And the question being taken, it passed in the affirmative. Mr. Waterman moved a call of the House; which motion was agreed to; and thereupon The roll of the House was called, excepting those members who had been excused from attendance; and all the members answered to their names except Mr. Crowley and Mr. Swift. On motion of Mr. Adams of Grand Isle, further proceedings in the call were dispensed with. And the question was stated from the chair, Shall the bill (H. 15) pass? On which question the yeas and nays, having been demanded by Mr. Farnsworth, were taken, and were as follows: Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Adams of Cavendish, Blackmer, Adams of West Haven, Bliss, Dodge, Ellwell, Adims of Weston, Bowman, Farnsworth, Fish, Follansbee, Welch, (H. 127.) Mr. Stevens introduced a bill entitled "An act relating to Elections." Which was read the first and second time. Mr. Harmon moved to lay said bill on the table; which motion was lost. Mr. Fairbanks moved the reference of said bill to the Judiciary Committee; which reference was disagreed to. Mr. Hall moved to amend said bill by adding thereto the following section: Sec. 2. It shall be lawful for the said meeting to adjourn to some day, not exceeding ten days after the first Tuesday of September, and may proceed as provided for the said first Tuesday of September.' And the question being taken, the House rejected said amendment. And the question was stated from the chair, Shall the bill be engrossed and read the third time? On which question the yeas and nays, having been demanded by Mr. Nelson of Ryegate, were taken, and were as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Adams of Cavendish, Batchelder, Briggs, Clark of Middletown, So it passed in the affirmative and it was Ordered, That said bill be read the third time to-morrow morning. (H. 117.) On motion of Mr. Fairbanks, the House proceeded to consider the bill entitled "An act in addition to an act to incorporate the Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Rail Road Company,' passed November 10, 1835," which was yesterday laid on the table; and it was Ordered, That said bill be engrossed and read the third time. (H. 77.) The House considered the amendment of the Senate to the bill, which had passed the House, entitled "An act providing for the payment of the debts against the State Prison ;" and it was Resolved, To concur in said amendment. (H. 52.) On motion of Mr. Adams of Grand Isle, the House proceeded to consider the engrossed bill entitled "An act to incorporate the Trustees of the Vermont Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church," which, on the 24th instant, was ordered to lie on the table. On motion of Mr. Stevens, the bill to incorporate the Baptist Convention of Vermont, which was pending before the General Assembly in 1826, and the written reasons of the Governor and Council for non-concurrence in the passage thereof, were read by the Clerk. Mr. Welch moved to dismiss said bill. And on the question, Shall the bill be dismissed? the yeas and nays, having been demanded by Mr. Barlow, were taken, and were as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Adams of Cavendish, Aiken, Gilmore of Rutland, Morse, Ballou, Goodall, Nelson of Derby, Batchelder, Hammond, Nelson of Ryegate, Balis, Harmon, Newell, Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Adams of Grand Isle, Adams of Weston, Spafford, Stevens, Strong of Waltham, Waterman, Welch, Weston of Chester, Wilmarth, Winchester.-82. Allen, Mr. Stevens moved an adjournment; which motion was lost. And the question was stated from the chair, Shall the bill (H. 52) pass? On which question the yeas and nays, having been demanded by Mr. Stevens, were taken, and were as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs, Adams of Grand Isle, Cheever, Adams of Weston, Clark of Middletown, Hinman, |