Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-10-20

| choosing seats from the afternoon preceding
/ the 1pening Of the session to the morning OF
| ouening the session between the hours OF
/ eirht and nine O'Clock The rules with
! above amendments were adopted as the rules
/ OF the House.
MOSDAT, Oct l6.
SENATE.
/ The President nominated as the committee
10 canvass the votes for county officers the
following:
Addison county, senator Meaeham Ben
| nington county, senator Park Caledonia
| county, senator Abbott Chittenden county,
/ senator Hobart Essex county, senator Ia
/ Dor franklin county, senator S0ule, Grand
I Isle county, senator Allen LamOille countyi
senator Pennock Orange county, senator
/ Hutchinson Orleans county, senator Rlch-
/ mond Rutland county, senator Howe !;
/ WIndham county, senator Flagg Windsor
county, senator Gay.
As the committee TO whom u referred 50
/ much of the Governors message as relates to
| juvenile offenders, senator's DOrr, Reed, and
smith. Adjourned
HOUSE.
/ Bills introduced BY Mr.. Pease of Nor
/ wIch, an act providing to tax the income OF
| United States bonds and other securities to
committee On ways and means.
BY Mr.. Webster Of Charleston, an act to
| pay the soldiers Of the 2i and 81 regiments
mustered INTO United States service prior 70
| July 10Th. lS6l, Tor furnishing their own
uniform TO com. on military affairs.
RssofufiOHS-By Mr.. Colby of HaTtland.
/ directing tine committee ON banks u inquire
D q -. tho. .ifr.
/ OF bank commissioner, OF reducing the salary
| in proportion To the number OF banks IN the
| state which have become national adopted
| BY Mr.. Ross of s.. JOhnsbury. Joint re-
/ solution authorizing the Governor TO appoint
I two commissioners TO consider the subject OF
restoration OF sea fish TO the Connecticut RI
Yer and its tributaries. and the introduction
/ of new varieties, and the production Of fish
generally, and to report to the next legisla-
ure. or to the Governor ii an early report Is
ound to be desirable The resolutions also
I authorize the commissioners 10 confer with
/ like commissioners, appointed in Massachu
/ sctts, Connecticut and New Hampshire, and
/ also 10 introduce Cat an expense not to e1-
| coed one hundred dollars) black bass and
/ salmon into the waters of Vermont best
| adapted to the purpose. II they shall find II
| expedient.
Mr.. Ross alluded, IN support Of ms rcsO-
I luton, o. the action taken in Massachusetts
and New Hampshire at the last session OF
their respective legislatures, and stated that
be was in correspondence with gentlemen of
those States IN regard TO this matter, who
are anxious that the legislature OF Vermont
shall take action providing for cooperation
in this enterprise.
Mr.. Colby of Hartland moved 70 refer the
above resolutions to the gen. committee
agreed TO.
By Mr.. Park Of Bennington, providing
that n committee OF thirteen shall be ap-
pointed to enquire and report as to the pow
er Of the state to tax United States bonds
and other securities and the stock Of nation
al banks when invested IN United States Sc
curItIes.
Mr.. Miner moved to amend by making
the number fourteen, so that there could he
one member IRON each county; carried and
the resolution adopted.
AFTERNOON.
SENATE.
Bill introduced and referTed-by Mr.. Taft,
to Incorporate the home for destitute chill
dren. at Burlington to the committee on
the Judiciary.
HOUSE.
A communication was received by the
Governor covering the report of the Sergeant
alarms.
Bill introduoed-By Mr.. Nicholson of Wal
lingford, an act modifying the act for organ
izing the Militia approved Nov. %, 1864
referred to committee on military affairs.
This bill repeats that portion of the Militia
Law, which requires drill and parade of pri-
Yates and nOn-commissiOned officers, and pro-
yIdes for increase Of pay of commissioned /
officers and musIcians.l
The Speaker announced the following
standing committees
STANDING COMMITTEES
Under Fourth JOINT Rule.-Hutchinson of |
Enosburgh, Root of Craftsbury, Taft of New
ark.
Bills Pratt of Woodstock, Phillips OF
Castleton
JOINT Rules.-waite of Brattleboro', Hop |
kins OF Vergennes.
Li5rGry.-Hebard of Chelsea, Hunsdon of |
Shoreham, JOslyn of Bloomington.
BGHkS.-Park of Bennington, Converse OF |
TOwnshend, Ross of Brandon, Pierce OF Roeh- |
ester, Illden of Barre.
General COmmittee.-Robinson of High !
gate, Webster OF Charleston, Pollard of /
Windsor, Belding Of johnson, Taylor of |
Sherburne, Judevine of Concord, Butterfeld |
Of Grafton, Mason Of Readsboro', Evarts Of /
Salisbury, Hastings of Waterford, Fay of
W illistOn, Carpenter of Randolph, Pope of
ROxbury, Goodsell of Isle LaMotte.
JudiciGry-Mlner of Manchester, Wilson
Of Bakersfield, Nicholson of WallIngford,
Prout of Rutland, Ross OF ST. Johnsbury.
Ways and Means-Clark of Poultney,
Hebard of Oh elsea, Waite OF Brattleboro',
Barnes of Burlington, Foster of Montpelier.
Land Tares.-Merritt OF Addison, Sylves-
ter of Barnet, Somers of Irasburgh, Conner
Of Brighton, Tucker of Halifax.
Manufactues.-Henry Of Weathersield,
Greenbank Of Danville, Martin of Marshheld,
Foster of Shrewsbury, Chaffee Of Granville.
Pubic Bsildings.-Burt of Swantop, Mar
tin of Plainfeld, ellison of Cavendisn. Cram
ton OF Tinmouth, W hitney OF Wilmington.
State Prls0n.--Gleal on, OF Thetford.
Whittlesey Of Glover, Bemis, of Stamford,
Roberts, OF Underhill, Parmerlee, of Bristol
E2ectiOns.-Colby o: uariland, hopkins,
IF Vergennes, Parker. of Wolcott, Wright.
Of Bradford, BOardman, Of Milton Rogers, OF
Wheaton of Pittsford.
1otcn Lfnes.-Brewster. of Huntington,
Garter, o! MDukton, Lamb, Of wbitiusnam,
Holmes. oil HubbaIdton, Hard, oil S4ndgat...
Agriculture Carpenter. Of Pswlet. Lane,
i jericho, lawrence, Of weybridsc, Camp,