Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-11-20
THURSDAY. November is,

SCISSORS A bill was introduced in the
House, last week, by Mr.. Bridgman, on request
of some outsider, to incorporate the Windham
County Distillery Company. Upon the an
nouncement of the title a sensation was plainly
dscerni6le. Members opened their eyes as if
they could not trust their sight and listened in
almost breathless Amusement to the reading of
the bill. Among the names of the corpoiators
mentioned in the bill are J. d. Bradley of Brat
tleboro, Chas. X. Field of Newfane, Erasmus
Plimpton of Wardsboro Charles n. Davenport
Of Wilmington, and others whose names do not
now occur.
The aims and objects of the intended corpoY-
alton, as set forth in the bill, and desigred by
its iNstigators are, for the purpose of prosecut-
ing the business of dstlation, in all its branches,
and, by means thereof, obtdining ltUe yeast for
domes uses and 'mddulteratcd alcohol far me-
chanico', chemical and medicinal purposcs"-
The bill was referred to the Committee on Man
utacturcs, majority of which reported adverse
ly to its usage, and, on Tuesday, the bill was
refused a third reading by vote of three to one
From the unanimity with which the bill was
strangled one would infer that the Legislature
believed tia, these applicants were already run
ming emptyiags sufficiently.
The Senate have passed bill appropriating
a sum not exceeding $1,000, for the completion
of the ETHAN Allen" monument at Burlington.
or, IN other words, towards defraying the ex
penses of completing the statue of old Ethan
that your gifted young townsman proposes to
chisel. see no reason why the bill will not
pass TIE House.
Lust ~rck Joint Committee was appointed
ascertain the earliest day practicable for an al
journment. That Committee reported, day
or two since, that in their opinion the General
Assembly could not complete the business be-
joint resolution was introduced at that time d-
recting the President Of the Senate and Speak
or of the House, to adjourn their respective
Houses, on the morning of the 26th'inst. with
out day. This resolution has passed the House
and is now on the table of the Senate
The House have adopted resolution limiting
the introduction of bills, except such as are re-
ported by Committees, than that come from the
Senate to-day.
The bill in amendment of the Charter Of the
Vermont and Canada Railroad Company, came
up and was disposed of in the House YESTERDAY.
Its merits had been so thoroughly discussed in
the Senate, the report of the Committee on
Roads was so able and lucid, and the subject
matter generally had beer so much thought of
and talked of, that there was no attempt at a
discussion in the House. Every member was
probably as well prepared TO vote when the bill
was put on its passage as they would have been
after weeks discussion. The bill passed by
the decisive vote of l67 yeas to 40 nays. be-
lieye every member of the House from Wind
ham County voted in its favor.
The bill for the relief the st. Adams Bank
having once been refused third reading, was
brought again before the House by re-consid-
Grafton, and re-committed to the Committee on
Banks. The Bank, it will be remembered, sus-
pended the redemption of its bills in specie or
current Boston funds, for more than sixty DAYS
during the panic of last fall and winter. For
that reason it incurred a penalty of $4,000,
which penalty its managers ask to have remit
ted by the General Assembly. The Misssquoi,
Royalton and Woodstock Banks are in the same
bot, and of course the friends of all these
ba Ks are united in the work of seeking a re-
mission, and the bill for the relief of the St.
Albans Bank, now before the House, is the test
question. Its consideration is set down for Fri
day next, and present indications seem to favor
the belief that the application will be success
full.
proclamation is already printed, So you and
the readers may be making suitable preparations
for the due observance OIL Thursday the 2nd
proximo. C.