Mr. Boright, from the general committee, to which had been referred House bill, entitled

H. 43. An act to authorize towns to purchase stone crushers and necessary equipments;

Reported adversely to its passage, and the third reading of the bill was refused.

Mr. Cutting, of Plainfield, presented the petition of H. Hill and 55 others, owners and occupants of real estate in the town of Marshfield, praying the legislature to establish a new town line between the town of Marshfield and the town of Plainfield;

Which was referred to the committee on town lines.

A message was received from the Senate by Mr. Skeels, their Assistant Secretary, as follows:

MR. SPEAKER:

I am directed to inform the House that the Senate have adopted on their part a joint resolution entitled:

Joint resolution relating to joint assembly for the election of certain State officers;

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

They have considered a joint resolution originating in the House of the following title:

Joint resolution granting use of the hall of the House of Representatives to the Vermont Officers' Association;

And have adopted the same in concurrence.

Mr. Mead, of Rutland City, offered the following joint resolution:

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, That His Excellency, the Governor be requested to invite Major General Lewis A. Grant to visit the State capitol during the week of the meeting of the Vermont Officers' Association as the guest of the State.

And be it further resolved that the auditor of accounts be directed to draw his order for the payment of the expense incurred by General Grant upon such visit not to exceed the sum of two hundred dollars;

Which was read and referred to the committee on appropriations.

Joint resolution from the Senate as follows:

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, That the two Houses meet in joint assembly, on Thursday, October 18th, at two o'clock and thirty minutes in the afternoon to elect a Chief Judge and six Assistant Judges of the Supreme Court, a Superintendent of Education, a Sergeant-at-Arms, an Adjutant and Inspector General, a Judge Advocate General and three Trustees of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College;

Was read and on motion of Mr. Senter, of Montpelier, ordered to lie.

On motion of Mr. McCuen, of Vergennes, the House adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1906.

Reading of the scriptures and prayer by Rev. M. W. Farman, chaplain of the Senate.

Journal of yesterday read and approved.

Bills of the following titles were severally introduced, read the first and second times, and referred as follows:

By Mr. Gibson, of Brattleboro,

H. 94. An act to appropriate a certain sum for the support of the Soldiers' Home;

To the committee on appropriations.

By Mr. Bicknell, of Johnson,

H. 95. An act to repeal section 190 of the Vermont Statutes as amended by section 1 of No. 6 of the acts of 1896, and section I of No. 6 of the acts of 1898, relating to applications to the General Assembly;

To the judiciary committee.

By Mr. McCuen, of Vergennes,

H. 96. An act to amend section 7 of No. 115 of the acts of 1904, entitled "An act to regulate the traffic in intoxicating liquor", relating to the appointment of license commissioners;

To the joint committee on temperance.

H. 97. An act to amend section 2010 of the Vermont Statutes, relating to capital punishment;

To the judiciary committee.

By Mr. Muzzy, of Jamaica,

H. 98. An act to pay Leslie W. Kingsbury the sum therein named;

To the committee on claims.

By Mr. McCuen, of Vergennes,

H. 99. An act to amend section 267 of the Vermont Statutes, relating to the bond of the State Treasurer;

To the judiciary committee.

By Mr. Cobleigh, of Derby,

H. 100. An act to amend section 2 of No. 196 of the acts of 1894, as amended by section 1 of No. 191 of the acts of 1900, and sections 3 and 5 of No. 196 of the acts of 1894, entitled "An act to incorporate the Village of West Derby";

To the committee on municipal corporations.

By Mr. Warren, of Putney,

H. 101.

animals;

An act to restrict the trapping of fur bearing

To the joint committee on game and fisheries.

By Mr. Graton, of Burlington,

H. 102. An act to provide for the building of a new jail and repairing the jail dwelling in Chittenden County;

To a special committee composed of the members from Chittenden County.

By Mr. Bailey, of Essex,

H. 103. An act to repeal sections 4303 to 4314, inclusive of the Vermont Statutes, relating to the inspection of flour;

To the general committee.

By Mr. Taylor, of Bradford,

H. 104. An act to repeal sections 3080 and 3081 of the Vermont Statutes, and section 1 of No. 28 of the acts of 1904, relating to the collection of taxes;

To the judiciary committee.

By Mr. Hulburd, of Hyde Park,

H. 105. An act to amend section 1118 and 1119 of the Vermont Statutes, and repealing sections 1122, 1123, 1128, 3065 and 3066 of the Vermont Statutes, relating to the drawing of grand and petit jurors;

To the same committee.

By Mr. McLean, of Norton,

H. 106. An act to legalize the grand list and quadrennial appraisal of the town of Norton for the years therein named; To the committee on grand list.

By Mr. Clark, of Castleton,

H. 107. An act to amend section 2387 of the Vermont Statutes, relating to persons absent and unheard from;

To the judiciary committee.

H. 108. An act to amend section 2604 of the Vermont Statutes, and section 2607 of the Vermont Statutes, relating to trustees of absent persons;

To the same committee.

By Mr. Chase, of Greensboro,

H. 109. An act to amend section 1312 of the Vermont Statutes, as amended by section 1 of No. 31 of the acts of 1896, relating to trustee process;

To the same committee.

By Mr. Bailey, of Essex,

H. 110. An act to repeal sections, 4315 to 4319, inclusive, of the Vermont Statutes relating to the inspection of iron and nails;

To the general committee.

H. III. An act to repeal sections 3 and 5 of No. 82 of the act of 1900, entitled "An act to protect and improve the fishing in Lake Morey";

To the joint committee on game and fisheries.

H. 112. An act to repeal No. 126 of the acts of 1904, entitled "An act to regulate the fishing in Shelburne Pond";

To the same committee.

By Mr. Wallace, of Waitsfield,

H. 113. An act to amend No. 86 of the acts of 1904, entitled "An act to provide for registering, numbering and regulating the speed of automobiles and motor vechicles and for licensing the operators thereof";

To the general committee.

Mr. Robinson, from the committee on grand list, to which have been referred, House bill, entitled

H. 37. An act to legalize the quadrennial appraisal of the town of Lowell for the year 1906;

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

House bill, entitled

H. 14. An act to amend section 1146 of the Vermont Statutes, relating to justices' suits;

Was read the third time and passed.

Mr. Senter, of Montpelier, called up joint resolution from the Senate relating to joint assembly for the election of certain officers;

And the question being, Will the House adopt the joint resolution in concurrence? Mr. Senter, of Montpelier, moved that the House propose to the Senate to amend the joint resolution by striking out all after the first line, and inserting in lieu thereof the following, That the two Houses meet in joint assembly on Thursday, October 18, 1906, at two o'clock and thirty minutes in the afternoon, to elect a Superintendent of Education, a Sergeant-at-Arms, an Adjutant and Inspector General, a Judge Advocate General and three trustees of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College; and that the election of the Judges of the Supreme Court be postponed until a date to be hereafter fixed by joint resolution;

Which was agreed to, and the joint resolution as proposed to be amended, was adopted in concurrence with a proposal of amendment.

Mr. McCuen, of Vergennes, offered the following joint resolution:

Whereas, on the fourth day of July in the year 1909 occurs the 300th anniversary of the discovery, by Samuel de Champlain,