House bill entitled

H. 11. An act to incorporate the Queen City Fire Insurance Company;

Was taken up as a special order for this time.

The question being, Shall the bill be read the third time? Mr. Abell moved to amend in section eight, lines nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen and fourteen, by striking therefrom the words," and the shares of stock in said corporation shall be exempt from taxation under the laws of this State for the period of five years from the time said corporation commences making contracts of insurance;"

Which motion was agreed to.

The question being, Shall the bill as amended be read the third time? it was decided in the affirmative.

Senate bills of the following titles were severally read the first and second time, and referred, as follows:

S. 19. An act relating to chattel mortgages;

To the Committee on the Judiciary.

S. 25. An act to incorporate the American Horse Nail Company;

To the Committee on Corporations.

Senate bill entitled

S. 9. An act to enable the towns in the counties of Washington, Caledonia and Orange to aid in the construction of the Montpelier and Wells River Railroad;

Was taken up as a special order for this time.

The question being, Shall the bill pass in concurrence with proposals of amendment? it was decided in the affirmative— yeas 119, nays 81.

The yeas and nays being demanded by Mr. Marsh, were taken and are as follows:

Those members who voted in the affirmative are Messrs.

Those members who voted in the negative are Messrs.

So said bill passed in concurrence with proposals of amend

ment.

The hour for the Joint Assembly having arrived, the Senate appeared in the Hall of the House.

The Joint Assembly having concluded its session, the Speaker resumed the chair.

Mr. Bigelow of Ryegate, from 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, 1868;

Reported recommending the passage of a substitute bill entitled

H. 117. An act to make it legal for persons therein named to vote for electors of President and Vice President at the State House, November 3, 1868;

Which was read the first and second time, and the question being, Shall the bill be read the third time? on motion of Mr. Miner, it was

Ordered that rules numbers twenty-five and twenty-six be suspended as to the bill under consideration.

The question then being, Shall the bill be read the third time? it was decided in the affirmative, and said bill was read the third time at this time and passed.

Reports on bills were severally made in favor of their passage, as follows:

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

H. 73. An act changing the name of Phebe J. Dingee to Lucy Warren Keeler, and constituting her heir-at-law of Silas A. Keeler and Lovina W. Keeler;

By Mr. Grover, from the Committee on Corporations to whom was referred House bill entitled

H. 45. An act to repeal an act entitled "An act authorizing improvements to be made in Nulhegan River and its tributaries," approved November 13, 1867;

Whereupon said bills were severally

Ordered to be engrossed and read the third time.

Senate bills of the following titles were severally read the first and second time, and referred, as follows:

S. 26. An act authorizing certain towns to aid in the construction of the Rutland and Woodstock Railroad; To the Committee on Railroads.

S. 30. An act providing for the management and sale of railroad stock and bonds owned by eertain towns; To the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Langdon of Montpelier, from the Committee on Railroads to whom was referred House bill entitled

H. 64. An act to incorporate the Killington Railroad Company;

Reported in favor of its passage, when amended in section eleven, line two, by striking therefrom the words, "or control," and inserting in lieu thereof the words, amend or repeal.

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

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

By Mr. Royce,

H. 118. An act in amendment of an act approved November 14, 1867, entitled "An act to incorporate the Missisquoi Railroad Company;

To the Committee on Railroads.

By Mr. Hunt,

H. 119. An act to incorporate the St. Albans, Plattsburg and Grand Isle Ferry Company;

By Mr. Waterman,

H. 120. An act in addition to chapter twenty-four of the General Statutes, entitled "Of laying out and discontinuing highways and bridges ";

To the Committee on Highways, Bridges and Ferries.
By Mr. Robbins,

H. 121. An act to amend section two of chapter one hundred and twenty-three of the General Statutes, relating to bounties of noxious animals ;

To the Committee of Ways and Means.

On motion of Mr. Mead, the House adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1868.

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

Mr. Dunn presented the petition of Daniel G. Perry and one hundred and forty-eight others, citizens of Johnson, praying for the repeal of certain acts enabling towns to aid in the construction of railroads.

The reading thereof being demanded by Mr. Dunn, the same was read and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Pingry offered the following joint resolution :

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, That the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives be and they are hereby directed to adjourn their respective Houses without day, on Friday, November 6th, at three o'clock in the afternoon;

Which was read, and the question being, Shall the resolution be adopted on the part of the House? on motion of Mr. Brigham, said resolution was

Ordered to lie.

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

By Mr. Lynde of Williamstown,

H. 122. An act in addition to chapter seventy-seven of the General Statutes, relating to the standard weight of grain, &c;

To the Committee on Agriculture."

By Mr. Jones of Cornwall,

H. 123. An act to pay James A. Pollard the sum therein named ;

To the Committee on Claims.

By Mr. Kennedy,

H. 124. An act to incorporate the Winooski Rock Spring Hotel Company;

To the Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Peabody,

H. 125. An act for the preservation of fish in Otter Creek, its coves and tributaries;

By Mr. Varnum,

H. 126. An act to amend section one of an act to encourage in the breeding of fish, approved November 21, 1867;

To the General Committee.

By Mr. Miner,

H. 127. An act to establish the incorporation of the Tehuantepec Railway Company;

To the Committee on Railroads.

By Mr. Niles,

H. 128. An act to protect fish in Thetford and Fairlee Lake and its tributaries and waters adjacent ;

To the General Committee..