Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-12-06
The Last Day land Night of the
Session.

There was not so great crowd OF
business on the last day of the session,
Tuesday and Tuesday night of last week
as some anticipated. Indeed some of
the time business moved as leisurely as
in the middle of the session. During the
forenoon of Tuesday a protracted discus
sion ensued on the bill relating to the
quinquepnial valuation of real estate in
Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle
Counties There was a manifest in
justice in the assessment of real estate
in at least a portion of these counties in
1870, and this bill was to correct the
same. The House, however took a diff
ferent view, hardly denying the justice
of the claim, but large number of the
members took the ground that the fault
was nearer home, and that it was not the
duty of the legislature to act the part of
assessors or listers. We do not see why,
however, it was not just as proper mat.
ter for legislation, as the legalizing or
correcting of grand list so frequently
done by all legislatures.
The day wore and business became
more lively. About once in FIVE hours
the ghost TO rescind the resolution to ad-
iourn would appear, and although at
first the vote was close, 105 to 109, the
friends of adjournment we're finally able
to rally at about o'clock Tuesday after
noon and carried vote for adjourn
meut 127 to 81.
LAST HOURS OF THE SESSION.
And now came the hurrying to and
fro" Every member very naturally
thinks his own bills of the greatest i'm
porJance, and fears they will fail for
want of time, and especially are his fears
aroused as he sees huge pile Of bills
on the Speakers desk. Members3go to
the Speaker, and whisper in his already
overburdened ears, to the clerk, to the
clerks office, to the Senate, to the Secre-
tary of the Senate, back to the House,
and last but by no means of the least
consequence, to the chairman of the
committee on bills, Mr.. Buel of Middle
town, whose duty it was to see that all
bills passed were duly presented to the
governor for his signature, and whose
large patience and great good nature
made him the right man in the right
place. A member inquiries of him how
many other members have thus APP
preached him in parental care of their
bills. He smiles and is unable to give
that census; they are &c too numerous tc
mention" DR.. Scott of Plymouth, sen
ator from Windham County, faithfully
performs this duty for the Senate, and al
business presses comes to the House fol
the signature Of the Speaker. During a
recess of the Senate, a senator pulls oui
a bill buried deep down in a pile on the
presidents desk, and carefully lays the
same on top so that the impartial presi
dent will find it early when the session ii
resumed. How deeply that same bill
may still be buried when the presiden
assumes the chair is not known, for the
reason that the number of other senators
who may have done the same thing il
also unknown.
ia O'Clock. A recess of both house
and lunch in the grand list room be
low, provided by the Sergent-at-arms.
o'clock, A NJ. Now comes the " slaugh
ter of the innocents." House in session
The bill to establish State militar,
school is called up 1t is the pet schem
of some, the opposite of others. Gen
Lynde of Marlboro makes tilt agains
it. Coils. Haskins of Brattleboro an
Pingree of Hartford tilt back NOR
friction than at any previous time in tn
session. Granger of Peacham oppose
and Henry of Chester, Ormsbee of Bran
don and others favor. The clear ring
ing voice of the clerk is heard, the mere
less yeas and nays are called and it
r slaughtered 81 for to SO against. Tw
J more bills, one to increase the compenss
i, ton of the Secretary of the Board {
I Education, and another to allow wome
t to vote in school meetings, die the sam
j death. and an attempt is made to ga
e vanize life once more into the militar
institute bill, Mr.. Day Of Jericho, i
|. the kin dness of his heart, moving r,
t consideration, to give the friends of til
: measure another chance, but it is of 4
s use, the ayes are only 40 this time to 8
' nays, Ii is now nearly four o'clock,
d NJ. The slaughter continues, few bill
e only being allowed the right of lif
a liberty and the pursuit of happiness
and at few moments past four o'cloc
the speakers desk is cleared, and nothiu
J. left to be done but the usual messages
Y between the two houses and the exec
n tive.
# MOCK SESSIONS.
N During the recesses, the House ha
two mock sessions, in which some live