Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-11-03
AFTERNOON
SENATE

the sentence asked for in the bill
On motion Of Mr., Walker of Londonderry, adj
AFTERNOON.
SENATE.
Bits Introduced amt referred BY Mr. Farm
ham, in amendment Of nm act providing for the
organizing Of the miitin, providing for annual
regimcntaI parades and drills) to committee on
printing,
Reports and thru readiag ered-From COM
mittee on finance, s. bill %, amending section
3s chapter 90, g. for the reliefof insane poor
The hour having arrived for the meeting OF the
two houses in Joint assembly, the Senate repaired
to the Hall Of the House Of Representatives.
The Senate having returned, on motion Of Mr..
SAKE, adjourned.
Joint resolution From the Senate. providing
for a joint assembly this afternoon to hear the
report Of the committee appointed to canvass the
votes for County and Probate officers, and also to
elect three Trustees Of the University of Vermont
and State Agricultural College
Mr.. Wheeock moved to amend By adding also
three Trustees Of the Vermont Reform School ;
which was rejected
The resolution was then adopted
William p. Chamberlain. the representative
elect from the town Of Reading, having presented
his credentials, was duly sworn and took his seat
Reports. committee on judiciary, In ia
yor Of II. %, to amend an act entitled an act en-
titled OF levy Of execution, - with amendments,
which were agreed to, and the bill ordered 10
third reading ayes lO3, nays 43.
From committee on judiciary against II 90 in
amendment OF section 9, chapter 80, Z. S., reat-
ing 10 lease lands third reading refused
From committee on judiciary in favor of II %,
an amendment Of section o, chapter II, z. S.
third reading ordered.
JoINr ASSEMBLY.
The Senate came in to the Hall Of the House
of Representatives, and joint assembly was
formed to hear the report Of the committee to
canvass the votes for county and probate officers.
and, II necessary, 10 complete the election Of said
officers
Hon. George w llendee, President of the
Senate, in the chair; George Nichols, Secretary
Of State, clerk.
Senator Farnhaln, chairman Of the canyassng
committee, through the clerk reported the per
sons who had been found duly elected to the soy-
erll county and probate Oilices-the names Of
those 50 elected have heretofore been published
in the papers Of the State.
The following elections were made to ill va
cancies in the list of justices of the peace
Nanndrd-Joseph Blodgett.
Bioon,feid-W illam Burbank.
Grdnbg-Ralph f. Lee and Marcus l.. Reed
East HaueH-E. W. Aldrich.
South Hero-Buel Iandon and Proctor b.
Adams.
E2more--Albert NJ. Woodbury., Adolnhus NJ.
Kelley and George P White
West Fairiee-John p Southwick.
MerGu4e-.Richard Estabrooks, Warner Bates
and Milo j. Moore
Northfcld-David T. Averil and CHRISTOPHER
S. Dole.
GmHord--Stephen Smith,
For three Trustees for the University of Yer
mont and State Agricultural College, for six
years ensuing, Mr.. Foster nominated Rev. Hor-
ace Herr rlck OF Wolcott and he was unanimous
ly elected.
Senator Farnham nominated Hon. Justin S
Morrill,, and he was unanimously elected.
Senator Hutchinson from Franklin County
nominated samuel II. Stevens, and he was unani-
mously elected.
The joint assembly then dissolved and the
Senate withdrew
Unfinished busness.--H. .. to commute the
sentence Of Horace Il. Plumey to Imprisonment,
for life.
Mr. Bromley Of Pawet demanded the yeas and
nays on the passage Of the bill
MIR. Safl1rd of Hartford, said he bad paid visit
10 the State Prison at Windsor, and was conduct
ed about the prison by the Chaplain, and saw
Horace X. Plumley, and he thought he appeared
a man below the medioerity of men, and that in
this case the legislature would be fully Justified
III committing the sentence of the court 10 i'm
prisonment for life
The yeas and nays being thea taken. were. ayes
l62 nays 81 80 the bin was ordered to be read
the third time tomorrow afternoon
Rpous.-from committee on education. in fla
vOr OF II, 3 for the relief of school district No
T. in Middlebury ON motion Of Mr.. Wood OF
talrhayen, ordered to lie md made the special
order Tor tomorrow morning at halr-pnst ton
From committee on education, against H. 10
iii relation TO the appropriation OF moneys for the
use OF schools third reading refused
trom committee on judiciary, in favor of H. IL,
pql ufF g. m. tu..rn .., ii 4
with amendments, limiting the rate of interest
to eight per cent. when agreed TO in writing, and
making the receiving Of Il greater rate than eight
per cent, mlsdemean0r, and fOrfeiting ten-iold
the amount OF interest taken the question be-
ing ON the adoption of the amendments proposed
by the committee,
On motion of Mr. Frisbie of poultncy. laid on
the table and made the special order for Friday
forenoon next, at l0i O'Clock
From committee on corporations, in favor Of l.. .
|, to alter the name of the Montpelier Meeting
House Society, enlarge the powers thereof and fix
enc time OF holding the annual meeting. with
amendments which were agreed to- and the bill
ordered to third reading Tomorrow afternoon.
From committee on judiciary, in favor of IL
III, IN amendment of see. chap los, z. s., re-
lating to mechanics liens, with amendment which
was agreed 10 third reading ordered
From committee ON Judiciary, in favor of II
80, in amendment Of No. ~, Of the acts Of 1860,
relating TO married women as witnesses third
reading ordered.
Bihs introduced and rcfsrrcd-S. |, to inoor-
porate the Orleans County Society of Natural
Sciences to committee ON judiciary
, 10, 10 incorporate the Alburgh, llighgnte
and Plattsburgh Steam Ferry Co. to committee
on highways, bridges and ferries
10 Incorporate the Vermont Trust Co. to
committee On banks
To incorporate the Vermont Alum Co. to
committee ON corporations.
On motion of Mr.. Brown of Richiord, adj