The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-10-31
THE LEGISLATURE.

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Monday, the 22d inst. Nothing was
done on. that day in either house.
On Tuesday the Legislature voted for
United States Senators. In the Senate
the vote was as follows:
To represent this State in the Senate
Of the United States for the full term Of
six years from March 3, 1867, Hon
Justin S. Morrill, received 20 votes, and
was unanimously elected ON the part #
the Senate; ioI the unexpircd term of
the late Hon. Jacob Collamcr, Luke !.
Poland had 20 votes, and was unanimous.
ly elected; for the unexpired term of the
late Hon. Solomon Foot, Hon. George
F. Fdmunds had 20 votes, and was un-
arimously elected.
In the House the vote was for unex-
pired term of Collamcr, l. =. Poland PIP,
Henry keves 10; unexpircd term of
Foot. Go +. Edmund+, 2l2, II. Is.
Smith 10, ii G.. Smith j. Full term.
J. 5 Morrill, 2l3, L. Il. Rcdield Is.
Bills were passed in the Senate giving
a married woman who lives apart from
her husband without her fault. the right
10 control her own earnings, and maintain
an action for them in her own name; I'm
act providing that when married man
shall be under legal guardianship, the
Supreme Court may authorize his wife
to sell and convey her real estate, and
any personal estate which came to him
10y the marriage and which shall remain
undi>posed of; in relation to the redcmp-
tiun Of land sold for taxes to incorporate
the proridcnt Orphan Asylum and Hos.
pital Of Burlington. and in concurrence
the House hill protecting shad on white
ti-h in Like Champlain and its tributaries.
Bills were introduced, providing for
the payment Of Thomas L. Powers the
balance due him for experimenting the
construction of the State House to in
corporate the King Farm Slate Company
and relative to common schools and school
laws. A petition was presented hy Mr..
Porter from II. A. Sheldon and others
relative to idle and dislpated persons.
In the House, bills were passed, legal
ling the action Of the sclcctmcn Of Cav
endlsh; Incorporating the Alimont Band
Of Ludlo y; amending the act for the
Vermont and New York Railroad and
bills we're introduced and referred, pro-
wiling for an increase Of pay of members
of the General Assembly after this year
and the reduction of mileage relating to
the qualification Of voters; directing the
collection of the tax from Washington
County on the list Of 1865 incorpora
ting the Weaihcrslicld and Carcmont
railroad company incorporating the
Rochester Academy securing the attend
ance of children of II certain age in the
district schools, Incorporating the Fair
haven Slate and Marbl. Company and
Incorporating the Plymouth Gold Mining
Company.
Wednesday, in the Senate, bills were
passed incorporating the West Rupert
Dairy As'ociatlon and incorporating the
Vermont and New York Railroad Com
pany. Bills were introduced, to incorpo-
rate the Brattleboro Mclodeon Company.
the Vermont and Boston Slate Company
TO constitute a new county by the name of
Union. This bill provides for the iorma-
ton Of a new county composed of Ludlow,
Cavendisll, Weaiherslield, Weston, An
dover, Chester, Baltimore and Springfield
in Windsor county, Londonderry, Wind
ham, Grafton, Rockingham, Wcstmnis-
ter and Athens in Windham county;
enabling the State Treasurer to di.chargc
certain mortgages given for banking pur-
poses; relating to jailors fees in aid or
drafted men; 10 regulate the pay of
drafted men; to amend the charter of
Burlington; regulating the pay OF States
Attorneys; pr 'vding for tie appointment
Of an Attorney General; AMI raising the
salary o. The Judge Of Probate Of the dis
t-ic, Of Washington.
In the lIonsc, bills were introduced
and referred. lcSalizjns the grand list OF
Granville for 1864 60 AMI Go; legaliz
ing the vote of Shoreham, in relation to
bouniics, passed March, 1865; increasing
the pay of town school supcrintcpdcnts
TO legalze grand list of hiltcnden; TO
constitute new county by the name OF
Union, similar to one introduced in the
Senate TO establish state normal school
at Randolph Center; in relation to the
earnings Of married women; relating to
the redemption of lands sold for taxes
relating TO rights and liabilities of hu-