Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-06-22

convention, Tor variety of local reasons Ih
idea expressed by o New York Republican pas,
ing through Vermont on the cars, is significant
Said he hope You wont adopt the biennia
session rule, we want 90 hear that annual frs
gun from Vermont p"
From the Richiord Sentinel
The second article changing annual 10 bien
NAL sessions of the legislature and making M,
election of State and County officers biennial in
stead of annual, was adopted after a lengthy dis
cusson, by a vote of us 10 llj. The adoptior
OF thus amendment was not generally expected
ana 10 was probably not in accordance with the
wishes Of large majority of the people of the
state IL was urged that our annual session.
occosoned an unnecessary expense If the ones
ton OF economy is alone 10 be considered, the
state might hire some enterprising Yankee TO
make our laws at much less expense than will be
incurred by biennial sessions even. "
From the Burlington Free Press.
" We think the sessions will be longer, lerisla-
ton more deliberate, and we trust better advised
Towns where the annual elections have been the
occasion OF annual and bitter personal contests
and there have been too many such will he the
gamers 10y change which will reduce by half the
opportunities for such displays. There will be
some obvious disadvantages The annual convo-
cations Of representatives of the people in The
Legislature have, we believe, been wholesome
and valuable in social, civil and educational as
pect. We should have been content had the
amendment been rejected We are also content
to see the biennial experiment fairly tried. and
are hopeful, on the whole, of good results. z"
From tho Vermont Chronicle.
The adoption Of the second article of amend
ments to the constitution of Vermont, proposed by
the Council Of Censors, relating TO biennial sos
slons Of the Legislature, will surprise many. MS
We'll OF Us friends as its opponents 1t has been
discussed but little in the newspapers, and il was
considered by many, as possessing 80 little share
OF the public interest and attention, that ~
adoption was probably anticipated by but few of
its supporters
Nevertheless, it is adopted and the next cleo.
ton VIII be shaped by this new plank in the old
ship of State
To the election Of next September, this change
IN the Constitution gives unwOnted and very
grave Importance. All the State officers are In he
chosen for two years. Senator's Representatives.
Assistant Judges of the County Court. Sheriff.
high Bailiils, States Attornies. Judges of pro-
years. "'' WV
OF course, it behooves the people to accent fine
situation and, at once, enter upon the new re-
sponslbllites laid upon them by the great eyperi.
ment now begun
Nominations for Office must now be- more than
eyer, carefully made. The qualifications for can
didates must needs have special scrutiny. Let
1no ltei,lgeht ifeemen OF Vermont consider the
laets and put forward their best men for overv
9hce within their gift A long session of tbc
Legislature may be expected, next fall. MANY
changes m the statues will be needful 10 eoninr1
70 the new order, and none but good men and
true, competent in ability, honesty experience
ana good sense, should be entrusted with Inc
duties of legislation"