The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-11-24


work done We will mention that part
in which our readers will fina general
Interest. The act TO amend the act In.
cooperating Middlebury village has
passed both houses. The bird and fish
discussions consumed considerable
time, but the trout and palttidacs were.
In the end protected. After discus,
sion at great length the bill taxing saw
ings banks and trust companies was
passed BY the House on Monday.
There was lively discussion IN the
House, Tuesday, over the Senate's
resolution returning Senator Morrill's
osck pa. to the United States treasury.
&c House didn't take at all to the Sen.
ates proposal, and acted very much
like the man who drew the elephant
and didn't know what to do with his
prize. Opinion was about evenly di-
vided between returning it to Morrill,
and keeping 1t. A motion to amend
the Senate's resolution by returning
the grab to the Senator was carried, IS
to "a, but the bill was then ordered to
lie on the table, and there will be fur
Their fight on the question before 1t is
settled. The House passed Cooks bill
taxing railroads, after amending II
slightly, and dismissed, by u vote of SO
TO 80, Hyde's bill controlling the Rens.
selaer and Saratoga freights. The Sen
ate passed the bill authorizing the pur.
chase of a chair factory for the reform
school, and voted, 81 to /, to abolish
the state board of education,
The joint assembly elected state Off.
Gers as follows: Myron w. Bailey
railroad commissioner DIR. II. H. AT
water, of Burlington, Superintendent
of Insane John F. Bailey of Windsor,
Superintendent of State Prison; Hon
G. E. Houghton, Elon G. Pettigrew
Marcus D. Gilman, Directors of the
State Prison; Hon. Paul Dillingham;,
Charles Rogers, Jr., of Wheelock, and
Victor Atwood, Trustees of State Re
form School, Justin S. Morrill,, Waldo
Brigham, and E, P. Walton, Trustees
of the University ofVermont and State
Agricultural College. John Perpolnt
Chief Justice, James Bartlett, Hoyt H.
Wheeler, Homer E. Royce, Timothy
P. Redfleld. Jonathan Ross, Henry H.
Powers, associates.
On Wednesday the report of the COM
mittee on elections with regard to the
Cornwall contested election case was
taken up, and after explanation by Mr..
Circuit, chairman Of the committee, the
resolution that edward S Dana Is
duly elected and entitled to his seat"
was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Grout, of Newport, then present.
ed resolution that the State Treasur-
er be, and he is hereby authorized and
directed TO pay Milo B. Williamson,
contestant for seat in the House OF
Representatives, as member from the
town of Cornwall, his mileage and per
diem for the present session.
After discussion, the adoption of the
resolution was refused-Ayes, So navs
121.
The remainder Of the morning session
and large portion of the afternoon
was sront in discussing the question OF
taxing railroads The bill was bundled
about in the House until Thursday
when it passed. AS it finally went
through, the roadbed of railroads is to
be put into the list at so dollars per
mile, which would make a list for Mid.
dlebury of not far from $500.
The General Assembly ny n joint
resolution adopted by both houses
Thursday, rescinded the resolution to
adjourn on Friday, and fixed Wednes.
day, Nov. 25th, at o'clock M, fol-
the final adjournment.
AT a meeting of the Joint Assembly
held Thursday afternoon, Edward Con-
ant of Randolph, was elected Superln-
tendent of Public Education, under the
new law. The candidates were ]. S.
Cilley, of Brandon, and Mr.. Conant.
The vote was as follows:
Whole number of votes o3G
Necessary to choice l1G
Edward Conant l4s
]. S. Cilley go
Scattering 10
Mr.. Conant is principal Of the State
Normal school at Randolph, and Is a
very competent man for the position.
The bill constituting the new comfy
of Allen received its final discussions
and vote in the House on Thursday
The bill passed by two majority. II
this bill goes through, the people of the
new county will probably ratlfy this
action, and thirteen towns now belong.
ing to Windham and Windsor coun-
ties, will lie erected into the new organ.
ization.
On Friday considerable commendi-
BILE independence was exercised at the
the State Capitol, and consequently
there was during Saturday, n great
deal of mental, if not verbal swearing
In the first place the Governor vetoed
the bill incorporating f. and T. Fair.
banks & Co. The veto was unanimous.
ly sustained by the House. The House
refused to reconsider the dismissal Of
the Hyde bill for regulating freights on
the d. & H. II. Canal Co.'S roads in
Vermont. The Senate killed the bill
taxing savings banks by vote of tc
%. The House refused to pass the bill
to pay Julian SCOTT the sum of $1,000
more for his war picture. In the course
Of the debate considerable excitement
prevailed.
Gov. Peck nominated to the Senate
to constitute the Board of Agriculture
G.. Horace Hubbard of Springfield
Orville s. Bliss of Georgia; Edwin d
n a nj al