Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-10-07


The third biennial Legislature Of Yer
mont meets to-day and promises to be one
of more than usual interest. 1t is body
composed very largely Of new members
not much more than one tenth OF the men
composing it having been legislators be
fore. There is IN impression, however
and we think well founded, that as a whole
there is more than the average strength to
If. The work Of the session will tell
whether the surmiSe is correct.
No doubt the State could manage to get
along couple of years longer without
serious damage were there no great adj
diiion, made to the statute law. But there
will be 4 great bulk of corporation acts to
pass and intcrminablc bills to consider that
are marked with death from their birth and
90 only to swell the volume of ''prlnted
bills" These bulky and moribund things
consume much time but are sure to be on
handand after all,perhaps give some need
cd practice for work upon bills that really
slliIOtilIl ~ sunni ana 'sl' -
become part of the law of the land.
There has been Il good deal of railroad
talk for the last two Years, and it seems It
be the general impression that somebody
is going to make something Of 4 stir SOME
way. But what or when it is to be is Vet
uncertain. The railroad commissioner
recommends the taxation of The real estate
Of railroads. and it i, very likely that a
strong movement will be made to place
such property where it will pay taNes
directly.
There will undoubtedly be the usual stir
as TO raising the legal rate of interest with
very likely the same results rs heretofore.
Capital punishment will receive its regular
blows and worry along through the session
without serious damage except to its repu-
tation.
The New York plan as to highways-b
which the traveller goes at his own risk and
the town is responsible only to the public
by means of indictmcnt-willn no doubt be
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system of recovery for private damage.
This question will he very apt to bring out
Il cool deal of discussion. and is one that
i deserving of careful thought.
The educational system of the State VIII
also be brought before the Legislature IL
the Normal Schools expire 10y limitation
Of time before the meeting of another Leg
iSIature unless their status is continued by
an act of extension. The Reform school
zoo. will call the careful attention OF
member, to il : We think to receive their
approval of what has been done The
Insane Asylum investigation of two wears
ago excited public opinion as t o the treat
ment of an unfortunate class. and it Is hi@l
time that Vermont took some we'll defined
course of action and followed it with hcl
might in this matter. She should either
strike ont for herself OF put every mean
into the h-n,~ of the present institution
needed for IL successful operation.
There ha, been urged 10y several paper.
the proprictv of 4 revision of the judiciary
system; Il change from itincrancy Il
stability: from Il peripatetic body to one
tina. has a''pou SO. 1T is not ourlc>ign t,
discuss the advi,ability of having all tn,
Sessions of tn" Supreme Court 1T one o.
two places for there might be II look o
sclii>hnc>> about it. The court would do
it. work easier. certainly. and we hope Tho
matter viii be carefully considered.
The grand list bones of contention N,
happily picked and absent. but there ar,
some new county questions. and if they
raise breeze in proportion to their siz,
compared with the towns like Westminster
that it has been heretofore proposed t,
divide, there Will be lively times. 'Th
minor matters that will come up are O
course rot t. h. foretold AMI will be Secl
in due time.
The lection Of United States Senator i
one of the important dutie, of the session
And by the way there is quite Il little lum]
of the salary grab i'll the Vermont trcaSur
that Senator Morrill, refused to retain in hi
pocket and that we believe the people o
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