Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-15
Meeting of the Legislature.

The General Assembly Of Vermont has
commenced its nincty-frst annual and it,
one hundred and first actual session since
the adoption of tho first Constitution. II
il the sixty-first annual and the siXtv-tifth
actual session since the permanent Local
ton of the Capitol at Montpelier, Prcvi-
Gus to that. when the Legislature was a
movable body. adjourned sessions were
frequent, and held in different places--in
f71S-9, and 50, three sessions each; in
81 four sessions, and in 50, 50, 'N3, 81,
80, -, 'ot and in 1904. thore were two
sessions each. With the permanent loca-
ton of the Capitol, the custom OF adjourn
ed sessions was abandoned, and on only
four emergencies have special sessions
been called, We find the1cgislative days
in 111S were 43; in i1,9, 80 in ESQ, 81 !:
in 1881, G3; in 11S2, 53; in ,S3 and 81,
81; in 1885, 30; in 1877, IL in 1871, 40,
and in 1904, l2-making the average for
the year with adjourned sessions Il, while
the average at Montpelier has been only
"a days The average since the railroads
began to operate. say since 1880, has been
AZ days, or precisely six weeks, and so
long as we have severe controversies, a.
on railroad Questions~7ftcn, and ON other
questions sometimes, we cannot reason
ably anticipate shorter sessions but at the
same time we are Of the opinion that the
elections and all ordinary legislation cal
be done in three weeks if there
are no adiournmeuts over. The present
Legislature, like most Of its predecessors
will doubtless start with an oarnes
determination to have short session, anC
they will work well by pushing their or
ganization and the completion Of the cleo
tons. but we know there some prom
iscd railroad controversies al probabl,
other things will be dcyelop,u, to proven
an early adjournment. There Is one othe
source of delay, which has sometime
been serious, and that is the Grand List
If somebody will move a bill early, re
curing the abstracts of town lists to b
= returned in September to some State Off
Ger, who shall make it up and report 1t OF
, the first day Of the succeeding session
this evil will be romeditd, One item
must not be oycrlcokod, and that is prep
, aration for the >gptennal council Of Con
/ sors, which is to meet III 1859,
= Among the interesting. events Of th
= session will be- Tine election Of a Senate
!, of the United States for the full term c
:. six years, about which there is ne reaso
to apprehend delay. This election wi
be commenced on the goth If Octohc
% and completed on the 21st. these days b
/, ing fixed by the act Of Congress rcgula
u ing the election Of Senators There ca
&c DO no delay except on failure to elect, /
which case the Joint Assembly must ba
II lot from day to day.
Both houses have organized by the ele
ton of experienced officers, 50 eycrythin
~ is favorable for the dispatch OF bushes.
l. but whether the session be long or shor
we wish for the members a pleasant on
k honorable service. and as early a relea
= as fidelity to their duties to their cons'
: tuents and to the State will permit
;. Montpelier JoWwo'.
SKELETON FouNp-A few days sine
le says a Saratoga, n. y paper, gang
IN men at work on the Pittsburgh al
ze Whitehall Railroad, on the south side
Bulwagga Bay, came across the skelet'
e. of woman who appeared to have be-
en- foully dealt with, secreted in a creyice
the rocks. Mr.. Artemus Clunis, of CO
in NTH, was foreman of the gang, and foul
in the remains on removing section of t
fit rock The skull of the woman was FRI
ed tured and there was also the skull al
" some bones of q very small infant fou'
mingled with the woman's bones. Thewol
men on this road are constantly fndi,
life relics of the fights that took place apo
all Crown Point in former times. The VIC
on the railroad is progressing finely
ore various sections, and it is not probat
1t there will be any delay in driving it f
re- ward to completion.
an 81 Interrupted fragrance rises in inyisi
clouds the moment that bottle of Phalon's ~
de Mayo" the new perfume for the handkerch
:. is opened; one single drop scents a handkerch
:. Sold by all druggists
=. HIGHLY INTERESTING NEws. - Mothers Z
~ notice Mother Bailey's Quietlng Syrup for c
TO dren Teething. Large bottles only IS cents.
by Druggists. 44-w&dly.