Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-10-23
The legislature.

st Most OF the Standing Committees of tn
to House have been announced. We Civ,
e. the more important of Them
Z On BiHs-Sewell of Lunenbureh, God
is ard of Reading.
On the Ltbrary-Torrey of Jamaica
Paine of Lowell, Smith of Hardwick.
On Hays and Means eane of Caven.
dish, Demi"g of Arlington. Colby Of Hart
: land, Wells of Waterbury, Everts of Wal
+ than.
On Military Affairs of Rutland
Lewis of Norwich, Billiard of St. Johns.
bury, Dunshee of Bristol, Howard of
: Townshend.
IN Educataoa- Parker of Middlebury,
White OF Coventry, Miller of Williston.
Wheeler of South Hero, Abbott of Windsor.
I'm Claims Wilson of Troy, Crowley
of Mt. Holly, Pennock of Morristown
Goodell of Brattleboro, Miles of Hines.
burgh.
! On Banks-Smith of ST. Adams, Camp
OF Stowe, Gleason of Shrewsbury, Williams
OF Rockingham, Anderson of Bethel
I'm Nanutdctsves--Gay of Stockbridge.
Rlxford of Highgate, Adams of Newport
Dewey of Hartford, Root of Shelburne.
OF the other Committees this part of the
State is represented as follows: On Gen.
eral Committee, Gillette of Nottingham /;
State Prison, Burrows of Vernon, who is
chairman; Distributing Committee, Dodge
OF Andcver; Mr.. Dodge, for some reason,
has since been excused from further attend
ance upon the legislature. Corporations.
Daniels OF Grafton. Town Lines, Good |
hue of Westminster. Mileage, Shrigley of
Putney, and Albee of Ludlow. Claims.
Goodell of Brattleboro. Those previously
announced were published last week.
In the House, on Wednesday last week,
Dir. Fisher of Cabot, introduced a resolution
declaring that the exigencies of the times
demand a thorough organization of the en-.
rolled militia of the State into companies
and regiments and brigades, with provision
tor arming the same also for an efficient
drill Of each company and its commissioned
officers, and also each regiment with the
ield and staff officers of the same, and also
or annual encampments for the instruction
y The entire militia by regimental brigades.
This resolution was adopted.
The bill charteling the Woodstock rail.
DAD was taken up and passed.
On Friday in the House, Mr.. Deane of,
'avendish, introduced bill for the orpan- ,
'a,ion of the militia.
Mr. Wheeler of South Hero, has intro {
iced a bill allowing our soldiers TO vote. !
AN act to authorize the town of Wood :
ock to raise money for building railroad n
used. Il
Both Houses have as yet done little be- 6 :
ND the introduction of business, except Y
election OF State off GERS. On Friday o
III Houses adjourned to Mon day, which II
act'cally amounts TO an adjournment to u
lesday of this week. ="
Both Houses met on Monday and ad. in
lrned till Tuesday, there being no quo g.
n present. at
On Tuesday the President appointed y
'ssrs. Clark of Bennington, and Clark of A
tland, on the part of the Senate, as com. W,
tee 10 audit Gov. Holbrook's accounts. pr
e remainder of the same committee on
part of the House, are Messrs. Deane. NJ
nckley and Noyes. cd
he Committee on Ways and Means re- Co
ted amendments to the bill providing 81 as
month pay for drafted soldiers. iai
These amendments give extra paw 10 aa
tied men, and not TO substitutes. TLa D.
was ordered to lie.
ONT Assembly at c'clock-both Uopses =,
Mt into Joint Assembly to elect Ser Ia 1
nt-atArms. gay
hr. Reed of Montpelier, moved an adj o GU,
rnment of one week. Lost. ~
he gentlemen voted for were all of suo
ntpelier. quo
| he ballot resulted as follows: .'e
y hole number of votes 1872. nun
Necessary for choice 81. i
Gilman B. Dodge, 101
George w. Scott, 20
u. c. Camp, Fl ~ gu,
A. T. Keith, * ,er,
ii. d. Hopkins, a ayU
Scattering, cay
'llman b. Dodge was declared elected ~ mo'
he Boston Courier saws the re,urn. i
pennsylvania and Ohio will probably latte