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

Mr. Dickerman, from the Committee on the Judiciary to whom was referred House bill entitled

H. 58. An act appropriating fines and costs;

Reported against the passage of the bill; thereupon the third reading of the bill was refused.

Mr. Green, from the Select Committee consisting of the Senators from the county of Chittenden to whom was referred House bill entitled

H. 91. An act laying a tax on the county of Chittenden ; Reported in favor of its passage; thereupon the bill was read a third time, and passed in concurrence.

Mr. Hastings, from a Select Committee to whom was referred House bill entitled

H. 71. An act laying a tax on the county of Washing

ton;

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

Mr. Wheeler, from the Committee on the Judiciary to whom was referred House bill entitled

H. 67. An act in amendment of section eighty-two of chapter fifteen of the General Statutes, relating to jurisdiction of constables;

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

Mr. Halbert, from the General Committee to whom was referred the following entitled House bills:

H. 6. An act changing the name of Eva Julia Manley, and constituting her heir-at-law of Elijah S. Mead and Rhoda Mead;

H. 7. An act to change the name of George O. Foskett and constitute him heir-at-law of Orville Ford;

H. 54. An act changing the name of Edward Abbott and constituting him heir-at-law of Stillman and Mary Ann Atwood;

H. 77. An act changing the name of Joseph Watson Goodnow;

H. 95. An act to change the name of Almira S. Butterfield and constitute her heir-at-law of Elijah P. Shattuck and Nancy Shattuck;

Reported that they had the same under consideration, and

find that sufficient provision is made for the purposes contemplated in said bills by sections seven, eight and nine of chapter fifty-six of the General Statutes, and in number twenty-two of the Acts of the session of 1863, are of the opinion that the bills ought not to pass; thereupon the third reading of said bills was severally refused.

Mr. Elkins, from the Committee on Manufactures to whom was referred so much of the Governor's message as "relates to the development of Manufactures," and the resolution of the Senate directing them to inquire as to whether any legislation is necessary or expedient for the encouragement of manufactures in this State,

Reported a bill entitled

S. 55. An act to encourage Manufactures;

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

Mr. Green, from the Committee on Printing to whom was referred Senate bills entitled

S. 49. An act fixing the length of time for holding Teachers' Institutes;

S. 51.

An act to entitle School Districts to send scholars to Higher Schools;

S. 55. An act to encourage Manufactures ;

Reported, recommending the printing of three hundred and fifty copies of each of said bills; thereupon they were severally

Ordered to lie and be printed.

Mr. Heath, from the Committee on the Judiciary to whom was referred a bill entitled

S. 9. An act to aid the Vermont Historical Society;
Reported a substitute therefor, as follows:

S. 56. An act in relation to the Vermont Historical Society: It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:

SECTION 1. Whenever the Vermont Historical Society shall be dissolved, the books, collections and all the property thereof shall become the exclusive property of the State of Vermont, and said Society shall have no right or power to sell or dispose of any part of its books or collections except by way of exchange, and all such sales or disposals shall be void.

SECTION 2. The Secretary of State, the Auditor of Ac

counts, and the State Librarian shall be ex-officio members of the Historical Society aforesaid and of the board ef Curators thereof.

SECTION 3. The sum of two hundred and fifty dollars is hereby appropriated to aid the said Historical Society in the preservation of its valuable collection and to putting the same in suitable condition for examination and use.

SECTION 4. The aforesaid sum of money shall be paid to the Curators of said Society on the order of the Governor, and said Curators shall settle with the Auditor of Accounts for the proper expenditure of said sum of money.

SECTION 5. This act shall not take effect until the said Society shall, by a vote thereof at a meeting regularly called and holden, accept of and adopt this act;

Thereupon the bill was read the first and second time, and Ordered to be engrossed and read the third time.

A bill entitled

S. 35. An act to regulate trials in justice courts ;
Was taken up as a special order, and

Ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time to-morrow afternoon.

A message was received from the House of Representatives by Mr. Newell, their first Assistant Clerk, as follows: MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform the Senate that the House have considered Senate bills of the following titles:

S. 3. An act in amendment of section fifteen of chapter sixty-three of the General Statutes, in relation to limitation of actions;

S. 7. An act in amendment of an act entitled "An act in amendment of chapter eighty-three of the General Statutes, entitled 'Of the grand list,'" approved November 9, 1865;

S. 5. An act permitting parties in civil suits to challenge jurors;

And have passed the same in concurrence.

On motion of Mr. Heath, the Senate adjourned at three o'clock and fifteen minutes.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1869.

Prayer by the Chaplain.

Journal of Tuesday was read and approved.

Mr. Dewey of Washington introduced a bill entitled S. 57. An act relating to Phillips Academy and to school district No. 26 in the town of Danville;

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

Mr. Hutchinson of Orange introduced the following joint resolution:

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, That the Representatives' Hall be tendered to the Rev. Collins Stone, Superintendent of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Hartford, Conn., that he may exhibit to the members of this Legislature, at three o'clock this afternoon, some of the mute children from this State that have been educated at the institution over which he has the superintendence;

Which was read and adopted on the part of the Senate. The following entitled bills having been printed, were taken up, and referred as follows:

S. 49. An act fixing the length of time for holding teachers' institutes;

S. 51. An act to entitle school districts to send scholars to higher schools;

To the Committee on Education.

Engrossed bill

S. 42. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to establish the incorporation of the Tehuantepec Railway Company," approved November 10, 1868;

Was read a third time and passed.

Senator Halbert in the chair.

Mr. Heath introduced a bill entitled

S. 58. An act to protect fish in Silver Lake;

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

A message was received from His Excellency, the Gov

ernor, by Mr. Marsh, Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs,. as follows:

MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed by the Governor to deliver to the Senate a communication in writing with an accompanying document.

The President laid before the Senate the following communication from his Excellency, the Governor :

STATE OF VERMONT,

Executive Chamber, Montpelier, Nov. 3, 1869.

To the Honorable President of the Senate:

SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith to the Senate the annual report of the Trustees of the Vermont State Library.

PETER T. WASHBURN.

The annual report of the Trustees of the Vermont State Library

Was read and referred to the Joint Committee on the Library.

The President in the chair.

On motion of Mr. Hall, the Senate adjourned at eleven o'clock and five minutes.

AFTERNOON.

A message was received from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Newell, their First Assistant Clerk, as follows;

MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform the Senate that the House have on their part adopted a joint resolution providing for a Joint Assembly to elect Judges of the Supreme Court and Reporter;

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

The House have considered joint_resolution granting the use of the Hall of the House of Representatives to Rev. Collins Stone;

And have passed the same in concurrence.

A message was received from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Newell, their First Assistant Clerk, as follows: MR. PRESIDENT: I am directed to inform the Senate that. the House have passed House bills of the following titles: