H. 56. An act to incorporate the Windsor Gold Mining Company;

H. 59. An act to incorporate the Danby Cemetery Association;

H. 61. An act to incorporate the Swanton Falls Manufacturing Company;

H. 73. An act to incorporate the Wantastiquet Hotel Company;

And have passed the same in concurrence.

They have also considered a joint resolution relating to military property of the United States, now in possession of the State of Vermont, have adopted the same in concurrence, and have appointed as the committee on the part of the Senate under said resolution,.

Senator Henry of Washington,
Ide of Caledonia.

The Senate have passed a bill entitled

S. 13. An act to confirm certain decrees in the court of chancery;

In the passage of which the concurrence of the House is requested.

The Senate have adopted joint resolutions, as follows: A joint resolution in relation to the reconstruction of the states recently in rebellion against the United States; also A joint resolution asking an appropriation by Congress to endow female colleges in the several states;

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In the adoption of which the concurrence of the House is requested.

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The Senate have appointed as the committee on their part under the joint resolution relating to final adjournment : Senator Howe of Rutland, Chapman of Windsor.

Senate bill entitled

S. 13. An act to confirm certain decrees of the court of chancery;

Was read the first and second time, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Joint resolutions from the Senate, as follows:

Resolved, That it is the sense of the General Assembly' of this State, that in the reconstruction of the governments of the states lately in rebellion against the Government and authority of the United States, the moral power and legal

authority vested in the Federal Government, should be exercised to secure equal rights, without respect to color, to all citizens residing in those states, including herein the right of elective franchise;

Resolved, That the Secretary of State is hereby instructed to transmit a copy of these resolutions to the President of the United States, to the governors of the several states, and also a copy to each of our senators and representatives in Congress, who are hereby requested to present the same to both houses in Congress;

Were read; and the question being, Shall the resolutions be adopted in concurrence? on motion of Mr. Barstow, the same were referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Joint resolutions from the Senate as follows:

Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, That our senators and representatives in Congress be and are hereby requested to use their influence to procure a donation of lands by Congress to endow female colleges in the several states;

Resolved, That we hereby invite and urgently recommend the legislatures of the several states to co-operate with this State in procuring from the Federal Government a grant of land for the aforesaid purpose;

Resolved, That the Secretary of State be and he is hereby requested to transmit a copy of the foregoing resolutions to each of our senators and representatives in Congress, and to each of the legislatures of all the loyal states;

Were read, and adopted in concurrence.

Mr. Phillips, from the Committee on Bills, submitted the following report:

To the House of Representatives now in session:

The Committee on Bills respectfully report that they have duly examined the following bills, and have this day presented the same to the Governor for his approval, viz:

H. 11. An act in addition to chapter one hundred and twenty-one of the General Statutes;

H. 12. An act to incorporate the Rochester Cemetery Association;

H. 21. An act to incorporate the Bennington Manufacturing Company;

H. 39. An act to legalize the grand list of the town of Ira;

H. 45. An act to incorporate the village of Fairhaven ;

H. 51. An act to incorporate the Pittsford Marble Company.

On motion of Mr. Nicholson, and by unanimous consent, House bill entitled

H. 46. An act granting State pay to certain members of the veteran reserve corps;

Was taken up, the hour not having arrived at which it was made the special order.

Pending the question, Shall the bill be engrossed and read the third time?

On motion of Mr. Barstow, the House adjourned.

AFTERNOON.

Engrossed bill entitled

H. 102. An act making an appropriation for defraying the expense of completing the Gettysburg Cemetery; Was read the third time and passed.

Mr. Butterfield, from the Committee on Claims to whom was referred House bill entitled

H. 33. An act to pay the town of Moretown the sum therein named ;

Reported adversely to its passage; and thereupon the engrossment and third reading of said bill was refused.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Lamson, their Assistant Secretary, as follows:

MR. SPEAKER: I am directed to inform the House that the Senate have considered joint resolution from the House in relation to the appointment of Thanksgiving;

And have adopted the same in concurrence.

The Governor has informed the Senate that he has approved and signed bills originating in the Senate of the following titles:

S. 4. An act to incorporate the West Concord Manufacturing Company;

S. 11. An act to incorporate the Mount Mansfield Railroad Company.

The Senate have passed a bill entitled

S. 31. An act to incorporate the Bird Mountain Observatory Association;

In the passage of which the concurrence of the House is requested.

Mr. Miner, from the Committee on the Judiciary to whom was referred House bills entitled

H. 38. An act making companies and corporations in this State, liable to towns for the support of paupers in certain cases; H. 58. An act to alter section forty-two of chapter one hundred and twenty-six of the General Statutes, entitled "Salaries, fees, &c;"

Reported adversely to their passage; whereupon the engrossment and third reading of said bills were severally refused.

Mr. Miner, from the same committee to whom was referred House bills entitled

H. 50. An act amending section six of chapter one of the General Statutes

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H. 62. An act amending section four of chapter nine of the General Statutes;

Reported in favor of the passage of the same; whereupon said bills were severally

Ordered to be engrossed, and read the third time to-morrow morning.

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

H. 87. An act to repeal an act requiring of towns a general index of records of deeds, approved November 22, 1863;

Reported adversely to its passage; whereupon the engrossment and third reading of said bill was refused.

Mr. Dunn, from the Committee on Education to whom was referred Senate bill entitled

S. 3. An act to incorporate the Home for Destitute Children at Burlington;

Reported in favor of its passage; and thereupon said bill was read the third time and passed in concurrence. Senate bill entitled

S. 31.

An act to incorporate the Bird Mountain Observatory Association;

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

Mr. Rounds, of Chester, introduced a bill entitled

H. 116. An act in amendment of section fourteen, chapter eighty-nine, of the General Statutes, relating to banks. Which was read the first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Banks.

Mr. Barlow introduced a bill entitled

H. 117. An act authorizing the St. Albans Hotel Company to issue bonds;

Which was read the first and second time, and referred, on motion of Mr. Barlow, to the General Commitee.

Mr. Barlow, from the Committee on Roads to whom was referred House bill entitled

H. 89. An act in amendment of section eighty-four of chapter twenty-eight of the General Statutes, relating to railroads;

Reported in favor of its passage, when amended in section one, by prefixing thereto the words, Section eighty-four of chapter twenty-eight of the General Statutes, relating to railroads, is amended so as to read as follows:

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

The Committee on Roads submitted the following report: To the House of Representatives now in session:

The Committee on Roads to whom was referred a bill entitled

H. 13. An act to incorporate the Vermont and New York Railroad Company;

Respectfully report, that they have had the same under consideration and find that the applicants for this act of incorporation caused notice of their intended application to be published in the Bennington Banner, on the 14th, 21st, and 28th of September, and in the Manchester Journal, on the 19th and 26th of September, and the 3d of October, which notice was not a full compliance with the statute requiring the publication of such notice three weeks successively, the last of which shall be three weeks previous to the session of the Legislature.

But in the opinion of your committee the notice as published, accomplished the object intended by the law by giving to all parties interested, notice of the intended application, as was shown by the fact that counsel appeared before your