Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-11-12

/ ted to raise a committee to examine the accounts
of the superintendent and to report ON the same
lie thought it would be well to wait for the re-
port Of that committee. He was ready to pay
| fair and Just compensation, but not to pay a
! bounty. lie alluded to mistakes in construction
which were somewhat expensive, and which he
thought should be an element in fixing the sal
ory of this officer They certainly fell within
/ the scope Of Investigation in this matter 1t
was his wish to render fair and equitable judy
mcnt to all parties.
Mr. Olmstcd hoped that the matter of salary
would not be mixed up with other things, with
what the superintendent couid have had in some
other business or with the matter of building.
| lie did moi think the Committee should have
admitted evidence as to what Mr. = might have
obtained for his services. He believed that the
true basis on which to establish this salary was
the roHh of the services rendered. Mr. j had
not been forced into this office. When he ac-
ccptcd it there was something else in his mind
than dollars and cents. lie ought to have n
fair compensation. If he had made mistakes,
it was of no concern in fixing the pay for his
lahors. But the single question is. what are
the services roHh? Is $1,000 enough? Is
$4,000 too little? We can come at this only by
a comparison OF M. Powers services with those
Of other men.
Mr. Stafford Of Springfield had not intended
to speak on this hill. but had been queslcd to
mention Ind Lrr' ,,oj. v,'. n "'i,,,o H.
was a Young man. ard made his name in the
erection of the former house; he was but the
architect, not the superintendent. He had heard
the Supciintcndcn,S Of the count house at Rut-
land and Windsor mentioned in connection with
Mr. Powers. They received - per day for their
services; but he knew that thcir lahors were
not for one moment fin he co,n,.or,I ui,b ,h,..o
of Mr. y In ,.,,.,,, f., r,o,,,,;t,,l,, IHl,,l,,,1
rcspou.;L,fty lie Lcl;,,rd d., NJ p',,.,s
had made AS few mistakes ns rny ma, vo,,id
have made, all men vcrr Fsilc ~ rrr Wr
Young had mad, n s;op,l mi.,.l.c /, ,lo cnr
,truction Of the S,p,fn rl..r,L.r in ,Lo ia
State House. The S1ooo ,.rr ,,..r u,n ,,,,,,
urouo.cl IN ,Eo amendment ,,.,s', mora ..,lo,,
of a clerk. Iilc,aiity and ocrcrosity r,or;rci
more Of the Ilou.e than that We cvc ~ Mr.
Powers. in.a o,,,, Gr,r.' ,L. ,,c,il",,., .,,'I
the beauty al tL,. St9tn II"'... ,L. JD.,a,'i'
ard the modcr,f.. rxnc,,.n' Viii vii.b !, I
been buit. Mr. tben clo.rd ~, an "lin.;on' ' ,o
the delicate and rp,rop,iIl, d,;,;,. e. ,ho 'sn.
pciiutcndct. to hi, being >,bi,rt,,l IN continual
criticism. and r,.eated iuyc, i-.,i.rs into tbr
matters r,rio;,.,,' to tho b,l i;r, ~ ,h L,,,.,.
In the aftcrnoon Mr. Unr,nn c,l'J M ,bo
hill to uny the .uncrir,rndor, ~ ,b. S,.,,.
House lie referred To the case Of the former
superintendent Mr. l.dgcrion. and stated that
he ma" learned ioat he was sued 10y the State,
. !? w. "'i' ,. Gi inc |'a'' House.
account Of the small sum- pn;d him, ~. ,hc t,,,c
NJ Ii then rcicurd to the "iuqui,iolial com
mi'iee "i.ch u'"d DIR Power, last year. in no
NH b ,3 ii l 'yI',,, ana s moved UNA, IN.
3 O'Clock m. Which Was di.acrrcd t"' '''' WV st
Nir On>'esd 81 Bidport explained the cir
Clm>fiuCc- utitI. lu.r examination of tho course