Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1846-10-22


and requiring certificate accordingly
which we're adopted, when Mr. Aiken
moved to dismiss The bill, believing that
triangular political disease is curing it
self; but at the request Of Mr. Harrington
of Middletown the motion was Withdrawn
and the bill laid on the table.
The Senate came in and the following
appointments were made:
CALEDONIA equity.
Moses Kitredge, ! Assistant Judges Of
Lucius Denison, : the County Court
Oramel H. Freeman, Wa,erford, Sheriff.
Simon Blanchard High BaiGG.
Mordeca Hale, States attorney.
Charles Davis, Judge Of probate.
CharIes Dana, David Boyuton, Isaac B.
Gorham, JaiI Commissioners.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Stephen Thomas, Judge of Probate for
the district Of Bradford.
The Joint assembly adjourned to meet
on "Wednesday morning next 10 o'clock,
and the Senate withdrew.
AFTERNOON.
HOUSE.
Reports. From the Judiciary commit
tee, in favor Of the petition of Geo W.
Strong and others, with bit confirming
the titles of the grantees OF Jonathan
Parker to Parksr's Gore; ordered TO third
reading. From the majority OF the COM
mitlce on Elections, in favor of the right
of David Bolster of Mount Tabor to a
seat in the House, with resolution de-
cIarIng him so entitled.
A statement of facts was made by Mr.
Aylesworth of the committee, from which
1t appeared that MIR Bolster removed from
Mount Tabor 10 Landgroye some time a.
bout May, 1915. and soon afterwards
his wife, and a part at least Of his family,
He continued however to carry on his
farm in Mount Tabor, and finally moved
back to it IN March or April 1876
Mr. Sloddard moved to amend so as Ia
declare the applicant not entitled to seat
After rnmarks by Messrs Stoddard and
Miner in favor of the amendment, and by
Mr. Harrington against, the amendment
was adopted by vote Of 90 10 So The
question recurring on the adoption of the
resolution, after further remarks By Messrs
Stoddard, Briggs, Miner, Walker, and
Harrington Of Middletown, it was recon-
mitcd to the committee for further inyes
tigation of facts.
FRIDAY, October 6.
SENATE.
The President announced the appoint.
inert Of Mr. Smith to fill the vacancy III
the Select committee on the tariff.
Petitions Presented. BY Mr. Burton,
Of Ira Davis and others. praying for Iegis
laion to etlecluae the more faithful dis
charge OF the duties Of oyerseers OF the
poor: referred to the judiciary commit
tee.
Mr. Foster, from the Judiciary commit
tee, reported bill recognizing the Ju-
dicial System Of the State; providing for
SIX Judges, of whom four, to he desi gnated
by themselves, shall attend each term Of
tho Supreme Court to hear causes.
Mr. Foster remarked that the commit
tee, after investlgalioa, found that no evils
were necessarily inherent in the present
Sy stem, but merely lha!, owing to com
hInatIon of circumstances, business in the
Supreme Court had so accumulated as to
require a temporary reinforcement Of the
bench. There had been several projects
before the committee proposing Iunda-
mental change, but the committee, after
proper dellberation, had unanimously con-
Cured in the policy of substantially re-
tanning the present system.
Mr. Villas said, as had been observed
the grievance did not attach to the sys-
TEN itself, but to temporary state OF
things by which the administration of JUS
rice was oppressyely delayed. One
Judge Of the Supreme Court had testified
before the committee, that there was bus
mess, which necessarily had to lie unfn.
ished, in every County in the State, ex-
cept Essex and Grand Isle. II also APP
peared, that in Windsor County the bus
mess was three years in arrears, and in
several other Counties, at least one year.
1t further appeared, that there was no
prospect, with the present corps Of Judg'
es, Of its becoming possible to clear the
dockets Of their accumulated cases:
though, he was satisfied, if this were once
done. the present Judges might under or
binary circumstances prevent the recur-
renee of the evil. The proposed increase
Of the bench was contemplated to be only
of Temporary duration. BY adding as the
bill did, one judge to the existing number,
and enabling four to sit upon issues of
law, and two to be concurrentiy trying
issues OF fact, the dockets would be dis
encountered in two or three years, and
then they might return to the present plan,
which had been twenty-one years in oper-
alton. Among other projects, the adop-
ton or The circuit system had been pro-
posed; constituting one tribunal to deter
mine issues OF law and another to hear is
sues Of fact This scheme he thought
highly Objectionable. By combining a
bench Of judges to one particular branch
Of deciding legal Questions, they were La
BILE to become addicted to distractions
and fne.spun theories, and practically
with the wants and the in
terests of the people. Again the Judges
who only tried matters of fact would have
great difficulty in long sustaining them