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

So on the third ballot, Hon. Geo. p Marsh of
Burlington WAS elected.
The Senate having retired, the second bill
introduced, appropriating 900 for repairs
on the State House, Internationally, was taken
up, and Mr. Needham moved to amend by sub
stutng" $50 600 and such other sums as may
be paid on the bond, giyeh by citizen OF Mont
Jtliei.'
Mr.. Needham said-Gentlemt called upon
the bond sgners to build the State Hous =
Would the Legislature allow them to Interfere
in this matter? Has not the State appointed
its Commissioners and Superintendent? Is not
the work in their bands, and would the State of
Vermont allow the interference of citizens of
Montpelier Or elsewhere? The Legislature had
nothing to do with the bond, and the signers Of
it did not shrink from any obligation then en-
tered into. TIE State could not appropriate
the money of that bond. 1t would be paid
into the treasury. and money from the treasury
could beappropriated for various public pur-
poses by the Legislature only. If that bond
was not paid, the Treasurer could sue it; and
| if it was IL good one, as it undoubtedly was, he
could enforce the collection. lie claimed that
it Was our duty to complete the building with
all possible dispatch. The interest on one hum
dred thousand dollars already paid, and the
rents for library room, cabinet rooms, commit
tee rooms, &c. all which the State was now
paying, demanded the speedy completion of the
building Adjourned.
| AFTERNOON.
SENATE.-Repon.- By. Mr.. Mason, for COM
mittee on military affairs, House Dill incorpor-
ating "a Military Company IN Montpelier;
passed.
Mr.. Chittenden called up House bill defining
the judicial term of the Supreme Court and
Reporter; passed.
The bill making an appropriation for re-
building the State House, pending the amend
mcnt to the amendment offered by Mr.. Nichol-
son, % that the Legislature meet alternately at
Rutland and Burlington, until the building shall
be properly iinisdod, was again considered.
Mr.. Nicholson amendment to the amend
ment for ssions Of the legislature at Burlng-
ton and Rutland alternately. was rejected, Is
to II. Adjourned.
HousE.-BWs PaSsed.--Reating to stocks
without this State; in addition to act of 1852
relating to witnesses altering the names Of
certain persons therein mentioned, and consti
tuting them heirs-at-aw Of certain other per-
sons; constituting Sarah Jane Pineo heir at-law
Of Jasper Pineo IN addition to act relating IL
uniform militia companies; altering the name
f Samuel Sheldon Carlisle to pay OrcnzO
Wakefield e27.
The bill approrriating $4,000 on the con-
dition that it be paid by the people of Mont
pelier, WAS again taken up.
Mr.. Deane Of Cavendsh thought this matter
of appropriation, as had been said by nearly
every speaker, IA very important question. liz
thought it was very important, because thu
question is whether the State will change th
contract entirely from what it was when tina
bond was given by the people of Montpelier
The extra session did, with great care, guart
against connecting this bond with the act whicl
relocated the House in this place. The bond
the bond 1t mad become So familiar that, lk
the ghost Of BLnquo, it would not down. I,
BE- sure, gentlemen claimed that there was
provision that said the people Of Montpelie
should pay in one-half when the work was had
completed, but if tins provisionswas SO indef
nit,ly drawn that it cannot be executed TIL til
work is conlpet Il, it was no reason why thi
appropriation Should he delayed. He did no
believe that W. were expected to delay this AZ
preparation by our constituents. lie thong
it was NOT the duty of this House to become
court of justice, and, above all, it had no rlcf
to pat a forced construction upon the bond.
Wow re not asked to set this bosd aside h
the people of Montpelier One of the sig,c,
of is bond lad stood up in lis seat and sai
that thy had never repudated that hond, ,
; asked To be relieved from it. + ere was n
reason, tNtr<lore, for this House 40 complain
want Of faith on the part Of Muntp litr. The
lad air ady, and that too in time Of grcs
financial depr, sslon, paid in ten thousand do
lars; aud when this House attempts to put
forced construction upon this instrument, it W,
sort of star Chamber operation, in which tn,
could in no manner, be jus(iicc.
This bond, he believed, most legal gcntlout