The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-11-22
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M1DDLEBURY, NOV. %, 1854.
The Legislature.---Clos of the
Session.

The Legislature --Close of the
Session.
The General Assembly Of this State
adjourned at six o'clock, on Wednesday
last, after an industrious and generally
very quiet session Of five weeks. We
arc obliged to emit detailed report of
the doiugs of tho last three or four days,
which occupies nearly two pages of the
Montpelier wccklics. A large part of
tac record is of an obituary character,
setting forth the demise uf divers ana
sundry projects of reform aud progress.
some useful and highly commendable,
but mostly deserving their fate. Near.
ly three hundred bills we're introduced
in the House, and sevonty.fve in the
Senate. Of these large portion were
pfivatr---such as tho alteration of the
i,ainc of Peter Piper to Patrick Pigar.
lick, and the Incorporation Of the Grand
North American Soapstonc Company
and Of the remainder, the small proper.
tiou that were Passed will most or all Of
them appear in due time in this paper.
"by authority" as laws of the State.
In the prohibitory liquor law. no
change was made except by the passage
of an act in two brief sections, one of
which fixes on the first Tuesday of March
as the day for elccting County Commits
sioners throughout the State, and the 9TH
ers making it a crime to keep intoxicat.
ing liquor with intent to sell or furnish
the same contrary to law This last a
mcndment is designed to obviate the
constitutional scruples of Judge Pier.
point, as heretofore expressed. Neither
amendment, Of course, involves any new
principle, Other amendments passed
the Senate by nearly unanimous vote.
but were defeated in the House by a
small majority. The object of these
amendments was to carry out moro
fully the original intent of the law. not
to Introduce any new principle A mo-
ton to repeal the Miner amendment
was lost in the House, So to 90.
Three new Banks were chartered
one at Bennington ('Walloomsac'); one
at Hydcpark ('Lamoille County"), and
one at Lyndon The charter Of the
Bank Of Caledonia was extended. Sew
cral other applications were granted by
the House, but defeated in the Senate
The Railroad Commissioner bill fail
ed in the House.
Most Improperly, wo think, nothing
was done for the cause of Common
Schools. Numerous petitions, from
sources entitled to respectful considcra.
ton, were presented in favor Of the cs
tablishmcnt Of Board Of Education.
but all measures relating to this subjcc,
including an elaborate and we'll digest
cd bill By Mr.. RANKIN, chairman Of the
House Committee on Education-were
defeated. We cannot but think this
long continued neglect highly discrcdit-
able to our State THIS yeor, we had !
confidently hoped better things
All proposed County changes failed
aud no action was had on the proposals
of Burlington in relation to the removal
of the State House, except to vote
hundred dollars to the committee who
received said proposals, The salaries of
Me Judges Of the Supreme and Circuit
courts were raised to fifteen hundred
dollars. Five thousand five hundred
dollars were appropriated to pay off the
debts Of the State Prison, ami eleven
hundred dollars for hospital and libra.
ry therein.
An act was passed to regulate the
election Of Council of Censors, to be
chosen las required by the constitution
next March.
Strong Anti. Nebraska Resolutions
were adopted by the House, but reached
the Senate too late for concurrence
The bill "for the defence OF liberty
and for the punishment of kidnappinpn
introduced by Mr. JoNEs) was passed.
without opposition.
On the whole the session was a pleas.
ant one ; the Legislature was one of
more than average ability; aud there
was practical good sense in the early
adjournment, which the people will ap.
preciatc. The eloquent remarks Of the
presiding officers of the two Houses, on
the last evening of the session (those Of
Mr.. Speaker GGANDEY delivered before
large crowd Of fair and intelligent au.
ditors and warmly applaudcd, and those
of Lieut. Gov Fletcher before SIT
audience though few y will appear in our
next.
Massachusetts, Election.
Full returns Of the election in Massa.
ehusetts (last weekly show the election
Of Henry j. Gardner, Know n othing,"
by nearly $4,000 majority over all 9th