Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-06-10

Wednesday, June 9.

ar Chittenden VIM. Harmon.
se Essex Nath1 w. French.
Lamoille II. H. Powers.
Franklin Jasper Rand.
H. Orange g Jno. r. Cleveland.
i. Rutland G. G. Dewey.
X wosb;noto, Chas. Reed.
7. z. Redfield.
Windham :" G. K Field.
NJ Windsor 90 J. w. Colburn.
j. On motion of Mr.. Rand of Frankli
Is County, temporary organization was e
y fected, by the choice of Hon. Charles /
e Field, of Windham County, as Presiden
) pro tem., and II. II. Powers, of Lamoill
Is County, as Secretary, pro TEN.
v { On motion of Mr.. Rand, the rules of til
le last Council were adopted as the rules c
L the present Council until new ones wer
L, adopted as the rules of the present Coun
!, Gil until new ones were adopted.
- On motion of Mr.. Dewey, of RUTLAND
.. County, committee of three was ap
e pointed to prepare rules. The committe,
c was appointed as follows:
). Messrs Dewey, Reed, and Harmon.
ei MIR. Reed, of Washington County, of
n fered a resolution that at 2 o'clock thi.
n Wednesday afternoon the Council pro
4 coed to the election, by ballot of the per-
{ manent officers of the Council adopted
r On motion of Mr.. Lane, the various of.
= floating clergymen of Montpelier were
? invited to be present and open the pro-
| ceedings with prayer.
MIR. Rand, of Franklin county, intro
duced the following resolution:
: Res0leed, That the Sergeant-at-Arms
be directed to attend upon the delibera-
tions of the Council, either in person or
by deputy.
On motion, adjourned.
AFTERNOON.
y permanent organization of the Coun-
ell of Censors was effected this afternoon.
by choice of the following officers
President Charles X. Field. Windham
county.
/ Secretary - Arthur Culver, of Mont
peler.
Mr. Dewey, from the Committee on
Rules, reported
The report, after recommending the
adoption of general parliamentary rules,
provides for the appointment Of the fol-
lowing eommittees
\ committee Of three, to inquire
whether the Constitution has been pre-
served inyiolnte during the last septenary
to he dcnominated the committee on the
Powers Of the Constitution.
\ committee of three, whose duty it
shall be 10 inquire whether the legislative
branch Of the government has performed
Its duties As guardian OF the people. and
has assumed to itself or exercised other
or greater powers than ayc conferred upon
it by the Constitution. and particularly .
whether the laws have been. duly cAecut-
ed which committee shall be called the
Legislative Committee
y committee Of three. whose duty it
shall bc 10 inquire whether the executive
department of the government has per
formed its duties a. guardian of the peo-
pie, or has assumed or exercised other or
greater powers than the Constitution con-
fers upon it; TO be called the executive
Committee.
\ committee Of three, whose duty it
'hall be To inquire whether the public /
.axes have been Justly laid and collected, {
md in what manner the public money 5
has been expended; to be called the com /
nittee on Taxes and Expenditures.
Mr.. Colburn, Of Windsor County, intro :
luced the following resolution, which was t
cad and adopted t.
Rsuo'c,f, That a committee Of three be- 1
ppointcd to take into consideration the
xpediency of changing tie mode of 81
mending the Constitution, referring 10 !
legislative action for propositions to ,
mend the Constitution. and "a I ference :,
lreetly 10 the people for a final decision ;
5 more appropriate and less expensive ;
han the present system. and more in Il
ecordance with Republican ideas and {,
Democratic equality. -,
The Chair announced "a Committee on .,
le above resolution Mc~sr-. Colburn. r.
dHer ana towers.
Mr.. Rand introduced "a resolution Oh u
'omn Suffrage which. after being II,
nended - proposed 10y Mr. Reed, read a. "a
llow> l,
Ho"''rrd, That . committee OF three be ~
pointed To- inquire into the ,Npedirncv h.
50 al,eriug the Constitution of this ~,
ate a. to extend the right Of suffrage to ~
tn" citizens of this State without re- ia
Ird 10 sex tn
The resolution was adopted. an
'Mr. Dewey introduced the following w,
solutions, which were read aud adopted : in
Resoircd, That committee of three vi
emhcr> he appointed to inquire into the a..
pediency of - amending the constjtu-
IN as To enlarge the term of office of the Pe
dyes OF the Supreme Court, and to fix WI
cir salaries, and also to inquire into the an
pedlency OF changing the mode of their of
,ction.
Resolred That the same committee be
% instructed to inquire and report as to
letherevils and defects exist in the pres
ehancery system of the State, and Vt
lether the action of this Council under j.
, provisions of the constitution may and ,
1uld be invoked to ameliorate such evils y.
4 defects, if found to exist. VI
The President announced as committee -
this resolution, Messrs. Dewey, Red :
d and Rand.
Mr. Colburn introduced the following l.
olution, which was read and adopted: :
I1esolged, That committee of three be
pointed to take into consideration the L
oediency of holding biennial sessions of 4
Legislature, instead of annual, and of me,
citing officers for two years, leaving to Chs
executive the power of calling extra lar
sions as it is now. XIII
Mr.. Lane introduced 10 f.,,o: in
alton: Wn