Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-10-13

announced last week, was promptly &c.
complished. On Thursday morning both
houses met in Joint Assembly TO hear the
report of the committee appointed TO can
vass the votes for Governor, Lieutenant
Governor and Treasurer. The vote for
Governor was announced as follows:
Whole number of votes returned ,65,7sl
Necessary for choice. ........ 32,S9I
Horace Fairbanks had .... .44,T23
w. II. ii. Bingham bad ... 2O0SS
Scattering. .............. 10
The total vote Tor Lieutenant Governor
was G5,0O1, and of these RedGed Proctor
had A, 1868; for Treasurer 057O4, Mr.. Page
having 44,SS9. On Thursday afternoon Gov.
Fairbanks announced the appointment of
Andrew Il. Rankin of 81. Johnsbury as
Secretary of Civil and Military affairs. Gu
the same afternoon the Governors message
was transmitted to both houses.
The standing committees for the session
are as follows:
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE.
On Finance-Messrs. Seymour, Cnshman
aud Thompson.
On Judiclary-Messrs. Waterman, Ed
ridge, Simonds, Davis, Sowles, Beldeu and
Storrs.
On Claims-Messfs, Sowles, Lynde,
Slorrs, Leavenworth aud George.
On observation-disclosures Davis, Wheeluck,
Brigham, Guild and Huntington.
On observation-disclosures. Rischaison,
Leavenworth aud Lothrop.
On Manuiactures-Messrs Guild, Rix-
ford and Carpenter.
On Elections-Messrs. Walton, Belden,
Waterman and Williams.
On Military Affairs Messrs. Cushmap,
Landon and Carpenter.
On Railroads.&c. Butterfield, Whit
comb, Lothrop, Carpenter, Thompson,
Spaulding and Rixiord.
On Highways aud Bridges-Messrs. Ma
son, Richardson and Hull.
On Banks-Messrs. George, Spauiding
and Lothrop.
On Land Tax-Messrs. Storrs, Spaulding
and Hull.
on Printing-Messrs. Whitcomb, Delden
and Walton.
General Cummittce-Messi Williams,
Rixlord and Mason.
On FEEDER al Relations Messrs. Eldridge,
Walton and Storrs.
On State PTison-Messrs. Huntington,
| Guild and Landon.
On ASYLUM for Insaue-Messrs. Beldeu,
| Bingham and George.
On Grand List-Messrs. Landon, Lynde
and Huntington.
sTANDIN q COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE.
On Eleclions-Marlin of Londonderry,
Thornton of Hartland, Darling OF Wurces-
| ter, Page of Groton, Chadwick OF Sheldon,
| Bartlett of Shelburn and Webster Of Sud
| bury.
On ways and means-Lynde of Marbo-
70, Sprague of Brandon, Newton of ST. AL
| bans, Bailey of Farhaven, Pollard ol
| Windsor, Landon OF Williston and Dean Of
| Barnard.
On military rs-Franklin of New
| fame, Sheldon of Rutland, Estey of Brattle.
| boro, Blodgeit OF Bloomfield, Jackman oil
Topsbam, johnson of Leicester and Stay.
| ton of Stowe.
On education -Spaulding of Barre, Ohm
sted of Townsbend, Calderwood of Green's
boro, Du Bots of Randolph, Hotchkss oi
Georgia, Abel of Orwell and Eaton Of
| Danville.
on lailroads-Martin Of Chelsea, Blodg.
| cit of st. Johnsbury, Battell Of Ripton
burne, Swain of Rockingham, Mcfarland
of Johnson, Taylor of Morgan and Aldricll
| of Woodford.
On grand list-Sabn of Montpelier, Adj
ans OF Enosburgh, Buchanan of Barnet
Blake of Barton, Haywood Of Weybridge.
Bourn of Manchester, Foster of Weston,
| Alexander Of Guilford, Tabor Of Nj. Ia
Dor, Celley of Fairlee, Nichols of Essex
| Knight of North Hero, Rand ill of Hyde.
park and Wright of Lunenburgh.
On state Observation-Disclosures of Arlington
Lynde of Marlboro White of Washington
Parker of Reading, Guernsey of Castleton.
Adams of Enosburgh and Lincoln of Lyn.
don.
| On corporations-Henry of Chester, II in
man of Charleston, Hapgood Of Underhill
Kinsley of Salisbury, Webster of Cabot
Huling of Bennington and Crandall oil
| Hardwick.
On town lines Everest Of Addison
Prindle of Charlotte, Wheeler of Berk
shire, Howe of Tunbridge. Dickerman oil
Wallingford, Pitkin of Marshtield and
Howe of Springfield.
On public buildings-Sheldon of Rut-
| land Sabin of Montpelier, Estey of Brat
tlebor no, Clark of StOckbridge, Templeton
OF Glover, Jenkins OF Burke and Rose Of
| Waltham.
The speaker announced as special com
mittee to whom is referred that part of the
governors message relating 10 jails and
warehouses, Messrs. Wales of Burlington
| Kelton of Montgomery, French of Wood
stock, Olmsted of TOwnshend, Blake o.
Barton, Crandall Of Hardwick and Sheldon
of Rutland.
Mr.. Martin of Londonderry is a mem.
| Der of the committee on the Judiciary
Barrett of Grafton of the committee on
| Claims Stafford of Westminstero on Banks
Parker of Putney on Agriculture Sar-
| gent Wilmington on General Committee
Lazell of Dover on Distributing Commit
tee; johnson Of Vernon on Land Tax
Committee.
Committees have also been appointed tC
canvass the votes for county officers and
representatives in Congaess.
Numerous bills have been presented
among them one for changing the time fol
holding the county court in Windhan
county.
On Friday tie Legislature will visit the