Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-10-14

| Second Distr;ct.-Messrs. Estey of Brattle-
boro, Divoll of Rockingham, Plympton of
Newfane, Way of Andover. Marsh of Beth
Ell, Wilkinson of Weston, Dow of STAFFORD,
Crook of Corinth, jackson of Orange, Hall
of st. Johnsbury, Smith of Barnet, Harring-
ton of Walden.
| Third District-Messrs Weed of Shell
burne, Howe of Jericho. Mason of Richmond,
Fisk of Isle LaNIotte. Reynolds of Alburgh,
Keller of South Hero. Brown of Franklin,
| Deming of Sheldon, Royce of Richford, Girls
! ty of johnson, Wetherby of Cambridge,
Slayton of Elmore, Miles of Albany, Worces-
ter of Greensboro, Hoyt of Westfeld, Silsby
of Lunenburgh, Andrew of Brighton, Mer-
rill of Bloomfield
| On motion of MIR. Miner, of Manchester
adjourned.
AFTERNOON.
| SENATE.--The President announced the fol-
! lowing special committees
/ Assessment Of Tares.-Messrs Clark,
Wheeler, Brown.
On Reciprocity -Messrs. Garfield, Barlow,
Goodell
To Visit Reform Stockholders. Wheeler,
o rcutt, Hutchinson of Orange.
On Li6rary-Messrs. Dewey, Farnham
On Joint Rules.-Messrs. Walker, Ladd'
Under 4h Joint Rule.-M essrs. Allen, Ell
kins, Hail.
On BiHS.-Messrs. Anderson, Burt.
Bis Introduced and Referred.-By Mr..
Dewey, authorizing the towns in Washing
ton. Caledonia and Orange Counties, to aid
in the construction of the Montpelier and
Wells River Railroad; to Committee on
Railroads.
On motion of Mr. Garfield, the rules were
suspended, the bill read the third time and
passed
BY Mr.. Hard, to incorporate the Vermont
Life Insurance Company ; to General Com
mittcc.
JoiM Resolutions Inviting Mr.. Rankin,
Secretary of the Board of Education, to ad-
dress the Legislature, and granting the Hall
OF the House of Representatives to Rev. ID.
\. Mack, on Monday evening, Oct. 10, to
deliver his lecture on The work to be done -
adopted.
The President appointed as a committee to
canvass the votes for members of Congress,
AIessrs. Dyer of Addison, Garfield of Ben
nington, Hall of Caledonia, Hard of Chitten-
den, Dale of Essex, Hutchinson of Franklin,
Ladd of Grand Isle, Hendee Of Lamoille,
Hutchinson Of Orange, Simpson of Orleans.
Goodell of Windham, Anderson of Windsor
On motion of Mr.. Orcutt, adjourned.
HOUSEHOLDS Introduced, BY Mr. Park of
Bennington, TO amend an act entitled An act
to provide for check list of voters at free
mems meetings, $50 that it shall apply also
to meetings for the choice Of electors of Pres
ident and Vice President.)
Mr.. Park moved suspension of the rules
that the bill may be put upon its passage at
the present time, the near approach of the
Presidential election requiring all the time
that can be given TO prepare the check lists,
should the bill pass.
BY unanimous vote, the rules were suspen-
ded, and the bill read the third time and
passed.
BY Mr. Langdon of Montpelier, to enable
towns in Washington, Caledonia, and Orange
counties, To aid in construction of the Mont
pelier and Wells River Roilroad (allowing
towns to issue bonds not to exceed ten times
their grand list > TO Committee on Rail
roads.
Joint Resoll4tion-By Mr. Cristv of John
son, that joint committee of three Sena-
tors and five members of the House be APP
pointed by the President of the Senate and
the Speaker of the House. to visit the State
Reform School ut Waterbury, examine into
Its condition and management, and report to
each House respectively; adopted By Mr.
Fletcher Of Cavcndish, that no bills be intro
duced into either branch Of this Legislature
after Friday morning, October ODD rejected
RcsohHion-By Mr. Hinckley of Chelsea,
that the Clerk be directed TO procure the
printing Of three hundred copies of all bills
chartcrlng new railroads, for the of the
General Assembly, adopted. By Mr.. Eos
ter of w hitting, asking the Senate to return
to this House the Joint resolution relating to
the printing Of the Governors Message
adopted. The resolution having been re-
turned from the Senate, on motion of Mr..
Foster of Whiting. tho vote adopting it was
-,
BY Mr. Whcelock OF Berlin, directing the
Clerk to procure the printing Of one thou
sand copies of the Governors Message for
the use Of the House; adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Morse of Morgan,
adjourned
TUESDAY. Oct l3.
SENArE.-BiHs Introduced and Referred -
BY Mr.. Hard relating TO check lists of
voters. The main feature of this bill is, re-
ducing the time of notice from 80 to II days.
On motion of Mr. Hard. the rule requiring
the Intervening Of twenty-four hours be
tween the second and third reading of bill
was dispensed with third reading ordered
and passed. BY Mr. Dale, in relation to
School Districts, (relating to division en-
l1ILcmen) TO Committee on Printing. By
Mr. " hcelcr to enable certain towns in
Windham county to aid in the construction
Of the West River Railroad to committee
on railroads BY Mr.. Hard. in amend
ment OF an act establishing the Champaign
Transportation Co. to General Committee.
on motion Of Mr.. Green, ado urned.
HorsE.-Joiat Rcsoluions-Bv Mr. Grout |
of Barton, providing for Joint Assembly /
ut > ID o'clock on Wednesday of next week,
to elect Secretary of State, Sergcant-at-Arns.
Auditor of Accounts, Commissioner of the /
Insane, Railroad Commissioner, Adiutant
and Inspector General, Quarter Master Gen
cral, Judge Advocate General, Superintend
cnt Of the State Prison, and three Directors
of the State Prison for the year ensuing
also to elect Judges of the Supreme Court
for the year ensuing adopted. Henry l..
R0diman, the representative elect from the
town of Bridgewatcr, having presented his
credentials was duly sworn and took his
seat.
Bills Iatroduced.-From the Senate relat- 4
ing to check lists of voters. On motion of
Mr. Park of Bennington, the rules were sus-
pended, and the bill read the third time and
passed. (The bill provides for the admins
tration of the frceman's oath to those who
would be entitled to vote at the Presidential
election and that their names may be added
to the check list also regulating the man.
ner of receiving and counting votes for the
Presidential electors and also providing
that the check lists for the next Presidential
election shall be required to be posted up
only twelve days previous to said election }
By Mr.. Briggs of Brandon, to incorporate
the Brandon Manufacturing Company; to
Committee on Corporations. BY Mr.. Hunt
of st. Adams, in amendment of Section IA
Chapter Sc, General Statutes, relating to
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