Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-10-30
LOUISE.
IoINT RIsCLTTION.

JOINT RESOLUTION.
By NJ. II ,ncoc,S of Worcc 'tcr, that
n committee of two Senators and
three Representatives he appointed to
| fix upon day for the final a1,oIrn-
mcnt Of tie General Assembly; adopt
cd.
| BY Mr.. rector of Rutla ID. request
ing the Governor to invite Gen. .. 0.
! Howard, U. s. A., to visit the capital
and address the members of the Gener-
al Assembly adopted.
From the Senate, for joint assembly
this fornoon at IL o'clock, to hear re-
port of committee TO canvass votes for
Members ofCongress; adopted.
By Mr.. Reed of Waitsfield, as fo.-
lows:
Whereas. 1t becomes the duty of the
Leg islature agrccaLly to the Constitu
ton of our State, TO recur frequently
to the fundamental lrinciples, anon
which arc erjoincd moderation, justice
and frugality; and
Whereas, 1t is thought We are incipi-
emily departing from The republican,
simplicity of our fathers, both III the OK
Ionditule Of tine and money and
Whereas, The taxes of the people are
burdens ONE, and demand at our hands
as Legislators, the strictest and most ligid
economy; therefore
ReSolved, By the Senate and House
of Replcscntati es, that q committee 0.
two members of the Senate and three
members of the Hous, to be denCmina-
ted Committee on Retrenchment and
Reform, he appointed by tie President
of the Senate and Speaker Of the House
respectively, whose duty it shall be to
enquire whether the number of en-
ployees under the heads of departments,
in and about the State House, may not
be diminished, and whether the pay OF
these subordinates, or any other officers
of the Cover nment, is arport:oned to the
service rendered and also TO recon-
mend any measures which they may
thinkproper to correct abuses ordiminish
the expenditure Of the government, and
report the same to the General Assembly
by bill or otherwise, with power to call
for oTsc ms and pal crs.
Adopted on the part of the House.
EEMONsTRANCEs.
Y Mr.. Wales of Burlington, of Geo.
f. Edmunds and so others and Of Car.
los Baxter and others of Burlington
against setting Of part Of said city to til,
town of Colchester; 10 committee OF.
town lines.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. Humphrey Of Underhill, III
addition to chap. SO general statutes, re-
, lating TO dispositions on witness to
committee on judiciary.
By Mr.. Wales of burlington relatin.
to the Water Department ofthe City q
Burlington to committee Oh judiciary
S. 90, relating to the election of elec'
tors of President and Vice President.
On molten of Mr. Miner of Manches
ter, the rules were suspended and The
bill was read the third time and passed
in concurrence.
G REToRrS.
l From Committee On banks, in favoI
= Of ii. 4S, to inCorl olatc the Winoosk
Saw ngs Bank, with amendments whicl
were agreed to- third reading ordered.
Mr. Wood, of Fairhaven, moved to re
consider the vote whereby S. IL, to en-
4 able the Owns in the counties of Frank
LIN, Lamoille and Orleans, TO aid il
the construction of the Miss isquoi Rail
-, road. was laid OH the to lc and mad
the special OIder Tor Wedno sday next
agreed to- and the motion to lay on thu
table was rejected, and the question be
;, ing on the third reading of the bill tn
= bill ware II the third time.
y Mr.. Dunn, of Fairfax, said that thu
y question Of bonding towns to bull,
II Railroads was one of serious impoi
t. tame , and in some sense, of doubtful
exped .ency. But we should not gan
g that privilege to pa. t of the towns c
oi the Stae, and not to others. Thu
Missi quot Valley was one of eXtrem
beaut,;, and well adapted for the build
ing of railroad, which would open u
ii desirable thoroughiare from East t
West, across the Northern part of on
ar State.
l. He hoped the bill would pass. Nj
" Gleed, of Morristown, said That tn
n friends of the Lamoille Valley road ha
no unfrie dly feelings towards til
,e Missisquoi Valley load, but would d
all in their power to aid them.
He hoped the Lill wonld pass.
The yeas and nays being demande
by Mr.. Pratt, of Pomfret, were take
J. and stood, yeas, l23, nays, 81. So tn