By Mr. Johnson, of Rockingham,

H. 58. An act to amend section one, and section seven, of an act incorporating the inhabitants of the first school district in Rockingham, for the purpose therein mentioned; To the Committee on Education.

By Mr. Carpenter, of Randolph,

H. 59. An act to incorporate the Randolph Hotel Company;

To the Committee on Corporations.

Mr. Parmelee presented the petition of Harvey Munsill and forty-six others, residents of Bristol, praying for an act authorizing the building of a jail, or lock-up, in said town of Bristol, and to authorize certain commitments therein;

Which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Johnson, of Rockingham, presented the petition of H. E. Stoughton and twenty-two others, members of the village corporation of Bellows Falls, praying the General Assembly for amendment of the charter incorporating the inhabitants of the first school district in Rockingham for the purposes therein mentioned;

Which was referred to the Committee on Education.

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

MR. SPEAKER: I am directed to inform the House that the Senate have considered the joint resolutions, to procure the printing of addresses delivered by Senator Edmunds and others; inviting J. S. Adams, Secretary of the Board of Education, to address the Legislature, and inviting the President of the Vermont Agricultural College to address the Legislature, and have adopted the same in concurrence.

Engrossed bills of the following titles were severally read the third time and passed;

H. 5. An act to legalize the action of the selectmen of Cavendish ;

H. 13. An act to incorporate the Altimont Cornet Band;

H. 24. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Vermont and New York Railroad Company," approved November 2, 1865.

Bills of the following titles were severally introduced, read the first and second time, and referred, to wit:

By Mr. Rounds,

H. 60. An act to pay Benjamin H. Dwinnell the sum therein mentioned;

To the Committee on Claims.

By Mr. Pierce,

H. 61. An act to incorporate the Rochester Academy; To the Committee on Education.

By Mr. Park,

H. 62. An act relating to railroads ;

H. 63. An act in addition to an act in amendment of section eighty-four of chapter twenty-eight of the General Statutes, relating to railroads, approved November 2, 1865; H. 64. An act to authorize the Bennington and Rutland Railroad Company to extend the northern line of their railroad;

To the Committee on Roads.

By Mr. Hubbard, of Stockbridge,

H. 65. An act for securing the attendance of children of certain ages, in district schools, and in addition to chapter twenty-two, title thirteen, General Statutes;

To the Committee on Education.

By Mr. Hamilton,

H. 66. An act to incorporate the Fairhaven Slate and Marble Company ;

To the Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Prout,

H. 67. An act to pay William M. Field the sum therein mentioned;

To the Committee on Claims.

By Mr. Miles,

H. 68. An act to incorporate the Hinesburgh Cornet Band:

To the Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Walker, of Ludlow,

H. 69. An act to incorporate the Plymouth Gold Mining Company;

To the Committee on Corporations.

Mr. Park, from the select committee raised on so much of the Governor's message as relates to the proposed constitutional amendment, submitted the following report:

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To the House of Representatives, now in session :

The select committee raised on so much of the Governor's message as relates to the proposed amendment of the Constitution of the United States, and to whom was referred the joint resolution ratifying said proposed amendment, respectfully report:

That they have had the same under consideration, and recommend that the same be amended by striking out so much of the preamble as precedes the words "Article XIV." and inserting instead thereof, as follows:

Whereas, the Congress of the United States, on the thirteenth day of June, 1866, by joint resolution, proposed to the legislatures of the several states an amendment of the Constitution of the United States, in the words following, viz:

And when so amended, your committee recommend the adoption of said joint resolution on the part of the House. T. W. PARK, for Committee.

The question being, Shall the joint resolution be amended as recommended by the committee? it was decided in the affirmative.

The question being, Shall the resolution, as amended, be adopted on the part of the House? Mr. Brigham moved that the same be

Ordered to lie, and be made a special order for Friday afternoon next, at half past two o'clock;

Which motion was agreed to.

Mr. Brigham presented the petition of A. G. Brush and

three hundred and forty-seven others, legal voters of the town of Fairfax, praying the General Assembly to incorpo-rate the Vermont State Eclectic Medical Association;

Which was referred to the Committee on Education.

Mr. Hubbard, of Stockbridge, from the General Committee to whom was referred House bill entitled

H. 34. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to protect fish in Otter Creek," approved November 9, 1865;

Reported in favor of its passage, when amended in section one, lines twelve and thirteen, by striking therefrom the words "he or she lives," and inserting in lieu thereof the words, the depredation was committed.

The House agreeing so to amend, the bill, as amended,.

was

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Ordered to be engrossed, and read the third time to-morrow morning.

Mr. Rounds, from the Committee on Military Affairs to whom was referred House bill entitled

H. 41. An act for the preservation of the records and files pertaining to the war of 1861 for the preservation of the Union;

Reported in favor of its passage; whereupon said bill was Ordered to be engrossed, and read the third time to-morrow morning.

Mr. Hubbard, of Stockbridge, from the General Committee to whom was referred House bill entitled

H. 25. An act to legalize the grand list of the town of Berkshire for the years 1864, 1865 and 1866;

Reported in favor of its passage, when amended in section one, by adding thereto the following proviso: Provided, that this act shall not affect any suit now pending which may have arisen an account of any informality in either of said grand lists.

The House agreeing so to amend, the bill, as amended,

was

Ordered to be engrossed and read the third time.

On motion of Mr. Weston, of Colchester, the House adjourned.

AFTERNOON.

At the hour of two o'clock the Speaker announced that, pursuant to the act of Congress, approved July 25, 1866, and agreeably to the resolution of the House, the House will now proceed to elect a senator in Congress from this State, to fill the unexpired term of the late Hon. Jacob Collamer, namely, until the fourth day of March, 1867.

Whereupon each member, as his name was called by the Clerk, rose in his place and named