Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-10-16


stock Standard aud 2 for Col. Knapp of
Middlebury. c. w. Brownel Of Burling-
ton was chosen assistant secretary on the
second ballot, by 10 votes, 10 for Knapp
and scattering.
The following are the more important of
the Senate committees:
Finance-Senators King of Washington I;
Ladd of Chittenden; Page of Lamoille.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Wilson, Orleans I;
Rowell, Orange; Howe, windham; Will
son, Windsor; Benton, Essex.
Claims Senators Henry, Clitlenden +,
Atwood, Franklin; Smith, Addison !;
Holmes, Rutland; Talman, Orleans.
Education-Senators Reynolds, Grand
Isle; Granger, Caledonia; Chesmore, Chit
tenden; Brookins, Addison; Atwood,
Franklin.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Smith, Addison I;
King, Washington Howe, Rutland.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Page, of La
noble; Allen, Rutland; Parker, Wind
sor.
Elections Senators Walton, Washing
ton; Wyman, Windham Wilson, Orleans.
Military ADMINISTRATORS Clarke, Frank
lin; Chesmore, Chittenden; Ladd, Chit
tenden.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Colburn, OF Ben
nington Reynolds, of Grand Isle, Wilson
of Windsor; Rogers, of Caledonia; Allen
of Rutland.
Banks-Senators Houghton, of Benning-
ton; Edmunds, of Windsor; Howe, Of
Windham.
Land Senators Benton, of Essex (;
Huntington, of Bennington RObin, Of
Franklin.
Federal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ednunds,
of Windsor; Clarke, of Franklin; Walton
of Washington.
Highways and Bridges-Senators Rogers,
of Caledonia George, of Orange; Wyman,
of Windhan.
Several important bills have been intro
duced which indicates a disposition TO get
the real work of the session before the com
mittees. There will be variety of bills
presented relative to the prohibitory law;
some to make it more stringent, others to
amend with a view TO 50 emasculate the
present law as to destroy its force. The
liquor question bids fair to cause much ex-
element. Some prophesy the enactment
of limited license law.
The seat of Edward S. Dana, Representa-
tive from Cornwall, is to be strongly con-
tested.
Senator Clarke of st. Adams has intro
duced into the Senate a bill prohibiting
railroad companies from giving free pass
es.
A bill instrucling the joint committee
on the reform school to inquire into the ex-
pediency of establishing a reform school
for girls has been introduced into the House
of Representatives. A resolution inquir-
ing whether the back pay of Senator Nor
rill, which he sent to the state treasury,
rightfully belongs to the state, has been in
trusted to the House committee of ways
and means.
The committee on manufactures have
been instructed to report to the House, af-
ter examination, their opinion as to the
probable effect on the industries of the
state of the proposed reciprocity treaty with
Canada, in order that the Vermont deega-
ton in Congress may receive proper in
structions. The judiciary committee have
been Instructed to inquire whether the
present laws in regard To the formation of
corporations are sufficiently plain and lib
eral.
\ bill to assess aud tax the railroads was
referred TO the committee on judiciary.
y bill introduced relating TO the supreme
court is a novel one and makes radical
changes. 1t provides for three judges the
session of the court Tor the counties of
Grand Isle, Chttenden, Addison. Rutland,
Bennington, Windsor and Windham to be
held at Rutland one session each year; the
balance of the state to be in one district
with courts at Montpelier The bill also
provides for four judicial circuits with a
circuit judge.
The fact that House bill No. was bill
to repeal an act passed at the last session OF
the Legislature, relating to the collection of
taxes, is but a fair indication of the rest
less feeling that exists throughout the state
in regard TO the inequality of our taxation /;
and the temper of the Legislature, so far as
attempt, at least, to so change our laws in
relation to taxation as that those who hold
property shall be compelled to pay the tax
es.
The election of successor to EdmuL ds
in the U. S. Sc nate comes on the 10th.
Among the House committees appointed
by the speaker are the following:
On Ways and Means-Messrs. Hyde, of
Castleton; Sprague, of Vergennes ; Lynde,
of Marlboro; Currier, of Troy; Snurllelf,
Of Plaintield; Batcnelder, of Arlington /;
Watson, of Hartford.
On neutrality-suspicious.. Munson, of Man
chester; Grout, OF Newport; Henry, of
of Plainheld; Abel, of West Haven !;
Laid, Of Alburghi Slade, of Middlebury /;
Eddy, of Jamaica.
On observation-disclosures. DAVIS of Read
ing; Martin, of Londonderry; Hyde, of
Castleton; Sayles of Huntington Under
wood, Of Greensboro; Wright of Waltham;
King, of Lunenburgh.
On Claims-Messrs. Powell of Richford /;
Tyler, OF Irasburgh Gillett, of Richmond !;
Danforth, of Barnard Stevens, of Eden |;
McGatfey of Lyndon Nash, OF New Hs-
van; Coolidge, of Plymouth ; Bottom, of
SALISBURY.
On Railroads -Messrs. Grout, of Barton;
Smalley, of Burlington Webster of Put
ney; Goodell, of Brandon; Clark. of Beth
ell Blodgett, of ST. JohnsDury; Perrin, of
Berlin; Como, of 80. Hero; Hutchinson,
of Hancock.
On Grand Lis.-Messrs. Stocker, of New
burgh; Harwood, of Braintree; Cook, of
Mendon; Doty, Of Wallingfnrd Culver,
of Slockbridge; King, of Bridgewater ;
Bentley, Of Sandgate; Houghton, of Reads
boro; Martin, of Peacham; Harvey, of
Barnett Shaw, of Charlotte; Barrett, of
Underhill Jenney, of Albany; Mitchell,
of Coventry Parker, of Waterbury; Had
ley, of Waitstield; Atkinson, of West
minister; Newell, of Dover Fits, of Sails
bury; Breasted, of Bridport; Hudson, of
Fast Haven; Holbrook, of Lexington /;
Barney, of Swanton Parsons, of Fletcher;
Lelevre, of Grand Isle Hutchins, Of North
Heroi Weston, Of Belvidere; Hubbard,
of Waterville.
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