Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-02

they cared much more about it, perhaps, than
the people themselves did.
Mr.. Woodbridge said that he felt it to be his
duty to vote against the amendment, though
an unpleasant one because he believed his con-
stituents demanded it.
Mr.. Webber said that this House had been
urged by the gentleman from Brattleboro', To-
do that which the Supreme Court would not
do Now that we have the power, he would
put the screws on, apply the whip and spur.
Because we have in our own hands the supreme
power we will compel them to do what no
court of justice would do. Adjourned.
LIousE-The State House appropriation bill
Was again taken up.
Mr. Randall Of Roxbury said lie was not IN
the position that many members of the House
said they were in. He was trammeled by no
Instructions, and hoped he should never take
his seat in any delberative body and feel com
PEELED to go contrary to his own Judgment IN
order to satisfy his constituents. lie claimed
that we had no business 0pass upon the yalldl-
ty or nyalldity of the bond. lie believed there
was no intention on the part OF the signers to
question its provisions; and 1t was the duty OF
the State to fulfill her portion Of the contract.
He said there WAS no idea when that bond
was given, that the sum Of two hundred thou
sand dollars would be expended in rebuilding
the House. Furty-fve Thousand dollars was be-
Iieved to be the sum that would repair the
House. Ten thousand dollars had been raised
at time when it was taking the very life
blood, as it were, of any village in Vermont to
raise that sim. He had no fear that the capt.
tai would ever be moved by any bill introduced
with the avowed intention of being whip
and spnr" to the people Of Montpelier. If
Montpelier were repudating this bond, OF try
Ing to evade it, there would be some reason for
a measure that would operate as a "whip and
spur" If this Legislature should adjourn
without making this appropriation, the Legis-
lature would either have to be called together
to act specially upon this matter, or that build
ing would have to stand there, IL SHE'LL us it is,
and IL monument Of our folly, till the Legisla-
ture again comes together. Adjourned.
Wednesday, Nov 81.
SENATE.-BW mroduced- By Mr. Nash, re-
lating to process.
Bills passed.--Relating to county jails anc
confinement Of prisoners; to fines and costs; tt
highway taxes, and in addition to chap. %, C
S.. to incorporate the Rutland Academy OF
Music Adjourned.
E.-ResoImion. By Mr.. Powers, tina
the Clerk be dir, cted to make up and pay Il
Lyman B. Sherwin his debentures for contrasting
the right to II seat as member of the House
adopted.
The State House appropriation bill was agaiI
taken up.
Mr.. Wells moved the previous question, sec
ondcd by the House, and the original bill wa
ordered to a third reading Ayes 1919, nays 93
This bill provides that the people of Mont
pelier shall finish the House for the State o
else it will remain unfinished
The hour for the Joint Assembly having ar
rived, the Senate came in, and Gamalie Wash
burn of Montpelier, was elected Brigadier Gen
eral, of the 3D. Brigade, of the Vermont Militia
For Railroad Commissioner
Hon. Geo P. Marsh was nominated by Mr.
Ncedham, Ambrose l.. Brown, by Mr.. Linsley
j. Q. Hawkins, by Mr. Little, and Portus Bax
ter by Senator Worthngton.
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