The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-10-11
Tho Legislature.

election of Charles III. Heath, of Wash
ington county, President pro tenn, and
Henry Clark, of Rutland, Secretary.
Mason B. Carpenter, of st. Adams, was
elected Assistant Secretary of the Sem
ate. The House elected Charles II.
Joyce, of Rutland, Speaker, on the first
ballot which stood as follows: Charles
II Joyce, 1873, VIM. w. Grout SO, Ly-
man G. Hincklcy, %, George NJ. Hail,
16. d. NJ. Camp, of Newport, was cleo
ted Clerk by rira roce vote Nothing
further was done in either houses, on
Wednesday, except routine work like the
adoption of rules, and the appointment of
canvassing committees.
On Thursday, Lieut.. Governor elect
Dale, was duly sworn in and took his 20
sition as President of the Senate. The
Senate committees were elected as fol-
lows:
Finance-Mcssrs Gardner. Hill, Mar
tin.
Judiciary-Pingry, Dickcrman, Bailey,
Carpenter, Ross.
Claims-Merrill, Hastings, SAKE, Ken
nedy, Lynde.
Observation-Disclosures, Colamcr, Gran.
dey, Horribin, Hartshorn.
Northumberland, Browne, Niles.
Manufactures-Saxc, Dewey, Cotton.
Elcctions--Eddy, Abel, Ilibbard.
Military Affairs-Grandey. Benedict,
White.
Roads-Dickerman, Camp, Eddy.
Banks-Hastings, Copeland, Abel.
Land Taxes-Lyndc, Morton, Dewey
Printing-Camp, Hartshorn, Cotton.
General Com &c Merrill, Ross, Gard.
ner.
Federal Relations-Colamcr Carpen.
ter, Bailey.
Highways and Bridges Copeland
White, Brown.
Rulcs-lleath, Grandey, Niles.
In Joint Assembly, the report Of the
canvassing committee reported the votes
for Governor, as follows
Whole number of votes returned, 10 ,429
Necessary for choice. 22,715
John W. Stewart has 1885,
Homer w. Heaton has -12O5S
Scattering, d
Majority for John W. Stewart, 2l,3O5
And thereupon the President of the
Joint Assembly declared that JOHN w
STEWART having received n majority
of all the votes cast by the freemen Of
this State, is duly elected Governor Of
the State Of Vermont for the two years
ensuing, and The oath OF Office was duly
administered.
The business Of the House, on Thurs.
day was substantially as follows:
! Resoltiou.-By Mr.. Slade of Middle.
bury, that the Auditor of Accounts be
and is hereby requested to transmit to thi,
House, at the earliest practical period, 9
statement in detail Of the accounts of the
State against the United States that have
been presented for payment at different
periods, with amounts allowed suspended
and disallowed by the accounting officer,
Of the United States; also amounts re-
celved by the state at different times from
the United States; also amount nov
claimed by the State as unpaid and due
from the United States; which was I'M
animously adopted.
The Speaker laid before the House ;
communication from his Excellency, tn,
Governor, announcing the appointment o.
James NJ, Slade, Jr., Of Middlcbury, n,
Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs.
The Message Of the Governor was
transmitted to the House by the Sccreta.
ry ofCivil and Military Affairs, and read
by the Clerk. (sec message on first page,
The message was referred to several of the
standing committees
On Thursday, in the House the Speak.
er announced the appointment of the fol.
lowing Committees
on ELECTIONS.
Mcssr. Grout Of Barton, Skiff of Monk
ton, Bailey of Ncwbury, Henry of Ches.
ter, Phelps of Grafton, Jones of Rich.
mond Bacon of Sunderland.
on WAYS AND MEANS.
Mcssrs.Slade of Middlebury Richmond
Of Woodstock, Smith of St. Adams, Bea.
man Of Poultney, Bartholomew of Wash.
ington, Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury, Car
penter Of Burlington.
on MILITARY AFFAIRS.
Messrs. Chase of Jay, IIoughton Of
Stamford, Nichols of Brantree, Bates OF
Huntington, Washburn of Guildhall Bax.
ter of Ilighgate, Silsby of Westmorc.
on THE JUDICIARY.
Messrs. Wood of Fairhaven, IIinckley
of Chelsea, Ballard of Fairfax, Farms.
worth of Windsor, Bisbee of Newport
Buttterfied Of Wilmington, Bcaman Of
Poultncy.
on EDUCATION.
Messsr-. Carleton of Waitsfcld, Whit.
temore, of Milton, Maxfeld Of Vergen.
mes, Sanborn of Lyndon Drake of Roy.
ton, Deane of Bakersfield, Carpenter Of
Rcadshoro.
oS CLAIMS
Messre. Hinckley of Chelsea, Parks of
Waterford, Stetson of Enosburgh, Viii
kins of Stowe, Lance of Cabot, Green Of
Sheldon, Thomas OF Reading
ON RAILROADS.
Messrs. Stafford of Hartford, CoIburn
of Manchester, Bisbce of Newport Bal
lard Of Fairfax, Page, of lIydepark,
Bromley Of Pawlet, Clark of Brandon.
on BANKS.
Messrs Poland Of Montpelier, Morgan
Of Rochester, Graves of Bennington, Mud
gett of Cambridge, Crosby of Brattlebo-
70, Hitchcock of Pittsford, Brewster of
lrasburgh
On MANIfACTuRE.
hessrs. Chase of Concord, Parker of
Lowell, Tyrcll Of Dorset, Day of Ira,
Clark Of Randolph, Lane of Plainield,
Gnycr of Wolcott.
on GRAND LIST.