Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-11-14
DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL.
tFrom our Special Correspondent
Montpelier, Nov. 6.

Editor Herald :-Burlington has good
representation here to-day, consisting of
lawyers and ladies. The former came
over to make suit, and the latter, sup
pose, to follow suit.
The House did not attain to the advan-
tage thought they would last night. 1t
seems the Clerk conveyed the resolution
passed by the House fixing on day Of
adjournment to the Senate, before the
House finished up the business Of the
morning hour. So, fearing the Senate
would take them at their word and pass
it in concurrence, they voted to ask the
Senate to return it to them, which the
Senate did, and they voted to reconsider
it and lay it on the table. In lhe after
noon, Of course it came up again, and after
firm discussion, was laid on the table by
119 to IS.
Pdturiunt mOnteS," &c.
The Senate resolution for a Joint assem-
bly, tomorrow TO elect Adjutant and In
spector General and Quartermaster Gen
eral, shows a determination to bring this
mooted matter to the mark. think the
tide turns in favor of Gen. Davis. but
there i strong Discrimination on the part
of conservatives 10 ignore this quarrel and
take new man Very few are the MEM
bers who impeach his integrity, but some
question his ability. Perhaps at 10 time
has it been more difficult than to-day 10
prophesy on these dry bones. The HoUs:
amended the resolution 30 a. 10 include
Judge Advocate General, Sargeant-at-
Arms, and Railroad Commissioner in the
list. Doubtless the Senate concur in this
The pay Of musicians has occupied the
time Of the House portion Of the day,
and tried the - breathing periods Of Old
Jamaica and Palestine. Our friend from
Ludlow has travelled, and l. great on
Universal Dogmas; but when he comes
down to special pleading on such common
place subjects a. the election Of Railroad
Commissioner, he i found to admit the
heterodox doctrine Of total depravity.
For nothing but this doctrine can recon-
Gle the course of the Judiciary Committee
in his mind. On the bin to abolish the
Office Of Railroad Commissioner. it was
urged that it was an office clothed with
Mr.. Balch, aromatic with the looseness of
his Holy-land myths. suggested that il
were an easy matter to grant such power
as they chose, and moved that the bill be
referred to the Judiciary Committee with
instructions to report a bill giving certain
powers to the Railroad Commissioner"
The bill was 30 referred. and the com
mittee has drawn up the following bill TO
present to to the House in the morning:
- SIC. /. Certain powers are hereby
granded to the Railroad Commissioner.
SEC. >. Thi, act shall TAKE effect from
it, passage
notice two bills Offered in the House
to-day on the subject Of mileage and
length Of session. \, a curiosity 10 be
preserved in the archives o, the STATE.
have some curiosity to know how many
bills OF this kind have been offered rhi,
session. Ii can enumerate them III let
you know
The Personal Liberty bill has been
made the special order for Friday. When
it came up. Mr.. Power was opposed to
m@ddling with the present laws Cd the
ground that it looked like cringing in the
face of the enemy. Me~-rs. White and
Dillingham; favored some action on the
subject. The Senate amended th. House
bill providing a Butler regiment 80 a. to
make it more directly under the control
OF the Governor They also removed IT.
limitation 10 infantry"
There i, no prospect o. aiiourniug at
the time mentioned by the committee uu-
less the militia law Is allowed 10 70 By the
board. And | do not think the people
would be satisfied to have thi, done. 1t
will not be risked.
The staid blue of the 9th regiment has
become a very rare articlc in our streets.
and the only military ph"uomena We no.
tice Is the OCCASIONAL br;l>>v pIc-cuct OF the
Burlington troopers. Knitting soldiers
socks has fallen into di>repute, and the
ladies have turned TO the more elevated
extreme of making soldiers (mind say
SOidierS) mittens. There are exceptions
to this, for was shown this evening two
pairs of soldiers socks just knitted by an
unmarried lady. (No sarcasm intended
by the italics J. Q. ID.
Montpelier Nov. :. 1861.
The Senate has been writhing all dav
under the Wheeler-W illard-Edmund, res
oIutions The Edmunds substitute was
this forenoon taken up as the act in order
and discussed thoroughly. The range of
the discussion was Slavery or Freedom.
An amendment was offered by Mr. Wheel
er, and this amended by Mr.. Willard.
Mr.. Hubbard made the champion speech
for the Out-and-out Higher Law side of
the question, which was answered in a
concise and conclusive manner by Mr..
Willard. There was a running debate
carried on by Messrs. Wheeler, Powers,
Willard, Hubbard, Woodward and Dill
bingham. 1t was made the special order