Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-11-18
FROM MONTPELIER.
Friday, Nov. II, 1889.
Editors Of the Free Press:

Editors Of The Free Press:
The Legislature this week has
not yet accomplished any business Of very decided
interest. The important matters of legislation
have net been under debate to any great extent
in the House. Matters of less importance have
taken time, in a few instances greatly in dispro-
portion to their value. Occasionally there has
been a debate that appears more like what used
sec in a country Lyccum, where tho question was
to be decided according to the weight of argu-
ment-more a contest between two men, than n thor
ough discussion in hand. The bill to pay the SUI
perintendent of construction of State House, pass
ed the House this morning without opposition
This is the amended bill, giving S4,l25. The bill
to appropriate $4,000 to pay debts, for furni-
ture & fixtures, h for completing the State House
has continued to come up. Not very much de-
ate has been had on it. none really against it
But there have been various efforts to amend. One
was passed this morning to strike out the provi-
sion for completing the House-and another was
introduced to make the sum appropriated S2o'ooo
and to be for paying for the furn5 ture and nothing
else. While this was pending t1e House ad-
iourncd.
The bill to allow criminals to testify in their
own defense has been debated more than any other
bill in the House-it is a pet bill Of Mr.. Gleed.-
He advocated it in the Senate last year, and has
followed it up closely this year. His principal
opponent has been Nj. Childs of Hydepark-they
have met each other just as though collision be-
tween them was no new business. The passage to
a third reading came up this morning, and on a
yea and nay vote, it was passed by lO6 against
100. Another trial, with perhaps a revision oil
the vote. will be had on its final passage.
The committee to whom was referred a consid-
Grafton ofthe question Of when the legislature shall
| adjourn. reported this morning that they had ex-
amined the business before the two houses, and
| found that the earliest day when an adjournment
| could take place, was Tuesday the 22d inst.
The bill Of Mr.. Lawrence of St. George to pro-
| hibit the payment of any premiums for the speed
Of horses at agricultural fairs, passed the House
| this morning. 1t was not opposed in debate, and
by but few votes.
he circus bill died easily yesterday. Indeed
since its birth it has scarcely exhibited any signs
| Of vitality. Its brother of last year found its pas
sage through this hostile world so difficult, and re-
ceiyod so much hard usage before it came to its end
that the heart of the parents was almost broken
and the offspring Of this year always looked SICK
w.. And what made it still harder for 1t. the old
nurses. who devoted themselves so earnestly to
raise the other, and had become skillful in such
service, are almost all out Of town, and cannot be
had for love nor money, and the few who are here
seem have been so hard run and disheartened by
their attention, and unsuccessful trial last year,
that they could not be persuaded to attempt to get
this one up to where it could stand alone. So it
has died of neglect and hamilton.
Yours. DEAN.