The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-12-04
LErTHR FRoM ~ oApIpAL.
MosTpnun, Nov. %, 1903.

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Following che Greek Rroysrb-"a great
book 70 a great evil. shall not long detain .
you or your readers, in this my last "capltal
correspondence" but oudsayor 10 give full /
draughl In a fow drops, and though pills be |
In my prescription, they shall be- sugar coated .
ones, Indeed, have but The two last days
Of Tie session 10 give you an accoant Of
and any description will be but % shadow 10 !
the substance, closed my ast upon the
bin fr approprialog $4,000 for the compile
ton Of the State House, and ] muai begin
this one upon the same bill, Il occupying
most n ihe time u those two days, in some
form Or other, The Senate and House we're
al cross purposes nearly all Of tho last sixty
horrs-the former amending and rcceding
while the latter adhered srenuousl, 10 rs
original design Of making the bond finish the
House.
Linsley Of Rutland Kellogg 0fnpulcboro,
Woodbridge Of VerRonnes insisting Il the
bond was not paid they nsrcr would appro-
pirate ans ssm aRd' Needham, C,.;;s, lIe,
hurd, Rounds, Dcane and others, coutending
the bond was not due until The House was
finished, Thus matters stood up 10 9 o'clock
Friday morning, when the Senate sent 10 the
House the general appropriation bill-for
state expenses with the appropriation for the
State House included, o. an amendment, save
$4,000 which Montpelier came forward and
offered To pay, burlington, Rutland, Brat.
tlcboro and NeTgennes, we're At fever heat,
and dedantly sent back 10 the ~tir,sate, after
two hours Of incorporate discussion -ure-,
/ both sides, the bill, as il came 10 them, nom
ic5ncuring, md teiiiug them 10 take the res
possibility, II they dared, The Senate to
| their credit be It written, recsded aud finally
gracefully concuUed with the House In pass
Ing the conditional appropriation,
/ The circus bin last before the Iluusc, was
defeated by 40 majority, Eyep paper al
most In the state reflected severely upon the
passage Of any such bill, and good sense a.
ualiy disclosed i,'clf in H., defeat
/ send you the report Of the committee on
public buildings which will better give the
result Of their deliberations than anything /
can wrilc-5nly by way Of explanation, let
me add, this report only embraces matters
pertaining to the building itself and the
character Of Mr.. Silloway and Dr. Powers,
as connected with Il, 4 bin for tho appoint.
mcnt Of new commission by the legislature,
20 finish the State House was defeated. but
only from the la,cness Of the last night, at
whichhimc Il came up for its third reading.
1t would be occupying space you can hard
ly spare, aud diaw upon me for Time do not
have, 20 oStcRd my letter any father. Sur
Gee II to say, through the whole. long night
Of last Thursday there was an intense feeling
exhibited 10y oppropra,ionAnd anti-appropri.
alton mcmhcrs--one vi .ch the Knock session
hardly allayed for the',hor time that the
gentlemen from Mendon, Braintrec, and
RoNbury, were in the ehir
Finally, at precisely quarter past q a.
clock, FRIDAY morning, the Governor and
Senate announced through their Secretary,
that they had no more bushes, to communicate
20 the House, Tho House returned A mes.
sage Of similar import and after fitting
speech thanking the members FOR their cour-
,csy, the Speaker declared this House is now
adjourned"
And now, as my lnbors draw to a close
as members and visitants ICsln TO talk of
home--as ! think how the places that now
know us will soon know Us no mara lassnss
lie I think how Tia pichc in which | have
nesiled ia Tn CNILnoHIAN. il soon To be oc-
cnpicd 10y another, there is a shade passes
over my otherwise liberated spirit, and forci-
bly, does the truth stalk before me, "hcre we
have no continuing city" 4 shade it is, but
the warming influences Of thoughts Of home,
and Thanksgiving make it only the shadow
which falls on the portal, as we stand for a
moment, knocking for the longod for en-
trance.
Thanking you aud your readers Cor the
space allotted my communicatons-an sin
cerely thanking all who have placed me
; where | could thus writc-and FOR a long cat
VfuEuu Of courtrsirs, through many years, I
here close the letters of Hal.