St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-16


matter of cngro>>mcnt of bills. and en-
lar%ln@ the committees on the "Judicia-
~. vt lain> and ''Railroads." 50 that
said committees shall consist of nine
members each instead of seven.
The rules a> reported hy the com
mittcc wee adopted as the Rules of
the House.
JOINT ASSEMBLY.
In pursuance of Il Joint resolution
passed this forenoon. at three. o'clock
the Senate came into the Hall of the
li"u>, of Representatives and Il Joint
Assembly WAS formed To hear the re
port of the committee to canvass the
votes f"T Governor. Lieut.. -GoVcrnor
and Treasurer. Hon. Russell :. Taft.
Lieut.. -Gov"lnor, III the chair George
Nichols. Secretary of State. Clerk.
The tanNa~>ng committee submitted
il report. which waS read by the Clerk.
a> follows:
I" Tire joiM assembly noW in session:
he JONI CanNa>>ing Committee ap-
pointed 10 canvass the votes for Gov
cin"r. Llcut.-ti"Ncrnnr and Treasurer.
having attended to the duties assigned
them. submit tn" fnll"Win" report
i'iN ''''N fiNN'pk
Whole number of votes returned G.-GI
A>;ilIcl Peck has. :3j-1
William II. II. bingham. I3.1J-
Scattering. 81
Majority tor AS;ihel Peck 2O.3U}
And thcrcupun Asahcl Peck. having
received majority of the votes east
10y the tIc"mcm of the State of Yer
mont. WAS declared duly elected Gov
crn' for tn" tW"Ncar> next ensuing.
FOR LEI TENANr-GovEENoE.
Whole number of votes returned 1872!
~ man t.. iinklrN has, :f}.1I-
Henry iIi!>c. l3.OOU
Scattering. i
Majority for H. man G.. IIinklrv 2U.7II
And thrrcmpom Lyman G.. lIinklr\
having receive eel Il majority of the Votes
cast 10y the freeman of this State wa>
declared elected Lieutenant -,iu\crnor
i"i the tN" Years next ensuing.
ron TREN>l REE.
Whole number of votes returned III. -
John y. Page has. :E}.7!m
OTIS thamhcIlLin I2.1:A;
Scattering.
Majority for John \. Page. u o.
And thcrrup"n John \. Page having
received Il majority of all the votes
cast 10y The tI''rmcm of this state WIS
duly elected Treasurer for the two wear,
next ensuing.
Hon. A>;thrl Peek. having been de
clarcd duly elected Governor. the Pres
idcnt appointed Senator Howe. of
W ImdhHn county. Mr.. Gilman. of Mont
pciicr. ami Nj. BatchrIdcr of Arlington,
1" wait upon the GuNcTnur elect. inform
him at his election. and conduct him
I" the iai of the joint assembly t" Ic-
CclNc til" oath of office.
The commlttc" subsequently an
pcarrd within the bar OF the House.
accompanied hy the Governor elect.
Win" informed the General Assembly of
his acceptance of the office to which he
had been elected. and that he then pro
posed Ia receive and subscribe to the
oath "t office: which oath WAS duly
administered toy Hon. Timothy L. Red
field. Judge "t the supreme, Court. and
subscribed 10y His ENccllcncN.
The JOINT assembly then Dissolved.
HcS0i"tioH by Mr.. W ellis. of CRANKY .
that III" committee ON way, and means
he instructed To inquire what legislation
Is necessary I" cqIaliHc taNati"u. and
compel the various property holders Of
all property Wi'him the limits of this
STATE 10 hr;,,u inst and canal n,,,,,n-
ton of all raNc~ legally ;rS>c>>td there
"n. and report 10y hill or otherwise :
adopted.
The Speaker received and laid hr-
torc the House. Il communication III .
from the Governor. announcing
that hr had appointed VIM. T.. billing
ham, ut Waterbury. Secretary of civil /.
and Military Affairs. and that he would
the biennial executive, message
to the House at half-pa>t three O'Clock
this attcrnoom.
The nc>>;Iuc WIS received and read
10y the clerk
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