Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-11-19

The friends of the bill claimed that it is con-
tnual drain upon the purses of the people and upon
the State to have these exhibitions travelling upon
our borders that this drain could be checked and
these exhibitions could be made IA source of profit
to the State they paying $2j into the Treasury for
each day of exhibition.
Adjourned
AFTERNOON.
| SESATE--The bill in amendment of chap. ll6
of the compiled statutes entitled salaries and fees,
was taken up pending amendment offered by
the committee on finance by striking out the sum
of $4,000, and inserting 1900, Gt being for the sa-
laries of the Judges Of the Supreme Court.)
Messrs. Davis, Nash, Wilson, French, Chitten-
den, Gleed and Smith opposed the amendment and
favored the bill. The amendment was lost and
the bill was ordered to third reading, % to 2
House-Mr. Beaman moved that the bill re-
ported by the road committee, extending the char
ter of the Vermont and Canada Railroad Com
pany four years upon certain conditions be laid on
the table, and five hundred copies printed; agreed
to-
The bill relating to circuses was again consider
ed.
Mr. Bell opposed the bill. His recollection was
that during the year that circuses were admitted,
they very frequent in the larger towns, and
rarely in any other; he believed, that II majority
of the people were opposed to any thing OF tai
kind.
Mr.. Cooper had but little interest in this matter.
He lived up in the north cast part Of the state,
where crcuses did not come, but he could 60 into
New Hampshire to Wi'pu-. tbc0- u.. ID, -t" a'
reason why they should be- prohibited hom ..l
State.
Mr. Myers of Jamaica opposed the bill, on the
ground that such gathering were productive ol
immortality. Mr. Randall Of E"Nbury replied
that no moro immortality attended these gather
ings than those for other purposes.
Mr.. Olmstead said he opposed the other bill
which proposed to license a particular aud highly
recommended Circus Company, and he opposed
this bill which to license everything, merito-
rous not, if it is able to pay SO per day Of
exhibition
NJ Bascom also opposed the bill briefly, when
Mr.. Abbott called for the previous question, and
it was seconded.
Mr. Myers of j. demanded the yeas and nays:
ayes ia, noes lO6; the bill was dismissed.
Mr.. Bridgman moved to reconsider the vote
taken, and Mr. Randall OF K. moved to adjourn
The last motion was agreed to, las to %
FRInAY, Now II
SENATE. BUs pqs,c9.--!u ap,uju,"t ol c'ap.
ll6 Comp stat, entitled salafics aul i,... Naisms
Judges Of the supreme Court salaries to T2j'o--
passed unanimously); To provide for making re-
pairs upon the Vermont States Prison (-iVJj for
reconstruction of cells and other repairs connected
with the buldng).
In the afternoon, the bill in addition to and in
amendment of act to incorporate the Vermont
and Canada Railroad Company was taken up
pending the adoption of the substitute offered by
the Committee; which was opposed by Messrs.
Gleed and French of Windsor, and supported by
Messrs Butler and Everts.
House Joint Resolution. By Mr. Needhnm,
directing the Secretary of the Board Of Education
to furnish one copy of his Report to each Town
Superintendent, Town Clerk and District CLERK;
adopted
The business Of the morning hour having been
completed, the Chair announced as the unfinished
business Of yesterday, the motion by Nr liridsnnn,
- ..~o.a;lsr the dismissng the bill relating
to Circus Exhibitions.
Favored by Mr.. Linsley of Rutland, who claimed
that members personally opposed to Circus Exhibi-
tions had no right to dictate to others. We have
a Sunday law upon our Statute book; bat WI"
thought of putting that law into execution Ihe
truth is, the people wouldn't submit to IT.
The debate occupied the remainder Of the fore
noon and the latter part of the afternoon. The
question being: Shall the vote to dismiss the bill
be reconsiiered? ? 1t decided to reconsider;
ayes ll9, noes 0s. The bill was then laid on the
table.
Ethan Allen engine CO., of Burlington has late
ly made excursion to It. Adams. on which
casion they seemed to have been somewhat eIated
because they accomplished the feat Of throwing
water higher than ever before done in the
place That might have been done with an elder
squirt gun Woodstock STANDARD.
The Standards remark does not seem so
smart. when it is remembered that the Boxers
were in St. Albans with their engine few
days before the Ethan Allen company, and
made some tall playing.
FIRE.-The engine house of the Ethan
Allen Engine Company No. 1, containing all
their valuable apparatus, had narrow es-
cape from destruction ON Thursday night.
The Irishman, Michael Collins, who takes
care of the engine, and sleeps in the house
with it, states that he built Il fire in the en-
CINE room at five o'clock, ON that
evening,-that at nine o'clock, he was
in the room, and then went to his own
house, returning to sleep at the engine house
at eleven. On entering the engine room he
discovered a fire in active progress in one
corner of the room Fortunately water was
at hand and seizing pail he succeeded
single handed in subduing the flames, burn
ing himself severely about the hands and
face in 50 doing. The large amount Of char
red and hlackened space inside the room
(Which is ceilcd and lined with. boards instead
Of plaster) shows that the escape from total
destruction was very narrow one, and that
the contest with the fire must have been a
severe one, Indeed it is wonder to rs that
one man should have succeeded in putting it
out. The engine and hose cart prove To be
unnjured except by the blistcrins Of the
paint upon them, and the damage done is
mostly confined to the burning OF three or
| tba i,,;tt tba buil1,
ing. The possible consequences Of such a
fire (if not discovered as this was) commen-
cling by disabling 50 important portion OF
our fire apparatus as the Ethan Allen en-
gine, and gaining full headway in the dead
of night, in the crowded neIghborhood which
surrounds the engine house, are appalling to
contemplate.
The occurrence has caused an unusual
amount Of excitement, from the belief oi
many that the fire originated with an incen
diary. We are inclined however to the con,
trary belief
1t is possible to suppose that 1t originated
from broom used i'll sweeping the stove
hearth and then set away in the corner, anc
unless compelled by very strong positive
proof, we should be unwilling to believe tina
we have miscreant in the community cap
able Of SO reckless and wicked a deed as thu
deliberate kindling of a fire in such al place
DEATH OF Mr.. NOBLE LOVELY w chron
icle the death of Mr.. Lovely with SINGER
sorrow. lie was an old and esteem
ed inhabitant of Burlington, widely know
,, and universally respected for his wort
, as a man, citizen and christian
His disease was Erysipelas, under which h
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