The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-10-23
Letters from the Capital.
MONTPELIER, Oct. 10, 1856

! Inc motive pOWCl Va tIlC AekiSlutolC
ing performed few slow revolutions, as a
sort of trial trip before embarking upon THEN
yearly voyage, the Hon. Senators and Rep
resentatives, exhausted and home.sick, that
they might the better digest the vast results
of their week and one-half legislation, have
gone home to pass the Sunday, and Will re-
turn Monday refreshed and newly prepared
to enter upon the real labor of the term
In fact it has come to be custom to adjourn
by the second Friday, and We expect it as
surely as We do the appointment Of Thanks
giving May be they 60 home to obtain
further instructions from constituents
though half suspect that Col. Needham's
address has wakened up some of them and
made them anxious to get home and selec,
from their own focks the fortunate muttons
hat shall bear away the palm at the mex,
Hambprgh Worlds Fair. Howeye r this is
i F7e'ants your correspondent an opportunity
IT. te,iew the pi oceedings th,s far.
The first bill Of Importance that was intro.
due this week was an act in relation t.
divorce, providing for a separation to be
granted iE the event of i'll treatment Of step.
children by either party. Rather suggestive,
Mr.. H"1ston. By ths way it is generally
Understood, that the ri sh, and title to a sea,
in the legislature vests in our friend from
Victory liIis he succeeds in pushing ,hrougn
d certain Essex Railroad Bill, which left for
dead last year, still shows signs Of lite and
p.ears refreshed and prepared for another
round. All honor to his constituents for
possessing the good sense to re-elect so faith
fal and perse. ering representative.
| refer ed just now to right and title; ru-
NOR advances step further as to one other
member, who is elected 10 the general a>scnl-
bly, for the eleventh year, and reports that he
repre- sents the town Of Sunderland upon a
cou,ract for NJ. and am not sure but that
-rinc!ple is m re than half correct. for /
..lnk that Vsrm RS as a class are too re
publican, in that they often act upor the
pri.c pie that good or bad, man nust be
elected to office two successive years, aud,
good or bad, he is eligible to the sane oitice
for only two years.
Bills have been introduced. granting state
pay to drafted men, and another providing
for state pay 10 soldiers Of the Invalid Corps.
Upon the former some discussion has already
been had in the local papers, as to the sub
stitute part Of the bill, in which it is explain
ed by saying "the bill does net give state
pay to those substitutes who were not resi-
dents and citizens o. this State at the time
Of enlisting as snch substitutes. ought to
say. however that later in the week, an act
for the relief of drafted men alone, and their
families was introduced. Although The State
is heavily burdened with taxes. do not I'M
agine that she will be So unmindful of the
glory and renown Won for her by her citizen
soldiers at the expense OF personal hardships
As to deny them the state pay of seven dol
airs per month.
The often mooted question of division Of
Orange Co. into two judicial districts, although
advertised weeks ago, has not as vet made
is appearance. They have only to ask the
people Of Bennington Co. as to the working
# that system to know that it is most incom-
nodlous for its people, and the majority of
ne citizens of Orange Co. are fully aware of
his, and also that Chelsea is really the CEN
hal and the only proper place for the county
buildings; hence bill to lay tax upon III,
grand list for rebuilding the j Ill in that town
passed the House without opposition.
The selections Of the minor State officers
vas pressed through Tuesday with the excep-
In nf sergeant-at arms.
Mr.. Dickinson, the acceptable r. K. con-
missioner for the past two Years not desiring
I a2ai i, Senator Stafford OF Wi, dsor Co. was
.aost prominent as his successor, when Mr.
Rice IT Grand lie Co. was nominated and
rs claims urged upon the ground that dur
'ng period of eighty years, that county had
.ot received an Office Il. the hands of tie
,eneral assembly and of course "he ven
in with rush. Spunky Lauoi.lc took her
rue rom that and demanded, for the same
"a,"a precisely. lat one of her citizens
Merriam Of Johnson should be 81
state Prison Director, ana our combined
wisdom. not inclined to b. partial in the dis
tfhution of cts, of course elected him. So
rlieucnla, make ). mite pf hat ard re-
member mex, year what wire to pull.
lhls days work was really the most profit
'blt of any 'h1s f't, and consequently time
Will not be occupied il joiat assemblies ever,
lay for three or t,rr weeks to fl, these
'ftlces one 4. TIL, as he custom hss been
hitherto. The speaker has completed the /
mpor'an, business Of making up the com
blttees. SO that now there will be no extus.
IF not rapidly Aisposing Of business
among the bis before committees IS or.
providing for soldiers VOTING. in accordance
With the sugg -st;ons in the Governor, mes
age. None Of these have yet been report
ID from committees yet, except the Woad-
took Branch r. R.. which has passed the
louse /
The legislature has been favored this week
With an opportunity to listen to an accoun,
II the reception at Hamburger of the Ameri- !