Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-12-01
RUTLAND HERALD.
.auxspAY, NOVEMBER "a, 1854.
MosrrsL,sa, Nov, 90, 1884

general This year Ahe huta"u A"S"
auoe Co; the Mendon Marble Coz the
Rutland Chair Factoryi the Cedar Hin
Marble Co, are OF this class. :.
The interests of Rutland are of course
more or less affected by the general leg
klation. The passage of u law organic
ing an active militia Is one Of the meas
ures that has claimed large shareof
the attention of the people OF Rutland,
and which they win be glad to know
has been at last accomplished, so far as
the House lis concerned. 1t will be re-
collected that your representative last
year, as the chairman of the committee
onMilitary affairs, worked yaliantly for
Q militia law. He was this year made
chairman of the committee Of the whole,
while the subject was discussed, and
stands light on the record. Mr. Nichols,
chairman of the eilitary committee in
ne Senate introduced the BIZ. IN that
body, and handsomely advocated the
same, E .# 81
Enclosed You will find two bills that
have become laws, in which the citizens
OF Rutland as well az other towns must
kel great interest The first is "sn
act in relation-to town meetings and to
prevent illegal voting" and was intro
duoed into the House by MI Dorr, and
secured the anaai,aogs approval of that
body. We predict that the bill will APP
rrove itself 70 the Judgment Of all par
ties, and II adopted by the towns will
relieve some OF them of the boisterous
proceedings which have for years Char
acterized their March meetings.
Intimately connected with this law Is
the act defining who shall be voters in
town, city, village and school district
meetings, introduced by Senator Engles-
by of Burlington. This bill restricts
voting to those only who are citizens,
and like the other, passed the House
unanimously.
81 As we have high authority for render.
Ing honor TO whom honor is due, your
correspondent would avail himself o.
this opportunity TO saya few things IL
reference to the able representative from
Rutland. AS chairman Of the commits
Of ways and means, he has stood in tn
position which by parliamentary usage
gives him the leadership of the House
He does not speak often, or long, bu
always commends himself to the atten
tion Of the House. His best effort, o.
rather perhaps that by which he will b.
best remembered, was made on the oc
casion of passing the joint resolutions o
thanks to Vermont soldiers. His wither
ing rebuke of copperhead traitors VIII
would defame the name OF the brave an
gallant Lieut.. Col. of the 18th regiment
win not soon be forgotten. His voic
has always been heard in favor of meas
aTes he TBS sHbA 81 Sur 'bbi Brave Volunteers
Always in his seat watching the cours
of legislation, and quick to discern tn
effect of measures proposed, he has no
failed to guard with vigilance the inter
asts which were confded to his charge
The estimation In which MIR. Dorr i
held may be further seen In the fact tina
his name stands among the corporation
IN the charter Of the Rutland and Castle
ton railroad, the Rutland Insurance Co.
and the great enterprise of the "Vermon
Agricultural College The "virtue ant
wisdom" Of the state will soon be re
surned home, and doubtless the repre-
sentative from Rutland will receive, q
he deserves, the plaudit of "Well done
good and faithful servant"
Honorable mention should also b,
made Of another prominent member from
Rutland county, MIR. Nicholson Of Wal
Ingford. He iabors with sleepless vigil
ance and much eloquence to secure ths
enactment of wise and wholesome laws
You will find enclosed the main point
Of his argument in support of two meas
ures.
The acts above referred to, and tn,
arguments OF Mr.. Nicholson OF Walling
ford, will be published as soon as thu
pressure Of the legislative proceeding,
upon our columns is removed. Ed
FOR THR FRONT.
Between one and two hundred soldiers
left the hospital this morning to join the
army. They were in good spirits, anG
their repeated cheer spoke ,oade, than ,eoyd
for the strong and healthy condition o.
2 their lungs.
b - tlsil A SHOOTER.
Mr.. Lamson, of the firm of Lamson &
Co., of Windsor, exhibited breech load
ing, repeating carbine this morning. II
is what is called Balls pattern, and is
manufactured by the above company
The price at which the company have
contracted to furnish the government
5 with the weapon is S25. La the stock
: is o magazine" which according to its
length will contain from nine to twelve
cartridges which can be loaded and fred
about as rapidly as common revolver.