The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-10-21
Letter from the Capital.
MONTPELIER. Oct. Il. lS6-

of outsiders in attendance than for many
years
A large proportion of the members of
the House Were present Wednesday morn
ING, (also the member from Potten. {. Ed
selecting their seats and holding them till
II o'clock when the roll was called by
the clerk and each one gave his number.
This rule subjects members to much
needless trouble and discomfort, especially
when the hall is H. cold a. IL December
morning. a. ii was OH Wednesday. Owing
to careleSsneSs or neglect on tn" part oi
some one. by which the heating appara-
tus was deran"ed Much time and
trouble would he saved 10y the members
each drawing their seats, by numbers. ei-
Their on the day previous TO the commence
ment of the session. or when they take
their seats.
Mr.. Gardner of Bennington. the VERY
popular Speaker of the House last year,
was reelected almost unanimously. only
sixteen immortallzing Themselves 10y uppo-
>ition \ spirited >kirlnish for the clerk
ship commenced the dav before the session
between Mr.. Stewart the old clerk, and
Mr. Flagg. assistant. III which Stewart
WAS thanked and beaten There l. largc
proportion of new members Iii tia" House
this year hui among them are some old
lcgiSlatorS-~lIch a. IIchard Lvnde and
Nicholson. and perhaps others not Yet de
veloped.
Our excellent Governor who l. FULLY
alive TO the demand of the times. has laid
out work for a long session, but ii MAY h.
cut short bv repeating the present law t.
| tabli>himm the e" Associate COLLEGES" with
out a >ub>titutc-Siich 4 bill has already
been offered by Judge II,b;,rd of Chelsea
and by ignoring entirely the important
question of organizing the militia. Sey-
er;tl bills have been Offered providing for
the paymtn iii OF the extra seven dollars per
month TO substitutes. which they Were uli-
Justly deprived of last wear. The Veteran
reserve corps are PRAYING agaim for The
extra s. per month which they viii no
doubt receive this year. Their petition
states their numbers To he loo. uml,
Very little business ha> ~ Vet been pre-
i~entcd. waiting presume for the an
nounccment of the standing committees
Tie rolling stock of the Essex Go Il
Il. has not yet been put upon the track.
Many of the conductors, engineers and
iirrmcn. with superintendent Houston
from Victory. rough hcwm. Vet possessing
"a good share of common sense. arr here
confident they will be able 10 MAKE u
through trip this session and WHY should
they not! There l. no good reason why
the state should he subjected wear after
year 10 an expense of >cvcral thuu~:.u,
dollars. merely 10 crafty the Malicious
spleen or the aNaricc OF th,. Connecticut
u PaS>ump>ic railroad corporation. "r ca4
railroad monopoly. But when The primci-
pal brakeman. the prc>idcn, OF The Pa
>uImlr>ic road. arrives. We shall >,e wlsti
will be- done with the brake
Almost the first business don. he the
representatives. Of the people. very prop
erlv. WAS the acknowledgement vt their
Obligations 10 our soldiers and otnccrs IN
the field. 10y the passage of resolutions oi
thanks unanimously bv the General A.
>cmhly. which We're ordered la be- printed
and forwarded Ia the proper officers 10 To-
read III the head of the various commands.
| pom the>e resolutions. (Which originated
i'll the Seni,tc.l iii the House. Mr.. DorI
OF Rutland made brief bu' highly in,er-
e>ting and patriotic remarks. IN the cour>,
OF which he administered >cathin. IL
buke 10 the yillainou> editor oi the ,j,.,.s,
and PIt,Tot for a iIhelou> in>inuatiun up-
on the lie and character of the late Ii.
Col. Cummings
The subject OF town bomiieS. their I'm
lIatlon. and their assumption by the State.
Is likely 10 occupy some time and the
careful consideration of the Legislature.
Col. Randall left 10 JOIN his regiment lthc
l1th) at the front. Saturday evening.
The Inducements for long session. a.
Il money making job for the members. NJ
least. Is very CONSIDERABLY removed bv the
hotel keepers and citizens. - the peorl,.
need not fear. The band connected with
Sloan Hospital in this place gave quite
an amusing concert on Saturday evenin.
last at the Depot Hall. 1t was adverti.-
ed for Il promenade concert. hul the h;,ll
WAS 50 full there was no room for march
ing. The concert was Tor the benefit OF
the band and was an entire success Al
though organized but few weeks. the in
>trumental music was very we'll executed.