Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-11-10


ton to said testimony and considered the
same all of which testimony, both for
the remonstrant and the returned mem
Der, together with the notice above
named, is referred to and made part OF
this report.
Your committee have agreed upon the
above statement of facts in this case, re-
serving to themselves in their majority
and minority capacity, to make such fur
ther special report, and such recommends.
tions as teey may choose. All Of which is
respectfully submitted.
VIM. W. CIRCUIT,
r. A. JONES,
FRANCIS PHELPS,
JOHN BAILEY, ir.
GEO. f. SKIFF,
HUGH HENRY,
G.. B. BACON.
OPINION OF THE MAJORITY OF THE COM
MITTEE.
To tile House Of Representatives.
A majority of your committee on cleo
tions, TO whom was referred the petition
and remonstrance of E. T. 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 Brunswick that of these votes, An
drew j. Taylor the sitting member re-
ceiyed twenty-one, and E. F. Bailey, the
contestant, received eighteen; it was
claimed by the contestant that two of the
votes cast for the sitting member Were il
legal, and ought not to have been re-
ceived; but the majority of your COM
mittee decide that one only of these was
improperly received, and that the other
Of said votes were pLoporly reoei~eA and
counted, The contestant also claimed
that at said election four votes were
offered for him, and improperly rejected
by the town authorities majority of
your committee fud that three of said
votes were properly rejected by the town
authorities and that one of said votes,
on the evidence properly before the COM
mittee, was wrougfuily rejected, and
ought to have been received:
In view of which facts majority of
your committee are of the opinion that
Andrew J. Taylor was duly elected, and
is entitled to 4 seat on the floor of this
House, aud further report and recon-
mend the ad ption Of the following reso-
luton
Re8o5oed, That Audrew J. Taylor, the
returned member from the town of Bruins
wick, was duly elected by the freemen of
Brunswick, and Is entitled to a seat in
this House.
An of which is respectfully submitted,
HUGH HENRY,
FRANCIS PHELPS,
X. A. JONES,
G. 3. BACON
EiONTPELIER, Nov. 1st, 1870.
OPINION OF THE MINORITY OF THE
COMMITTEE.
10 tile House Of Representatives. n6ao in
Session.
The minority OF the committee on cleo
tions, to whom was referred the remon-
stance of L. A. Bailey, against the right of
Andrew J. Taylor to 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 counted for the returned member,
two were Illegal. They also report that
in addition to the eighteen votes which
were received and counted for the remon-
strant, two more should have been re-
ceived and counted that were rejected; !;
thus making twenty votes for the remon-
strant, giving him one majority. They
therefore recommend the passage of the
following resolutions
Res05rca That Andrew j. Taylor is not enti-
tied 10 "A seat on the floor of this House also
ReSOiC60, That L. y. Bailey Is entitled to a seat
upon the floor of this House. as the duly elected
representative from the town of Brunswick.
GEO. +. sKGFF, Minority
JOHN BAILEY, Jr., of Com.
OPINION OF THE CHAIRMAN OF TIE
COMMITTEE.
70 tie House Of Representatives.
The subscriber, one of the Committee
on Elections, to whom was referred the
"remonstrauce Of E f. Bailey against the
right ''of Andrew J. Taylor to a seat upon
the floor of the House, and the memorial
of said Bailey, claiming that he be admit
ted to said seat" would respectfully re-
port that he cannot concur with the ma
jority of said committee, in giving An
drew J. Taylor seat upon the floor of
the HSuse ; nor can he concur with the
minority OF She committee in giving the
said Bailey said seat his opinion being
that there was no election Of representa-
tive from the town of Brunswick at the
freemen's meeting in said town, on the
first Tuesday of September, 1870; and
would recommend the passage of the fol-
lowing reso ution
ReS0lCe0 That Andrew j. Taylor is not enti- |
Ill to a seat upon he flor of this House that
said seat is vacant. and that the remonstrant, |
e. F. Bailey, have ltave 10 wi hdraw.