Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-10-27

II. ID. Warner so l23
w, NJ. Huntington 73 ~
j. Perkins 63 Al
Scattering d
And L. ID. Warner was declared duly
elected.
For Bank Commissioner Senator Will
llams nominated Dudley G, Dennison of
Royalton.
Senator Pennock of Lamoille nomi-
mated Asa r. Camp Of Stowe,
The ballot resulted;
Whole number votes AS
Necessary to choice I'D
A. R. Camp l48
d. G. Depnison 9S
Scattering
And A. r, Camp was declared duly |
elected,
For Railroad Commissioner Mr..
Wheeler of Grand Isle nominated Gid
con II. Rice OF South Hero, and he was
unanimously elected by viva voce
vote.
For Adjutant and Inspector General,
Mr.. Deane of Cavendish nominated Pc
ter 7. Wasburn, the present incumbent.
On motion of Senator Wood the election
was had by viva voce vote, and Peter
L. WashbuTn was'unanimously elected.
For Quartermaster General, Senator
Henry of Windsor, nominated Geo. +.
Davis of Cavendish, the present incum-
bent
Senator Williams seconded the nomi-
nation.
Mr.. Barlow of st. Adams, nominated
Perly P. Pitkin. ..
Messrs. Colby of Hartland, and Billiard
| of St. Johnsbury, seconded the nomina-
| ton.
Mr. Nicholson of Wallinglord in sup
! port of the nomination of Mr.. Pitkin
said That he was happy in the occa-
sion to forego the opportunity to vote
for his personal friend, the present COM
petent and faithful incumbent of the
office
1t was not the heaviest draft that had
ever been made upon his disnterested-
ness, At large and highly Intelligent
+! convention of his own county over
which he had the honor to preside, he
had improved the occasion to give his
voice and casting vote against his
younger brother,-hoped in from youth,
trusted to in mature years, in favor of
the gallant young colonel of the 18th Vt.
regiment then just returned from the
dusty and bloody field of Gettysburgh,
and now to attest his appreciation of
the merits OF an officer who instead OF
having with us fought and bled, and
died, and arose again, upon the peace
full and sequestered theatre of our quiet
home, had upon the Potomac and the
James dared all of the dread unknown
contingencies of war, until worn with
protracted responsibility and toll, he
proposes to renew acquaintance with,
and GUIDE his rising sons, into the paths
of virtue and success Shall we with
hold the deserved, and sighed for honor?
Let the vote Of this joint assembly re-
spond to the inspiring words, Peoples
Proved Patriot, Perley p. Pitiin
At the close of Mr.. Nicholson's re-
marke the suppressed, yet all pervading
cheer Of the Joint assembly and the gal
leries attested the deep approval of the
gallant soldiers worth.
The ballot resulted as follows:
Whole number of votes, 249
Necessary to choice, 1876
Perley p. Pitkin, 1873
George F. Davis, So
Scattering, 6
And Perley P. Pitkin was declared du-
ly elected.
For Judge Advocate General, Mr.. Will
son of Bakersfield. nominated John s.
Marcy of Royalton; and he was unan-
imously elected by viva vocc vote.
For First Director of the State Prison.
Senator Flagg nominated Daniel S.
Stearns of Windsor and he was unan-
imously elected. 4 sse.. ---s.....s
For Second Director of State Prison,
Senator Pennock nominated Samuel Mer-
riam of Johnson, and he was unanim-
ously elected - 49, aj- F -7u
For Third Director of State Prison.
Mr. Dorr nominated P. W. Hyde of Cas-
tleton and he was unanimously elected.
The business of the joint assembly
having been completed, it was declared
dissolved The Senate withdrew and
the Speaker resumed the chair w. r
Mr.. Rounds of Chester called up the
resolution requesting members to fur
nish the chairman of the military COM
mttee with statement of the bounties
paid soldiers in the service, re-enlisting,
and said resolution was adopted. Ad-
journed.
Adjourned.