The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-10-18

COlllnthNtt tl lht llhib vi lht OenOle,
to receive Gen. Sheridan, under the
Joint resolution Of yesterday Senat us
Henry, Barstow and Martin
The following standing committees
of the Senate we're elected by viva
voce vote:
On Rules r. Senators Prout, Clapp,
and Billiard
Firanco-S Senators Smith, Dewey, /
and Walker
judiciary Senators Kellogg, Dale,
Hard, Prout, and Garfield.
Claims Senators Hendee, Baker,
Brown, Henry and Dyer
Elections Senators Goodhue, Or
cuttsand Atwood
Education Senators Lane, Martin,
Anderson, Billiard and Hendee
Agriculture Senators Baker, Bar
rett, and Leonard.
Manufactures Senators Burt Good /
hue and Allen.
Military Affairs Senators Henry,
Barstow and Root.
Highways and Bridges Dale, Clapp
and Atwood
Railroads Senators Martin, Simp
son and smith
Banks Senators Root, Anderson
and Barrett.
Land Taxes Senators Dale, San
I born and Brown.
Printing Senators circuit, Sanborn
and Dyer
/ General Committee Senators Bar
stow, Hill and Canheld.
Federal relations Senators Hill
/ Walker and Hard
HousE Bills introduced and refer
red BY Mr. Brigham, of Hydepalk,
to incorporate tie Lamoille Valley
Railroad Company; to committee on
railroads
MONDAY, Oct IA
SENATE Forenoon Senator Dewey
called up the House resolution, pro
yiding joint assembly, which was
adopted and SO amended as to pro
yido for Joint assembly on Tuesday
next. at , II o'clock, to elect all
State officers, with the exception Of
: Superintendent of States Prison and
three Directors of the same and Bank
Commissioner.
HoUsE- Forenoon resolution was
offered by Mr., Park, Of Bennington,
that tne committee on hanks be iu-
structed to inquire into the expedl-
ency Of abolishing the office of Bank
Commissioner; adopted.
SrEArr Afternoou--Ihe President
appointed the following committee to
G canvass the votes for county officers
and justices of the peace
Il Senators Dyer, Garfield, Sanborn,
Il Lane, Dale, Burt, Hill, Hendee, Bar
relt, Simpson, Leonard, Dewey, Good
e hue and Brown.
e To visit the State Reform School
Senators Burt, Allen and Brown.
HousE- Afternoon - A resolution
was introduced by Mr. sheldon, o
: Pawlet, directing the committee Oh
Is raj roads to inquire into the eNpedien
cy Of abohshing the Office Of Railroad
q Commissioner; adopted.
r The Speaker announced The JOIN
q Standing Committee. Mr. Stone, O
Berkshire, is on the committee of Join
d rules; Mr. Martin, of Sheldon, OF
Z elections; Messrs. Catlin, of Swanton
p and IrIsL, of Grand Isle on agricul
ture; Mr. Bliss of Georgia, on Lane
u Taxes; Messrs Smith, of Higbgate
e Halbert, of Fairfax, Fisk, of Isle Ii
I' Motto, and Hazen, Of North Hero, on
d. Grand List; MIR Martin, Of Montgom
IL cry, Grand Committee; Mr. Perkins
VI of ST. Adams, on Corporations
ID Messls Ladd, Of Enosbuigh,. Robin
son, of South Hero, Mileage Debcn
lures; Mr. Pearsons, Of Franklin
IA Roads Bridges md Ferries TO can
n, vass votes ior County officers Frank
ID I'm County Messrs Corli>s, OF Rich
ford, Rood, Fletcher, Perkins of Bak
"a ersheld
1T Grand Isle County Mossrs Fisk
s. of Isle La Motto, Irish, Of Grand Isle
ht Hazen, of North Hero.
'e Lamoille County Messrs. Hyde, G
OF Eden, Brown, OF Belyidere, Wheelocl
Of Cambridge.
. TUESDAY, Oct. 10
SENATE-Forenoon Bills introduc
= ed By Senator Dewey, an act to in
% corporate the Montpelier & Well
River Railroad; referred to railroa
committee.
By Senator Barstow, at act grantin
State pay of seven dollars per mont
to soldiers from Vermont who enliSte
70 ia Hancock S lst Corps of Veteran,
IA referred TO committee on printing
"a Senator Hendee was unanimousl
10 elect d Pre- ident pro- ten.
% By Mr. Martin of Sheldon, an act [
81 incorporate the Sheldon Hotel Co I,
or ferred to committee on colpora'ipns
If By Mr.. Hard, of Arlington, an u,
relating to the payment of soldier
c., who served in Gen. Hancock vetera
re- corps; referred to committee on mil
of tary affairs
BY Mr.. Ferrin, Of Montpelier, an a,
"a TO incorporate the Montpelier * Vel
ge River Railroad Co.; referred to con
'p- nittee on railroads.
ld, In the afternoon the Senate nm
al House met in JOINT Assembly an
elected the following officers:
re- Secl etary of State, DR. Geo. Nichol
OF Of Montpelier; Adjutant General, WI
ar Wells, of Waterbury; Quartermast,
ed General u u pifkin of Montnal;o