Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-10-26
From the Capitol.
MoNrrELIgR. Oct. 90. 1865.

east anu uuaullAltgs lAtsc ut4Hs Out Vi
the way at an unusually early period of
the session, it is supposed the wheels Of
legislation will speedily attain a rapid
motion, and the annual grist ground out
in three or four weeks longer.
State officers, Judges OF Supreme
Court and reporter Of its decisions, Were
all elected without opposition and by
otca race vote with two exceptions, viz
Railroad Commissioner and Fifth Assis-
tant Judge. For Railroad Commissioner
there were no less than five candidates
nominated, yet on the first ballot Hon.
ID. L. Nicholson Of Wallingford lacked
but three votes Of 4 majority over all
the Others, and on the second ballot
swept the board by a majority Of 100.
His strength on the first ballot, consid-
ering the number Of candidates. sur
prised even his warmest friends, and
after his heightened service in the Leg
islature he has reason to be proud Of the
endorsement Of his course Indicated by
the vote.
Many We're again surprised by the IT,
suit Of the ballot FOR Fifth Assistant
Judge Of the Supreme Court The pres
ent incumbent, Judge Beardsiey and
Hon. VIM. c. Wilson. member Of the
House from Bakersfield were the candi-
dates. Hon. George F. Edmunds OF Bur
Hngton was talked Of somewhat. but
was not candidate. Someot the men,
bers mad already scattered to their homes
in anticipation OF the ad iourrment over,
and only light vote was cast. out Of
100, Mr.. Wilson received 10-. and was
declared elected, lie IS g member o, the
present judiciary Comm..re- O. the
House.
The sessions 0. tbe TWO Houses have
been generally thc most Quakerisl Of
Quaker meetings But ,.t,le has been
done during the week except to get
thro ugh with the elections. The most
important measures introduced are
resolution for the appointment Of z COM
mittee to consider and report upon the
right OF the State to tax L. s. securities,
q bill by Mr., Nicholson 10 modify the
Militia Act so as to do away with peri
odical drills and parades Of privates and
non commissioned officers and providing
extra pay for officers q bill introduced
in the Senate to repeal the Militia Act
entirely; bill by Mr.. Park in the House
to incorporate the Vermont and New
York Railroad Company the road to
run from Bennington through Pownal to
the State line and connect with road
that may be constructed in New York;;
a bill to pay substitutes seven dollars
per month; to repeal the act establish
ing the Office Of Railroad Commissioner,
and bin in relation to the rate of in
terest providing that the rate of interest
for one year may be seven and three
tenths per cent.
The committee to inquire into the
right OF the State to tax U. S. Securi-
ties is made up OF such sound men as
Waite Of Brattleboro, Prout of Rut-
land, Hebard Of Chelsea Miner of Man
chester and others, whose report will
doubtless settle the legislation on that
subject and it will be looked for with
much interest.
4 strong opposition to the continu-
ance of the present militia system is
itself, and there is q pros
pect that some warm work must be done
if it is sustained.
The Trustees OF the Vt Agricultural
College have been in session this week
and have completed a report which will
soon be made public.
The railroad fight, If there is to be
one, has proceeded no further as yet,
than the laying before the members a
memorial in the interest Of the Western
Vt. road alleging certain grievances
against the Rutland and Burlington
road.
To-day both Houses will adjourn over
until Monday afternoon many OF the
members are already away or leaving,
and business may be regarded as already
suspended until Tuesday
next.
The Third House has been small
thus far, and duh. Nothing worth re-
porting has occurred in it, that has
come to the ears Of the writer. Per-
haps the adjournment over will increase
its spirit. Perhaps its want of spirit
may be owing to the custom laws or the
prohibitory law Or both. Certain it is
that the Third House has not vet
added its usual spice to the Session.
Social SCIENCE MEETINe-A meeting
was held in the Warren Street Chanel
in Boston on Thursday evening to con-