The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-11-10
DOings at Montpelier.

bingham in his Message alluded TO the
insufliciency Of States attorneys under
the present salary system. Senator
Taft, Of Chittcnden County has intro
duced bill reducing their salaries
but giving them in addition specific
fees. The bill also provides for the Of
flee of an Attorney General with n
yearly salary of 81 600 The duty of
such Attorney General is to assist the
several States Attorneys III prosccu-
tons for all crimes punishable with
death and in all cases where the State
is interested 1t also requires him to
give his opinion upon any ques-
ton of law submitted by the Governor
or other State officer and TO make an
annual report 10 the General Assem-
bly, upon matters connected with the
criminal jurisprudence Of the State.
The object of this law is TO save ex-
ponse and loss, and it is said that ev.
cry other State in the Union finds il
economical and desirable to have such
an officer as an Attorney General.
The admirable report of Senator Reed
and Taft on this important subject pre-
sents the questions discussed in the
report with great force and becoming
brevity.
The debates upon the bill to pay
soldiers Of the Veteran Reserve seven
dollars n month, was vigorous but the
House by vote of 143 to 81 decided
against the measure. The militia bills
have been plentiful enough and at
last after considerable debate the
House passed bill amending the ex-
/ istng law so that company drill in
June only shall remain. The act eau
thorizlng the ST. Adams Hotel Com
pany to issue bonds" has become q
law. Both Houses have adopted &
resolution requesting Gov. Dillingham;
to appoint the State Thanksgiving
Day on the same day with the Nation
al Senator Soule of Franklin coun
ty, introduced bill in relation to cir
Gus exhibitions. This provides tina
the authorities of cities, villages, anC
towns may authorize exhibitions OF
certain conditions.
Mr.. Hcbard, of Chelsea, presented
an extended report Of the minority o
the Committee on Ways and Means
expressing the conviction that th,
State has the power to tax the incom,
of United States bonds. Two thou
sand copies of this report were ordere,
to be printed, Corporation bills an,
bills amendatory of school, military
and highway laws continue to oc
cupy much time and, probably, vii
until the day of adjournment, which
has been fixed by JOINT resolution OF
Thursday, November 9th. The bill T.
prevent taking shad or white fish il
Lake Champlain in certain month
{ passed the House, and ere this has
probably, become law An act /
incorporate the Bakersfield and Wa
. terville turnpike road company ha
E passed the House. A multitude {
bills incorporating hotel and manu-
2 featuring companies, legalizing gran
lists of different towns, changin
= names Of certain persons, and restoi
r. ing others to Their legal rights an
+ privileges, have occupied the attentio
j of the Legislature to an unusual dc
gree 1t is impossible to give n ia
T record of all these matters without el
numbering the columns of the Ven
mont Transcript more heavily tina
their importance would Justify. Th
:. publication of the acts Of the legislt
}. ture, soon to be commenced, will ind
e cate to what extent the collected WI
c dom and virtue of Vermont have a
II tered or improved existing laws I'll
:. Legislative Manual ust publishe
n shows that oat of the 242 members
, the Vermont Legislature, 154 al
: farmers, % merchants, II lawyers,
e clergymen, and II various. la reli,
1. ion the Congregationalists are aheal
n having 60 members, SO Methodsts,
is Universalists, % Baptists, 40 of 1
re preference, the remainder of about
ii dozen different beliefs
4 Bills Incorporating the St Albai
Manufacturing Company and Il
,e Enosburg Cheese Manufacturing Con
9 pany have passed the House. II
third reading Of the bill increasir
pay of members of the Legislature
he $500 per diem, and increasing salari
of Judges of the Supreme Court
IN S2i0O per annum, was refused.
I Judge Wilson resigned his seat
ii the Legislature on Monday to acce
10 the appointment of Judge of the S
ly preme Court. The lie ,islature b
= rescinded former vote and will n
m journ on Friday, November 10th,
8 4. NJ.