Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-04-26

lessening the number Of representatives, and
by holding Biennial instead OF Annual Sessions
of the Legislature. This advantage. though
Of pecuniary nature and consequently Of less
Importance, is moi for this cause to be overlook
cd. sll is estimated, afier a careful examinations
that twenty thousand dollars would be saved
annually, by adopting biennial sessions of the
legislature, and that ten thousand, at least,
would be saved be lesseninq the number Of rep.
reseniatives as recommended by the Council.-
This annual saving Of thirty thousand dollars
in the expenditures Of State having compare
lively no public revenue, and where the expen.
SEES Of the State are nearly all raised by direct
taxation, although not regarded as of the first
importance, should not be wholly without its
influence in deciding upon the more weighiy
matters. 1t appears to US, that annual sessions
OF the legislature, especially with the present
number Of representatives, have direct ienden-
cy 10 render The system Of Legislation unstable
The laws Of one session Of the legislature are
not uniroquenlly altered, amended or repealed
by subsequent cnaciments, before their import
is understood, and before their practical opera
iion could be tested by the people. This has
hecome 50 great an evil as to be almost univcr-
sally fell and complained Of by business men !;
even men who make the study law their pro-
tession are compelled may times to look over
years of enactmenis TO ascertain what the law
ro,ll, ia Tho adon,;on If bo;,,;al soss;on. or
he Ieoisla,u,e wonlJ remedy MANY If tho evils
connleioe1 NJ bv oiyios tho nsonls lime and
onnn,,un;tv IN rsad understand and ,e., the
u,iIiiv of laws beGore thew arc stricken from
our s,atn,e booka
Tho Council have ,,onosed a, ,r,;ol. IF q.
,De,dmoD, 70 tho Con.,;,,,;oo rndo, ,,h;.h ~
General Assemble vill have novo, IN ,n,bo,;zo
Cour,v Co,r,s a, .nnlic,,;nn If s;,hor n,r-
Nv. 10 refer sucb civil sni,s AZ in tho oninio,
If sucb cour, a,e nro,er 70 he rerc,red nnder
sucb regula,ion as tho Ie,isla,nre hall Jirec,
No encroacbmo,, should ho ro,de an III. r;oh,
of trial nv ;urv in nro.ecu,ons far criminal oc.
leoces and ,hs r;,h, oe rial bv nv !, ali civil
spi,s nrone, FIR The co,n;z,ncooS ;,,, sho,,id
no nres.ryo1 ;oviol,,o ain !, / h,l;e,oJ ,,,a
many causes of action arise If civil nature
which mimi he tried he ree,rees mora in AZ.
cordance Win tho ms, rinb,. NJ the ,,,,ies
In nronosing ,b;s ,D,ond,oc,, 900, have more D,r-
ticnlar ree,renco 10 action or e;cc,men, and ,,cs.
mass in ,ba rial of which ,he referees sho,ld
rener,Ilv 20 nooa ,ho ia,I ~ H. a., r;.ia;,,,
H. ~ - 90 - - nI -
Tho ,os,;n,on, al ri, ,o,.aa.t ava,,,;s.,;a.,
or ,,ornrnon,s anI IanJ -" 1T -
an,hla ,La,, :, Cd a.. - ~ ., -, A.,
matters in disnn,e and =, ,Lo .ame Tina H., ,ho
parties might reserve AFT oues,ions oC law far
the decision of The Coun,v Ind Snnroma con,,.
II is of prea, impor,ancc ina, the remedy e,r tho
redress Of wronos be within Tho necuni,rv mean.
Of every individual and we believe tba, in tho
trial of such actions nv referees The rigb,s Of
the parties would he deciaed more sa,;ssac,o,;.
lv. in less time and with uuch loss exno,.o
than the same matters could ordinar;Iv he ,,;ed
by iury in the County Conf.
In nroposinq IN cI,ss,rv IN. ;rdoos If ,ho
Supreme cuurt 50 as IN cleo, one third of,bei,
number biennialIv and IN ex,end ,hsir ,sru, If
Office TO six wears. the Couucil have heeo AZ.
tuated bv n desi,e IN fnr,;sh .var, ro,,o,,tJ.
guaran,v 6,r tho ,a,m,,cy and .h;I;,, ,c ~,
most imporlan, cour, in the STATE py Tho =.
dop,ion of the amendment, nronosed hv III.
Council. we shall have. al ali times m,;or;.
TO of ex,er;o,oed ;rdoo. nno,, ,ha 49,
lhDrpbV unil,arnutfr n ,lacfsfap
and the confidence of the peonle
The Secretary Of State Anditor NJ Accoun,s
and Bank Commissioner. heinz Stale ofIicers
should be elected bv the freemen in tho man.
ner provided for the elpction of o,her S,,,e na;.
GERS Jnp,esseJ with tho n,oo,;o,v or 49, 49,
posed measure. We have n,essn,ed a. yon, Con-
sidera,ion. alterations in Tho Cons,;,n,;on !.
conGurmity with The views ,hova ex,r.ssod
II was uroed befo,e ne ,ba, Lii - s.no
px,en, have oro,r, on, ~ 49, 49, s 80
If annoin,ing Roa;s,ors 81 p.IL.,o ~ 49,,
,boy shonlJ ha o,eo,nI h.. 49, c.aa. ~"S ",-'
resoec,iye p,oL,,s n;s,,i.,. n,arac',o ar. s
an smend,non, r. 80 ~ - ~ ~
,he Same ~ rnnr daI;hor,,o oansiI
sr,,ion
W. h,,o ala oeo, . Il,
hv ,rh,oh ~ adaa,e,i al a,..,;.ns
\, tho cono,ai Asso.,hi,, a- A., LII -,
hereof viii he m.da 49, ,n,, ~ -,
Dronosed would h,rmoni7o ,,,,ro ,,;,h ,ho -
nenden, sniri, Of rreemen and o;ye tho noonIs
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