Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-10-24
Correspondence Of the Free Press.
From Montpelier.

MONTPELIER, Oct. 10, 1886.
Messrs. Eit,rs -Tho wheels Of Legislation arc
now fairly under way. The present Legislature is
said to be the ablcst which has assembled hero for
many years, andtheir title Of tho"collcctivc wisdom
and virtue Of the state" has now some shadow Of
appropriateness.
The officers of both Houses arc exccllcntly quail
fed to assist the Legislature in the clear presenta-
ton and rapid despatch of business, and as soon as
the election Of US. Senator is disposed Of, the Law.
making power of the State will set itself diligently
to work upon the most important portion of its
duties.
The old Puritan custom of a procession and an
election Sermon was revived this year, and tho
novelty Of the affair to most of those present render
ed It very interesting.
The Sermon was preached by the Rev. DIR. Child
of Cl%stleton, and was received with decided appro-
baton.
The Governor was inaugurated and the Message
read in tho presence Of the Joint Assembly, instead
fthc usual practice Of administering the oath Of
Office in the executive chamber and of transmitting
to the two Houses separately.
The Legislature improved the earliest opportunity
to correct a mistake in last years Legislation, by
the repeal of the act "rclating to the bringing of
suits" Under this act certain individuals who pro-
fe.s to have received an assignment from
the Washington County Mutual Insurance
Company of their assessments against those insured
by them in this state, have brought a great num-
Der of petty suits before Justices Of tho Peace in
Hartford aud Burlington where the Plaintiffs reside,
in the hope that the Defendants would be compell-
ID by the necessary expense Of defending suits
,I,-.,4 q, iz4,r. q, ,,y p1,t.s ybipb rnler tho
ollllv ct%ulatint the bringing Of suits they would
have had no difficulty in successfully resisting.-
This effect had in many cases been produced and
many other cases were still pending, and inasmuch
rs tie real design Of the act Of last session, viz, to
facilitate the collection Of these assessments, was
understood by very few Of those who voted for il.
the Legislature considered that a trick had been
pric'iscd upon them, and they fastened to repair
the injury which they had inadvertently committed,
by repeating on the third day Of the session the law
of last year and disseminating all suits brought
under it before a Justice Of tic Peace.
l am thu, particular in r~coiting the action Of the
Legislature on this subject, because it is of impor-
lance t, many Of your reader, who fell into the
snare Of this fraudulent Company and its n~ssignces.
have the pleasure to inform you that your towns
man Samu W. Thnyer Jr. NJ. D. was yesterday
elected by the Joint Assembly, Commissioner of
the Insane.
This election will afford much qualification to
Dr.. Thaycr's numerous friends and I deem it fortu-
nate for the State that his great skill and scientific
attainment, are to 10 devoted to this very important
and interesting branch Of our public charities.
The third House i. very fully represented. The
approaching election Of United States Senator has
undoubtedly drawn the members of that very I'M
sophisticated and disinterestcd body together in
such largo numbers.
Among the gentlemen spoken of for Senator l
hear mentioned Hon. Solomon Foot, Hon. Inland
Hall and Daniel Roberts, Esq, either Of whom is
sound on the great question of Freedom and would
do honor to Vermont on the floor of Congress.
NFuo.