Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-10-28

The Joint Assembly elected the following
officers for the year ensuing:
George Nichols of Mortified, Secretary o
State; Il. c. Camp of Montpelier, Sergeant
at Arms Dugald Stewart of Mlddlebury
Auditor of Accounts Alvin c. Welch o
Williston, Com missioner of Insane; William
Rounds of Chester, Railroad Commissioner
William Wells of Burlington, Adjutant and
Inspector General Perley P. PitkIn o.
Montpelier, Quartermaster General; Stepher
F. Atwood of Monkton, Judge Advocate
General; James A. Pollard of Windsor, Su-
perntendent of State Prison David Hib'
bard of Concord, First Director of State
Prison Isaac N. Hall of Groton, Second
Director of State Prison Martin {. Rice OF
Benson. Third Director of State Prison.
On motion of Mr.. Hall of Groton, ad-
journed.
THURSDAY. Oct. 22.
SENATE.-BiHs introduced and referred.
/ Bv Mr.. Brown, in addition TO an act relating
to the education of children between eight
and fourteen years of age to Committee on
Printing.
/ By Mr. Halhert, relating to railroad
crossings: to Committee on Printing.
! H. Is, relating to private corporations ; to
/ General Committee.
! JOINT Resoiuaion.-H. bill, providing for
the appointment of committee to visit the
State Prison Opposed by MIR. Barlow. Re
/ fused to concur.
Passed.-S. l3, to incorporate the La
moille Spring and Hotel Co.
5. 81, to amend an act to incorporate the
Green Mountain Seminary. Adjourned.
HoUsE.- BiHs Introduced and Referred
By Mr.. Plimpton of Newfane, laying tax
on the county of Windham to Select Com
mittee consisting of fmembers from Windham
county.
Bv Mr.. Foster of Whiting. in alteration
of sec. 20, chap. 81, General Statutes, relat-
ing to justices of the peace; to Committee
on Judiciary
By Mr.. Kennedy of Colchester, to annex
part of the city of Burlington to the town Of
Colchester, together with petition of citi-
zens of the city of Burlington on the subject :;
to Committee on Town Lines.
By Mr.. Holton of Jamaica, altering the
name of Alvah Ellsworth, &C.; to General
Committee.
By Mr.. Shuffleton of Sunderland, changing
the name of Mary Witherell, &c.; to Gen
eral Committee.
By Mr. Kennedy of Colchester, altering
the name of Patrick Casey to General Com
mittee.
By Mr. Park of Bennington, to incorporate
the Vermont Trust Company to Commit ee
on Banks.
By Mr. Converse of Woodstock, authOriz-
ing any city or town in this State to raise
money to aid in the construction OF any
railroad in this State: to Committee on
Railroads.
By Mr.. Hunt of st. Adams. to incorporate
the St. Albans Savings Bank to Committee
on Banks.
By Mr. Hinckley of Chelsea, regulating
the change of stations and depots on rail-
roads: to Committee on Railroads.
BY Mr.. Hunt of St. Albans, to incorporate
the Society of St. John the Baptist at ST.
Albans to Committee on Education
By Mr. Carpenter of Charleston. TO amend
sec 22 of chapter General Statutes relating
to fees of constahles and town clerks to
Committee on judiciary.
By Mr. Langdon of Montpelier, to discon-
tinue the allowance of interest on funds in
the Treasury of the State ION soldiers
alotments y to Committee of Ways and
Means.
Bv NJ. Hinekley of Chelsea, in addition to
chapter 20 General Statutes, in relation TO
divorce, alimony. &c; to Committee on
judiciary.
Petitions BY Mr. Waterman, of VIII
mington. of George Z. Rice and 40 others.
citizens of Wilmington, praying that part
of the town of W ilmingtOn may he annexed
TO the town of Dover; to select committee
on that subject
Bv Mr. jackson Of Panton, of C. B.
Strickland and 20 others, members of Co. c.
18th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps. pray
ing for the payment of the seven dollars per
month State pay provided by law 70 be paid
to soldiers in the late war; 10 Committee on
Military Affairs.
Remonstrance-By Mr.. Staples, of Dover,
of citizens of Dover, against the annexation
of part of the town of Wilmington to the
town of Dover to select committee on that
subject
JOINT ResoIHion-By Mr.. Fisk. of Isle La
Motto, requesting the Governor to CORES
pond with the authorities of the Dominion
of Canada, and request their cooperation
with the authorities of this State to prevent
the destruction of lake shad IN the waters of
Lake Champlain adopted
BIZ, Pas,ed-H. l, Laying q tax on the
County of Windsor.
Ii. ,, Authorizing the Green Mountain
Institute to increase its capital.
III 3, To incorporate the Woodstock Boot
and Shoe Company
H. Is, Constituting Francis Dickerman
heir at-law of Enoch and Mary Dickerman,
ordered to third reading
On motion of Mr. Tuttle, of Essex, ad-
journcd.
SENArE.-Third Reading Ordered-S.
bill g, amending sec 25, chapter %, General
Statutes. relating to School Districts Senate
bill IS, incorporating St. Johnsbury Hotel
Company.
The reference of Senate bill, Al, annexing
part of Burlington to Colchester, was chan
ged to a committee consisting of Senator'S
Garfield, Burt and Allen.
The committee on Education reported Sem
ate bill 16, for the advancement of the
Science of Medicine and Surgery, with
proposal to amend by adding to first section,
:. Provided further, that no compensation
sholl bc demanded or received by said sheriff
for said body so delivered, under penalty
of FIVE times the amount received for said
body"
The bill was SO amended and ordered to
third reading.
Joint Observation-Disclosures Governor
to appoint commission to correspond with
Canadian authorities on the subject of the
destruction of lake shad in Lake Champlain
concurred in.
Special Order-Senate bill 13, enabling