Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-10-30
Letter from Montpelier.


MONTPELIER, Oct. -, 1874.
One of the first acts of the present L"gis-
lature was TO repeal the law of two years
ago, by means of which it became ncces-
sary to call extra meetings in every school
district in the State in order to raise money
according to the usual custom. l think it
was generally conceded, out of charity h T
our two hundred and seventy lcgisiatolso OF
1872, that that law found its way To our
statute books through some kind Of mis-
take. To any one familiar in the least,
with our present method of making laws,
it must seem somewhat remarkable that
there are not many more such mistakes.
OF the two hundred House bills intro
duced thus far, and referred To committees,
many have been reported back by them,
with either favorable or adverse recon-
mondatons, and passed or rejected accord
ingly, without comment, by very small
proportion of the members present. Other
bills, deemed more important, have been
subjects of debate, but very rarely il is
said, is action taken which does not accord
with the recommendations of the commit
tees. Indeed, prominent member of the
House remarked, a short time since, that
he should be guided, in his vote, entirely
by such recommendations he taking the
ground that committee of seven or nine
members, making certain class OF laws Il
| specially, can better understand them than
the remaining two hundred or more mem
bers. SO they can if il is desirable to have
laws beyond the compression of the aver
| legislator.
A portion of the State Officers for the en-
suing two years were chosen to-day by the
Legislature in joint assembly. No changes
| of note were made except the Office Of
| Quarter Master General, to which office
| Col. L. @. Kingsley of Butland was chosen
| instead Of Gen Lynde, the former incum-
bent. The opposition 10 Gen. w. seemed
| to be wholly sectional. The members from
the west part of the State claimed, with
some justice perhaps, that they held none
of the important offices, aud presenting a
candidate for the Office, asked for his cleo
ton as their just due.
The members of the Legi stature are To
take free ride TO Waterbury this after
noon for the purpose of visiting the Re-
form School there located. 1t is surmised
|
endeavor to make creditable showing
and then take courage to ask for additional
appropriations. In accordance with the
policy recommended in the Governor
message, bill has been in truduced in the
House providing for establishing town
libraries throughout the Stale. II provides
that the sum of $40, 900 be divided, for this
purpose, among the different towns, in
proportion to population, provided tho
towns ratify such a measure, 10y their
votes, on the first Tuesday of March next,
The bill Introduced in the House by Mr..
Davis of st. Adams, entitled IAN act TO
regulate the practice OF medicine in the
State of Vermont" is deemed an important
one. 1t prohibits, by severe penalties, any
one practicng medicine in this State who
shall not obtain from "Board of Censors''
certificate of qualifications, or possess a
diploma of some medical college.
A resolution has been adopted by both
Houses prohibiting the introduction OF
hills, without unanimous consent, after
Nov. 10Th, aud fixing upon Nov. Goth as the
day for final adjournment. Whether this
was done for the purpose of establishing II
claim of this being "Retorm legislature
or for giving the members stomachs more
time than usual to settle before eating their
Thanksgiving supper, the resolution seems
alike commendable.