Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-11-09

named are referred to and made part Of this
report
Your committee have agreed upon the above
statement OF facts in this case reseryiug 10 them
selves, in their majority and minority capacity
/ 20 make such further special report, and such
recommendations as they may choose All Of
which Is respectfully submitted
WV. ". GRorr.
X. 4. JoNEs,
fRANcis PnELrs,
louN BAILEY, JR.,
GEO. +. SRIff,
llrOH llENRY,
G.. y. BAcoN.
OPINION OF the MAJORITY or THE COMMITTEE.
10 ihc House Of Representatives. A majority
of your Committee on Elections, to whom was
| referred the petition and remOnstrance Of f. +.
Bailey, against the election Of Andrew j. Taylor
as a member Of the House Of Representatives
/ from the town Of Brunswick, make the following
report, viz
That there were thirty-nine votes cast at the
/ last freeman's meeting in the town Of Bruns-
wick that Of these votes, Andrew j. Taylor the
sitting member received twenty-one, and +. F..
/ Bailey, the contestant, received eighteen it was
claimed by the contestant that two of the votes
cast for the sitting member were illegal and ought
not 10 have been received but the majority Of
your committee decide that one only OF these was
l improperly received, and that tine other of said
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contestant also claimed that at said election four
votes were offered for him, and improperly reject
/ ed by the town authorities: majority Of your
committee find that three Of said votes were prop
erly rejected by the town authorities and that
one OF said votes, on the evidence properly before
| the committee, was wrongfully rejected, and
ought to have been received
In view of which facts a majority Of your com
mittee are Of the opinion that Andrew j. Taylor
was duly elected, and is entitled 10 a scat on the
| ilJor of this House. and further report and rec
ommend the adoption Of the following resolution
| Rcsolred, That Andrew j. Taylor, the return
ed member from the town Of Brunswick was du-
ly elected by the freemen Of Brunswick, and is en-.
titled 30 a seat 10 this House
| All of which is respectfully submitted
lluGH HE>RY,
FRANCls PHELPS,
Il. 4. JONES,
g. b Bacon.
Montpelier, Nov lst, 1870
OPINION or TIE MNoRlr or THE COMMITTEE.
| To the House of Representatives nor in scs-
SION The minority Of the committee on cleo
| tions, 10 whom was referred the remonstrance Of
/ f. 4. Bailey, against the right of Andrew j
Taylor to a seat upon the floor Of this House, and
the memorial Of said Bailey asking to be admitted
to said seat, would respectfully report that of the
twenty-One votes which were received and count
ed for the returned member. two were illegal
They also report that in addition to the eighteen
votes which were received and counted for the re-
mJnstrunt, two more should have been received
and counted that were rejected thus making
twenty votes for the remonstrant, giving him one
majority. They therefore recommend the pas
sage Of the following resolutions
! Res0lred, That Andrew j. Taylor is not enti-
tied to a seat upon the floor of this House also
Resolred, That f. 4. Bailey is entitled 10 a seat
upon the floor of this House, as the duly elected
/ rqp from tb, nI HrupgIyiek
Jd9S G1o, fi Bi1frr. SklIf' Jr. Minority of Com.
/ OPINION or TIE CHAIRMAN or THE COMMITTEE.
! TO the Houss Of Representatives. The sub
scriber, one Of the Committee on Elections to
whom was referred the " remonstrance of f. +.
Bailey against the right of Andrew J. Taylor to
a seat upon the floor Of the House, and the me-
mortal of said Bailey, claiming that he be ad-
mitted to said seat would respectfully report
that he cannot concur with the majority of said
committee, in giving Andrew j. Taylor a seat
upon the floor of the House nor can he concur
with the minority Of the committee in giving the
said Bailey said seat his opinion being that there
was no election of Representative from the town
| of Brunswick at the Free mems meeting in said
town. on the first Tuesday Of september, 1870
and would recommend the passage of the follow
ing resolution. WN- W. GRouT,
Resolred, That Andrew j. Taylor is not en-
titled TO a seat upon the floor Of this House that
said scat is vacant, and that the remOnstrant, f.
| +. Bailey, have leave to withdraw
Mr.. Bisbee Of Newport nterrogated the com ,
and Mr.. Grout Of Barton, for the com, stated the
case as appeared in the above statement OF facts
| in which the com. were agreed. The deductions
| from such facts were somewhat different hy diff
ierent members Of the com. as will appear by the
different reports.
Mr.. Bisbee then asked the following questions
! 4l,o in rp.
gard to llazen B. Rich
Interrogations as to Hazen b. Rich who Wa
allowed to vote for \. j. Taylor.
Did it not appear before the committee thai
llazen b. Rich had lived in Guildhall for somC
wears up to about the lst Of June last, and KEPT
house there and owned farm there that he car
ried on through the season? 1t did.
2.-Did his family consist ofany persons except
himself and wife? 1t did not.
3.-Did it not appear before the committee that
his wife took school TO teach in Brunswick
about two OF three weeks before the first of june
and that her business while in Brunswick was
teaching said school, and did she not board round
the district? 1t did.
! 4.-Dd it not appear that when said Rich left
! Guildhal about the lst of June he went to work
in New Hampshire himself, and that excepting
when he worked in Guildhall carrying on his
farm that the most of the work he did was in
New Hampshire and in other towns than Bruins
wick? 1t did.
5.-How many days did it appear before the
committee that he worked in Brunswick from the
list of June to the 9th Of September Some week
or ten days.
6.-Did it not appear before the committee
that when said Rich's wife went b Brunswick
that their furniture, with the exception ola small
number of articles was stored in the house whert
they had been living in Guidhall2 1t did.
4 Did it not appear before the committee that
the said Rich tried to hire the same house to re-
turn to in the fall? 1t did,
| s.-Did il not appear before the committee
that the said Rich testified that he told the civil
lauthority of Brunswick that he did not intend t.
make Brunswick his permanent residing place
1t did.
Mr.. Bisbee also asked the following questions
and received the accompanying answers in regard
to Trueworthy Brown
lnterrogat0ns rs to Trueworthy Brown who's,
vote was offered for f. f. Bailey and rejected.
| Did it appear before the committee that
Trueworthy Brown moved into the town OF Bruins
wick in 1866 and whether he did not reside there
| constantly until his house and mill were burnt
IN the 7th day of July last2 1t did.
2-Did it appear before the committee sait
Brown moved 10 any other town to establish hi-
residence after his property burnt until aitci
Freeman's meeting? 1t did not.
3-Did it not appear before the committee tha
whatever effects the said Brown had, he kept ii
the town of Brunswick after the fire? II did.
I i-Did it appear before the committee tha
the said Brown Is one of the selectmen of Bruins
wick for the present year, II did.
5.-Did it appear before said committee tina
said Brown kept house. resided or did business il
, any other town than Brunswick after said fire
= 1t did not.
MIR. Grout explained further in regard to Mr.
Brown, that his property was burned in July, an'
/ his residence was somewhat broken up in Bruins
wick, but that he intended to return TO Bruins
/ wick to live if the Company rebuilt the mills
, Mr.. Bisbee thought the facts clearly showe'
r that Mr.. Rich was net entitled TO vote that Mr.
/ Brown pds entitled to vote, and the contestan
was entitled to the seat
! Mr.. Henry gave a statement OF the manner Il
4 which the majority came to the conclusion tina
they did-that the sitting member is entitled ;
his seat, pointing out one or two inaccuracies IL
1 the statement OF facts as signed by all the com
lie did not concur with Mr.. Grout as TO the resi-
2 dence Of Hazen b, Rich, he claiming that Mr.
I Rich had majority of his furniture in the tow
! of Brunswick, together with other property, max