Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-12-05
SENAToRs:-Be we separate de

you refer to the discharge of my offici,
duties as presiding officer of this body
and also to thank you for the kind col
siderations extended me by the member
and the officers of the Senate during th
session now about to close. That m
efforts in the duties of the chair hav
met your expectations / attribute a
much to your familiarity with legislativ
proceedings, and to your kindness to m
as to any peculiar abilities of my own
This familiarity of yours has made m
task a light and easy one, and if it ha
been performed satisfactorily to you,
is more than l had just right to expect
1t has been truly said that sssilence j
the genuine eloquence of sincerity" an
as no one can be more sincerely grateful
to you than am, / prefer to remain 81
lent, and again thanking you, declar
this Senate
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The report of the special committee
appointed to investigate the proceeding
of the Board of Education and its Sec
retary was read and will be published
hereafter. The report was adopted, anC
on motion of Mr.. Davis of Reading, on,
thousand copies of the report were or
dered to be printed.
The report of the committee on thu
Reform School was read and will bt
published hereafter. The report wa:
| adopted.
The report of the committee on Pub
lie Buildings to whom was referred re.
solution relating to more enlarged ac.
commodations for the library, was read
and the accompanying joint resolution
providing for committee to investigate
and report at the next session of the
General Assembly, was adopted.
Mr.. Caldwell of Georgia, called up S.
III, to pay r. II. Start the sum therein
named, ($200 in payment for services in
aid of the committee to investigate the
Insane Asylum. Opposed by Mr.. But
terfield of Wilmington favored by Mr.
Frisbie of Poultney, Mr.. Ormsbee of
Brandon, Mr.. Grout of Newport, and
passed.
Fl. 279, to pay VIM. NJ Field; amend
ed making the sum $85, and passed.
81. 1877, in relation to railroad bridges !;
Senate proposals of amendment were
cOncurred in.
Mr. Munson of Manchester, called up
the joint resolution authorizing the COM
mittees of investigation to pursue their
investigations after the adjournment of
the General Assembly; inquiries were
made of the committee on railroads, and
the committee on the Insane Asylum, as
to the progress that had been made by
those committees, which elected respon-
ses from their respective committees.
Mr.. Walworth of Coventry moved to
amend the resolution by striking out all
that part of the resolution which relates
to the Vermont Central Railroad Com
pany; which was agreed to. The reso-
luton was then adopted Ayes. 1O5 !;
navs, 25.
Mr. Green of Richmond called up II.
25S. relating to the duties and compen-
sation of town superlntendents of
schools passed.
S. II, in addition to sec. 25. ch. 80,
relating to attachment of personal prop
erty by copy left in the town clerks
office passed Yeas, 80; nays, 40.
S. 14S, in relation to the appropriation
of money tor the use of schools: passed.
II. 221, to prevent escapes from the
Vermont Reform School; amendment
recommended by the committee agreed
to. and third reading of bill refused
s.. 1SS, appropriating sum for the
Vermont Historical Society; third read
ing refused.
II. 355, in amendment of an act to en-
courage manufactures amendment pro-
posed by the. committee agreed to: Ito
include only the site on which said manu-
factaring establishments are located.
n L, i
ding the proviso that such sites are not
situated in Chittenden, Franklin and
Grand Isle counties, which was agreed
to. The bill was then dismissed.
H. 191, to provide for the completion
of the Vermont Reform School (amend
ment appropriating not exceeding S3,-
OOO;) agreed to- Remarks by Mr. Ran
dali of Waterbury. Mr.. Stevens of West
Mr. Henry of Chester, and Mr..
Smith of st. Albans; third reading or
dered-ayes, 1873; nays II; (; and the bill
was passed.
Joint resolutio,a-By Mr.. Henry of
Chester, giving sweepers, engineer and
of the State House, same per
diem pay as members of the General As
sembly adopted on part OF the House.
Resolution, BY Mr.. Hebard of Chelsea,
that the thanks of the House are due to
Hon. Franklin Fairbanks, Speaker of
the House, for the honorable, fair, i'm
partial and dignified manner in which he
has discharged the delicate duties of his
office. and that he will carry home with
him our best wishes and warmest re-
CARDS, and that we will ever remember
our intercourse here only with feelings
oc nd Ia1f oil
ed unanimously.
By Mr. Crane of Concord. that the
thanks Of this House be extended to the
Speaker, Clerk, and all other officers |
Herewith, for their gentle |
manly department, and for the able and |
manner in which they have |
performed the several duties assigned |
hem during the now closing biennial |
session of 1872 adopted.
By Mr.. Haskins of Brattleboro, that |
he thanks of this house are hereby ten
Tered to the Rev. Peter Merrill, for the |
lble manner in which he has discharged |
he duties of Chaplain the present ses-
ion adopted.
S. 1877, to alter the time of holding the
County Court in Lamoille county; the
adopted and bill passed.
Mr.. Edmunds of Weston called up S.
IS, to authorize the Governor to contract
or statues of Jacob Collamer and Ethan
Allen passed.
s. 1t;3, to enable the Vermont Mutual
ire insurance company to insure against
osses by lightning; passed.
II. 395, to provide for the removal of
ertain town officers passed.
II. 152, relating to the collection of
ebts contracted by married women;
ubstitute bill recommended by the COM
nittee was passed.
S. 17S, to incorporate the village of
passed.
Mr.. Ormsbee of Brandon, called up
/. 435, to reorganize the militia.
recommended by commit
ee were agreed to; passed.
On motion of Mr.. Lynde of Marlboro,
be House took a recess for thirty min
H. 404, relating to trustee process
assed.
Mr.. Green of Richmond, moved to re-
onsider the vote dismissing II. 355, in