Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-11-26
MONTPELIER, Nov. %.

Editors Free Press:
The st. Adams Bank case came
before the House again yesterday morning, in the
shape of a Senate BILL identical with the House
bill dismissed the day before 1t was read the first
time, and tho proposal to give it second reading
objected to, on which protracted rambling
debate was had, the Speaker woodbridge in the
ChairO deciding 'hot tho r'orits of tho bill wore
not then properly in order for discussion. The
point most dwelt upon was the dscourtcsy to the
friends Of the bill and to the Senate the tultfca-
ton of the House ITSELF and the monstrousncss of
the action, if the House refused second reading
TO Senate bill, In answer to this, it was said
that bill precisely like this Senate bill had been
long before the House and fully discussed and
only the day before dismissed. The second
reading was refused. Mr.. Kellogg moved to re-
consider stating that he should vote against it, to
fix the matter beyond further calling it up again.
The Speaker then decided that the motion to recon-
slider opened the whole question for debate and
debate followed resumed in the afternoon and
pursued at length; and finally decided by large
majority against the Bank.
new Circus bill has been introduced, and was
pressed hard yesterday. Its friends took the last
half hour last evening to urgeit to third reading
they had their friends present, and many opposed
10 the bill were absent; but it refused third
reading by small majority. A motion to recon-
slider was this morning voted down in a full house,
by 80 majority. This may not be indicative of the
opinion of House on the merits of Circus bill
but tIis indicative that further effort will be
made this session to pass Circus bill.
The whole interest, thought and talk Of the
members seem to be fast centerng upon State
House and appropriation matters. The committee
appropriation bill came up as special order this
morning This is the bill to appropriate fifty
thousand, conditioned the payment of the
bond. Next behind it on the Speakers table is
the bill to hold the next session at Burlington,
which, last, by the way, looks as if it were no
coke" after all. Since its mysterious abstrac-
tion out Of the file of papers belonging to the
Chairman of the committee on public buildings
and its restoration in new duplicate, by consent
OF the House, it has assumed the character of a
martyr, and is in the eyes of many, most evident
ly inv csted with genuine virtue.
Col Needham opened the discussion on appro
f''''N'' "''ii Pi'PoolH5 an uiLcHuueut winch re
moves the condition, and going into miscellaneous
talk about the prosperity of Vermont, her ability
to build good house, the excellence of the one in
process of construction and the satisfaction mem
bers and the people will feel to have State House
they shall have paid for. The only p, int we can
discover in his long speech which clearly touches
the question involved was the observation that if
thnh IL
the State House must stop, the inference to be
drawn, being that he spoke for Montpelier, and that
no more money was to be paid on the bond. We
have always thought that much that was discre-
dtabe was done at that extra session. and we
have evidences that the end of it is not yet.
Yours, f.