relating to witness.
Bills introduced anil referred. BY
Mr. Rankin to incorporate Glen Lake
Slate Co., to committee on manufactures;
y Mr.. Edmunds. TO incorporate Yer.
mont Episcopal Institute at Burlington.
to committee on education by Mr., Bas-
com. granting ferry to Benz. Il. Brown,
to judiciary committee.
Restitution BY Washburn, request
ing Daniel Robinson of Bennington to
depositc the sword of Col. Baum, cap.
turcd at Bennington, in TIE hall of the
House of Representatives adopted.
The amendment of the Senate. fixing
Friday next 3 2. NJ. to elect reporter
of Decisions of the Supreme Court, was
concurrcd in.
Bills rcicrrcd To tax the profits Of
barking, to committee of ways and
means to abolish the office Of State
Superintendent OF common schools. to
committee on education; to prevent OBJ
structions IN streets and highways, to
committee on roads in addition to the
liquor law, to select committee on that
subject
AFTERooN.
SESArr-B Bills laying tax on Or.
leans County to defray expense Of build.
ing Jail ousc,-providing for the
reference of actions in the county courts.
were scvcrally read the Sd TIME and
passed
1lousE -PctdionS referred. OfJona.
IIoyt and l.. S Humphrey and others,
to General committee ; of Josephus
Brockway, to judiciary committee; of
Eliaj Smith. and others, TO pay volun.
tccrs in the last war with Great Britain.
to committee on Military Affairs of
Lewis B. Whitlock, for remuneration for
discovering remedy for the potatoe rot
read and referred to committee on
agriculture
Reports. BY General committee. a.
gainst bear and cub bill, and it was re.
jectcd for bill relating to jurors fees,
following 30 cts for trying each action J
and it was laid on the table
The Speaker announced the following
select committees:
On bills relating TO the grand list
Mcssrs. White Of Pantou, Rogers of
Wheclock. McLane of Farlec, Consdon
of Dandy, Mcllcn Of PlainfclI.
On division Of Observation-Disclosures
Bartlett Of Lyndon, Beckwith of Middle.
bury. McLane Of Cabot, Cook Of Char
loue, llotchklSs Of Georgia
On division of Windsor County
Mcssrs. Edmunds of Burlington, Ser.
of Barre, Robinson Of Bennington, Ma
son OF Richmoud, Nash Of New Haven.
The Senate came in to elect SERGEANT
at-Arms aud other officers. The Joint
Assembly proceeded to ballot for Ser
jennt'at'Arms
5. L. RrDFlELD, of Montpelier, was G.
iected. The following appointments
were then made; FGpEERIcK +. IIovEy
of jericho. State Librarian; DANIEL
RonERrs, Of Manchester, Bank Commits
sioneri GEo Is. KELLOGG, of Saxton's
River, Adjutant and Inspector General
receiving % votcs,-the other candidates
voted for being Alonzo Jackman and
llcman X Smith Gro. W, GRANpEY, 81
Nergcnncs, Quarter Master General. ire
cciving l25 votes, the other candidates
being Bella Howe and Barnes Frisbic y
LYMAN Z. WHITE, Of Whiting, Judge
Advocate General.
WEDNESDAY. Oct. "a. 1854.
SrvArr mn, ;,t,od,>ccd ami 40.
Grrcd Bv Mr Don;son 70 d;v;dc tho
Town If WoodstooI, mi s,alI;sh 49,, ."u
town by tho n,r,o 81 con,L lvooJ.,na,.
Rc,d twice md roforro5 70 coIoo, o y.
mittco nv Mr. Groom ~ ;nnornor,to
rho New Er,lond Vcr6 Ar,;nne Worhio
Comnonv read tw;cc ard rrfcrrod ~
committee on M,nuf,o,mros H. NJ
Leuyens. to ipcornorotc the No;thorn