The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-11-24
The Legislature.

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From what We can learn from Montpe.
lier it would appear that the lawmakers
have been quite as busy as usual the past
week. though it would be difficult to e1.
tract much from the reports given which
could be called profitable reading. 1t is
hoped that the present week will close the
labors of the Lycurgi for the season. We
shall very soon publishing the
laws passed, when our readers can know,
if they wish, what has been accomplished,
if not what has been attempted. 1t does
not yet appear that the Circus Company
has %triumphed over the people of Yer.
mont. The bill for the extension of the
charter of the Vermont and Canada Rail.
road has failed to become a law. Mr..
Olmsted has introduced a bill, which
seems likely to pass, providing, under Ger.
tain provisions, for the next meeting of
the Legislature in Burlington. The bill
is as follows:
lection !. The next session of the Gen.
eral Assembly of this State shall be held
in the village Of Burlington. provided the
town of burlington shall, by the first day
Of August, A. d. 1859, furnish suitable
accommodation for both branches of the
Legislature, free OF expense to the State,
and provided the State House shall not be
completed and really for use, by said first
day of August, A. d. 1859.
Section 2. If the State House shall not
be completed by the first day of August.
A. D. 1859, and if the town of Burlinp.
ton shall prepare and furnish suitable &C.
colnmodation for both houses, free of ex.
pcnse to the State, and 10 the satisfaction
of the Governor, by said first day of Au.
gust then the Governor shall issue his
proclamation and cause the same 10 be
Pr nted in all the newspapers Of this
State; calling upon such persons as may
thereafter be elected members of the Leg.
islature for that year, to convene at Bur.
ington, at the time now provided by law;
which proclamation shall be made on or
before the first of September, 1859.
We give SO much Of the proceedings as
relate TO the bill for the relief of D. s.
Church, Sheriff of Addison County. This
is for injuries received in making an ar.
rest:
Mr.. Daniels moved a reconsideration of
the vote by which the House voted to pay
David s. Church $1,000. Opposed BY
Messrs. Linsley of Rutland and Ham.
mond, supported by Messrs. Stowe, Dan
iels, Wells and Prindle.
Mr., Hammond moved to lay the mo.
ton on the table; not agreed to.
MIR. Randall of Roxbury said he hoped
the motion would not prevail it would
cost more TO debate the bill again than to
let it go. He was of opinion that we
had set the damages pretty high. The
motion TO reconsider was further opposed
by Mcssrs. Woodbridge and Kellogg.
Mr.. Hebsrd said he could not 90 for
the reconsideration, unless some gentle.
man would take the responsibility Of sta.
ting that the House had passed this bill
undera misrepresentation of facts, and that
there were important facts to come to our
knowledge.
Those who supported the motion to re-
consider thought the House had acted
hastily, AMI that there were facts which
have not come to the knowledge of the
House.
Mr.. Bascom thought the action of the
House or this bill was such that no gen.
tleman need ever be ashamed of it. The
evidence before the committee was over
whelning that the injuries were received
while Mr.. Church was serving the State
faithfully.
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