Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-03
HERALD
The Mex, Council Of Censor,,

laws as Council OF Censor" The du' I
ti,s Of this Council" are geno9A,f +" $3.50
that the law, have been faithfully cNc-
cuted the Constitution preserved iyio' /
late; take, Justly levied and collected, aud
properly expended. &c, 81, 1t has also
the power TO call a State Convention Tor
the purpose Of altering, explaining or
amending the Constitution.
Through this agency, twenty.ihree aru'
Gle, Of amendment 20 our Constitution
have been adopted by the different con-
yentions which have been called Tor this
purpose. In the main we believe our
Constitution satisfies the people whom il
governs, and as an organic law, compares
mvorsbly with that of other States Of the
Union. We say IN he main" because We
are aware that there are very many Of our
Nisest and best men who have become
satisfied that some amendments are called
Tor. and who believe that our next council
will be dorclict in the discharge Of its
duties Ii they fail to make these recon-
mendations 10 the people, As an instance
II this conviction may be- mentioned the
Joint Resolution which WAS adopted at the
late session of the General Assembly in
layur Of biennial sessions Of the Lcgislo-
ture, instead of annual, as We now have,
We believe the people are convinced that
The m,rhiucry tf our State government is
r.-, expensive in the ratio of our poPVla-
t.an and State interests, and that they are
prepared for any reform in this direction
thst shall preserve the simplicity and
purity ii Nur organic Law, while 1t shall.at
The sam, time, lessen the burtheus Of the
ua>~s,. The late Legislature appropri-
.t,d Ef;g thousand do'larS as debentures
Il the Lieut., Governor and General A.
-,mbls The people do not complain that
tie sum is oxhorhitaut, but they earnestly
IL the question If there cannot De some
way devised by which this expense may
's saved. in Isrt, and the interest Of the
sholr State ,arcd ior and preserved as
"eil-a, nov, In oar Judgment, the rom
niY - IN ~" hands OF the next Council OF
cn-.r- nni if they do not apply it, the
..-..a', are ;hrms.l,ol respon>ihle for the
failure
Iu,h h., been ~lia against the large
.~ ,zpru~iye representation 10y towns IN
.h. House of Representatives., and much
,n f4,o. Of the enlargement Of the hrsi, OF
,epr, ssnlation by establishing ht~j. Of
population. and a representation by Dis
lrlrt,. our own opinion is that represer
>'ian- Nv towns while it is unequal sf'.d
mu I've uR1ri,t Is batweeu the town,
themselves. j. nevertheless security f.,
rtr purity Of our Legislatures and for III,
eau~-qucns purity It legislation. Whcth
IT this b. 80 or not, We are Of the opinion
tha' aur people ar" welded 70 the system
II representation by town. and that any
1rher needed reform which should b
.oupled with change in the present sys
tom nt town representation wonld. q.
ta,,r before the ultimate tribea2l of tn
nsapl-
slf,y.. mistake not the sentiment OF III
,J. w., ra,t council Of censor. willr,
,osnmrni
l., Thr abolition OF the council c
.-ra,r, and the ve-tiny of the power o
am.rdmont 70 the constitution in til
,;.,.r.f Assembly. viii, .rrh restriction
,rl safeguards e. so lnTort7r' 3. tru'
v,u4.m.rd
- E.,pnil Session, ii III. lsgi,I
,,r.. AND ,t,c,ur.e .bienni,,, election, an
,t,.. YEAR. tenure Of ofine where bu, on
.. naa provided.
81 .M,king it obligatory upon Ii
.,......f Assembly, t. pass General Law
,,f,. ,..-,,i,ti,n oi nrjrate cornor
,.......,,,., -b,r,stsr and prohibitir
...,. ~, i,,,.,,,.,rsti.n If r5it els,
..
........o.,.,;..,,, .,,a already unler>to.
=, v,o ,.,,ple. and we believe they won
meet with universal favor. Those WI
favor n.-m4iIer number of Representative
would ind in the proposition poc'cI
decrease u one-h'J the present repr
.ent4tipn. and those who believe that '
have an, much iyrislation, will cheerful
.eou;c.c., in the decrease of opportuni
II, ls1i.latic. mischief which tn,
.m.u5mrnt,.wunld secure.
w. ,liot ~. do not mistake when ,
..y that threa-fourths Of the time Of /
1.r,er,l Assembly i. occupied in the p
.,co Of private acts of incorporation.
- ,.rtipa {, be Il great evil, and I
,nsndmen, spplies the true remedy.
w. hone to see our next council OF G.