The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-02-25
From Our Correspondent.

on the 18th inst. All the Senators were
in their seats except one from Orange
County. All the members Of the House
except twenty-five responded 20 their
names. After the usual messages were
interchanged, tho first question was
whether the members Of the House would
confne their operations to the business
which had called them together. This
led to fight, in which Mr.. Dorr Brad.
ley, Messrs. Spencer, Colby and Kit
tredge, on one side, and the Honorable
Thomas Il. Powers on the other, partic-
ipated and resulted in the complete
overthrow of the last named gentleman
by vote of IL to 200.
Mr.. Colby then proposed to raise
committee Of one from each county to
whom all propositions about the State
House should be referred Mr. Kittredge
thought this course un necessary all
propositions should be considered in
Committee of tho Whole. Luckily Mr..
Colby was not tenacious, aud SO his mo.
ton went TO the table.
Mr.. Kittredge introduced resolution
declaring it to be inexpedient to rebuild
the State House at Montpelier. His
only object was to present question, on
which the House might expend itself
Mr.. Bradley didn't like this, 1t was
unfair towards Montpelier, because it
would combine al. the opposition to that
place. The House then subsidized into q
committee of the whole.
Here the dance begun. Mr.. Merrill
took out Montpelier and exhibited her
graces Her principal jewels were the
public faith which had been pledged to
her for consideration and the iucreas-
ed cost which would attend the removal
Of the capitol Mr.. Stacy then took
Burlington for partner, and whirled
down the center in a pirouctte which
astonished the adiniring spectators The
Queenly lady asked oply clear stage
aud no favor.
The report of an architect, whose
name do not remember, showing that
tho building could be completely repair.
ed for 1880, was then read to the
House, though probably intended for the
Marines.
An attempt was made to proceed to
vote by ballot, designating the place for
the Capitol, This was, however, after
short skirmish, ruled out.
The claims OF Rutland were then set
forth aud the committee arose.
At thi, stage of tho proceedings a
gentleman appeared claiming seat as
Representative for Dorset. He had been
elected on the l4.h inst, in place of Mr.
DEMO, who had deceased since the last
session. A debate arose on the question
of his admission, and subsequently a
committee on credentials, of which Mr..
Stewart, Of Middlebury, is chairman, was
raised to report to the House.
The House then again went into Com
mittee, and Mr.. Albee, Of Westminster.
moved that the House proceed to desig-
nate, by ballot, the place Of location.-
After considerable discussion this prop.
osition was agreed to, ITO to So.
The Westford Representative then
moved to reconsider this vote, and pend.
ing that, the House adjourned.
Mr.. Dorr Bradley next introduced a
series Of resolutions, a good deal after
tho manner Of the kettle case" which
it will be recollccted contained the three
propositions that the kettle was cracked
when borrowed, whole when returned
and that defendant never bad it. The
resolutions declared: First,to 60 to Bel
lows Falls; second, to 60 to Rutland
third, to 60 to Middlebury; fourth, to
60 to Burlington and fifth, not to 60 at
all. Mr.. Colby could not see thrOugha
skinner Of that sort; Mr.. Kittredge
did not see any use in the method; and
Mr. Powers thought they wouldn't look
handsome on the record. So between
them, the resolutions were SO bad
ly damaged, that Mr.. Bradley hauled
them off, for repairs.
The town of Kirby not having any
Representative at court, lifted up her
voice like Pelican in the wilderness,
and sent q memorial 10 favor of contin-
uing the Capitol at Montpelier. Sundry
other memorials for and against removal
were also presented,
On Friday, counsel were admitted to
the floor of the House, who argued the
question in favor of several towns
Judge Pierpoint opened for Rutland (;
be was followed by Mr.. Dillingham; for
Montpelier, and Mr.. Edmunds for Bur.