Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-12-04
The Legislature.

The recent session of the Legislature was
somewhat longer than the average for the past
ten or dozen wears. The amount Of business
perfected was perhaps less than is usually per-
formed, although the subjects for legislation
were quite as numerous at any former ses-
sion About two hundred and ninety bills were
introduced in the House, and nearly half as
many in the Senate.
The State House appropriation question was
perhaps the most exciting, if not the most i'm
portant, question that came up for consideration.
Connected with this was the subject matter Of
the controversy between the Superintendent
and Architect of the State House, that furnish
ed employment during nearly all of the session
for the Committee on Public Buildings We
have heretofore given the chief points at issue
in relation to these subjects, and the balance
will be found elsewhere ii this weeks number
Suffice it to say, for now, that the Public Build
ings in all their relations were left by the Leg
isb.ture as tkey were found. No appropriation
was made for the State House, nor was any
change in its superintondence and management
effected. This result does not, VIC apprchend,
necessarily put stop to the work on the State
House. by an enactment of the Legislature of
1851, thirty thousand dollars, and such further
sum as should be paid in on 1.-THE bond" was
appropriated for the completion of the building
Should the obligors on that bond see f. to paw
into the Treasury all or any part of the sum
named in that instrument, the same can be up
propiated under an existing statute, for the
completion Of the State House.
Tnc bill providing for holding the next scs-
sion Of the Legislature at Burlington, in case
the State House is not completed BY August |,
1859, and at Rutland the yeer following. pro-
vded the said building is not completed ny Au-
gust !, 1860 passed the House but was lost in
the Senate
The Circus BILL the bill for the relief Of the
town of Huntington, and the bill for the relief
of the st. Adams Bank, were fully considered
but that consideration failed TO convince the
majority OF the House that their passage would
prove beneficial, and they accordingly died
natural death. The bills for the establishment
of House Of Reformation for Juvenile Often
ders, and for an Insolvent law, were reported
adversely to their passage, and they were soye
rally refused third reading.
The most important psi.iic act that mas be
come law is the act relating 10 Common
Schools As we hope to publish it in full il
our next, we forhear giving an abstract of it
provisions. Two amendments 10 the l.iquo
law were passed-one requiring seized liquor
if repleyned to remain in the hands of the of
fcer serving the repieyin writ until the decis
ioG as TO the destruction of the liquor. If it i
ordered to be destroyed he is to deliver it int
the hands of the destroyer, but if not condemn
ed into the hands Of its owner. They also en-
acted that liquors shall not he given away
raisings, moving of buildings, &c.
Among the private acts that passed are thoIi
Incorporating the Vermont Insurance Compan
at Hrattlcboro. the Connecticut Valley Nuts,
Insurance Company at Bellows Falls, the Va
mont Soapstope Company, at Grafton, and a
act in amendment of the Charter of the Wind
ham County Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
The several laws that we have and shall pub
lsh, will show what was done by way of altci
ing, amending, OF otherwise tinkering the Con
piled Statutes.