The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-06-08
Council of Censors.

pelier on We dnesday and org. ,pised b.
the Election o. Hon. e. X. rield Presi
dent. A committee on rule, was appoint
ed and some other prelimj nary work wa
done after which the Co .uncil adjourned
On Thursday Mr.. Dew. ey, from the Com
mittee on Rules repor ted.
The report, after recommending tn,
adoption OF genor al parliamentary rules
provides for thu, appointment of the fol
lowing comm tees:
A committee of three, to inquire
whether the Constitution has been pre-
served in'iolate during the last septenary
TO be denominated the committee on the
Powers of the Constitution.
A committee of three, whose duty il
shall be to inquire whether the Legislative
branch of the government has performed
its duties as guardian Ct the people, and
has assumed to itself or exercised other
or greater powers than are conferred upon
it by the Constitution, and particularly
whether the laws have been duly execu.
ted which committee shall be called the
Legislative Committee,
A committee OF three, whose duty il
shall be 10 inquire whether the executive
department Of the government has per-
formed its dlties as guardian Of the peo-
pie, or has assumed or exc, cised other or
greater powers than the Constitution con
fers upon it; to be called the Executive
Committee.
A committee OF three, whose duty ii
shall be to inquire whether the public
taxes have been justly laid and collected,
and in what manner the public money
has been expended; to be called the COM
mittee on Taxes and Expenditures.
Mr.. Colburn, of Windsor County, intro
duced the following resolution, which wsi
read and adopted:
Resolred, THAT committee Of three
be appointed TO take into consideration Tho
expediency of changing the mode of amen
ding the Constitution, referring to legisla
tive action for proposition TO amend thu
Constitution, and reference directly t.
the people for final decision, as more ap
propriate and less expensive than thu
present system, and more in accordance
with Republican ideas and Democrati
equality.
The Chair announced as Committee Of
the above resolution, Messrs. Colburne
Lane, and Powers
Mr.. Rand introduced restitution Of
Women Suffrage, which, after bein
amended as proposed by Mr.. Reed, read a
follows;
Resolred, That committee of tire
be appointed to inquire into the expedien
cy of so altering the Constitution of thi
State as to extend the right Of suffrage t
all the citizens Of this State without re
gard to sex.
The resolution was adopted,
Mr.. Dewey introduced the followin
resolutions, which were read and adopted
Resolred, That a committee of thre
members be appointed to inquire into tn
expediency of so amending the constitu
ton as TO enlarge the term of office of tb
: Judges Of the Supreme Court, and to f
their salaries, and also to inquire into tn
expedIency of changing the mode of thei
election.
Resolved, That the same committe
be also instructed to enquire and report a
to whether evils and defects exists in tn
present chancery system of the State, an
whether the action of this Council unde
the provisions of the constitution may an
should be invoked 10 ameiorate such evi
and defects, if found to exist.
The President announced as committe
on this resolution, Messrs, Dewey, Rec
field and Rand:
Eesolred, That a committee of thrt
be appointed 20 take into consideration II
expediency Of holding biennial sessions
the Legislature, instead of annual, and
electing officers for two years. leaving
the executive the power of calling extr
session . IS 1t is now.
Mr. Lane introduced the following re
oluton:
Resolved, That committee OF three
appointed to enquire and report upon Il
expediency Of so amending the Constit
ton that corporations may be formed u
der the general laws, but shall not |
created by special enactment.
! The Presiden. announced the followir
standing committees:
On the Powers of The Constitution
Messrs. Dewey, Rand, and Cleveland.
Legislative Committee-Messra. Re,
field French, and Harmon.
Executive Mcssrs. Rec
Colburp, and Powers.
On Taxes and Experimentation
e Ross, HOLSTER, and Lane.
The President also announced the 70
lowing special committees;
On the resolution introduced by M
Co5urn, providing for Biennial Session
: of the Legislature (Mr. Colburn being e:
d cused by special request from the chat
= manship Of this committee J, Messrs. Ran
q Colburn, and Harmon.
On the resolution introduced by NJ
Rand, rs amended on motion Of Mr. Re-
J relating to Woman Suffrage, Messrs. Ran
n Reed, and Powers.
n Mr.. Dewey introduced resolution
d which, as amended, was as follows:
h Resolved, That when this Council sh
close its present session, il shall adjourn
" meet, and hold its second session, at t
ST Capitol in Montpelier, on the 9th d
|, of July next, at 10 o'clock in the fol
, noon,