The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-10-31

uight otherwise bayc tcea discussed
ana disposed 81. have bopn maIc the
special order of particalay days next
wcek. wheu 4 full house il expected
TIE interest t.li aud the lill Abalishing
capital punishment, were among the
measures thus delayed They are -
Be taken Up next Wednesday Ca
Thursday is % occur The election of
State Officers by the Joint Assembly,
and as several Of the positions are 70
be contested. the third house will
douht'ess be here ia full force. Mr.
Lynde Of Marlboro, the present ineum.
bent, and Levi @ Kingsley Of Rutland
are candidates for the office Of Quarter.
master.General. Candidates for the Of
fee Of Railroad Commissioner are too
numerous 10 mention The House pas.
sod bin providing that the Reporter
shall be appointed by the Supreme
Court but it has not yet been disposed
Of by the Senate. If that body should
fail to concur in the passage Of the bin
there win probably be three candidates
for the office before the Legislature.
Last Tuesday evening there was a
Joint hearing Of the Judiciary Com
mittee on the bill authorizing the trus
tees Of Newbury Seminary to sell GER
tain property aud transfer the proceeds
TO the Conference Seminary at Mont
pelier This is matter which has
been contested in the Courts, and has
before claimed the attention of the
Legislature. The hearing is to be
continued some evening this week .-
There was a joint hearing the same day
before the Railroad Committees on a
bill to incorporate the Central Yer
mont Railroad Company, which con-
templates the forming of corporation
by the holders of the different classes
Of securities the Vermont Central and
Vermont 4 Canada roads A general
Railroad Act has been introduced in
both Houses and referred TO a special
committee They had hearing upon
the bill last Friday evening, when Gov
Stewart appeared in behalf Of the
measure. The committee of the two
houses to which was referred so much
of the Governors message as relates to
the military education of the young
men of the State, visited the UNIVERSE
ty at Mortified yesterday.
A committee consisting of the men,
bers from Windham County commenced
hearing last week upon a bill to di.
vide the town of Westminster. Both
parties appeared by counsel, and the
contest is likely to prove bitter one
A bill appropriating $3.50, 900 for estab-
fishing public town libraries through
out the State has received a favorable
majority report in the Senate, and has
been introduced in the House and re-
fered to a special committee consisting
OF one from each county. A till giving
female taxpayers the right to vote in
school district meetings is attracting
considerable attention. Important bills
in relation to the listing law are before
the Legislature, and If the matter re-
ceives the careful attention which it de.
serves, bills of that character will take
up considerable time in both houses
The State Constabulary Bill and the
License Bill, have not as yet been
taken up. A great many petitions pray
ing for the refunding of Communication
money to drafted men, have been pre-.
scented, but the bill for that purpose has
not yet been introduced Important
business is accumulating so rapidly
that the most enthusiastic believers in
short sessions, are beginning to enter
tain doubts as to the possibility Of ef-
fecting an early adjournment. A.