By Mr. Eddy,

H. 42.

An act in amendment of section thirty-seven, chapter one hundred and twenty-six of the General Statutes, relating to "fees of parties in justice courts"; To the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. Burgess,

H. 43. An act to legalize the Grand Lists of the town of Grafton for the years 1872, 1873 and 1874;

To the Committee on the Grand List.

By Mr. Allen,

H. 44. An act to pay Edwin Horton the sum therein named;

By Mr. Kelsey,

H. 45. An act to pay A. V. Spaulding the sum therein named;

To the Committee on Claims.

By Mr. Curry,

H. 46. An act to prohibit towns and cities from speculating in intoxicating liquors;

To the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. Stevens of Charleston,

H. 47. An act regulating the time of teachers in district schools, to constitute a school month;

To the Committee on Education.

By Mr. Whithed,

H. 48. An act in amendment of an act approved Nov. 15, 1870, entitled "An act in amendment of an act entitled an act to amend chapter seventeen of the General Statutes relating to births, marriages and deaths, and for the better registration thereof," approved November 15, 1869; By Mr. Abell,

H. 49. An act relating to appeals in cases arising under chapter ninety-four of the General Statutes, entitled "Of the traffic in intoxicating drinks";

To the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Martin of Londonderry, presented the petition of William Cudworth and thirty-nine others, inhabitants of the town of Londonderry, praying for amendments to the prohibitory laws of the State;

Which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Baldwin, their Secretary, as follows:

MR. SPEAKER:

1 am directed to inform the House that

the Senate have on their part appointed the following Joint Committee:

On Bills:
Senator King,

Atwood.

Mr. Smalley introduced a bill entitled

H. 50. An act to incorporate the People's Mutual Fire Insurance Company;

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

Mr. Hubbard offered the following joint resolution:

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, That the Committee on Agriculture be directed to inquire and report what will be the effect on the agricultural interests of Vermont, of the adoption of the Reciprocity Treaty, so called;

Which was read and adopted on the part of the House. On motion of Mr. Hill, the House adjourned.

AFTERNOON.

Mr. Slade, from the Committee on Joint Rules, submitted the following report:

To the House of Representatives:

The Committee on Joint Rules respectfully report that they recommend the rules here with reported, to be the

JOINT RULES

OF THE

SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

RULE 1.

A Joint Assembly shall be formed by an union of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Hall of the latter, at such time and for such specific purpose only as may be expressed in a concurrent resolution of both Houses; and may adjourn from time to time during the session of the General Assembly. The President of the Senate shall in all cases preside over, and the Secretary of State, or in his absence, the Secretary of the Senate, shall officiate as Clerk of every Joint Assembly.

RULE 2.

The proceedings of every Joint Assembly, including the resolution ordering the same, shall be recorded by the Clerk in a book kept for that purpose, which shall be preserved in the office of the Secretary of State, a copy of which shall be furnished to the Governor by the Secretary of State, and shall also be published with the Journal of the proceedings of the House of Representatives.

RULE 3.

The rules of the Senate, as far as applicable, shall be observed in regulating the proceedings of every Joint Assembly.

RULE 4.

A joint committee of three Senators and three Representatives shall be appointed by the presiding officers of the two Houses respectively, to whom may be referred all documents transmitted by the Governor for the use of the General Assembly, who shall report thereon to that House from which they were received.

RULE 5.

The committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, to whom the same subject matter shall have been referred, may, for the purpose of facilitating business, meet together as a joint committee, and make a joint or separate report to either or both Houses, as they may think expedient.

RULE 6.

In overy case of disagreement between the Senate and House of Representatives, if either shall request a conference and appoint a committee for that purpose, and the other House shall also appoint a committee on its part, such committees shall meet at a convenient hour, to be agreed upon by their chairman in the conference room, and state to each other, verbally or in writing, the reasons of each House for its vote on the subject matter of disagreement, confer freely thereon, and make a report of their doings to their respective Houses as soon as may be.

RULE 7.

Committees of Conference shall consist of an equal number from each House, and shall return the papers referred to them to that House which last voted upon the subject matter of disagreement.

RULE 8.

After each House shall have adhered to the vote of disagreement, a bill or resolution shall be lost.

RULE 9.

When bills and resolutions are on their passage between the two Houses, they shall be verified by the attestation. of the Secretary or Clerk of cach House respectively, and

all joint resolutions shall be fairly engrossed, after their passage, in the House in which they originate, and shall, when finally passed, be signed by the presiding officer of both Houses, in the same manner as bills.

RULE 10.

A joint committee of two Senators and three Representatives shall be appointed by the presiding officers of the two Houses, respectively, at the commencement of the session, to be designated the Committee on Joint Rules.

RULE 11.

When a bill or resolution, which shall have passed one House, is rejected in the other, notice thereof shall be given to the House in which the same shall have passed; and all such rejected bills or resolutions, with the accompanying papers, shall be returned to and left in the custody of the House which first acted on them.

RULE 12.

Each House shall transmit to the other all papers on which any bill or resolution shall be founded; and should any bill or resolution pass both Houses, the same papers shall be delivered to the Governor.

RULE 13.

No bill, which shall have passed one House, shall be sent or concurrence to the other, on the last day of the session.

RULE 14.

The final adjournment of the General Assembly shall be fixed at an hour between six o'clock in the forenoon, and nine o'clock in the afternoon.

RULE 15.

A two-thirds vote of all present shall be required for the uspension of any joint rule.