St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-10-06
Organization of the Legislature


won in advance.
Organization of the Legislature.
The Legislature met III Montpelier on
Wednesday of this week. and a. was
anticipated, organized very promptly
b\ the choice of Hon. John W. Stewart
OF Middlchury. Speaker of the House
George K. Chapman of 81. Alhan>.
Clerk: Rev. j. NJ. G.. Fulton. Mont
prIicr. Chaplain.
la the Senate. F. W. baldwin of Bar
ton. was chosen Secretary {. W.
Brnwnell of Burlington. Assistant: Rev.
NJ. Newton Glazicr. Montpelier, Chap
lain.
1t will be noticed that the "r%anza-
ton WAS much a> predicted. 1t l.
Ncll fortunate that the House has the
benefit of the ability and experience of
Speaker Stewart. especially when 1t is
known that Il pressure WAS made to
keep him back. and bring forward Il
Younger and untricd man. Whether
the House has made anything 10y pun
i>himg Mr.. Camp. and clrctimg another
Clerk. remains to h,. seen. The old
Clerk knew his business and did it well.
OF the business before the Legislature.
We give some impressions below:
~ ELECTS OF LEGISLATION.
At the start. it does not seem likely
that the Legislature will have Il very
exciting session. this year: hut sessions
which began very calmly have some
times proved particularly lively. There
MlIl he some contests over the projects
for changing county seats and county
lines these, when pushed in earnest.
always arouse Il good deal of feeling.
and. aS Il general thing. they never sue
coed. There will Ice amendments to
the piohihiturN law proposed. OF course.
1t is reported that an act will Ice in
troduccd. making the penalty for the
first offence of selling liquor impIi>un-
mcnt IN the county Jail. and making the
landlord rc>p"n>hIc for the acts of his
tenant engaged in the sale of liquor
1t * probable that II licrI>'. law will hr
presented. and also one for the c>tab-
li>hmcut at Il State c"m~tahularN force
1t is supposed that there will hc an eff
font to repeal the law of Isl taxing
railroad corporations; and also an eff
font 10 strengthen that law and secure
it, enforcement. There will bc bills
fur the consolidation of the three Nor
NAL ~ch""l> into one which ought to
hr dunC and perhaps. if the temper nt
the Legislature Sc"m,. favorable. AN at
tempt t" revive ia some shape the
Board OF Education 1t is understood
that an addition To the game laws will
hc offered. toI the better protection al
game and Il hill cnlarging the powers
Of the Fish commissioners. We earn
c>tlN hope hat one subject. Imperative
~ demanding the attention of the best
minds III the Legislature and i'll tn"
State. viii not he overlooked. We rr-
t,I To the Jail and prison system of ON
State. The county tails of Vermont are
adi>"I;Icc to the commonwealth. Grand
julicS continually cali attention To THEN
defects; but no substantial improve
mcnt III them takes place. There aIc
serious defects in the whole system
and Il ewing demand fol the Inaugural
ton, at least to an extent sufficient Ia
constitute Il fan experiment, of Il work
house system III connection with the
ialS. Will not the Legislature of the
centennial wear make itself immortal 10y
making at least Il beginning in this most
necessary reform darlington Free
Press.
MH. MrEEAl'> CHIRCH. Rev. W
II. II. Murray began his second ycaI
prcaching at Music hall, Boston. sun
day. \ new plan is adopted this .year
The seats are sold and tickets issued
and only thoS, holding tickets are ad
mittcd to the service. Al>" the door,
are closed at the beginning of the ser
vice, and those who are late can sctl
some other church. or return home
The seats are priced at S30.15O. without
premiums. and they are graded from
so Il sitting III the floor centre. down
To - sitting under the gallery an,
fIom so in the best of the fist balcony
Ia - IN the poorest part of the Sccom,
balcony. The sale is made 10y slips q
four, five and sin seats. Take. the, plat