The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-11-22

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when the facts become known the company
will be reinstated; for learn the members
of the company are of an intelligent class,
and cannot he persuaded to enter any other
arm of the service. Besides they condemn
the course of Streeter and call for another
leader than him. The House has summarily
disposed of another case of jangle. Cap
tain Lonergan, commissioned to recruit
company, was elected and ordered to Camp
Underwood by the Adjutant General. On
account of some difficulty in his company it .
was disbanGed by order of the commander-in-
chief, and the officers and men paid fully up
to that time. He now claims that the wages
of captain are due him up to this present.
The legislature has decided to owe him as
long as he pleases.
The Senate meets hereafter at nine o.
clock instead OF ten, and both Houses have
evening sessions. They seem determined to
get through if possible. The House have
only Just commenced the consideration of
their militia law, being in committee of whole
all the forenoon yesterday and getting over
only seven pages out of the sixty-four.-
Something must be omitted if they leave on
Thursday, and the House has begun to cast
cut of the synagogue all the most cumbrous
bills. They refused the famed Insolvency
third reading by seventy-one majority. |
will be candid enough to allow that this was
not fair expression of opinion on the prin-
ciples of the bill, but many voted against ii
oe'Hnse they knew they could not do it JUS
uSs': BY whatever means | am glad it has
failed. for bankrupt law though specous is
E unjust in its workings. \ bill has passed
the Senate and is in the House now, which
has the Insolvency principle without the bank
ruptcy. This, if there were time, would pass
and would remedy the grab" game which
the advocates of the Edmund's bill SO loudly
deprecated. 1t is right that the creditors
should have just distribution of the debt
VI D osiutS lLial III GUN az
crue to the lier-in-wait who makes the first
attachment This last bill does this and stops
here. 1t is probably too late to pass it but
: possibly it will crowd through.
: For wonder of wonders and a shower of
showers, the Wheeler resolution relating to
. the employment of soldiers by the govern
ment in the rendition of fugitive slaves, pass
ed the Senate yesterday by 4 vote of thirteen
to ten. The House manifested strong a.
version to saying word one way or the 9TH
er, and it was tabled, probably to lie there
at otsrmitatem. DR. Powers claim bill has
:, been re-referred to the committee on claims
to report what they consider his just claim
supro>ing that no money had been received
! By him. This looks more favorable for his
Success. The Essex County Railroad bill
has passed the House by strong and unex-
pected majority, and is before the Senate
committee. a strong effort was made to
r kill the bill by fastening to it the amendment
leaving open the choice of route through
Victory or Burke. 1t was rejected and it
will doubtless withstand all opposition in the
Senate
Il The Senate closed up its evening session
last night by a deed that redeemS it from the
stain of the Wheeler resolutions 1t passe,.
to third reading a repeal of the act of 1873
on personal liberty. after discussion lasting
all the afternoon and evening. Mr. Edwards
:, and Mr. Stewart made powerful speeches in
:, favor of the repeal. and Messrs Wheeler and
Powers maintained the opposite. The vote
was seventeen to eight. as unexpected as the
vote on the niger resolution above.
An avalanche of important bills is made tie
special order for different hours of the dav in
both Houses. and will speak particularly OF
them tomorrow. Probably the House will
use all the time it can snatch from special or
ders and unfinished business to consider its
darling militia bill. OCULUS.
e November 20
z Legislature is taking lightning speed and
r in fact. must if il makes lis time TIE read
it ing Of the journal is dispensed with for the
e remainder of the session. The committees
IS are limited to night sittings. commencing no,
before ten o'clock, and bills are passed now
e as fast as they can be read three times The
y Rutland Bank bill which, without the pres
e sure of limited time. would occupy week IL
S the Houses, passed both Houses yesterday
d 1t was reported from the committee late night
o before last, and caused a desrairing though