The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-09-30
Let us Have a Short Working Session Of the
Legislature.

Let us Have Short Working Session Of the
Legislature,
The approaching session Of the Legislature
will have in charge the unusual but important
business of enacting such military laws as are
demanded by the exigencies of the Nation ; and
possibly, in addition to this, the investigation OF
.be accounts and reports Of those officials who
have managed the military affairs of the State
since the Extra Session. 70 do this thoroughly
as it should be done, so that the work which
tho State will be expected to do for the coming
year in putting down rebellion may be done as
promptly ard with as little friction as possible,
will take considerable time, and if the LegisIA
ture in addition to this is to be occupied with
the ordinary topics tha5 come before it the seq
sion will necessarily DO long one. This is a re-
suit which is this year especially to be deprec!t
cd, fol economical reasons if for no other.
There are various ways of shortening the seq
sion without injury TO tho interest Of thoState
and some OF these we shall here suggest
|. An early appointment and organization of
the standing committees facilitates business very
much !; and when is added to this the selection
of working neD to constitute these committees,
the most Important machinery of legislation is
put ia good working order. And great pains
sbou]d be taken as far as possible. to avoid mt
ting the same person on more than one impor-
tant committee, as much Of the delay Of ordi
nary leois)ations comes from a NEGLECT IF this
division If labor Tn the uonse there is no need
of embarrassing LEGISLATION by puttno all the
committees. as is sometimes done. in the CHARGE
of a few members and tbere;s much less need
or II in ,ho Sa,atn than ;s Sometimes s,c,osod
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