The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-10-22

JOlhI iOI NhT. L OOt, IL
few of The Wing members we're absent
and several left the room, before the busi.
ness of the meeting was concluded. rThc
result OF the several ballotings, on Thursday
Will be seen in another part of our columns Il
We may have occasion 10 refer 10 This
subject again-a present, We forbear further
comments.
The work of legislation proper makes slow
progress ms yet--the time having been so
much occupied with the election of various
officers. A large number Of bills, for this
stage OF the session, have, however, been in.
tro'iuced, and ara before the appropriate
committees. few unimportant ones have
been disposed Of. 1t is a little singular 10
notice the increased flood of Bank bills"
compared even with last year, many of which
II Is natural enough 10 presume, will proyo
very worthless paper" Those who draw
from tins multiplicity Of applications for Bank
charters tie Inference that general banking
isw IS needed, would be wiser, in our iudr.
meht' to adopt the opposite conclusion.
There must be limit, of course, within
which, for the safety Of our currency. it is
necessary 10 restrict the business of banking,
and that limit should rather be left to be de.
termined by the wisdom of the Legislature,
than by the cupidity of individuals more i'm
hediately interested
The election of Supreme and Circuit
Judges may be expected to come of during
the next weok-al attempts to repeal, or c..
ven to amend, the new judiciary law, being
pretty sure, from present indications, to fail.
Among the candidates named-asidc from
those how in office, who will probably all be
rc-elec,ed-wc are unable TO make anv con.
fident prediction who will succeed. For our
circuit, Hon. ROBERT PINRroINr, Hon.
IIERroINT lsnAM,a and Hon. Z. N. BnIGGs,
are the more prominent candidates.
The question of bridging the lake Al,
Rouse's Point is again under ngitation-a
bill to that effect being now in the hands of
the Committee on Roads No hearing on
that subject has yet been had. We may
add here, that we think it extremely proba-
BILE the measure will this time succeed.
though it will, no doubt, be strenuously op.
posed in some quarters. How far i. will af-
feet the Interests Of our own immediate Vi
cinity we must leave for others, at present.
to judge.
The Chelsea contested election case--af.
tor having boon some days before the com
mltee-came up for final decision on Wed.
ncsday. The opposition to Mr.. Hydc's
claim was founded mainly on legal techni.
caIiles' which were as ingeniously presented
by Mr. Bartlett as the case would admit
MIR. Bartlett, however, did not stay in his
seat until the question was brought 10 Il roie
nor do we imagine he was particularly
anxious 10 secure the triumph of the fraud
by winch 1t was attempted 10 deprive the
town of Chelsea of her Constitutional rep.
resentalion. 1t was proved conclusi,ely
that MIR. Hyde had clear majority of all
the legal votes cast, and he was admitted 10
seat by yeas l2l, nays 6s. The large
aud small votes for Levi b. Villas. exhibited
before the committee are a great curiosity
in their way, and are preserved in the files
Of the Clerk, for the inspection Of those
that come after"
The election of Auditor of Accounts took
place yesterday. j. L. WOODBRIDGE, Esq
ofVergennes, having tho nomination in eau
Gus, by one majority. on the second ballot
(on the first it was a tie). over S. ii. Homo,
Es, Esq, Of Rutland, was elected on the
third ballot. The name of Mr.. Hodges who
received CO votes on the first tallot, in joint
assembly, having been Withdrawn after the
second, The following officers were also C
leeted by the same joint assembly:
John Porter, of Hartford.
Martin Wires, of Underhill,
Alfred Keith, of Sheldon,
Directors IF the State Prison.
Hiram Harlow. Of Windsor,
Ssperinte,uteniofthe State Prison.
Calvin Jewett, Of ~. Johnsbury,
Commissioner Of he Insane.
20 George q. West, Sf Irasburgh,
Bank Oommissioner.
Luther Gross. Of Montpeher.
SergeaRi-1f Inns.
Great numbers OF petitions. praying for an
alteration Of the existing License Law-so as