Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-10-23
Letters from the Capitalize. 2
MONTPELIER, OCT. 16, 1868.

arms. The elections have usually been
postponed till later period in the ses-
sion, thus affording opportunity for a
good deal of scheming and electioneer-
ing, and OBTAINING many members of the
third house from important business to
which they might attend at home. All
the Judges of the supreme court were
reelected without opposition, and with
out the formality of ballot. For Secre-
tary of State, contest was made be-
tween George W. Bailey, Jr., the form
er incumbent, and DR.. Geo. Nichols of
Mortified. The contest however, was
limited almost entirely to outdoor cleo
pioneering and little talk in the joint
assembly, for when the vote came to be
taken, Bailey had more than three times
as many votes as Nichols. John M.
Weeks of Lyndon, had the democratic
support, and of 244 votes he received %.
Jeptha Bradley of St. Adams as Aud
itor Of Accounts Hiram Harlow Of
Windsor, as Superintendent of States
Prison j. f. Dickerman of Charleston,
as Bank Commissioner p. L. Wash
burn as Adjutant General, and George
F. Davis as Quartermaster General,
were reelected without opposition. The
only really spirited contest was for the
office of Railroad Commissioner, for
which there were four candidates, all ur-
gently pressed by their friends. Upon
the second ballot, Gideon A. Rice of
South Hero, was elected by a majority
of about fifty. The chief reason urged
for his election was that the County of
Grand Isle had never been honored with
any State office. For the same reason
the County of Lamoille claimed that a
Director of the State Prison should be
chosen from that County, and according
| ly Samuel Merriam Of johnson was
elected. The other two Directors are
Daniel Stearns of Windsor, and Pitt w,
Hyde of Castleton, the latter, however,
having as a competitor for the office, DR..
]. f. Skinner, the representative from
Barton. Windsor County takes the
lions share of the offices, not less than
five of the twelve officers chosen on
Tuesday, including all the military Off
GERS, being citizens of that County. The
same County also sends to the present
House a larger number of able men than
any other County. Chandler of Wood
stock, Dean of Cavendish, Colby of Hart
land, Marcy Of Royalton, and Abbott of
Windsor, are not ,equalled by any FIVE
members from any other County.
The offices being disposed of, the
wheels of legislation we're fairly set in
motion by the appointment of the regu-
lar standing committees. Some of the
most important of these committees are
constituted as follows:
On the Judiciary-Messrs. Chandler
of Woodstock, Shaw of Burlington,
Deane of Cavendish, Reed of Montpe-
Ter, and Soule Of Fairfax,
On Ways and MeanS,--Messrs, Deane
of Cavendish, Deming of Arlington,
Colby of Hartland, Wells of Waterbury, |
Evarts of Waltham.
On Military Afairs,-Dorr of Rut-
land, Lewis of Norwich, Billiard of St.
Johnsbury, Dunshee of Bristol, Howard
of Townshend.
On Education,-Messrs. Parker of
Middlebury, White of Coventry, Miller
of Williston, Wheeler of South Hero,
Abbott of Windsor.
On Roads,-Messrs. Fisher Of YER
gennes, Marcy of Royalton, Hyde of
Castleton, Tylor of Wilmington, and
HOLSTER of Manchester.
On ElectionS,-Messrs. Wilson of
Skinner of Barton, Noyes
of Hydepark, Shedd of Newbury, and
Bacon of Sunderland.
Nearly all the members from Orleans
County have places on some of the COM
mittees. Besides those above mentioned
Mr.. Hicks of Troy is on the committee
On Claims, Mr.. Adams of Newport, on
Manufactures, Mr.. Foster of Derby, on
Mr.. Smith of Bloomington,
on Land Taxes, Mr.. Lyon of Charles
ton, on the Grand List, Mr.. Porter OF
Salem, on the States Prison, Mr.. War
rem of Morgan, on Distribution, Mr.. I
Gibson of Westmore, on Mileage and t
Debenture, Mr.. Paine of Lowell, on the {
Library, Mr.. Merrill of bury, on |
Public Buildings, and Mr.. Bean of Iras-
burgh on the General Committee.
Two or three bills have passed the :
House, and as many more in the Senate, f
1ut not one Of them has occasioned any f
lebate in either branch. Thus far the f