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Tuesjiy Oct IG.


Joint Ess0luiioas Adopted by Mr. Dorr.
that the two houses iaeei IA Joint assembly on
Thursday, Oct Is. al % O'clock p NJ, to elect
judges Of the Slprtme Court AMI reporter.
By Mr. Henry, that ihc US If The hall Of the
house Of Tepres, natives lie granted 10 tie Yer
mont Officers S,ci,ty. Ga the oycring Of Oct
25th, for the delivery of their address.
On nomination Of Mr. Martin, Messrs Henlee,
Dorr and Ide were elected com. on federal rela
tons
Bills IHfr0iuced AMI Referrod-By Mr.
Taft. providing for al Attorney General whose
duty shall be TO assist The several states attor-
neys Of the state IN the uial Of criminal cases
and civil c. uses when the state is party, ad-
wise with the ,iiclrs of The state On legal mat
tiers arising la cser.s oi ihcir official duty, and
annually report 30 tire legislature. with such
suggestion as Pc shall deem proper, the con-
ditiol o. ite C-ilii.l laws OF the state; also
fixing Toe SALARIES s.l4 ices Of the several states
Attorney
BY Mr. Baker, 'l'rccting the several clerks Of
the supreme court to Tetuin 10 the secretary Of
state l,por, OF all the divorces granted in
their Ie-I ctyc c,ulf.,s fIr the five years lac;
past, iheioii,r 20 make such report after each
term, and llTeoiiug lie s-c'y 10 cmbody such
report in the registration report.
The Governor Transmitted the report Of the
commissioners appointed under Joint resolu-
ton Of the legislature Of 1865, relative to the
preservation of sea fish in the Connecticut River
and its tributaries; ordered to be printed.
The President announced as the com. On so
much of the Governors message as relates to
the Constitutional amendment: Messrs Dorr,
Hendee and Barstow.
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HOUSE

Bills iafTO3ueei and referrcg--By Mr. Ten
ney Of Ihetford, relating 10 selecting textbooks
for common schools; to com. education.
The bill provides that the Board of Educa-
ton shall re-examine the grammars biographies,
arithmeties, readers and spoilers now in use in
the district schools, examine ether textbooks
Of the same classes, and select list of such
books 10 be used hereafter in said schools, limit
ing the textbooks in each branch to one or more
IN their discretion; such selection to be made
within three months from the passage Of the
act, and published in all the newspapers in the
state, and inserted in each school register, and
shall be binding upop the Board of Education,
superintendenis and teachers, until Jan. !,
1921
By Mr. Burt Of Swanton, for the preservation
Of shad or white fish IN Lake Champlain or its
tributaries; to gen. com.
By Mr. Welch of Willis.on, providing tor the
erection OF monument over the grave Of
Thomas ChIttenden; TO gen com.
Bills introduced Sc-By Mr. Prout Of Rut-
land, 10 amend sections SO and 80 Of chap ~
guardian to sell personal estate
OF his ward under certain circumstsnces;) to
com on Judiciary.
Pefifions-By Mr. Thomas Of Orwell, relating
to minks and muskrais, changing the time Of
prohibition for taking or killing them; to gen
com.
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Vermont Items.

A gang Of men on hand car, going down
the railroad about three miles beloy Brattle-
boro carly Wednesday morning last. got
knocked of the track by passenger tram
coming up behind; no one was hurt. how
ever.
Potter Ridlon Of Clarendon, was killed on
Friday. at Centre Rutland, being struck
while driving across the Rensselaer, R. r.
track he was carried two or three rods BY
the engine and thrown over the fence
Both bis horses were killed and his wagon
completely demolished.
An old Cornish miner named Hearse WAS
killed at the Union mine in Corinth on last
Tuesday morning, by the falling Of por-
ton OF the ledge of FIVE tons weight upon
him.
jesse Snow Of Goshen hung himself on
Saturday. He had been partially insane for
some time previous, 1t is said on account of
domestic and financial troubles.
EDWARD Hardness was badly bruised
week ago Monday near Charlotte, by being
thrown from the engine while oiling the
cylinders The engine was running at the
rate oil twenty-five miles per hour at the
time u the accident. and it il SURPRISING
he was not killed.
A little girl was fatally burned at Centre
Rutland week ago Monday. Her mother
went out OF doors for few minutes, leav-
Ing the child playing near stove, and the
chiid's clothes caught fire by spark.
In Bristol on the 9th the jewelers. shop
was entered by BURGERS and several hum
dred dollars worth of gold and silver were
taken. Mr.. Lizott fortunately had taken a
quantity OF watches to his house the day
before.
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Qus.


IL
Dear Free Press:
The work Of ordinary Legislation has begun
and is likely to proceed very quietly and the
prospect is that this will be rather 4 irorI.isg
than talking session. The House at any rate.
to all appearances. has less than the average Of
ready and fluent speakers. Ny eye, as look
round the gathered wisdom and vrtue' does
not fall on over half dozen members that are
likely to occupy much Of the tune Of the House
in talking. It is quite likely. however, that
considerable talent in that direction may deyel-
oP as the session progrcsses, among the new
members, who form the majority of the house.
The election Of the State officers, Secretary of
the State, Sergeant at Arms, Bank and Railroad
Commissioners &c. takes place next Tuesday.
For most Of these offices there app ears to be no
competition ana they will doubtless be filled with
the general unanimity which seems likely TO
characterize the session. But two of the Reuorts
are yet distributed-that Of the Railroad Com
missioner and that OF the Commissioners of the
Reform School. The Report of Adjutant General
Washburn will not be out for ten days yet. 1t
will be very valuable and interesting book of
over 800 pages, containing the closing up of
the official war history Of the State the
muster out of the last Vermont organizations
in the service full list Of all
Vermont officers in the service; and other i'm
portant statistical information. The Adjutant
GENERALS books give the record of and finally ac
'ount.for every one Of the fhirty-four thousand
men furnished by Vermont for the war, with
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The Vermont Reform School wishes lerg
made public acknowledgement Of It's oblielt -.
of gratitude to Henry Clark ESQ. Of P,u---
azl ga number Of other citizens Of B-I.
County for the donation Of musical -
strumeut for its chapel aai schoolhouse. 81
ing could have been more acceptable or l
useful in the place.
at IS not. says the letter accomptlgr-
''showy in external appearance, but it s--.-
stan.ill in its make anu sweet in its t01s.
While in appearances it is all that could o.. DE-
sired, we have found It fully to bear on. --.r.-
commmeudatiou rs to ITS make AMI t5ae.
1t is a small and unpreteniing ins;ru-....
bat it is full AMI oyeIaowing with lu-f,. aai
its tones have carried delight TO the hs4-.
teachers AMI s;holrs' anil We are sure ti-:
prove powerful auxiliary ia carrying o-- ..
great work Of moral and intellectual culture t-i
Improvement which We haveon our hands
1t is acts ike this aui manifestations Of b. .-
est such as this On the part of emineu, ei,.l,-.
tina. constitute cur best encouragement aai
richest reward Our thanks are due a,..f-f
equally to Hon. John Howe Jr. Of Brapiea i.'
the donation Of two varieties Of the scales OF th'
Howe Scale c..
Their utility IS obvious ami the spi,.
which prompted the donation, and the Kind all
encouraging expressions which accompanied Dc
have greatly enhanced It's value to US AMI MAJ.
Us cherish and point to it with peculiar pride
AMI satisfaction.
A.G PEASF. A
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differences relative to the Alabama claims,
which, iniraetablc as they may seem, it is
persuaded can be set at rest if the necessary
temper and judgement be brought to bear
upon them.
TIE Times further suggests that England
should offer to submit her neutrality laws
together with those Of the United States 70
revision BY mixed commission; also that
.',he tune has come wien concession respect
ing the Alabama claims is 10 longer cIcn TO
demonstration, and would be accepted by
the United States as spontaneous act Of
good will"
1t would be accepted as an act OF justice,
done upon compulsicn.
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THE THIRD DIsTRICT--THE NEXT
CONVENTION.

The day for the second election for Con-
gresham in this district is rapidly approach
ing, and it behooves the honest Republicans
of the district, who propose to fight political
corruption in their own purity as stOutly as
in that Of their opponents. to be preparing
for it.
Time has been allowed for calm surv,y
of the situation on all hands, for passion 10
subside, for a sense of the evils and dangers
Of continued dissenson in the party to have
its full weight, for other disturbing qucs-
tions to he settled. Opportunity has been
offered for 4 complete restoration of harmo-
ny and good feeling. by the withdrawal Of
Mr.. Baxter, if he and his friends were will
ing to subordinate his private interests to
the good Of the party which has already
given him honoIs and rewards far above his
merit. We suppose there is little or no hope
Of any such contamination.
For men who act upon principle, the rela-
tons Of the case have in no way changed
during the month past. They eau no more
help vote into high Office as a rcpresen-
tative of Vermont, man whom they be-
lieve to be personally dishonest and corrupt,
than they could if he had received but 700
instead of 1000 votes on the last thai. That
election did nothing towards clearing Mr..
Baxter's character. Ii only showed that a
majority of the party were still deceived as
to his character. The charges against him
remain without disproyal. They are sup
ported now by srr0rn testimony (Which in
due season will be given to the public) in
place Of simple assertion; and while they
remain we DO not see how honest citizens
who will intelligently weigh them and the
evidence on which they rest, can give to
POrtus Baxter their votes 1t only remains Tor
them AMI for all W no do not regard Mr.. Bax-
ter's personal claims as paramount to every
consideration of party and public welfare,
to select a candidate and carry the question
again to the polls.
Let all such, on Monday evening next, at
O'Clock. meet in their respective towns,
and select their delegates, juGicious and re-
liable men, who will 90 and attend to their
business, at Hydepark on the 2jth-men
who will 90 prepared to subordinate all pri-
vate preferences. to the selection of the man
providing only that he be an honest and
true Republican-who Will best unite the
strength OF the party. With such a can
didate, all may yet 20 well. The masses IN
Vermont, and in this district. are honest,
and desire honest representatives. While
that fact remainc. the fight with a corrupt
Congressman, backed though he be by vcnal
ring and by all his money, Is far from
being hopeless one. 1t may be a hard one
but it will be fought through, and We have
no fears but that those who maintain 1t, in
the interest of public and private purity
and integrity, will stand justified.
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Dr. WV. B. LuND.-Our readers will no.
tice the card Of Or. Lund, in another col
umn. As many Of them know. DR.. Lund is
a Burlington boy, by birth and edGcation,-
graduate Of the Burlington Medical Col
lege, and a gentleman Of the highest moral
character and reliability. Adding to these
qualifications several years experience. as
assistant surgeon in the extensive government
hospitals at Alexandria, during the war, We
do not doubt his eapeeity and skill, and We
chceriully commend him to share Of the
patronage Of our community.
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Daniel Stewart of Middlebury, mason
employed at Rutland, was knocked Of
freight car on which he was returning b,mo
Monday morning, by hitting the covered
bridge over East Creek in Rutland one l,,
was broken and severe bruises inflicted
He was standing upright on the roof Of tt.
car.
In CasiletJu, week ago Sunday. as ia,
young men were riding on the bank Of LAX
BCmbazinc, their horse became frisItr.s
and plunged down the bank thirty fecs f...
the Lake. One of the young men ua.-.
name was Whittier was drowned, ths .t.-
got out.
Albert Lake while duck hunting, fsa I..
skull nearly fractured and his face i,r.
bruised by the bursting of ME- gun i. vs-
a rife bat loaded with shot, which ~ f.-..
wedged IN the grooves.
The Bradford Opinion contlad.. ..
tory about a man being shot lte4a.e..
allied G. W. Titles house a broth,L I-
was an imposition, and sent over rs...
signature, to that paper.
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Ghe free press.
G. G. L. b. L. BENEDICT.
EDITORS AND PRoPRrEroRs.
FRIDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 10, 1866
THE WEEKLY FREE PRESS

Tue BURLINGTON WEEKLY FREE Pass is pub
lished every Friday morning, and contains the
latest news reports of Boston markets and Cam
bridge Cattle Market full State, County and ocal
Intelligence we'll selected Miscellany, &C, &c
Necare anG outlay will be spared to make it u re-
liable, interesting ana valuable family Journal.
The circulation Of the FREE Pass exceeds that
Of any paper in the region and it is. therefore,
unrivalled medium for advertisers.
We desire to give additional attention to the To-
cal neu, Of the various towns in this and Adolf
Counties, in which our Weekly has a numerous cir
culation, and shall esteem it favor If our reader
will forward Us any items OF interest.
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The ALABAMA CLAINs.-The demands for
satisfaction for the damages done by the re-
bel pirate Alabama, have been steadily re-
iterated by the United States, unit il johnny
Bull begins to think that perhaps he had
better pay them, to avoid the chance Of
greater trouble. The London Times of the
14th, in Iraising speech of Lord Stanley,
in "cable banquet" in Liverpool, suggests
that hs lordship should take in hand the
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70 fhc Union Republican Treemen
oh Tia
THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISfRIC
VERMONT

Having failed, in tie election Of ScTtem-
Der 9Th. 1866, to make choice Of a Reprcsen-
tstive 90 Couucss, thc sol,eton Of candi-
dalc .orua, flee 4,y,r,s TO tie F-oemon Of
tie District. rrd.an opportunity i offered
t. 10. unite tLo Union Republican Party.
Under uoc circumstances, there being
no properly constituted District Committee,
We take Tie liberty, as citizens AMI Republic
can yotor-. 90 invite al Union Republicans
il tie District wLo viii unite in an earnest
effort 20 close up tie division of the Repub-
lic-n Party, setting aside tie two leading
candidates, WHO divided It's strength in the
last canvass, and to concentrate the whole
force Of the Party upon some new man as a
candidate Tor Representative, to assemble in
their various towns on Monday. the 22d
doy OF October u,zt, at O'Clock in tie
oyouiu-. ud choose DI,gat,s-oue for each
town, and ere additional loT each hundred
votes est in each town for GOV. Dillingham;
IN lac recent cice,i1u-s4ch delegates to
meet in Delegate Convention at Hyde
park, On Thursday, the 25,h day Of Octo-
Der. lS65. at O'Clock, \. ~, there
to select some person, other than the
two leading Candidates in tie last canvass,
TO represent the political views and wishes
Of ,.c Ecrltlears Of the Distric. 10 tie
National House % Preventative.
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Tue BATTLE RECORD or VERNON. -i..
Legislature At its last session passed a r.-.
luton directing the Quartermaster Gene
to Iace under the colors Of each regia
and battery displayed in the Capitol,
containing the names of the engagement. r
which s-eh organizations have particirl.l
Gen. Pr kin has, IL pursuance Of this r.
luton, Procured and placed under the cIl.-
twenty rich and beautiful engraved a...
tablets. The summary Of the glorious &c..
cord, inscribed on these, is as follows
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HOUSE
AFIERSOOS

A communication was received from the Gov
ernor announcing that be had appointed Charles
NJ Gay, Esq, OF Rutland, Secretary Of Civil
and Military Affairs.
Mr.. Johnson of Rockingham offered a resolu-
ton wb CHI was adopted, inviting the Senator'S
and members Of Congress TO address the Legis-
laiure Al some convenient time on the political
issues Of the day.
The follOging we're appointed on the part OF
the House, as committee 10 canvass the votes in
the several Congressional districts fer Members
Of Congress:
FTrsf Disfricf-Messrs. Goss Of Yergennes !;
Tillen # Barre Gleason Of Wooiford.
Second DiSirict.-Messrs. Pierce Of R0cheS-
ter johnson Of Rockingham ; Miles Of West
Fairlee
Third District MoCleary Of Newport :;
Weston Of Colchester Corbin Of South Hero.
The joint resolution from the Senate provId-
ing for joint assembly on Tuesday next fer the
election of certain state officers was concurred
in.
The House listened to the reading OF the Gov
ernor's Message.
Resolutions were adopted, referring so much
of the Governors Message as relates TO the State
Normal School TO a select committee Of one from
each County go much as relates to the Amend
ment proposed by Congress to the Constitution
of the United States to a JOINT committee Of
three Senators and FIVE members go much as
relates TO the Finances Of the State to the Com
mittee on Ways aud Means.
Adjourned.
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Chitlenden County CouTt.--September
Term, 1866.

Ehh@AaAA
Chief Justice JOHN PIERPOINT, presiding.
Hon. WM V. REYNOLDS, ! Assistant
" Stafford COLBY, judges
October II.
In the case of State vs. Parker the jury re-
turned a verdict Of not guilty.
The next trial was that Of John Baird on an
information for being accessory before the fact
% the stealing of span Of horses and buggy
from Stacy and Appleton. The jury returned a
verdict Of not guilty.
This case concluding the criminal docket, he
prisoners were brought in and sentenced as o.
lows:
Parker Loukx for assault With iniea; to Kill.
States Prison three years.
James Davis for grand larceny, STATE. Prison
one year.
Daniel Falslreau for Grand Larceny, States
Prison one year.
Daniel Dionys'us for resisting an officer, $50
tine.
John McGuire, Richard Gallagher and Thos.
White for assault and battery. Mcclure was
fined $50. The other two so each.
Henry Deupeau. for Grand Larceny. States
Prison one year.
BaP,iste Marville. for Grand Larceny. State
Prison, Que year.
Joseph Sarswell. for Grand Larceny, States
Prison one year.
Sam'l II. BroWn. for Grand Larcenv States
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PERsoNAL-JoLn Van Buren, died on
board the Scotia, three days since, at sea.
His remains were brought to New York.
George 5. Hillard has been appointed to
the United State District Attorneyship for
Boston rice Dana, resigned.
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The LARGE INV DEPor building Of the
Central r. r. at the foot Of College street,
in this city, is 80 far forward as to show its
form ard spacious proportions. The arches
that support the root are up and it viii he
covered, though of course not fully eJmplet-
Cd, this tall.
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JOINT ASSEMBLY.

The two houses met in Joint Assembly at 10
O'Clock. The csnvsssing committee made report
of votes cast for Governor, Lieut. Governor. and
Treasurer as follows:
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Senator Kellogg aud Mrssrs- Rounds and
Clark were APPOINTED committee 10 inform the
Governor of bis election who returned with him
aud he took the oath Of office IN tie presence Of
the Joirt Assembly.
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SENATE

SENATE
Senator Reed moved the reconsideration Of
the Joint resolution Of the Senats to appoint
committee to consider the Constitutional Amend
ment. on the ground that the House had
adopted similar one aud sent it to the Senate.
After considerable discussion vote was taken.
resulting in tie and the President OF the Sen
ate voting against it. the motion was lost.
Senator Taft offered bill 20 amend sections
IS and 20 of chapter 50 of the General Sta
tutes in relation TO the redemption Of land sold
for taxes. Read twice and referred
Senator Taft introduced bill relating to the
rights and liabilities of husband and wife Read
twice and referred 10 the Committee on Print
ing.
This bill provides that the Supreme Court
may on petition Of a woman whose husband is
under guardianship, grant Ter leave to sell her
real and personal estate /; that suits may be
brought against q woman and her property tax
en- where the cause Of action occurred before
msrrisge-and that a husband shall not be liza
bic for such causes Of action.
The President appointed the following Com
mittee to canvass the votes for County officers
Senators Smith, Root, Sanborn, Lane. Dale,
Clapp, Hill, Hendee, Martin. Skinner, Dorr,
Circuit. Kellogg, Harlow.
The President announced the following stand
ing Committees
On Bills Senators Porter and Do;on
On Joint RHleS.-Senators Taft and Dale.
On Library Senators Reed and Dorr.
Special Committee 10 riaf the State Reform
SchOol.-Senators Porter, Skinner, GOcdhue,
Howe and Harlow.
AFTERNOON.
No quorum being present, no business was
done.
HOUSE.
A message from the Governor was received,
enclosing a communication from Hon. VIM H.
Seward, enclosing an attested copy Of the con-
stitutional amendment proposed by Congress for
the ratification of the States; the commuuica-
ton was laid on the table.
The resolution giving the use Of Representa-
tives Hall to Rev. W. II. Lords congregation
for Sabbath services was passed.
The chair announced that the clerk had ap
pointed Albert Clark. Of Rochester, Eldin j.
Hartshorbe of Rutland, and D. Webster Of
Grand Isle, Assistant Clerks q the House, and
Isaac W. SaDborn Of Lyndon, and Joel n
Lucia. Clerks to make up the Grand List
Mr.. wheelock OF Cambridge, introduced !
bill to Incorporate the Cambridge Mount Mans |
field Turnpike Company, which was read and |
referred to the Committee on Roads.
Mr. Benton, Of Guildhall, introduced a bill /
10 incorporate the Essex X. X Company. Re /
kfred to the Committee on Roads.
Mr.. Marsh Of Woodstock, introduced bill
10 pay Thomas Z. Powers the balance due him
for experimenting the building Of the State
HOUSE. Referred to the Committee on Claims
Mr.. Ross Of St. Johnsbury introduced bill
to amend Section Of chapter % Of the Gen.
eral Statutes, 50 that IT shall read as follows:
But no superintendent shall receive compen-
eafion while visiting schools for a number of
daye greater than twice the number OF schools
kept in the town for which he acts as superin-
lendenf.
Referred to the-Committee on Education
Adjourned till Monday morning.