Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-10-14

The necessity for uniform laws throughout the different st
concerning marriage, divorce paper grace
descent OF property to heirs well other important
receiving attention in many States.
The American Associations seeing this necessity has re-
mended that the States appoint commissioners to confer with
other and frame uniform laws these various subjects and
them to their respective States Several have already appo
Commissioners for the purpose indicated.
recommend to you that suitable provision by made for
appointment of Commissioner for this State.
ELECTIONS.
In $780, the Legislature enacted law promote purity
tons and secrecy of the ballot the better to enable
who has right to vote express his will at the polls
precision and certainty 1t found necessary to make
amendments to this law the special Session 1891.
The entire State has had trial of the and hav
had an opportunity to witness and test its workings.
Any law to carry out these should be plain and smp
its provisions without complications difficulty of execution
tanty to results
That this law has operated to defeat the will Of many voters
be question Many that have tried laws simi
design have far perfected them that the will of the voter
recorded, and accurately and quickly ascertained.
Every voter should have certain and easy of indicating
preference he should have reasonable time and suitable pa
which to prepare his ballot and ample opportunity dpos
The present law requires clerical tn
voter in spite Of the exercise Of ordinary may be deprive
his franchise.
Any ing with the ballot serious matter The sancti
the franchise must respected Your attention is called
need of further legislation to perfect and carry out this reform
SUFFRAGE.
several years this State have had the same
have in school meetings. the right
to hold offices relating to school affairs they also be elect
the office of town clerk and in communities the people
awaited themselves of this aid.
Should any considerable number desire that the right
tended to include municipal affairs you will the matter
consideration as in your Judgment the subject warrant
SENATOR.
Upon the resignation Of the Hon George F. Edmunds
States Senator from this State the Governor appointed Hon.
field Proctor to fill the vacancy occasoned thereby until the
ing of the Legislature 1t will be your duty to elect
the present incumbent.
The Of Congress regulating the election of Senators, pro
for such elections the second Tuesday of the Session
BIENNIAL SESSION.
of the results of the biennial system the presence of
numbers of legislators the different branches and the 81
quent increased attention and study demanded connection
the brought forward for consideration
1t is uncommon thing for agitation be prematI
started induce the Legislature to complete its work and
home Ample time should be given to the formation OF the
ent committees thorough examination should he made into the
presented and all the debelaon accorded to the busn
the State that the circumstances require.
the amount OF legislation the number and lengI
bills that become laws, much their quality that marks
Importance for good or evil State that IS governed I
usually governed best and few good laws better than ma
considered fear the State has sometimes suffered ha
of haste and want OF consideration III what at the mI
peaed be harmless acts but later found contain teI
esy material for the doing of much injury and sometime
expenditure of considerable of money. 1t is to be hoped
YOU will take all the time that in your Judgment
best interests of the State require do faithful days work
to perform as far as possible in the daytime not forgetting
the Executive is separate department of the Government al
entitled reasonable time for the performance of official duties
While the expense of keeinp the Legislature in session is cd
eabe forget that the demand for modern imp
ments has continued with increasing Importance for
years and in the adjustment from the old to the it not
time required to test these things 1t becomes you therefore
moved by camor Of Sort but with eye single to the
good deliberately investigate the results far they are
such further action may be required the nter
good government.
Four hundred years ago Columbus braved unknown oc
discover continent setting in motion those events which
changed the of the political world, and where lived
children of forest and plain find proserous nations
eemn millions of enlightened people Then God ruled nai
the will of the ng to-day he speaks His will by the voice
people.
To this historic and important event Congress
provided for suitable ceeba in the city of Chicago III
has already been made by law for representation Of the init
of this State upon that occasion.
the schools of the land will gather for thu
pose of joining in special commemorative exercises Within III
few the great importance of teaching lessons patriotism
mp essed sefupon many and such impetus been gve
already the flag of nation floats from many school
throughout the land.
This should not only be encouraged but lessons of patti
taught the schools and the text books far too silent up
military and patriotic events of the country should
plainly possible concerning them that they may be acc
their rightiu places in the hearts of the people.
The of Vermont has entered the second century
the anniversary of which celebrated by authority
act the Legislature the presence of the Governors sev
States the President of the United States and his Cal