Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-11-17
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BURLINGTON, FRIDAY, NOV. II, 1854


MONTPELIER, Nov. 10, 1854.
The battle Of the Banks has fairly begun in
the General Assembly, and goes on as merrily
as the famous baltic of the frogs, whose notes
of war were immortalised by old Homer
Last evening the House held session and
from some of those causes which are so inGu
entail in a large popular body, tho majority |
undertook the business of training their Bank
committee, and the way they put them over |
the course was more amusing to the by-stand- |
ers than agreeable to all the parties concerned.
The merits of case seemed to have little to
do in tho matter Give it to EN- was the
cry, reconsider what they have favored
- whether they are for or against an appli-
cation, vote EN- down" A nights rest will
have cooled the heads of good many, rrcba-
bly,, and quite likely some things done yestcr-
day will be done over or donc brown to-day.
Pretty early in the session two new banks
were chartered, one at Bennington, the other
at HYDE Park Both these cases were sub
stantial ones, and there was little opposition.
They may think themselves well off in having
their heads out of the way, before the general
melee began OF the dozen yet in the ARRAY,
it is not easy to predict which will come of
with cracked crowns and which with sound
one. One thing is sure,-every one which
.hall get its .cull broke will furnish an occa-
sion of rejoicing to all the rest, each one left
hoping that Its own chance of favor will be
thereby improved.
There is small prospect Of anything being
done on the subject of Education. So many
schemes have come forward-most of them SO
uncongenial to the practice and sentiments
of the people of this Stste-that they are
only eating each other up in the House.
Some simple and inexpensive plan nay
start into life and be adopted but it is doubt
full if all will not have to 60 by for this year.
MONTPELIER, Nov. II.
At present both Houses arc bound by q
joint resolution to adjourn Wednesday morn
ing, and though an effort will be made to
change the day, it is quite likely the effort
will be fruitlcss. An insane desire to &c
homo seems to have possessed the minds oil
many, without tho least regard to the con
House. has been pushed with uncommon
stcadiness and industry through the whole
session SO far, and yet if IN adjournmen
shall take place tomorrow morning, u grea
amount must be inevitably left on the tables
for the simple reason that there is not tint
to do it gin any way which would not b.
worse than to leave it undonc. Many Of th
most important subjects of the session are
yet unrcported on III the House, and if report
ed on at ali, and passed there can not hav
time for action in the Senate, except by sus
pending every rule which is intended to pro
mote wholesome and prudent legislation. =
Without introducing any new bills whatever
those now in progress through the two bod
les cover work enough to occupy four full
days, without allowing an individual t.
speak over five minutes on any question =
The notion that there is any economy in sucl
hurried legislation is preposterously wrong
In regard to both public and private expense
the practice is wasteful in the extreme