Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-10-25
What is said of the Legislature.

ting Oct. 18th, says;
This is anniversary week, and various scien-
tifc and benevolent State associations are hold |
ing their annual gatherings. The town is iuIl
of strangers. On Tuesday afternoon and eve
ming the Vermont Historical Society held their
twenty-frst annual meeting for the choice oil
officers, &c. The meeting was fully attended
and tho following officers chosen:
Hon. Hiland Hail. North Bennington, Pres
ident; Daniel Kellogg, Brattleboro, d. 7.
Thompson, Montpelier, Vice Presidents; Geo.
i. Eoughton, St. Adams, Recording Secretary
D. W. G. Clarke, Burlington, A. D. Llagar,
Proctorsyille, Corresponding Secretaries; Chas.
Reed, Montpelier, Treasurer.
1t is worthy OF mention here, perhaps, that
Vermont was the first State to inaugeratc the
Republican movement, and that Mr.. Collamer
was the first man chosen to the Senate under
the new organization When elected, six years
ago. his nomination in the House was made by
Hon. Charles X. Field, tho member from New
fame. FIR. i. is a member of the present House
also, and it was very appropriately arranged
that he should submit the nomination on Tues
day last. This he did in the happiest manner,
briefly reyerting to the past, ard remarking in
eloquent and feeling terms upon the high char
actor, eminent ability, and faithful services Of,
the distinguished Senator.
A writer in the Windsor Journol aud Aufora
Oct l7th, says
The Vermont State Medical Society was in
session yesterday. A large number Of physi-
clans are in attendance. Tho interest in this
annual gathering is increasing and speaks IA
vorably for the intelligence Of our physicians.
DR.. Knight, OF Springfield, the President of
the Society, will deliver the annual address this
afternoon,
There are many important questions to come
before this Legislature; and Judging from ri.
NOR, the road and bank questions will be likely
to excite the greatest interest. Parties claim
ing road fromSt ,Johnsbury to Island Pond,
to connect with the Grand Trunk, are already
on the ground, This effort will undoubtedly
be resisted with more or less force by the man
agement of the Pafsumrsic Railroad, and there
may be danger that the character Of the past
management OF the Passumpsic, which has al
most been stencil in the nostrils of the pco-
pie, may create feeling which might bias the
Judgment Of the best balanced minds.
" Sharon of the Standard writes
] am of the opinion that no Legislature in
the last fifteen years has accomplished more in
the first five days Of the session, than the pres.
cnt. Already most Of the elections deyolyng
upon us are disposed Of, and thus great him
dranc0 to more important work, is removed.
The Bennington Banner, st. Adams .Messcn-
ger, Calcdoni0n, Patriot, and Times recon-
mend that tho Legislature refund to the citizens
of Montpelier, what they have paid to build
the State House.
The editorial correspondent of tho Burlington
Times, writes
One of the Chaplains is reported to have
made an amusing mistake, yesterday morning,
in his opening prayer. He said " o Lord, We
beseech thee that the vice Of intemperance may
be as odious to the members Of this House as
thou hyself an!"
1t is suggested that, on the whole, and in
view of the re-, sonable probabilities of the case
there is but little reason for insisting upon any
correction of the mistake
Now this editor should remember when quot
ing such gossip as the above, that he made the
following slight far pas in the Times OF the
10th.
Wosuppose the object of g" our fathers" in
creating this venerable Office, was to secure the
daily opening of the responsible business of leg
isation by the recognition and invocation Of d.
vine power and benediction, through the impre-
cato rs of their chosen " Chaplain"
Will he give us the definition OF il" impreca-
tions?"
A correspondent of thu Times, writes:
Mr.. Noyes introduced bill relating to the
duties of County Judges and County Trcasur
ers, which if passed, cannot fail to be of last
ing value to the State. Its effect will be to
supply the people of the several counties of the
State, withinformation which they have long
) needed, namely the precise state of their
7 County finances, The bill proposes that the
t Assistant Judges of tho County Court, shall
Q keep record Of all orders drawn by them on
f the County Treasurer, which record shall indi-
. cate the number Of the order, the date, the
amount to whom, and as near as may be for
what drawn. 1t further provides that the
County Treasurer shall furnish annually to the
: Assistant Judges, q statement nwriting, of all
d orders paid by him, and drawn by said Judges
during the year next preceding.
Another section of the bill provides that thC
Assistant Judges shall annually, on the lst. O.
c December, make up, and cause to be published
in some newspaper Of the County, statement
of the order drawn by them, together with the
statement Ct the County Treasurer
+ 1t can be easily seen that this bill is of spo
Y cial Importance and value to the Taxpayers 0
e every County, as 1t enables them to perceive a
= a glance, the financial condition Of their Coun
y ty, and know how their taxes have been expend
e ed.
h A singular resolution was offered in the ITous
n on Saturday, by Mr.. Robinson of Highgato-
n 1t proposes that a commlttee Of three be an
= pointed by the Speaker, to inquire into the cx
podiency of enactng a law, making lawyers re
lie sponsiblo for counsel detrimental Of their eli
n Cnts 1hn rpenlnti01 woe nlOr