Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-11-04

more equal distribution of estates of de-
cca ell lcr-ons.
lIorsE.--The speaker announce the Sc
lrct committee on the petition of Andrew
Tracy and others. relating 10 houses ofcor-
re,tion for juvenile rflcndcrs- Nessrs.
Sro,ltlard Of TownshenA, Chapman OF Wood-
slock. Hammond Of Midllcbury. Ricl'ard-
son of Wcstfield, Bal bel of Cambridge.
Bailey of NcwLury. Lawrence OF st
Genrec, Hall Of Bmko, Morgan OF Pow
nal, Henry of Waterbury, Wincheil OF
Puulinry. Pest of Georgia, llart>horn oi
Canaan Fletcher Of South Hero.
The Senate came IL. and ipih As
scmbly was formed 10 elect Reporter of
Decisions Of The Supreme Cont, and a
Railroad Commissioner.
Senator Everts nominated, for Railroad
Commits sioner, Gen. Ambrose l.. Brown OF
Rptt,nd. Mr.. Snule Of 81. Albans noml-
mated .Iasprr Rand of berkshire.
Who.c unmber of votes, 212
Necessary for y choice, l22
Am rose l.. brown, lS6
Iasrcr Rand, %
Scattering. u
The joint assembly proceeded to elect
Reporter Of Decisions of the supreme
Count. riea uoce Senator Necdham Joni
mated Wm. G. Shaw of Burlington who
was elected.
The bill erecting statue 10 Ethan Al
len in the State House was passed, 10 to
~.
FnIpAy. Oct. 2S.
+ SrxArr.-Thc bin layinga tux on Wind
sor County was taken up and passed. Mr..
Poland reported the House hill erecting n
siatne TO Ethan Allen. After remarks by
Senators Clarke, Wilder, Necdham and
others. it was passed unanimously, ty yeas
p, nays none.
Horsr.-Mr Severens Of Rockingham.
INTRODUCED a Till TO extend the charter of
the bark of Bellows Falls Mr.. Shvton
Of Calais, introduced one regulating the
manufacture Of butter tubs.
Mr.. Ferrin from committee on educ dion.
reported against bill to repeal an act therein
mentioned and was refused 81 reading.
Messrs. Scverens Of Rockingham, SAT-
forI Of Springfield, and D,piels of Graf
ton severally presented petitions for the re-
newal Of the charter Of the Bank Of Del
lows Falls.
The bill in relation to malicious injuries
was debated. ['rhs bill provides for hcav-
Ter penalties for pirdling trees, defacing
! fences, &c, by midnight mara uders who
take that method of venting personal spite
on their neighhors. and we hope it will
pass. Pending an amendment, the House
| adjourned.
SATURDAY, Oct. 20.
SrNArE.-The bill for watering troughs
again came up, and there was considerable
diminishing on amendments. Mr.. Arm
s'rong'S amendment giving discretionary
powers TO the towns was adopted, and the
section giving immediate effect to the bill
struck out. AT this point the Senate adj
journed
/ HousE On motion of Mr.. Wells of
Athens, u joint resolution was adopted, ten
deriGg the thanks Of the General Assembly
to Hon Daniel Needham, for his Agricul-
tural address before them on Thursday
evening.
/ Petitions referred--AIcssrs. Phillips of
! Westminster, Hitchcock Of Putney, Fuller
of Londonderry. Severens of Rockingham,
! Stiekney of Andover. Howard OF Chester
and Stowell of Windham, presented sundry
petitions praying for the renewal of the
charter Of the bank Of Bellows Falls sew
orally referred to committee on banks.
The bill for the punishment of willful
and malicious injuries came up, and finally
passed, yeas lo7, nays 80. Good
1 MONDAY, Oct. 81.
The proceedings of to-day are unim-
portant. The Senate not in session in the
morning. In the afternoon the Senate took
up and finally passed the watering-trough
I bill, 10 to Z.