Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-10-29
NITTIRS IND TUiNGS SELN DONE or
TALKED or At THE C1PITIL.

SCISSORS The timc-honorcd and invariablc
custum of three days adjournment as the end
of the second week of legislative existence APP
proachcs, has as much potency es if it were
joint standing rule of the two Houses; at the
same time it has this advantage that 1t requires
neither presiding officer nor the Sergeant-at-
Arms TO aid in its enforcement The formal
adjournment is a matter of practical necessity,
and is adopted as a defensive measures for the
members will go home on some prctcxt or 9TH
err, and thus leave both branches without quo
rum, in which case no business, beyond mere
adjournment to the next hour of meeting ms
provided in the rules, can be transacted. 1t al
so has beneficial effect on the members them
selves and contributes to hasten rather than re-
tard the business of the session.
As indicated in your last weeks imprint the
business of organization appointment of COM
mittees, and the election of suudry State officers
were all completed previous to the adjournment
with the exception of the election Of Railroad
Commissioner and Reporter of the Decisions
of the Supreme Court. For the former Office
Gen. BRowN of Rutland the present Door
keeper of the Senate, has been nominated by
the Republicans; and for the latter | presume
there will be no opposition to the present in
cumbent.
The election of Judges of the Supreme Court
was made with entire unanimity, with a single
exception. Immediately after the unanimous
reelection of the Hon. Isaac i. REDFIELD as
Chief Judge of the Supreme Court, Senator
EvERTs of Rutland nominated the Hon. LUKE
p. POLAND for first Assistant Judge. In max
ing this nomination Mr. EvERTS avowed the de-
sign of naming man from his own county to
fill place that would be vacated by the cleo
ton of Judge POLAND in the order indicated.
This nomination was made not from any hostil-
ity, remarked the Senator substantially. to the
present able incumbent, but from geographic
cal necessity. As the Bench was now constitut-
cd all the rcgo on the west side of the noun
tain south of Vergenncs were without Judge,
a condition of things that the people of that
section had borne two years, but one which oc-
caSioned them great Inconvenience in vacation.
The wants of this section should, in his iudg-
ment. receive consideration, especially as he
should at the proper time name gentleman, II
'Ileihoer oi the houSe' VINO was the unanimous
cn1'.e Oh 'hc people Oh 'hiS part OF the state
anu 10 Whoh nc NGItureu 10 peH've net Sih-
Sle ooJecu0h couId De made. Mr speaker Ed
MVNps maze a speech OF great force IN winch
nc urged cohsidera,ionS why the temporary and
reany ineonsi1eraole INCONVENIENCE to the legal
procession III hu'land ana bennington Counties,
Tor the want OF Judge geographically nearer
TO mem shoH'o not De allowed to disturb a
behch rom whose !eSw 'rudiuqn SO much cred
IL mas ocrn l rejected upon the judiciary OF the
state inc MAJORITY OF the JOINT Assembly MS
I the result proved were converts 10 thr argu-
ment o, geoSlapn'cai n neGtSSity' Tor the result
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