Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-10-24
Majority for Mr.. Page,

From the little bit of cyphering it will be
seen that the argus stripe of politicians are
growing "small by degrees and beautifully less.
Well, let them go. "Distance lends cnchant
ment to- their looks.
On Monday of last week the Speaker an
nounced the Standing Committees. In the
main they are strongly cast. | send you the
most important in full as follows
On Ways and Means.-Messrs. Denison of
Royalton, Noyes of Burlington, Thomas of
West Fairee, Baker of Enosburgh, Hendee of
Morristown.
On Military Afdirs.-Messrs. Cushman of
Rochester, Nichols af Rutland, Flngg of Will
mington, Fletcher of Shelburne, Hunsdon of
Shoreham
On the Judiciary-Messrs Smith of St. AL
bans, Gardner of Bennington, Underwood of
Newbury, Miner of Manchester, Rowell of
Randolph.
On Educotion-Messrs. Ranney of Brattle-
boro, Tabor of Concord, Balch of Ludlow,
Hallock of Castleton, Warren of Orwell.
On Claims.-Mcssrs. Hubbell of Fairfax,
Henry of Chester, Stewart of Middlebury,
Bell of Walden, Cushman of lrasburgh.
On RoGds,-Messrs. Garfield of Arlington,
Seymour of Vergennes, Waite of Brnintrec
Miller of Pomfret, Howe of Vernon.
On Banks.-Messrs. Pingry of Weathers-
field, johnson of Woodstock, Shepard of Mont
pelier, Green of Richmond, Dickinson of Chel-
sea.
On Manufactures Messrs Granger of Pitts
ford, Farnsworth of Rockingham, Whtcomb
of Bolton, 1de of Lyndon, Hapgood of Shell
don.
On Agicuitwe--Mcssrs. Woo dbury of
Springfield, Clark of Milton, Dutton of Crafts
bury, Smith of Bridport, Barber of Hubbar-
ton.
Mr.. Myers of Jamaica, is as usual, Chairman
of the General Committee; Messrs. Reed of
Dummerston and Fowler of Halifax are on the
Committee to make up the Grand List; Mr..
Barrett Of Grafton in on the Committee on Re-
vision; and Mr.. Barney of Guilford on the
Committee on Mileage and Dcbentures Mr.
Sawyersnf Townshend is on the Joint Standing
Committee under the 4th Joint Rule; and Mr.
Sherman of Nowfane on that on Bills.
But one bill of public character has passed
and been approved, and that is "An Act rela-
ting to supplies for the Vermont Troops" 1t
appeared in evidence before the Committee ON
Military Affairs that portions Of the End and
Sd Vermont Regiments are suffering for over
coats, and that much Of their other clothing is
dilapidated. The provisions of this act direct
the observation-disclosures to proceed immedi-
ately to the camps of those regiments and sup
ply those destitute Of overcoate (the number
of which is 40l, and their coats were lost at
the Battle of Bulls Rum with such as are now
the property of the State. 1t appears that the
State own q supply of partially worn out over
coats, brought back by the LIST Regiment. 1t
was objected to sending these that they are
secondhand clothing and it is injustice to dole
out such worn articles to our men. But it was
urged that these overcoats would last as long
as those with which the remainder of the reg
iment are supplied, and that when worn out
all could be supplied with a new article at the
same time The Quartermaster- General was
further directed to ascertain the exact condition
of all the Vermont troops in the field and make
povision that their needs should be supplied,
either at the expense Of the General Govern
ment, or of the State.
During the past week several resolutions
asking His Excellency the Governor for infor-
nation have passed one or the other of the
two Houses and a compliance with the re-
quests therein contained will keep the late Ex-
ecutlVe busy for some time. No one questions
in the least Governor Fairbanks integrity or
fidelity, but, as he has had the sole disburse-
ment OF sums of money in comparison with
which the former operations of our Treasury
sink into in'isnifcance, the people Throughout,