Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-24
Legislutiyc Discussions.
CHANGING SHIRE TOWN ur o-IEANS
INTN.

COUNTY.
On Wednesday morning the llouse
had under consideration motion Of Mr..
Randall Of Waterbury, to reconsider the
vote referring House bill -. changing
the shire town of the county Of Orleans
to a select committee Of FIVE, consisting
of the members of the county of Orleans.
A spirited discussion ensued upon the
motion. Of which the following is an
abstract;
Mr. Thompson favored the motion to
reconsider, claiming that the members
of the county can better arrange their
own domestic affairs than any outsiders,
and they claimed the privilege of trying
to settle their own differences. If they
failed then they would call on outside
help. 1t was customary TO submit such
local matters to the members of the
county interested, and should be accord
ed now.
Mr.. GrOut, Of Newport, claimed that
the manner in which the motion to sub
NIT to a disinterested committee was
treated Yesterday was disCOurteOus, and
not in accordance with usage in such
cases. and eYinced a haste not in acCOr-
dance with prOpriety. The bill was re-
ferred to diSinterested committee yes
terday. and he hoped the motion would
not be recOnsidered, as it would be vir-
tually a submission of the question to
committee of the county which would
be an interested committee. He claimed
that the members from the county are
already committed on this question, and
it might as we'll be finally settled this
morning by a call of the yeas and nays
of the members of the county, as TO
submit it to them as a committee. He
preferred a disinterested committee, and
hODed the county would have such a
committee.
Mr.. Wilmarth of Coventry, favored
the matter being submitted to the mem
bers of the county, and hoped the mo-
ton to reconsider would prevail. Let
the people of Orleans county say for
themselves whether they wanted a
change, and sense of justice would in
duce the House to leave it to the men,
bers of the county.
Mr., Rogers of Newbury, said it was a
question that more largely interested the
Inhabitants of the county of Orleans
imam any ObutI )OI G1Oil VI III N0'~'Oi
we should get full expression OF the
people of the county through the mem
bers from the county.
Mr.. Munson, of Manchester, opposed
the motion to reconsider, claiming that
a reDort of a disinterested committee
would indicate more fully what was just
for the people of the county, and the
House could act more understandingly
npon the report of such committee
than with probably majority and min
ority report from the members OF the
county. -,
Mr.. Miles of Albany strongly urged
the Justice of referring the matter to the
members of the county, and hoped the
reference would be reconsidered.
Mr.. Carpenter of Charleston sald the
members of the county were all preJu,,
diced on the question, and he preferred
that outsiders should hear both sides ana
| make report upon the matter
Mr.. Wild, of Craftsbury, SAID there
were evidently two parties on this ques-
tion. and it was wrong to force the de-
cision of the matter to outsiders, when
if must be finally decided by the inhabi-
tants of the county, and he hoped IL
would be left to the parties in interest
| Mr.. Henry, of Chester, said 1t was