Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-11-18
NOTES FROM THE LEGISLATURE.

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School report that at present $50 boys |
are crowded into building that will
properly accommodate only 100: and
recommend an appropriation of $4,000 |
to enlarge the edifce.
The Office of State Curator of the
State Cabinet Is to be retained.
The law giving majority of jury
the power to render a verdict in civil
cases was refused third reading.
A bill has come before the House pro-
viding for the election of Town Repre-
sentatives by plurality upon a second
ballot if there be no choice upon the
first.
1t was poor time to introduce bill
abolishing capital punishment when
there are now in our State Prison at
least four men convicted of murder in
the most fendish form. The bill meets
it death by vote of 26 yeas to l57
nays.
Last Thursday evening the Joint
Judiciary Committee of both Houses
heard some prominent lawyers and the
Supreme Court Judges of the State
upon the question Of having only two
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terms of Supreme Court, one at Rut-
land and one at Montpelier, and abol-
ishing the county Supreme Courts.
This will be quite an item of saving
in the matter of Court expenses, and
a great convenience to the members of
the court, who favor it quite strongly.
This is a compromise bill from that
attempted last session, when it was pro-
posed to have the Court only at Mont
pelier.
Friday morning last J. W. Dean, ESQ.,,
of Cavendish, went before the Joint
Judiciary Committees of both Houses,
and made an able argument and state
ment of the case in behalf of Henry
, Gravelin, under sentence of death fol-
the murder of Herbert o. White, upon
petition for Communication of sentence
| Mr.. Dean showed thorough knowledge
of the case, as we'll as of Gravelin's
, history from boy-hood up, and laid il
| before the committee in very able
J manner, but it will undoubtedly be 6
waste of time. as the testimony seemed
: rather far fetched and transparent.
An entirely new divorce law wa
reported by the committee having the
various bills under consideration. Tn,
chief point is that no divorce shall b.
decreed for any cause arising out of tn
!. State, when neither party was at tn
e time resident of the State, and pro
J, viding that the innocent party or tn
y one obtaining the divorce may MARI
= again. the same as though the othe
/. party was dead, but that the libele
: shall not marry again until two year
1 elapsed, and then not until such part
J has applied to the court for such leave
. and 1t has been granted.
y The election of the various Stat
u officials, who are chosen by the legisl;
:, ture, was held in Joint Assembly o
Thursday last. Geo. Nichols of Nortl
# field was made Secretary of State; ]
70 H. Powell of Richford, Auditor of A.
1T counts; T. G. Phinney of Montpelie
q Sergeant-at-Arms; James S. Peck
~ Montpelier, Adjutant and Inspecto
q. General; l.. G.. Kingsley of Rutlan
nc Quartermaster.G General; Edward Conan
Is State Superintendent of Schools, and
j. G. Butter6eld, Judge Advocate-Gener;
n The election was quite exciting in rega
Ms to Auditor, and Quartermaster. Gener;
but there was general unanimity
feeling in regard to the other officers.
The laudable spirit of economy viii
n animated the members of the legislatu
he is quite generally "petering" out, and
lis is doubtful whether they set the who
In some example of reducing their own p
nit while they grade down the salaries of t
1t various officers. The salaries may
lat cut little, but there is no prospect
IL great reduction.
he The Legislature will have the credit
i'd introducing more bills and of doing
ng important business than any that has e,
led graced the capitol
IT, The democratic members, who nea
'an all are down on the prohibitory |;
Avn have put themselves on record against
'P' on every possible occasion, and b;
0re tried to put the law into contempt
AP- their actions. their talking and tn
Jill foolish attempt to introduce nonsense
bills and resolutions in regard to temp
Ecu ance matters. They have gained
'n- credit.
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A. The House has passed bill approx
~ ating $1,000 for completing the ST
work. house at Rutland.
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