Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-11-13
The Legislature.
WEDNESDAY,. Nov

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SENATE. Senator Howe Of Windham
introduced bill providing for the cleo
ton of a commissioner Of finance, to
visit the savings banks and trust com.
panies of theState annually or ofIener,
il necessary.
The bill relating to the sale of dones'
tic wines previously eonsidered) came
up and was passed, 10 to IA.
HoUsE.-The speaker announced the
appointment of the select committee on
III. $50, relating to the sale of intoxicat.
log liquors Messrs. Forton of Benning.
ton, Hawley OF Fairfax, Webster of Put
ney, Currier of Troy, Stevens OF Eden,
Blrchard of Shoreham, Lafontsin Of
Colchester, Baattie of Brunswick, Cul-
yer of Stockbridge, Strong of Fayston,
Stanley of Washington, Hutchins Of
North Hero, Kelohum of Sudbury, Lee
of Newark.
THURSDAY, Nov. 5.
SENATE. Bill.-By Senator Edmunds
of Windsor, an act Incorporating the
Connecticut River Medical Society to
general committee.
BACK PAY.
The bill relating to Senator Morrill's
back pay came up and was passed by
year 2S, nays none. The bill provides
for the return of the money to the U. S,
Treasury. During the discussion no one
questioned the honesty of purpose or in
tegrity of Mr., Morrill,.
NEW COUNTY.
HOUSE. Bills-By Mr.. Henry of
Chester, to constitute a new county by
the name of Allen; on motion of Mr..
Henry, to select committee of seven
members of the House.
By Mr.. Parker of Andover, and by
Mr.. Spaulding of Weston, petition pray
ing for the formation of new county.
BY Mr.. Henry of Chester, sundry pc
titions asking for the formation of new
county.
BY Mr.. Burbank of Cavendish, Mr..
Woodward of Windham and Mr.. Hub
bard of Springfield, sundry petitions
praying for the formation of new
county.
By Mr.. Coolidge of Plymouth, sundry
petitions praying for the formation of a
new county; to select committee on
that subject
BY Mr.. Burgess of Grafton, petitions
asking for the formation of new coun-
ty; to select committee on that subject.
By Mr.. Dartt of Weathersfeld, sun.
dry petitions relating to new county.
Mr.. Davis of Reading, moved to re-
consider the vote referring the bill pro,
viding for the formation of a new coun.
ty to committee Of seven members, that
the same may be referred to the mem.
bers from Windsor and Windham coun.
ties.
The motion to reconsider was discussed
by Mr.. Boynton of Woodstock, Mr.
Henry of Chester, Mr.. Davis of Read
ing, Mr.. Davenport of Wilmington and
Mr.. Shurtlef of Plainfeld.
The motion to reconsider was then re-
jected by decided vote.
/ The Speaker announced as the special
committee to whom was referred the bill
for the removal of the capitol to Bur.
lington: Messrs. Smaliey o. Burlington
Gilman of Montpelier, Powell of Rich.
ford, Brown of Lowell, Como of South
Hero, Burgess of Grafton, Burbank o,
Cavendi9h, Peck of Ira, Nash of New
Haven, McGafy of Lyndon, Bottom o
SALISBURY, n ing of unenburgh, Wheel
er of johnson, Brown of Strafford.
Mr.. Fits of Wardsboro moved tn
select committee ON the bill to provid
for new county shall not have upon
any member from the counties of Wind
ham, Windsor, Bennington or Rutland
which motion was disagreed to.
FRIDAY, Nov G.
SENATE.-Bill-By Senator Laid G
Chittenden, an act directing the Treas
urer of the State of Vermont to remi
to the United States treasury the sur
] of 1868 81, for interest received by tn
State on the Morrill, money to commit
tee on federal relations.
Senator Wyman of Windham, aske
for the unanimous consent of the Senat
to reconsider the vote passing H. IN
5 an act to repeal an act, entitled ian &C
to repeal an act, entitled an act in a
teration of an act, entitled an act to d
vide the town of Westminster into tw
parishes" reconsidered, and on motion
S committed to a senator for amendment
and as amended passed 10 concurrence
Report-From committee on iudiciar
in favor OF H. 1874, an act authorizin
the Bellows Falls water Company to dis
tribute its capital stock to the mem bers
2 read the third time and passed in con
currence.
HoUsE.-Bills-By Mr.. Webb G
Rockingham, to incorporate the Below
Falls Cemetery Association.
By Mr.. Atcherson of WestmiDste
> petition in relation to the proposed ne
e county.
J.. BY Mr.. Henry of Chester to authors
4 the trustees of Chester Academy to tran
fer the academy building and 9th,
property, together with a petition G
r that subject.