Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-06-15
The Constitutional Convention.

proceedings and an ahstmc OF The debates in Che
Convention that we have room Tor hnel sum
mary oil the results only, with "a suggestion Of
\ the consequences. The debate, especially upon
the second and sixth articles OF amendment, has
been earnest and able exciting an unusual degree
OF interest and 80 nearly balanced has been the
Judgment OF the Convention as body and OF in
diYidual members as to their own votes that 1t
can hardly be said that either party on either side
oil these two questions Is entirely satisfied with
the decisions OF confident that the acton oil the
convention VIII sand the test oil time ana pncti-
cal experience Nhen there was much TO be sald
ana weighed on ooth SIDES on questions that are
conies'edly oil the highest importance there Is
al~o much 70 De feared a. % the wisdom ol the
decisions
Two Of the siS articles proposed were rejected
by very decided votes, to wit Art on cor
portions and Art on Milling vacancies IN the
Senate ana House oil Representatives. The iirst
was construed as a limit upon the power oil the
Legislature To increase or diminish the powers OF
any oil the existing corporations oil the state
municipal alone excepted and Of course that
would abrogate the clause IN most OF the existing
charters winch reserved the power oil future leg
slatures to alter or amend The article was
therefore rejected by large majority
Inc thIrl article providing Tor ming Wcan-
cies IN the senate ana House oil Representatives
was unnecessary as TO the senate because the
Legislature mas NO" all TIE required power IA
a''ice i've OIL existing amendments. fIeoelehta
iof many years IN the carry history oil the state
Sho" tnat II Is als' unnecessary IN respect 70 va
clnces IN the House Of Representatives. ltappear-
ing tnen that the council oil Oensors had declared
these trusts to be IAN Office, vacancy inwhleh
was to he filled by special order Of the Legisl-
ture Tor an election, and that by Sec, IL, Part p
OF the Constitution, " The Gorernor is t. supply
every vacancy in any office occasonod by death
VI o'"e'"i'o un.' '''e on'ce can pe hl'cl III .ne
manner directed by law, or tins Constitution -
it followed that an adoption Of the 81 article Of
amendment would give ohe Governor the power
I to appoint Senator or Representative to fill any
vacancy, in the interim between the occurrence
h Of the vacancy, and an order by the legislature
for an election, and an election Of o successor BIZ
the people. This absurdity was fatal to the
amendment, and it was rejected By vote Of lss
nays to Is ayes
The 18th article, giving the appointment Of
Judges Of the Supreme Court to the Governor
with the consent OF the Senate, and fixing the
term of the Judges at six years, was supported by
only one member and opposed by none in debate.
THE vote was-ayes ? nays 1913 a condemnation
50 strong that such proposition will never again
he submitted TO the people Of Vermont;
Article s. on woman suffrage, was not honorel
with single word Of advocacy or opposition
The delegate from Brattleboro' grayely requested
and warned the Convention to give rery
gentle No, and it was so done. Aye mays 23l
We trust the ladies from Massachusetts, and other
States who undertook to instruct the people Of
o. Vermont VIII hereafter abide by the apostolic IN
% Junction
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