Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-11-25
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SENATE

I II %, an act laying tax on the county oi
| franklin to select committee Of senators from
] franklin county
N ~ an act relating to the duties NJ PRINCIPALS
Of graded and union schools, To- com on education
VI 20, an act to authorize the removal Of OBJ
strtions from Willoughby rivcr. 10 general com
u 'SN, an act to tucorpornic the Deerfeld River
Railroad Company 60 committee on railroads.
II ~, an act 10 amend an act incorporating
the village Of laifhaVen, tD general committee
II. ~, an act To incorporate the Vermont Mort
gage Company to committee on banks.
II. Rb, an act making prov ison for the support
Of government; to committee on WAYS and means
by Senator SMITH. Of Addison, by unanimous
consent an act in amendment of section u an
act establishing a Board Of Agriculture Mining
and Statistics TO committee on agriculture
by the same, an act In amendment Of section
Of an act establishing Board Of Agriculture, Min
ing and Statistics to committee on agriculture.
Reports qf coH1nirces- Prom general committee,
In favor Uf " lbS, an act to amend an act to IN
corporate the Grand Isle Steamboat Company
read the third time and passed
From committee ON judiciary, IN favor oi $
81, an act In amendment Of section 20, chapter
~, general statutes read the third time and
passed
Prom committee on education, against 5 ~, an
act In addition 10 an act authorizing the establish
meut oi town and village Libraries tlifd reading
refused.
From committee ON reform school, ia iayorof s.
100 an act authorizing the purchase of land Tor
the reform school read the thifd time and passed
with amendments
From general committee, in favor Of H. 257, an
act 10 amend an act TO incorporate the trustees Of
the parochial fund of the Protestant Episcopal
Church In the diocese Of Vermont; read the third
time and PASSED in concurrence.
Prom committee ON education, in favor Of s.
143 an act 10 amend an act To establish the North
field graded school-distIct read the thiid time
and passed
From same against 5 iia. an act to establish
town and village Libraries, third reading refused
Ia = Ina uff tn L.
lish pubch town libraries third readiig refused
From committee on state prison, against II
liA an act relating to the oiliccrs and manage
mcnt ui the state prison. thfd reading refused
Prom committee ON judiciary, against ), Gi to
assess the real estate ot railway aud car compa-
nes, third reading refused
From committee on banks, against :. l5i, an act
to amend an act 10 incorporate the state tife In
surance Company thfd reading refused
From same, against II 2.ti AN act relating to
the taxation Of savings banks aud trust com
panics, ordered 10 lie aud madc special order for
tomorrow morning at half-past ten o'clock
From committee ON claims, against :. l51, an
act to pay Charles Conlcy the SUM therein named
third reading refused
tIom committee ON education, in favor of IT.
s, an act 90 repeal an act regulating the attend
auce of teachers ON teaoheis Institutes; read the
ulld time and passed in concurrence.
From general committee, ia favor of : i1J an
act 10 change the name ui thc Douglas graded
school district. read the third time and passed
From committee ON insane asylum. in favor Of
IL IL, an act To place the inmates of insane asy-
luns under the protection of the laws, W tn pro
posal of amendment; amendment agreed To and
bill ordered tu lie and be made the special order
for tomorrow afternoon at half-past two O'Clock
From committee ON banks. In favor Of IL ISL
an act to incorporate the burlington Banking
Company read the third time and passed in con
currence
From committee on manufactures, against ; H.
an act to repeal an act entitled "an act in amend
ment Of an act entitled an act to encour-
age manufactures, approved Nov IL. 1863 or
dered to lie
1hjrd reddiags-H 1J, an act in addition To
section 20, chapter "a Of the general statutes
"of laying out and dscontnung highways aud
bridges passed in concurrence.
II. 215, 10 incorporate the st. Johnshury Acad-
emy; passed.
CanIusicd bitsjness--fr rom the House with pro-
posals uf amendment, : "a, an act relating To in
surancei amendments concurred In.
Senator ROWEl.L called up = 100 relating TO
the salaries Of probate judges and on motion Of
Senator Walton, 1t was recUmmitted 10 the Judiciary
committee
Senator ROWEl.L called up 5 l5l, Of the sup
port and removal Of paupen third reading re-
fused.
Senator WILSON. Of Windsor. called up 5. 9,
an act to equalize railroad fares and freights
third reading refused
Senator WALTON moved To amend the title Of
5 -, so that 1t shall read AN act providing for
the employment of the inmates of the reform
school; " agreed to-
Senator WALTON moved to reconsider the Ias-
sage Of the bill disagreed Ia
Senator REYNOLDS called up H. pa, an act TO
extend an act establishing state normal schools ;
passed IN concurrence.
Senator GEORGE called up II IA, AN act to
Incorporate the Essex Classical Institute and II
was passed In concurrence.
Senator REYNOLDS called up : lO1 an act to
incorporate the Hardwick & Marshfed Railroad
Company; read the third time aud passed
senator REYNOLDS called up 5 lO3 an act to
enable Df
the lIardwick q Marshfield Railroad: third read
ing refused-ayes, O. noes, TO-
II. 49, an act relating to appeals arising under
chapter ~, general statutes, was taken from the
table, and the passage refused,
On motion Of senator BROOklNS. adjourned
HOUSE
Joint resolution From the Senate, pro, idng for
joint assembly at half-past two o clock this ai
temoon, to elect n State Superintendent of Educa-
ton adopted in concurrence.
The amendment to the joint resolution relating
to final adjournment proposed by the Senate, was
concurred in
Unfinished busincss-lI 277, constituting a new
county by the name of Allen, was taken up, the
amended this fOrenOun.
Mr. DUTrON, OF Norwich opposed the bill,
being opposed to the breaking up Of the county
! lines Of the state
Mr. IYNDE, of Marlboro said that a portion
of the towns embraced in the new county are as
well accommodated now, as they can be in the
new arrangement The lower towns in Mindham
county oppose this bill on principle, though Il
might result in bringing the shire town Of Wind
! ham county nearer to them personally.
| Mr. MARTIN, Of Londonderry, said that per-
sonally and financially 1t was for his interest 10
| oppose a new county but his town had sent him
| here 10 favor y new county, and they are nearly
| unanimously in favor of II.
MIR. PERRIN, Of Berlin, said that he should op-
! pose this project of a new county, because he
] thought II was not night
Alr SIN llRTLEFE Of Paiufeld said II the
! people of these towns are to ho better accommo-
dated by new county We should grant their re-
! quest. The question is left IN the bill for the
! people themselves to decide. and he was per
fectly willing to leave it there lie thought there
! had been discussion enough and he demanded
the previous question, which was seconded The
question then recurred shall the bill be read the
third time? On this question, Mr.. Davis, al
| Reading, demanded the yeas and nays, which
were taken-ayes 93, nays A5-so the third reading
Of the bill was refused.
JOINT ASSEMBLY
The Senate came in, and Joint Assembly wa,
formed, to elect a State Superintendent Of Eduea
tion.
Hos LYMAN G. HINCKLEY, President Of tn,
Senate, in the chair George Nichols, secrear,
of State. Clerk
Mr.. CHURCHILL, Of Goshen, nominated j. $
Cilley OF Brandon seconded by Messrs. STANLEY
Of Leicester, Slade of Middlebury, and Dana o
Cornwall
Senator GRANGER, of Caledonia county, nomi
mated Edward Conant Of Randolph seconded by
Afessrs. Martin Of Londonderry, Blodgett Of Il
JOhnsbury, King of Lunenburgh, 81 nator Row
ell Of Orange county, Mr. Sayles OF Huntington
and Senator Walton of Washington county
The president appointed as tellers senate
Granger of Caledonia county, Mr.. Churchill o
Goshen, and Mr. King Of LunenbuTgh. aud tn
ballot being taken resulted rs follows
whole number Of ballots, $50
Necessary for choice ........s.... ils
Edward tunant had,. lts
J. - Cnley had .,..... ~
kts aaH sa
And thereupon, EDWARD CONANr havinl
received a majority Of all the votes cast, was de
cared duly elected State Superintendent Of Edu
cation for the two years next ensuing Tie Join
Assembly then dissolved, and the Senate thei
withdrew
Mr. CURRIER of Troy, asked To have his vot
corrected on the third reading Of II. 277, crcatn
a new county saying that he voted in the dpirpd
tire, while he IL recorded a. having voted In tn
negdfire The Speaker ruled that the vote hay
ing been declared, II was too late TO correct tn
vote now.
MIR. MARTIN, of Londonderry, moved that th
vote refusing the third reading of the bill be rC
considered and ON that question Mr. Henry, O
Chester, demanded the yeas and nays which wer
taken-ayes III nays los. SO the motion To rG
consider WAS agreed to.
The question then required shall the bill be re;i
the third time2 Mr.. Martin, Of Londonderry, dc
manded the previous question, which was soconde
by the House. Mr.. Lynde, Of Marlboro, demande
the yeas aud nays, which were taken-ayes II;
nays 100
The bill was then read the third time, aud on III
question of the passage of the bill, Mr.. Davis q
Reading, demanded the yeas and nays, which wer
! Al.