Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-01-26
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No Extra Session,

Gov. Peck has concluded, rs will be
seen in another place, not to call IN extra
session of the lr9i- lature to consider the
matter of II centennial appropriation
Certain newspapers. while not openly crit
icising this decision, comment upon it IN
such Il way that il is plain to be- seen thrt
they would like to take an appeal. Cntor-
tuna:elv for them, however, the governor
isn't lust now presiding ut nl>i prtHs.
This particular extra session wis not Il
subject over which. we were III ;'il cXcr-
ci>ed. In and of itself it didn t make much
difference to anybody whether it was
called or not. When one gets right down
To the bottom of the matter we don't be
Iicve that it is particularly the bushes, OF
government. either national or state, TO
90 to dabbliRg in this centennial business.
If it is proper governmental business, 1t
was right for the government 10 take the
lead and conduct the AT III from beginning
20 end. and not 10 come cut strong only
in bringing up the FEAR.
Bat the way things have been run in Tie
country and after the most liberal conIli-
buttons Of the Philadcl phan>, whom Yer
monters especially remember with graft
tudc, il docs seem little I'm just to begin
reform by picking out this exhibition for Il
display of economy and principle. Hun
dreds Of things less worthy are helped
from year to year, and tn" exhibition does
not deserve to he singled out and snubb"d
\ state that Invested ten thousand dol
lars in art at the purchase of the Wal
painting that hangs in the governor.
room, might without stretching its con
science very badly have appropriated ;
like or less sum towards providing snitaLl'
headquarters for its citizens who visit Phil
alcl hia next summer. The tax wnul,
have been II very light one, about one cen
on the dollar Of the grand lit rs the
matter stood it was a matter Of very Little
consequence whether the wisdom and viz
tue came together or not.
There is one possibility in the case. how
ever, in which Governor Pcck's decision
might prove Of great value to the State
There has been one extra session called il
the lat fifteen years that amountcl I,
somcthing-thc session of 1861 was need
ed, and it was right it should be called.
The other extra sessions duling tina
time have been proiitlc>s affairs, calle,
either to do business that might have been
done at the proper time, or doing ncces
sary business in such :; WY that it had bet
ter have been lett untouched The mex
legislature that meets in Vermont had bet
ter stay in session long enough to perfcv
u system Of law that will allow tie com
monwrallh to get along for the space q
two Years without Il session being called /
tinker some little matter. Or if there
not Legislative ability enough to do that, :,
amended so that two years will not inter
vene between sessions
The great banc Of Vermont Legislation
i haste. The statute books Of the Stat,
cOmptre f;tvor;tbly with tho-" of ANY OH
er if the laws passed on the = last nigh s
b. stricken ont. Let Til, haste be amend
ed, and the princip'e settled that the lcgi>
laturc is not TO be called ont every tim
some one wants i law tinkcrel; and
Gov. Prci>s action helps towards this Ii
has done good thing. There ought t
be personal interest enough in the cent, Il
NAL among Nermonters So that the needle
funds for headquarters Will be raised b
those willing to pay.