Mr. Baldwin moved that the House do now adjourn;
Which motion was disagreed to.

Mr. Pingry offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Committee on the Grand List be instructed to inquire into the expediency of legalizing the grand lists of every town in the State;

Which was read and adopted.

On motion of Mr. Hall of Groton, the House adjourned.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1868.

Reading of the Scriptures and prayer by the Chaplain.
Journal of Saturday last read and approved.

Mr. Brookins offered the following joint resolution : Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, That the two Houses meet in Joint Assembly on Wednesday, the 28th inst., at half past two o'clock in the afternoon, to hear the report of the committee appointed to canvass votes for county and probate officers, and, if necessary, to complete the election of said officers;

Which was read and adopted on the part of the House. Mr. Wheelock introduced a bill entitled

H. 105. An act in relation to State printing, and in addition to and amendment of No. 61 of the Public Acts of 1867, approved November 21, 1867;

Which was read the first and second time, and on motion of Mr. Wheelock, referred to a select committee consisting of one member from each county.

Engrossed bills of the following titles were severally read the third time and passed:

H. 56. An act to incorporate the North Thetford Water Company;

H. 57. An act in amendment of chapter twenty-two of the General Statutes, entitled "Of public instruction."

Engrossed bill entitled

H. 91. An act in addition to chapter seventy of the General Statutes entitled "Of divorce, alimony," &c;

Was read the third time. The question being, Shall the bill pass? on motion of Mr. Miner, said bill was

Ordered to lie.

Mr. Shattuck introduced a bill entitled

H. 106. An act to legalize the grand list of the town of Waterville for the year 1868;

Which was read the first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Grand List.

On motion of Mr. Miner, engrossed bill entitled

H. 91. An act in addition to chapter seventy of the General Statutes, entitled "Of divorce, alimony," &c.; Was taken up.

The question being, Shall the bill pass? by unanimous consent, Mr. Miner moved to amend in section one, line five, by inserting after the word "made" the words, by him; Which motion was agreed to.

The question being, Shall the bill as amended pass? it was decided in the affirmative.

On motion of Mr. Frisbie, the House adjourned.

AFTERNOON.

Mr. Barney presented remonstrances against the extension of the Bennington and Rutland Railroad from Rutland to West Rutland, to wit:

That of James Wiswell and forty others, that of W. C. Guernsey and thirty-nine others, citizens of Castleton, and that of A. C. Hyatt and thirty-three others, citizens of West Rutland.

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The reading of the remonstrance first offered being demanded by Mr. Barney, the same was read, and said remonstrances respectively referred to the Committee on Railroads. Mr. Jones of Benson introduced a bill entitled

H. 107. An act to authorize the formation of railroad corporations and to regulate the same;

Which was read the first and second time, and on motion of Mr. Jones of Benson, referred to a select committee consisting of one member of the House from each county.

Mr. Wheelock introduced a bill entitled

H. 108. An act providing a place and prescribing the manner in which members of the Legislature may vote for electors of President and Vice President of the United States, on Tuesday, the third day of November, A. D. 1868;

Which was read the first and second time, and referred, on motion of Mr. Bigelow of Ryegate, to a select committee of five members.

Mr. Grover introduced a bill entitled

. H. 109.

An act to incorporate the Wells Slate and Tile Company;

Which was read the first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Corporations.

The Speaker announced the appointment of the following named members, as the select committee to whom was referred House bill entitled

H. 105. An act relating to State printing, and in addition to and amendment of No. 61 of the Public Acts of 1867, approved November 21, 1867, to wit:

Mr. Foster of Whiting, from the Committee on Corporations to whom was referred House bill entitled

H. 46. An act to incorporate the New Haven Camp Meeting Association;

Reported in favor of its passage, when amended by adding thereto a section, as follows:

This corporation shall not contract debts to an amount exceeding three-fourths of its capital stock actually paid in; and if the indebtedness of the company shall at any

time exceed the amount aforesaid the directors and stockholders shall be personally holden for such excess to the creditors of the company.

The House agreeing so to amend, the bill as amended was Ordered to be engrossed and read the third time.

Mr. Silsby offered the following resolution :

Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary are hereby instructed to inquire into the expediency of a law providing for the support of paupers, by each county, and the purchase of a farm and other property to aid therein, and report by bill or otherwise;

Which was read, and the question being, Shall the resolution be adopted? Mr. Miner moved to amend in line one by striking therefrom the words "on the judiciary," and inserting after the word "the" the word general;

Which motion was agreed to.

The question being, Shall the resolution as amended be adopted? it was decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Waterman introduced a bill entitled

H. 110. An act to pay William H. Carr the sum therein named, for services and expenses in finding the body of a murdered child;

Which was read the first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Claims.

Mr. Shuffleton, from the General Committee to whom was referred House bill entitled

H. 68. An act to change the name of Rollin E. Hill, and to constitute him heir-at-law of James and Mary Ann Cobleigh;

Reported in favor of its passage; whereupon said bill was Ordered to be engrossed and read the third time.

Mr. Shuffleton, from the same committee to whom was referred House bill entitled

H. 26. An act to amend sections eighteen and nineteen of chapter seventy of the General Statutes, relating to di

vorce;

Reported adversely to its passage.

The question being, Shall the bill be read the third time? on motion of Mr. Frisbie, said bill was

Ordered to lie.

The Speaker announced the appointment of the following

named members to constitute the select committee to whom was referred House bill entitled

H. 108. An act providing a place and prescribing the manner in which members of the Legislature may vote for electors of President and Vice President of the United States, on Tuesday, the third day of November, A. D. 1868, to wit:

Mr. Wood presented the remonstrance of the Green Mountain Marble Company, protesting against the extension of the Bennington and Rutland Railroad from Rutland to West Rutland;

Which was referred to the Committee on Railroads.

On motion of Mr. Proctor, House bill entitled

H. 26. An act to amend sections eighteen and nineteen of chapter seventy of the General Statutes, relating to di

vorce;

Was taken up. The question being, Shall the bill be read the third time? it was decided in the negative.

On motion of Mr. Hancock, the House adjourned.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1868.

Reading of the Scriptures and prayer by the Chaplain. Journal of yesterday read, and approved.

Bills of the following titles were severally introduced, read the first and second time, and referred, as follows: By Mr. Appleton,

H. 111. An act relating to the fees of school district clerks ;

To the Committee on Education.