Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-11-10
Vermont Legislature.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, Nov. 3.

THURSDAY, Nov. 3.
Bills introduced and referred-By Mr..
Brown, relating to interest; to Judiciary
committee, six per cent or by contract up
to nine, legal INTEREST,"
By Mr.. Grandey in addition to chap
30, &. s., relating to the support and re-
moval of paupers to Judiciary committee.
Mr.. Heath called up III. 147, and moved
it again be referred to the judiciary com.
mittee agreed to.
Joint resolution-From the House, re-
lating to an historical painting for the
State House. On motion of Mr.. Gardner
amended by proposing to the House a
joint committee of two instead of one
member of the Senate, etc, and adopted
in concurrence with proposal of amend
ment.
AFTERNOON.
Passed.-S. 66, laying a tax on the
county of Addison also 567, for the same
object, excepting Vergennes
S. "A, to incorporate the Perkinsville
Aqueduct Company.
S. 06, regulating fees for justice writs.
S. 90, in amendment of sec. 10, chapter
94, general statutes, relating to the traffic
in Intoxicating drinks 81 reading or
dered
Reports from Committee on Claims
S. 46, to amend chapter 1876, general stat
utes, relating to salaries and fees, with
proposal of amendment. Agreed to, and
opposed by Messrs. Carpenter, Eddy and
Dicke rman, and favored with qualifica-
tion by Mr.. Grandey, and on his motion
ordered to lie.
The hour having arrived for the ad.
journed meeting of the joint assembly,
the Senate repaired to the hall of the
House of Representatives, and having re-
turned, on motion adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Ballard of Fairfax moved to re-
the vote by which the House, |
yesterday, adopted the resolution of the |
chairman of the committee on elections, |
declaring that Andrew J. Taylor is not
entitled to a seat upon the floor OF this
House; that said seat is vacant; and that
the remonstrant, E. f. Bailey, have leave
to withdraw.
Mr.. Wood of Fairhaven advocated the
on the ground that there
was a great misapprehension when the
case.
Mr.. Grout of Barton said that the reaI
point in the case as dscided yesterday
turned upon the question whether True
worthy Brown was voter in the town of
Brunswick. Ii the question should come
Up on the minority report, declaring E.
f. Bailey entitled to the seat, then the
House would desire to have some of the
to the right of Hazen B.
Rich to vote. He should not oppose the
Mr.. Ballard said he had moved the re-
consideration for the purpose of having
he rights of both the contestants pro-
ected by an impartial reconsideration of
he questions involved.
Mr.. Slade of Middlebury, spoke briefly
n favor of the motion for reconsider
tion.
vas other testimony in the case, involving
he legality of certain votes cast at the
Brunswick election, which had not been
ully considered, and they should have
heir due weight in determining the re-
ative claims of the parties interested.
JOINT ASSEMBLY.
At 10a o'clock the Senate came into the
Hall and joint assembly
was formed in pursuance of the following
oint resolution
Resolved by the Senate and House of
Repressntatives-That the two Houses
meet in Joint Assembly, in the Hall OF
The House Of Representatives on Thurs.