Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-11-15
Ia oln Montpelier.


Ia om MoMipciicr.
Though late, AMI as We are less GROVE
past, we give below, from our correspond
enl's letter, wrilte-, as will be seen, som
two weeks since, a description of a" scene
in the House.
MONTPELIER, VI, Oct. 20. 1861.
! DEAR TIMES During former session
OF the Legislature, it has been tie t;tshio,
to adjourn at least once, and ottenlime
tgice from Friday until Monday. An at
tempt, and thus far successfully, has beer
made to change this fashion, and keep con
linually in motion the wheels of Legislation
until the terminus is reached Still Their,
are many inveterate sticklers for precedent
and once week tunes up both in branche,
of the Legislature, the old fashioned
motion for adjournment. Like Banquos
ghost it will not down at the beck of The
guardians Of the interests of the great I'M
masked. There are some members who
even have the presumption to think and act
as though the comfort and interests of the
representative himself should be consulted
in some slight degree but such fellows are
asked to record their sentiments, and some
don't exactly like to. On Friday afternoon
last, this proposition made its periodical APP
pearance, and put the House in wonderful
state of confusion, uneasiness and even i'll
temper for time. On the motion to in
definitely postpone the proposition (that be-
ing the form in which it was presented) a
count was called for, but quorum would
not vote, although the abseniees were COM
paraiively few. A second attempt to reach
decision in this way, had no better result.
In the meantime there had been considera-
bic scolding, talking and fretting from one
and another, and altogether, speaker, clerk
and House, were thoroughly out of humor,
and the :" noise and confusion sufficient to
drown the voice Of any speaker Of ordinary
vocal power. A gentleman essayed to
bring order out Of disorder, and after short
speech, the exact purport of which it was
impossible to hear, demanded call of the
House-one OF the most uninte resting task $
clerk is called upon to perform. The
speaker had taken his seat, and for few
seconds every member took the most IN.
bounded liberty of speech and act. AT thi.
juncture, little infant in the gallery set W
loud and piercing "yah-yah-yah-yaA." To.
stantly the whole House was convulset
with meriment of the most boisterous and
explosive character, at the singular charae
ter of this speech from the gallery, and it,
intimate approach to those Just delivered
upon the floor of the House. Old men ant
young, in the sudden extent of their Joy
screamed, yelled, pounded the desks, anc
shook themselves with glee. Words are
inadequate to convey competent idea o.
the scene. As the tempest of applause had
about subsidized, the Speaker very quietly
remarked, The chair has not felt called
upon TO check the merriment, for the rea
son that the cause of it has been most
striking echo of the proceedings of the
House this afternoon" The House appre.
ciated the point of Speaker Hunton's re.
mark, and then followed another outburs,
of merriment, eqnally as protracted and
robust as the former. This is the first re.
ally jolly time that the House has had this
session.