Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-11-06

porter.
Pirate Bill refsrred-By Mr.. Sher-
win of Hydepark, to incorporate La
noble Central Academy F.; to committee
on Education.
The amendment of the Senate TO bill
relating to registry of births, marriages
and deaths was concurred in.
Adjourned.
THURSDAY, Oct. 90.
HOUSE.
Prayer by Mr.. Chamberlain Of Crafts
bury.
Renonstrances.-Of Daniel Bachelor
Geo. S. Sleeper and others; TO select
committee on Orange County shire.
Eaqrossed BiHs--To incorporate Yer
mont Geographical and Natural History
Society; to incorporate Fairlee Slate
Company, and Albany Academy; to pay
w. II. H. Bingham and John Poor Sl5;
assessing a tax on Washington and Or
leans Counties to incorporate Vermont
/ Quarrying and Mining Co. in relation
to duties of Railroad Commissioner ;
severalIy passed.
In relation to election Of town repre-
sentatives, no ballot after II at night
except by vote of majority. Mr.. Lit
, tie moved to dismiss if it IS unconsti-
tutional to begin ballot after II, it is
unconstitutional TO continue ballot CON-
menced before u. Moreover this bill
}, will disfranchise towns, if they do moi
: make an election before II at night; and
as well might a majority vote MOTTO elect
It before y as at Y.
e Mr.. Colby of Hartland said the con
e stitution provides that the election shall
take place on the 1st Tuesday in Sep
e TENDER. 1t is fair, it is liberal, to giv'
1t the time specified, and after that has ex
pired to allow the majority to sa,
$ whether the balloting shall 60 on or not
r Under the decision of the House, not b.
D. any law, members have been admitte
lie who were elected by only three or fou
re voters. against the wishes of the towr
Id and after the sober men have gone homo
He would put stop to this rule of repre-
On sentation, which is not just to the towr
n honestly represented-not fair or props
Nv in any point Of view.
o. DIr. YTeUUer Of Rochester denied II
constitutional right of the House to int
n fere as by this bill with the right of su
Is frage. Moreover, the day of electiC
NJ is Ike a day in court, commencing {
IN the day fixed, but not terminating un
We business thus lawfully commenced is fl
ished. There may be now and then ha
his cases in the practice under the eonstit
lp- ton but we need not legislate on e
ceptionable cases.
ted Mr.. Taft Of Starksboro' thought t
ais bill infringed upon the constitution, a
besides he would not empower a majo
; ? ty to disfranchise the minority.
Ter Mr., Bradley of Brattleboro' said t
Constitution was made by plain men, a
2nt- plain men can understand it; it tai
-,
ju- lawyers to get round it. When the G
ton stitution says trial by jury, it means
When it says the people shall elect
his the 1st Tuesday of September, it me-
Re is that they shall begin to dol and try to
cult it. But suppose they cannot get throu
1Ir. the Constitution does not say that t
one shall finish the election on that day.
con- this case, as in various others, a reas
the able time must be given.
bill Mr.. Maxfeld queried whether
60 next House would be bound by this
The next House will be the judge of
stion election and qualification of its membr
9ince and if it cannot act at its will, he w
pre- not trouble himself to think whether
TEN, House shall try to shut down the gate
arily II o'clock or not.
the Mr. Hubbard from Stockbridge
$40, that the gentleman from Brattleboro
from one ofthe lawyers who is getting re
: the the Constitution. The direction of
cases Constitution is very explicit, that
save election shall be made on the 1st 7
hem; day in September. He did not bel
e de- it right to run through one, two, or t
very other days.
have, Mr.. Eaton said if this bill really
at is, suits in a constitutional question, a
y the thought it did, the act will have no {