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

Mr.. Nicholson's amendment to the amend !
ment for sessions of the Legislature at Burling-
ton and Rutland alternately, was rejected. /
HousE.--Thc bill approprioting $4,000 on
the condition that it be paid by the people Of
Montpelier was again taken up.
Mr. Deane of Cavendish thought it very
important question, because, it is whether the
State will change this contract entirely from
what it was when that bond was given by the
people of Montpelier. The extra session did,
with great care, guard against connecting this
bond with the acr which relocated the House
in this place. The bond the bond 1t had
become so familiar that like the ghost of Ban
quo, ii would not down. To be sure, gentle
men claimed that there was a provision that said
the people Of Montpelier should pay in one-half
when the work was half completed, but if this
provision was indefinitely drawn that it can
not be executed till the work is completed, it
was no reason why this appropriation should be
delayed. lie did not believe that we were OK
pected to delay this appropriation by our con-
stituents. lie thought it was not the duty of
this House to become Il court of justice, and,
above all, it had no right to put forced con-
struction upon this bond.
We were not asked to set this bond aside by
the people of Montpelier One of the sgne,s
OF this bond had stood up in his seat and said
that they had never repudated that bond, or
asked to relieved from it. There was no reason,
therefore, for this House to complain of want of
faith on the part of Montpelier. They had al
ready and that too in time of great financial
depression, pad in ten thousand dollars and
wheh this Ito use attempts to put forced CON
s'rucuoh uPo TINS instrument, IL was sort OF
star -chamo er operation, III winch they could
in no manno he Justified.
I This bond, he believed. most legal gentlemen
regarded as an indemnifying bond, which could
not he coll ected till the House was completed
anu Il 'nlS house should put iorccu construc-
uoh upon H. IL was serious question whether
we u'u hN ehurvlI release the obhSors OF the
oonu rom all o6hgahohs.
nc oeheVed tnat ne represented ms conStltu-
ehtS "hen he Saiu that TINS work should be the
WIS " 'ne Stale' IL Snouiu not he connected
win trie BOND at all lie would not release
mem rom ne bond nor say how much the peo-
PIC ol montpelier should pay. nat was sub
Jert h3r future consideration. lie thought We
were bound IN good faith to fulfill an that was
: Necessary 10 3e uohe on the part OF the State,
berore We asked them to do their dut! IN the
matter
, IL mad been stated over and over again, that
montpelier was ready to Keep her faith but
gentlemen say why have not they paid in one
half He answered simply because they did not
lnow what one half was. Besides he belle, ed
this work should never be entrusted to the will
or care of any town, but should rest on the Stur-
dy yeomanry of the State. and It's responsible
servants.
Mr. Woodbridge did not charge the people
Of Montpelier with bad faith Gentlemen had
claimed that the bond required that the people
;, Of Montpelier should pay in half of the
100000 in February last. He denied that they
9 were only bound to pay 10000 He thought
that they were required to rebuild the House,
such as the Commissioners should decide upon
The bond is simple instrument requiring no
legal learning to understand it. and il provides
for rebuilding the State House He believ ed
/, that when the 9th or 2Sth of February. 1898.
=. came, the obligors on that bond were indebted
to the State equal to one-haf of the whole cost
: of erection. 1t was a subject of estimation and
was expected TO be. for no one supposed this
building would he completed at that time. In
spite of the threats the caiolery of gcntcmt IL
from Montpelier. so long as he had tongue to
speak or hand to vote, he should do what he
believed to be his duty
G Mr.. Maihewson also went into history of
the location of the State House and discussed
). the merits of the bond. the duty OF men to pa,
= their honest debts. &c.
+ Mr.. Marsh went into the history of The extra
session, ana what the understanding then was.
lie state. that II was tue unanimous Note OF me
Il town OF Brandon that Montpelier should build
the state House
e anticipation. lie thought the only question
: was whether We were willing to step up like
,f men and vote fof an appropriation ana com
u plete the work or leave II IN the condition 1t
Il now is. lie should vote against tins bill
ST MIR. Bridgman moved the previous question
n seconded by the House.
i On the main question Mr. Pnchard demand
/ cd the yeas ana nays, ana thev were yeas To-
IL nays SIS.
t. So the bill passed
lHvRSpAi' Noy. 20.
c, SENATE.-Stote House Q"estioa.-Mr Bar,
IL tholemew for committee on finance, reported
House bill making an appropriation with amend
a. ment, striking out all requiring the money to b'
y expended TO be had on the bond
MIR. Chittenden arose to correct a mistake II
III the debate OF yesterday regarding the old Mont
" peler subscription having been put in suit TO
t. collection. lie was satisfied that the Senate
a. would pass any bill that the friends OF the meas
ms ure should require, but this was a subject which
i demanded cool careful Investigation, and TO
'' one he was going to place himself in ii position
that vnitl1 load n IA puuitahlp "a --