The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-22

VERMONT LEGIsLATUisE
Nincty-Fourth Session.
SENATE.
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DIS introduced anu rcIefreu-By SEN
ator Reynolds of Grand Isle, an act to
suppress intemperance, pauperism and
crime.
The bill provides that any person who
may be injured in person, property or
means of support by any intoxicated per-
son, or by the intoxication, habitual or
otherwise, of any person, shall have right
of action against any person who shall sell
liquors causing such intoxcatlon In whole
or in part, and any person renting or per-
hitting the use and occupation of any
building for such purpose shall be jointly
liable with the persons selling for all dam
ages sustained, and for exemplary dam
ages and any unlawful sale, furnishing or
gift of intoxicating liquors shall work n
forfeiture OF all rights of the lessee or ten
ant, under any lease or contract
BY Senator Howe of Windham, an act
relating to the duties of highway survey
ors.
BY Senator Clarke of Franklin, an act to
repeal an act entitled an act TO amend sec
ton 81, chapter 90 of general statutes, APP
proved November 81, 1872.
BY Senator Proctor of Rutland an act
to provide for building Jail in the county
of Rutland to a special committee of the
Senators from Rutland county.
I1s OIL, an uti III ItlittOu w tAttllulUD tut
time for locating the Woodstock railroad.
II. 81, an act to amend an act althoriz-
ing the governor to contract for statutes
of Jacob Collamer and Ethan Allen, APP
proved Nov. 81, 1872.
BY Senator Clark of Franklin, an act o
amend the general statutes in regard to
railroad commissioner
The bill provides for the biennial election
of three persons as railroad commissioners,
"who are neither stockholders, creditors.
officers, trustees, receivers, assiguecs,
lessecs, nor employees of Gny railroad or
railway management in the state" who
shall make a detailed report of all the
roads of the state.
BY Senator Colburn of Bennington. an
act in relation to state prisons. providing
for the biennial election of three directors.
and the appointment by them of super
iutendent
Reports of COMMUNICATION committee
on claims, in favor of 5. 20, to pay Allen
Ketcham the sum therein named third
reading ordered.
From committee ON judiciary, on in
slructions to inquire about the present
laws for the formation of voluntary cor
porations, Il report by bill as follows:
). 40, an act in amendment of an act en-
tiiNN uh o't itidtihA5 w liiNhtt
lions by voluntary association, approved
Nov. 23d, 1870 third reading ordered.
5. 40, an act in amendment Ot section
of chapter 80 of the general statutes, re-
lating 10 the formation of certain assoc-
atoms with corporate powers to allow
voluntary associations of bands of music
and other musical societies, and for the
preservation and propagation of fish and
game third reading ordered.
S. Al, an act relating to private CORPORA
tions, providing that the officers of any
corporation shall make certificate on oath
of the actual capital of such corporations
third reading ordered.
Read the third tines. 81, an act to
amend an act entitled "an act relating to
witnesses in prosecutions for selling and
furnishing intoxicating liquors. approved
Nov. ~, 1872 passed.
The chair appointed as stan ling COM
mittees on states prison, Senators Wilson.
of Windsor Brookins of Addison: George
of Orange.
Committee on final adjournment, under
joint resolution, Messrs. Colburn, of Ben
nington Chcssmore, of Chittenden.
The hour having arrived for joint assem-
bly, the Senate proceeded to the Hall of
Representatives, to complete the election
of United States Senator
JOINT ASSEMBLY.
AT ~ o'clock NJ, in accordance with
joint resolution to that effect, the Senate
came into the Representatives Hall, and
joint assembly was formed to complete the
election of Senator of the United Slales
for the State of Vermont.
Hon. Lyman G.. Hincklcy, President of
the Senate, in the chair.
George Nichols, secretary of state, clerk
That portion of the journal of the senate
for October Goth, 1874, relating to the ell
ection of Senator as named in the Joint re-
solution providing for this joint Assembly,
having been read by the secretary, Mr..
Baldwin, and that portion of the jornual
of the house, of the same date, relating to
the election of the same officer, having
been read by the clerk. Mr. Camp, and it
appearing therefrom that George L. Ed
munds, of Burlington, had received ma
jority of all the votes cast by both houses
respectively, he was declared duly elected
a Senator from the state of Vermont to re-
present said state in the Congress of the
United States for the full term of six years
from and after the third day of March, A.
ID. 1875
Senator Wilson of Orleans county moved
a committee of three be appointed by the
Cuuli W wait VII pSudtOI I<ulllulltlS, lIlOTUl
him of his election and request his appear
ance in the joint assembly, to signify his
acceptance of the office.
The chair appointed as such committee
Senator Wilson of Orleans, Mr.. Smalley of
Burlington, Mr.. Henry of Chester, who,
retiring from the joint assembly, presently
appeared, conducting Senator Edmunds to
the chair, who, being introduced by the
president of the joint assembly, spoke as
follows:
senator Edmunds Address.
Mr.. President and Senators, Gentlemen of
tie House Of Representatives.
| am profoundly grateful for this mark
OF your confidence in me, and in the small
service have been able to perform for our
old commonwealth. l am persectly well
aware, and know that you all are, that
the election which you have conferred
upon me, finds its motive much more large
ly in the generosity which which charac-
terizes the people of Vermont, in looking
| rather to the fidelity with which your
representative may attempt TO perform his
duty, in dischargng the trust which you
repose in him, than in the amount that his
poor services may have been able to accom-
plish in the service of the country And
so take it more largely, therefore, in
personal sense, with profounder and
deeper feeling of gratitude, that your gen.
erous kindness should regard rather the
fidelity and faithfulness of the public SER
want, than what he may have been able to
do or the prevent And SO, gentlemen,
accept with sincere thankfnlness, this
high trust that you have again confided
| to me.
When we look back over the period of
eight years that have passed since / have
| Washington, we cannot fail to observe how
great-how radical, may say--have been
the changes that have occurred in the fund
| amental structure of the commonwealth
and the very extraordinary events, that
have now become part of our common
history, which have taken place in that
time. The constitution of our common
country has received into it, to stand for