The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-02

written law, and resist all measures
that either directly or indirectly tend to
initiate against the rights of the people or
their property, and see to IT that all bear
their just proportion of taxation for the
protection which is guaranteed 10 them by
the constitution and laws OF the state.
Prominent questions of legislation do not
seem to be mooied as much as is custom
airy in advance of the session. There are
indications that some measures may be in
augurated providing for amendments to
the constitution looking to return to an
nual elections of state officers and sessions
| OF the legislature instead of biennial, based
on the argument that the people desire o
return to the old system, another pro-
viding for the appointment and election Of
an attorney-ge general and judges of the su-
preme court by the people.
Amoug the laws proposed are the re-
organization of the counties Of the state--a
sort of omnibus bill-providing for the
change of all the county seats on the east
side of the mountain, and disturbing the
relations of several on the west side. One
proposition which has been mentioned is
50 changing Rutland, Addison, Chittenden
and Windsor counties as to make two new
counties locating the shires at Vergennes
and Brandon. This can hard ly be done
unless the general notice for the omnibus
bill shall be found to cover the provision
of the statute requiring notice.
A strenuous effort will be made to re-
peal the law of 1874 taxing railroad cor
porations. This will hardly be accomplish
cd unless these corporations shall be sue
cessful in convincing the legislature that
the constitutional provision is against pub
lie policy, which provides that every men,
Der of society which, of course, embraces
all organizations except religious and edu-
cational-''is bound to contribute of
his property towards the expense
of that protection. There will
be several amendments presented,
looking 20 more stringent enforcement of
the prohibitory law, making the penalty
for the first offence of selling liquor i'm
prisonmert IN the county Jail, and making
the landlord responsible for the acts of his
tenant engaged in the sale of liquor. A Ii
cense law regulating the sale of liquor will
also be presented. The usual number of
measures of local legislation and acts of in
| corporation will undoubtedly be offered.
A bill for the consolidation of the three
normal schools Of the state into one will be
pressed quite vigorously. 1t is rumored
that measure will be presented for the
enlargement of the powers OF the 1sh com.
missioner, also one for the abolition of the
| office. bill for the protection of game
will also be urged.
The work of legislation ought to be &C.
complished as speedily as is consistent
with the proper perfection of the laws, and
to do this actual legislation should begin
earlier in the session than usual, and the
first fortnight not wasted in preparing fol-
work. There is NJ reason why earnest
labor should not be begun as soon as the
committees have been announced. Let us
| hope that the legislatu Of 1876 will prove
itself e.niDently a working and consistent
body, and having accomplished all that is
useful to the state adjourn at an early day.