Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-25
Letter from Montpelier.
MONTPELIER, Oct. %.

MONTPELIER oCG' -O'
The 47th anniversary Of the Vermont
Colonization Society, which was held on
the 18th inst, came to grief, so far as pub
lie exercises were concerned, on account
of the absence of Hon. B. F. R. James of
Liberia, who had been engaged to de-
liver the annual address. The meeting
of the Society was therefore only for
purposes of business. Its receipts du-
ring the past year were reported as
s6lO66. The following resolution was
unanimously adopted
Resolved, That the late large increase
of applicants, now amounting to more
than |, 200, for passage to Liberia, i'm
poses upon the friends of colonization
strong obligations to earnest zeal and
increased liberality.
Officers were elected as follows: Hon.
Daniel Baldwin of Montpelier, Presi-
dent; Hons. L. H. Delane of Hardwick,
and Samuel Kellogg of Pittsfeld, Vice
Presidents; Rev. John K. Converse of
Burlington, Secretary; George W. Scott,
Esq, of Montpelier, Treasurer Samuel
Wells, Esq, ofMontpelier, Auditor; and
board OF ten Managers. George W.
Scott, Esq, was elected delegate to the
next annual meeting Of the American
Colonization Society.
In the Senate this morning several
bills were read the third time and passed
by unanimous votes. Among these was
the bill giving a married woman who
lives apart from her husband without
her fault, the right to control her own
earnings, and maintain an action for
them in her own name; also an act pro-
viding that when married man shall
be under legal guardianship, the Supreme
Court may authorize his wife to sell and
convey her real estate, and any personal
estate which came to him by the mar
risge and which shall remain undis-
posed of. The act authorizing divorce
for habitual intemperance did not 60 so
easily. Senator Dorr made a strong
speech against it-so strong that the
friends Of the bill were not prepared to
defend it without time for further pre-
paration, and it was laid upon the table
for future discussion. His points were
four: that the term ''habitual intemper-
ance" was too indefinite and left too
much room for variable decisions, &C
cording to the varying judgments or
caprices of different judges; that not
few persons marry drunkards, knowing
them to be such, and are not entitled to
be relieved from the consequences of
their own folly that drunkenness,
which does not lead to "intolerable Sc
verify" is no good cause of divorce, and
that which does so lead does not need to
be made distinct and independent
cause; and that the bill, if it becomes
law, will greatly multiply divorces and
increase an evil already very alarming.
1t will be difficult to controvert these
propositions.
The Senate to-day passed a bill, in
concurrence with the House, for the
preservation OF shad or white fish in
Lake Champlain and it's tributaries, and
as that is the first and only law enacted
in twelve days, and takes effect from
its passage, l copy it in full for the in
formation of the readers of the HERALD.
IF any person shall hereafter take,
kill or destroy, by the use of pounds,
or by the setting of nets Of any kind, in
no Of Lab hay pla;,
tributaries, any fish called shad or
whitedsh, such person shall forfeit and
pay to the Treasurer of the town in
which, or nearest which, the same shall
be so taken, killed or destroyed, in this
State, the sum of five dollars for each
and every shad or white fish, so taken,
killed or destroyed, to be recovered on
complaint of town grand juror, with
costs of prosecution; and any justice
Of the peace OF the county, whether an
inhabitant of the town or not, shall
have full jurisdiction to hear, try and
determine the same"
This afternoon the interest ia the
proceedings Of the legislature reached
its eliminating point on occasion of
the election OF United States Senators.
Although it wSs a foregone conclusion
who would be elected, the novelty of the
method Of election excited great inter
est. BY the recent law of Congress,
the votes must be given ri,a eoce and
every members vote goes upon the
record. To hear as well as to see the
proceedings, crowd of people assem-
bled, filling the Hobbies, galleries, and
even the central area of the House,
and occupying most of the sitting
room In the Senate.
In the Senate, the proceedings were
very grave and impressive. After the
President had announced the business
in due form, the Secretary called the