Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-09-09
For the Standari
Long Mileage.

MIR. EDITOR 1T is commonly re-
ported that the representatives from Or
leans County have been in the practice,
for a few years past, of taking for trav-
cling fees, from their residence to Mont
pelier at the annual session of the Leg
islature, more than Whist the law provides
for that service. On examining the laws
on that subject I find that there was
law passed A. D. 1898, giving the repre-
sentatives $3.50 per day. Travel per
mile each way, 6 cts. Also, Nov. 5, 1904,
Representative fees per day 81, so. Trav-
| ell per mile each way, six cents. There
was a law passed Nov. 6, 1884 as fol-
lows:
It's hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont, That
the Secretary of State shall on or before
the first day of January next, prepare
or cause to be prepared Table, showing
accurately the distance of the several
towns in the State on the nearest stage
routes, and where there are no stage
routes, on the nearest convenient roads
from the State House in Montpelier,
which table when prepared shall be kept
in the Office of the Secretary of State at
Montpelier, and from which the mileage
of the members of the General Assem-
bly, and of the council shall hereafter be
computed.
find, also, in the Revised Statute,
page AIS, the following:
E Members of the Senate and House Of
Representatives and the several officers
for whom compensation, provision is moi
otherwise made, for attendance on the
General Assembly per day $3.50. TRAY.
ell per mile each way 10 cents.
A law of A. D. 1850, No. 67, section
4, reads thus:
The speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives shall receive for attendance or
the General Assembly per day four dol
lars, and the members of the two houses
Q two dollars per day each.
If the above is all the laws on the sub
f ject, then the members of the two hous
e es are now entitled to two dollars per day
and travelling fees 10 cents per mile eacl
: way On the nearest stage routes, or near
est convenient roads where there is nj
,. stage routes.
n Now there is one thing thing the pee
e pie would wish to know, i. e. has tn
d secretary of State made I" a table show
= ing accurately the distance of the severs
= towns in the State on the nearest stag
" routs" &c. from Montpelier, and if 81
e does the committee appointed to make q
ID the debenture take that table for the
rule in computing the mileage?
The people want light on the subjec
> for we can hardly believe that they woul
=, willingly vote for any person to max
laws to promote the best interest of tt
State, that would take knowingly eitht
directly or indirectly any greater amour
for travelling fees, from the public treasl
:. ry of the State than the law provides f
that service.
1t is very desirable that some one tn
T knows all about this subject would te
y US the whole truth.
III All the representatives which ha'
heard speak about it lay all the blame
Is the committee, (Which they chose f
al this purpose) that they give them Il
e' money, and they were right in taking ;
d" they would give them. The answer
as good as Adam gave TO the question.
Hast thou eaten of the tree whereof
y commanded thee that thou shouldest r
No eat? Ans. Genesis, ch. 3: II.
INQUIRER.