Mr. Baldwin moved to request the Senate to return to the House, Senate bill entitled

S. 35. An act to regulate trials in justice courts;

Pending the question, Shall the motion be agreed to? on motion of Mr. Hinckley, the House adjourned.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1869.

Reading of the Scriptures and prayer by Rev. T. F. Stuart, of South Burlington.

Journal of Saturday read and approved.

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

By Mr. Smith of Stowe,

H. 183. An act authorizing the State Treasurer to pay certain soldiers therein named ;

To the Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. Way,

H. 184. An act to amend section forty of chapter one hundred and twenty-six of the General Statutes, entitled “Of salaries and fees;"

To the General Committee.

By Mr. Joyce,

H. 185. An act in amendment of section thirty of chapter eighty-three of the General Statutes, relating to the grand list;

To the General Committee.

A message from his Excellency, the Governer, by Mr. Marsh, Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs, as follows:

MR. SPEAKER: I am directed by the Governor to deliver to the House of Representatives a communication in writing with an accompanying document.

The Speaker laid before the House the following communication from his Excellency, the Governor: STATE OF VERMONT,

Executive Chamber, Montpelier, Nov. 8, 1869. (

To the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith to the House of Representatives, a communication to the General Assembly of the State of Vermont.

I remain, &c.,

PETER T. WASHBURN.

STATE OF VERMONT,

Executive Chamber, Montpelier, Nov. 8, 1869. To the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:

By the provisions of section two chapter twenty-three of the General Statutes, a sum not exceeding twenty-seven hundred dollars is appropriated annually for the benefit of the blind. I find by the records in the office of the Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs, that the amount required and expended for that purpose for the year ending May 1, 1869, was twenty-nine hundred and eighty-five dollars and eightythree cents, ($2985.83) exceeding the appropriation by the sum of two hundred and eighty-five dollars and eighty-three

cents.

The education of the indigent blind children, as well as of the deaf and dumb, at the expense of the State, is a duty of a higher degree, even, then the education of children in common schools; it is a charity, as well a duty, which should be extended to every indigent child of those classes in the State. The number of blind children at the Asylum on the first day of May last, supported by the State, was eleven,requiring an annual expenditure of at least three thousand and three hundred dollars. The present appropriation is sufficient for but nine pupils. As the Commissioner has no power to exceed the annual appropriation, it follows that the appropriation must be increased, or a portion of the aid extended to the blind during the past year must be withdrawn, -an alternative to be adopted with extreme reluctance.

I respectfully recommend, that the annual appropriation be increased to such sum, as will not only include the necessary expenditure for those who are now beneficiaries of the State, but will allow the aid of the State to be extended to any new cases which may arise, reasonably requiring such aid.

PETER T. WASHBURN.

Which was read and referred to the Committee under the Fourth Joint Rule.

On motion of Grout, the House adjourned.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1869.

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

Mr. Williams introduced a bill entitled

H. 186. An act to incorporate the Essex and Brandon Railroad Company;

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

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

MR. SPEAKER: I am directed to inform the House of Representatives that the Governor has approved and signed bills originating in the Senate, of the following titles, viz.:

S. 3. An act to amend section fifteen of chapter sixtythree of the General Statutes, relating to limitation of actions;

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

S. 17. An act to pay Joseph A. Mansur the sum therein mentioned;

S. 20. An act to repeal "An act for the advancement of the science of medicine and surgery," approved November 10, 1868;

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.

The Senate have passed bills of the following titles:

S. 10. An act creating degrees in the crime of murder; S. 27. An act relating to depositions;

S. 40. An act in addition to chapter eighty-three of the General Statutes, entitled "Of the grand list;"

S. 44. An act relating to the rate of interest;

S. 49. An act regulating attendance of teachers upon Teachers' Institutes;

S. 57. An act relating to Phillips Academy and to school district No. 26 in the town of Danville;

S. 60. An act providing for taxing stock in trust companies or other moneyed corporations organized, or which may be organized, under the laws of this State;

S. 63. An act to incorporate Plainfield Building Company;

S. 64. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the village of Rutland, approved November 15, 1847," and in addition and amendment of an act in amendment thereof, approved November 9, 1865;

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

They have also considered House bills of the following titles:

H. 27. An act to alter and amend an act to incorporate the Fairfax Railroad Company;

H. 79. An act in addition to section twenty-nine of chapter twenty-four of the General Statutes, entitled "Of laying out highways and bridges;"

H. 85. An act relating to the collection of taxes;

H. 90. An act to protect fish in Symns Ponds and the waters between the same in the town of Ryegate in Caledonia county;

H. 96. An act in addition to chapter thirty-eight of the General Statutes, in relation to new trials;

H. 109. An act to enable certain towns to aid in the construction of the Brattleboro and Bennington Railroad;

H. 116. An act legalizing the grand list of the town of Warren for the years herein named ;

H. 120. An act to enable the towns in the counties of Washington and Orange to aid in the construction of the Barre Railroad;

H. 121. An act to legalize the grand list of the town of Jay for the years 1867, 1868 and 1869;

H. 123. An act to legalize the grand list of the town of Winhall for the year 1869;

H. 128. An act to legalize the grand list of the town of Starksboro for the years 1868 and 1869;

And have passed the same in concurrence.

They have considered House bill of the following title: H. 34. An act to change the name of Rosan R. Leath

ers;

And do not concur in the passage thereof.

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

H. 187. An act to incorporate the Runaway Pond Railroad Company;

To the Committee on Railroads.

By Mr. Ladd,

H. 188. An act in addition to chapter eighty-three of the General Statutes, relating to taxing stocks;

To the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. Weed,

H. 189. An act to regulate railroad crossings;

To the Committee on Railroads.

By Mr. Walker of Londonderry,

H. 190. An act to incorporate Wantasticet Valley Railroad Company;

To the Committee on Railroads.

By Mr. Baldwin,

H. 191. An act relating to the descent and distribution of intestate estates;

To the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Scott called up House bill entitled

H. 118. An act in amendment of the existing law relating to the sale of the estates of deceased persons;

Which on motion, was recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Baldwin introduced the following resolution :

Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be directed to inquire into the expediency of further legislation to prevent the sale, by town agents, of impure and adulterated liquors for medicinal purposes, and report by bill or otherwise;

Which was read and adopted.