The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-11-19
Tbc Alioeleburp Register.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1850.


The Legislature closed il labors on Thursday
morning last, Mt a quarter past three O'Clock.
after session of five weeks. OF its men and
measures, we have now time only to say n
word. 1t is perhaps extremely rare that a
Legislature so strongly Wing in point of mum
hers, and comprising so many men oftalcnt and
experience, is so really inefficient for all party
cHds. Justice requires us to say, however, that
these differences of opinion related rather to
persons than TO principles md that, though
very few occasions presented themselves for
trial Of mere party strength, 50 far as measures
are concerned. whenever such occasions did of
fer, there was little faltering or hesitation n
mong Wings. 1t gives us pleasure to add, also,
that while VIC have in general, no retrogade |
movements to complain Of we can even see
svmc uccidcd improvement in important re-
spccis
The General Banking Lava thoroughly
radical mcasure-was defeated after full dis
cussion, by a much more decisive majority than
last year. We trust this attempt to tamper
with currency unsurpassed by that Of any 9TH
or State in the Union, and, as everybody adj
mits, good enough for all purposes,-a cspcc-
tally, by the substitution of a system SO inap-
propriatc to the condition Of this Staie,-will
never meet with greater favor.
The charterng of Banks, for which there
have been numerous applications has been
cautiously and considerably managed - for
which much credit is due to the discretion in.
dustry, and fidelity Of tho Bank committee,
and especially to its able chairman, ID. a
HE,LD Esq, of Ludlow. Banks were granted
at Derby, Swanton Falls, Dandy, and at some
point in the White River VALLEY, to be deter
mined BY a committee. The capital stock of the
Bank Of Rutland, and Of the Bank of Orleans,
WIS also increased. This is nearly Of quite the
sum Of all the legislation of his sor;-out of
some twcnty five or thirty applications.
In the department of" Roads" greater am.
cunt Of committee labor, than on any other sub
jcct. probably, was admirably, and with unusual
acceptance to the House las appears from the
fact that not single report Of tho committee
was rever-cd,) conducted by Hon. REUBEN c.
BESroN chairman, aided by the competcn,
members who sat with him. on the part Of the
House. In the Senate, the same duties dlvolv
ed upon Hon. FREDERICK IIoInLooK, who oc-
cupicd the same position last year, ard aclur-
cd an enviable reputation therein The great
questions in agitation, this year, were the
bridging Of Lake Champaign at Rou.c's Point
and the application Of the Rutland and White
hall Railroad for the right to extend their road
from Castlclon to Rutland. In the former case
after so amending the original bill as to
give the Rutland and burlington road equal
p i,icges with the Vermont c. ntra', in connect
ing with the Vermont and Canada (authoriz
ing the r. & b. to extend their road to Sranton
ria. st. Adams Bay, for that purpose )-he
grant was made almost unanimous-only three
in the Senate (Mcssrs. CHANDLER, CURRiEI
and PARKER votirg against it. In the House
there were but..elertn opposed. The grant ask
ed by the Rutland and Whitehall road was re
fused by decisive majority. Several Plank
Road companies were incorporated
the number, one from Bristol to Vcrgcnncs, and
one from IIncsburgh to Burlington.
A bill to repeal the new Judiciary law Of las
year passed the House, but was killed in til,
Senate. 1t was reported against ly the Judici
airy committee, of which Judge CoLBY of Sal
isbury, was chairman, and Messrs. GRANDE,
and VAIL influential and prominent members
Mr.. BARTLETT, also a member of the com
mittcc, through whose acknowledged insiru
mentality the bill was introduced, was in its ia
vor, and warmly advocated its passage.
The License Law occupied no little time il
the House having been referred to a specia
committee, who spent week or two in matu
ring billion The subject, which was subsequent
ly variously amended, and discussed at lcngt
in the House, The main provisions Of the Law
as finally passed are permanent No Licenses
not more than two persons TO he licensed in an
one town licenses to be granted by the selcc
men justices to have jurisdiction Of offences ,
gainst the law power TO towns, ut their option
to appoint an agent to sell on their account an
douLiihg the penalty (sl0) on the second oiienc
BY the terms of the law, it is made misd
meanor to "sell or furnish any Intoxicating lii
uors" without license, or not in strict accordant
with the provisions of the licenses granted
These arc but a portion of the topics whit
principally occupied the attention OF the Legi
lature-but all We have room to specify ut pre-
ent. We have already spoken ofseveral, in a