Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-10-14
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SENATE.


senator PROCTOR president pro- tc,a. in the
I chair.
Message from the House announcing the an
] pontnont OF joint standing committees
] JotHf rcSo'ufiOH--Directng the committee ON
agriculture to report as 10 the probable effect Of
the reciprocity treaty on the agricultural 10 ,rests
[ of the state adopted in concurrence
nus iurodgced uHd rctcfred 49, By Senator
! BROOklNS, OF Addison, 10 pay Allen Ketchum
/ the sum therein named; to committee on claims
BY senator TAlMAN, Of Orleans, in amend
ment Of section 4 chapter ll3, general statutes,
and in addition thereto The bill provides for an
increase Of penalty for the crime Of bnrgariously
entering sleeping apartment, and adds cars and
saloons TO the list Of buildings named in the act
now in force.
/ Pctubm-Of W. II Lord and seycnty-nine
others, 10 provide better accommodations Tor fe-
male convicis in States Prison, and recommend
ing the distribution among the needy families of
prisoners the surplus profits Of the prison; 10
JOINT committee ON the reform school.
Joint resolutim--By Senator REYNOLDS. Of
Grand Isle, that a committee consisting Of two
Senators and three Representatives be appointed
10 inquire why the legislative committee Of 1872
selected To investigate alleged legislative corrup-
ton and railroad Encouragement have not made
| their report adopted,
The following senators were elected members
Of the joint committee the reform school :
Henry, Of Chittenden Rogers, Of Caledonia; Tai
man, Of Orleans; Holmes, Of Rutland Edmunds,
OF Windsor
The Chair appointed as committee on the IL
bary: senators ROwell, Of Orange, and Walton
of Washington, Special committee ON jails
and work-honses; Senators Clark, Of Franklin;
Wilson, OF windsor; Howe, of Windham.
ON motion of Senator TAlMAN, of Orleans
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE
Rep0Its-from the committee ON Joint rules a
series of rules 10 govern the sessions Of the Joint
assembly--ihe same Us for the session Of 1872,
with lew imnatcrial changes as 10 the numbers
10 constitute certain committees; and the Joint
rules were adopted ON the part Of the House as
the rules Of the joint assembly for this session
From committee on judiciary, against the pas
sage OF ii. o, IN amendment OF section A. chapter
l-, general statutes relating Ia salaries fees etc
thld reading refused.
Bills introduced and rcteTd,-By Mr. DAVIS
OF 81 Adams, TO incorporate the Frontier Naviga-
ton and Transportation Company; 10 committee
ON highways, bridges aud ferries
by Mr. BUEl, Of Middletown, TO ipcorporate
\. w. tray sons TO committee on manufactures
by Mr. NEWELL Of Shelburne, to incorporate
the Champaign Valley Cheese Company to com.
mittee on corporations. q
by MIR DAVENPORT, Of Wilmington. in
amendment OF sec, 10, chap l2d :, s.. relating 10
writs 10 committee on Judiciary
by Mr. BAILEY, of Windsor, 10 amend am act
To prev ent the imprOsident and improper use Of
money held In trust 10 committee on judiciary
JOINT ASSEMBLY,
The Senate came into the Hall Of the House Of
Representatives, and q Joint Assembly was formed
to hear the report Of the committee appointed TO
canvass votes for County and Probate officers and
Justices OF the Peace, and II necessary 10 COM
plete the election Of the same, Hon. Lyman q
llinckley, President Of the Senate, in the chair;
George Nichols Secretary Of State Clerk.
Inc chairman of the several county committees
submitted reports for their respective counties, as
follows
addison County Assistant Judges Of County
Count, Asaph ID. Hayward Of Weybridge John
!. Roberts OF Nergennes. Judge of Probate, Ad-
olson district, samuel T. Cook, Middlebury. New
Haven District John II. Smith, Nergenncs States
III, Isaac NJ. Iripp Middlebury. High Bailiff
Edward GOrham, Addison.
Bennington coUain--Assistant Judges Of County
Count, Israel \. sykes. Of Dorset, Major W. Pot
ter Of rownnl. Judge of Probate for District OF
Bennington, George II. simmons, Of Bennington
Judge of Probate, for District Of Manchester, flias
H. Barton, of Manchester States Attorney
Jemes K lalchcder Arlington sheriff, David
Croiut, Of Arlington High Bailif, James l. No
Call, 81 Rupert