Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-27

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= II President appointed as tellers. Sen
ator Page of Lamoile County, Mr.. Batch
elder of Arlington and Mr.. Stocker OF New
| bury. The ballots having been taken an
counted. resulted as follows:
Whole number of ilots. ots...................... 25
Necessary for choice. Observation-Disclosures. IL
Walter Z. D inton had sd.......-.......... ll3
H. henry P,wers had. 100
Cornelius W Clark bad --.............. 10
Stephen r. Davenport had............ 3
And there was no choice.
Senator George of Orange County, sec
onded the nomination OF Walter c Dun
ton, as did Senator Proctor of RutlanC
County
Senator Page of Lamoille County. fur
ther urged the claims of Orleans and La
moille Counties. and the ability of Mr.
Powers Mr. Powers nomination was alsC
further seconded by Mr.. Laid of Alburgh,
Mr. Grout of Newport, Mr. Grout of Bar
ton and Mr.. Whitcomb OF Essex.
Mr.. Shurt,iff of Plain6eld, withdrew the
name of Hon. Cornelius W Clark. and sec.
onded the nomination OF Mr.. Powers.
Another ballot resulted as follows
Whole number Of ballots. o5;
Necessary 10 choice ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IL,
Walter c. Dunton had. ll5
II. Henry Powers had. l3l
Cornelius W Clark had................
And thereupon Hon. II. Henry Powers was
declared Gully elected Sixth Assistant JUS
tice of the Supreme Court.
For Reporter of the Decisions of the Su-
preme Court, Senator Wilson of Windsor,
nominated Hon. John W. Rowell OF Ran
dolph, and he was duly elected
The Joint Assembly was then declared
dissolved, and the Senate withdrew.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. Is.
Bills introduced and referred - Senator
Howell asked the unanimous consent OF the
Sena te to introduce a bill to change the
name of the Douglass Graded School. in
the town of Chelsea; referred to general
committee.
By Senator Page, with unanimous con-
sent, an act to alter the time OF holding the
County Court In LamOille County; to COM
nittee on Judiciary,
Reports Of oOmmlttees-from committee
on banks. IN favor Ut l72. an act to in
corporate the Montpelier Savings Bank,
read third time and passed
From the committee on the reform school
! in favor OF ) ., an act to authorize the
making OF chairs at the Reform School,;
/ ordered to lie ami made special order tor
/ hali-Dast two O'Clock this afternoon.
From the committee on judiciary, in favor
/ of II. 1871, an act TO amend the charter Of
the Home for Destitute Chilren; read the
third tine and passed in concurrence.
From the committee On insane asylum. in
favor Of H. 3il. an act regulating the dis
charge of patients from the Insane AsyluHl~.
read the third time aud passed in concur
renee
From the committee on highways and
bridges, in favor OF ; l62. an act to amend
sec. Al, chap. p. 2. :. also No. 40 OF the
acts OF 1870. the bll! havins been read the
third time Senator Walton moved TO amend
by aiding that parties to any highway suit
shall not be witnesses. and limiting the
time Of notice to SIX days
Senator Rowell opposed the amendments
and the bill, on the same grounds that were
Objectionable in the bills rejected 10y the
Senate yesterday.
Senators Walton, Smith. Reynolds and
Wilson of Orleans. discussed the amend
meniS. and they were rclected-ayes Is,
nays rs.
Senator Walton moved to amend By
striking out the first section Of the bill;
agreed To,
He further moved to amend by making
the time of notice 20 days instead Of q, the
bill. wns ordered to lie.
Unfinished business Senator Granger
called up II. pol. an act to abolish the
Bard oi Education.
Senator Brookins proposed an amend
ment TO section OF the bill, to the effect
that teachers institute shall be held in
each county. annually, at a time when the
common schools are not 10 Session. without
the necessity OF a written call OF twenty five
teachers a. provided by the bill.
Senator Che>more opposed the amend
meut, ~ he thought 1t Was intended To
weigh down and xiii the bill Tni- bill
wa- in answer TO the popular demand for
change IN our present school system, and
" bile 1t mia ht be imperfect, Vet 1t ought to
pass, aud not be delay ed IN any way.
Senator BruokIns explained that this
amendment Was not intended to delay the
bill
Senator Ladi said that there is wide
spread dissatisfaction with the board Of
education. and ne hoped the bill would not
be tampe red with at this late hour IN the
session.
Senator Granger said that the teachers
institutes had been held at the expense of
the various districts, and the present law
embodied the provision D! the illinois law,
which requires a petition Of thirty teachers
TO hold an institute, and the committee had
decided On this feature, after much con-
sultatiOn.
Senator Walton said that in answer to the
evident disgust OF the people. he had de-
cided to support the original bill.
The amendment was disagreed to and the
uestion being. shall the bill be read the
third time, Senator Chesmore demanded
the yeas and nays, which were-yeas y.
nays /, Senator Brookins voting in the Mega
tive, Senators Henry and HoughtOn absent,
and the bill was read the third time and
passed in concurrence.
Senator kOwell called up 5. 100, an act to
establish work house, and the bill was
passed.
Senator Wilson called up 5 ll6. an act in
amendment of an act ITO allow owners OF
land 10 drain the same, the question being
on the amendment proposed by Senator
REYNOLDS IL WAS Withdrawn. and the Dill
read the third time and passed.
JOINT resoiutiOn-By Senator Chesmore OF
Chitte nden, PROV yiding for jOint assembly,
Nov. 18Th, at half-past two, afternoon to
elect a State Superintendent of lnstructiOn Oh;
adopted ON the part OF the Senate.
AFTERNOON.
Unfinished business Senator Wilso Of
Orleans, called up ). SO, an act to crnpo
certain railroads therein named to CO nsjli-
date with each other. and the II puse pro-
posals of amendment were concurred in.
S 1872, an act to amend sec Al, chap. 25,
q. 8, also No. 40, acts of 1870, the ques-
tion being shall the amendment striking
out the first section and making the time
of notice to towns 20 days instead of AID
the amendments were agreed to, and the
bill as amended pa-sed-yeas ii, nay 5 IA,
the President giving the casting vote liz the
affirmative.
Senator Walton moved TO suspend tne
rules of the Senate in regard to reeonsid era
tions, in order that the vote refusing the
third reading of H. 357, an act to prol 'ide
for the further distribution of testimon ials
to Vermont soldiers, might be reconsider ed;
motion disagreed to.
Senator Coburn called up S. 80, an act
to authorize the manufacture of chairs in
the Reform School.
Senator Colburn briefly opposed the ill.
Senator ROwell interrogated the cOmI hit
tee.
Senator Edmunds for committee read the
testimony of Gov. Dillingham;, one of the
trustees.
Senator Howe of Windham, said he Eel,
perfectly sure in leaving the control Of the
proposed appropriation in the hands of the
therefore favored the bill.
Senator Proctor thought the appropria-
tion was premature and that We should
wait till the newly elected trustees should
ask for the appropriation.
Senator Rowel moved to amend hv max
ing it discretionary with the Trustee to use
this appropriation or not; agreed t.,
Senator Walton said that the Sts .te could
afford to bay this property and Gu uld man-
age 1t successfully. The factory would iur-
nlsh occupation to the older b Ss in the
school who need 10 master some tr ade before
going out into the world. lie 6Ivored the
project. and should vote for the hill.
Senator Smith stated that be W as opposed
to the bill. lie thought with the honorabe
Senator from Rutland, that it was best to
walt till the Trustees asked for an aopro-
priation. He thought tnat it was strange
To see the Superintendent coming here and
Offering to sell To the State 50 profitable
property as he had ties tilted that this was.