Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-10-21
Second ballot

e Barber 81
FF Merrill, 10
Scattering, 10
The senator from Rutland moved that
in Joint committee the secretary of state
act as clerk and in his absence the secreta'
~ of,he senate. Carried.
Joint committee dissolved.
2 O'clock, p. NJ.
House. A commun ication was read
| from the senate announcing the appoint
menl of Norman Williams as secretary for
the ensuing year.
A communication was also received from
his excelency the Governor announcing
the appointment Of G. b. Manser, as Sec
rotary of civil and military affairs, and that
the executive message would be sent in at
8 o'clock to day.
A resolution from the senate, raising a
committee of two in each house, to form
:. Joint rules, which was read and concurred
! IN.
A resolution that the members Of both
houses sit with uncovered heads was intro.
duced which was opposed by MIR Tracy and
! lost.
A memorial was received from Grin
Smith against the admission OF J. Currier
to his seat and referred to the committee
Of Elections.
Mr. Tracy introduced bill TO incorpo-
rate the Mills Wooden Co. which was re.
! ierred TO the committee on manufactures.
| Mr. Foote moved that an engrossng
clerk be elected, and F + Merrill and p
Thompson were nominated. On baoting
the vote stood as follows:
+ + Merrill 1872
ID L Thompson, 64
Scattering, 16
Mr. Morse of RoXbury was announced
by the speaker as member of the com.
mittee of elections, his name having been
omitted through mistake in calling over
the list yesterday.
A memorial was received from II Brad.
ley against the election of Nathan B. Has.
well and praying that he may be admitted
to seat in the house--referred to the COM
mitete on elections.
Mr. q b Manscr the secretary Of the
Governor read the following message from
his excellency Governor Jennison =
Gentlemen Of the Senate, and of the
House of Representatives.
In community possessing and exercs-
ing the powers of self government, when
all power and authority annually emanate
from the people and by the established
usages Of the country as often return TO
the fountain from whence they came, it
is of the first importance that the fountain
should be kept pure.
The safety and permnnency Of our free
institutions depend solely on the public
virtue, and general iteliigence OF the peo-
pie. Hence the necessity Of that general
guardianship which the laws assume over
the one; and the Indispensable duty of the
government to secure and effectualIy pro.
vide for the other.
Genius is as often found under the hum
best roof as in the dwellings ofthe ailluent.
1t is public property, and provision should
be made to educate, at the public expense,
every child in the State whose parents are
unable to do it.
| would earnestly recommend 10 the con.
sderation of the Legislature an examna.
ton OF the acts relating to the support of
common schools. 1t Is feared thew are
radically defective, inasmuch as they do
not sufficiently provide for the employ
ment Oh teachers, in the education of our
children, o! suitable attainments and quail
! lifications.
The public money arising from rents,
income oil loans and the three cent school
lax, are now divided in each town accord
ing to The number of children between the
ages OF four and eighteen. have no doubt
that The great interests Of education,
would be better promoted, BY dividing one
third, or some certain share, fixed by law,
OF the Puolic money accruing in each town,
equally among the several districts in the
same and The residue in proportion to
the number Of Scholars in ca CHI district rs
nTnvIHpI liam
would serve to equalIze the benefits result
ing from the public aid afforded TO common
Schools; enabling the smaller districts 10
procure the services of better qualified
| teachers and to continue their schools for
longer PERIOD and lessenlng the tendency
TO extravaganza and waste, which il is fear.
trcts.
IN connection with this subject permit
me 10 suggest that, although our schools
are IN many places able to avail themselves
OF competent teachers from our colleges
and academies, still it is believed that in
the STATE there Is want of well qualified
misunderstanding 1t is worthy of inquiry
whether 1t would not comport with, and be
the leglt mate duty of the Legislature to
PROVIDE Tor and patronize some suitable
institutions for the education of teachers.
Public opinion seems to call for some
measure of this kind. An opportunity is
now afforded through the means of the
surplus revenue, soon to be paced at the
disposition OF our State, OF making, proba
bly, an effecIual and permanent provision
for the support Of our primary schools and
for the encouragement of other institutions
OF learning, and also 10 enable the towns to
diminish, what is by some considered the