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Mr.. Field offered n resolution that when
the question upon the location of the CAPT
tai of this State is taken, that 1T shall be
decided by ballot, each Senator casting one
ballot with the place of such location legi-
bly, written thereon, and the place receiving
majority o! all the ballots, so cast, shall
be designated as the place. and bill re-
ported to the Senate accordingly.
Amended so that the question be taken
by viva voce vote instead Of ballot, and
adopted
Mr.. Hunton said that in the early history
of the State, the General Assembly had been
in the habit of converting at different towns
on both sides of the mountain. This was at
a period when Montpelier had no existence.
Afterwards when Montpelier had become
town, the good sense of the people OF the
State designated that town as the most con-
venient spot for assembling, it being the
nearest geographical centre OF the State.
The population upon this side the mountain
is greater than that upon the other side.
1t is consequently nearer the centre of
the population Of the State than Burling
ton.
Much had been said in relation to the
health of Montpelier. lie thought that this
was all wrong lie never had suffered from
sons Of the Legislature
Burlington was SAID to be particularly
healthy, but testimony had been produced
showing that the population of that town
had greatly diminished. Where they had
gone to- no could not say. Although the
State was not bound by law to pay back in
case OF removal, whatever Montpelier had
contributed towards the erection of the
/ building, still he could not but think that
equity and Justice would require such pro-
cecdurc This would be quite consider
able tax on the State. Again, the materials
already on the grounds were worth more in
case the building was to be reconstructed
on its present foundation, than they would
| probably be worth should they be removed
to Burlington.
Much had been said about the hills of
Montpelier. But the State Of Vermont is
a state of hills, and had it not been for the
mountains of Vermont, she never would
have been an Independent State-she never
could have resisted the encroachments of
| New York but for her own Green Noun
tains. lie wanted some reasons for re-
moval
HOUSE.
| RcSolutions.-By Mr.. Cross of Waltham,
for Committee of one from each County to
/ manu- ul' tIlt HlllfuEc anu htpthluIcs
adopted. BY Mr. Stacy for an outline map of
the State to be procured by Committee of
three. adopted and Messrs. Stacy, Mer-
rill and Barnes were appointed for the
| purpose By Mr.. Merrill, authorizing the
| Auditor to audit the accounts of Sergeant
at arms and Librarian for services in con-
sequence Of the burning Of the State House;
adopted.
Mr.. Wentworth of Rock ingham, intro
duced a bill to establish the seat of govern
mcnt at Bellows Falls, which was ordered
to be printed,
STATE HOUSE QUESTION.
Mr., Powers of Woodstock, introduced q
resolution providing that whenever balloting
Is renewed, on the first ballot, all the ballots
shall be counted for the respective towns
voted for ; second ballot none shall be
counted except for the three highest towns
and on the Hird bdIlOt except the two high
est towns after which no bill or rcsolu-
1 ton shall be entertained which shall not
concern one of the two places voted for
The resolution was laid on the table.
Mr.. kittredge Of Falrhaven moved to sus-
pend the rule 80 as to enable him to intro
duce bill to change the name of the Fair
haven Slate and r. r. Co.
Mr.. Bradley of Brattleboro', would lay
this application, and all like it, on the TIA
| BILE until after the House had got over
the ridge-pole' Of the proper business of the
session.
Mr.. Kittredge agreed, and the motion
was ordered to lie.
The House again went into Committee OF
the whole, Mr. kit'redge in the chair.
Mr.. Stacy asked Mr.. Merrill to repeat IN
substance the offer of Montpelier, and Mr.
Merrill repeated it. Mr.. Stacy then re-
peatcd that Burlington did not come to bid
against Montpelier, especially at this stage;
she only wished to be considered without
prejudice as to dollars and cents. lie then
proposed, in behalf Of Burlington, to erect
for the same sum named by Montpelier, a
house as large and as good as the present
and larger one on the same terms pro
posed by Montpelier, to the acceptance Of
Burlington in his judgment equal witt
Montpelier,
Mr.. jenkins Of Burke, had not been con
WINGED for removal but rather his judg
mont ,hls sympathics and his affections ling
cred around the old capital. Burlington
now proI osed to put her claim on an equal
ity. as she called it, with Montpelier
but he suggested that she did not meet tn,
pelier-nav her offer was rather a bride t,
the State to violate its obligations.
Messrs. Marsh of Brandon Barnes of Rut
land and Billings Of Mt. Ilolley repealed tn,
charge of bribery.
Ilr. Stodlard, Of Waterford, ventured t
say that there is not II single State in t,
Union which has so perfect "a common cen
ter, and so equally accessible to all, as Yer
mont now has at Montpelier state
house itself, too, located here, is the prid
OF the State-a fair representative of it--aI
honor 10 It , and now We are asked to dis
regard all these, because OF a calamity.
Better ask what are the interests, the right
and the sentiments of the people and HI
asked the Committee not to ignore one of thu
largest and most thriving sections CT tn
State-tne northeastern. Going to Bur
lington il going out Of the Statc-not to
center it is going to look out ofthe State t
New York. Moreover its business and 9th
CT attractions are more New York than Yer
mont, while Montpelier is the representa-
tive, in all respects, of Vermont. As to thu
offers OF various towns, they were repugnan
to him, These offers were injurious to thu
small towns, which cannot hid, and tend t,
monopOl2e and centralize all the layors o
the State III few large towns. No tow
should be depressed for the sake OF favorinl
these large towns; and in this case it woult
be manfcstly wrong to depress Montpelie
in violation of the moral obligation which
all must admit
Mr.. Spencer of Castleton, said, if there i
any difficulty as to getting out of the Stat
by going to Burlington, lie would have al
act that members shall not lose their resi-
dence by visiting Burlington. After con
graduating Montpelier on its fortune in re
spect to its member. he controverted the in
situation that the agitation for removal haC
been got up by Burlington. Ills constitu
ents were Tor removal on grounds of the
own.
Mr.. Marsh, of Brandon, moved that. tn
Committee ask 10 be discharged from tn
bill to locate at Rutland agreed to, IAN,
also agreed to by the llouscN