Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-12-02

no, he very applicable 10 itis bill but ,hau,t'
nrop.r L. Ike the ocrasion 30 explain the posi-
7 iinn of m, self and my commitments. NJ relation
4 10 the SUBJECTS 10 which have rrt'rred,
4 sensror NASH said he should moi ,o'e loI
/ This Ml, aud wothi hrnflv state his reasons
The Till mi.ht bavr the appearance OF merit
sufficient to lissuisc It's real impot, That II
was popular in the Sen IT,, there was clear ndi-
cations. &,
lie continued. bv what authority have these
lcl.s been incurred? Has the State authorized
any one. or hid any agency IN MAKING debt o.
This amounl? Most Certainly not. Then is il
possible that there cannot be reasonable doubt
as ~ the validity Of these claims The State
made arrangements with Mnnt elinr as 10 the
location aud for the rebuilding of the State
House. Whoa the arrangement assumed the
f,.rm of a contact and was sirnctl hy the plrtles
Interested, the State secured from Mont0elicr
the sum Of 100000 Ia hc Appropriated for the
Spc iiic purpose Of rebuilding the s. tc llnnse
So far as the sum Is concerned il is not larger
than those prors sed by nhrr relIabe parties,
Now has AIRY part of this contract been fulhiled
Wha has the State received for granting to
Montpelier what i equivalc.t % an annual in
GENE Of SIS 900 to $50 1000 What in the
Way Of an acknowledgment or re ignition OF a
pledge 2ivcu TO the eff ct th,ta tax should not
lie levied upon the State for the purposes iudi-
Gated IN this bill /? Montpelier has not only dis
regard d that obligation but has set in NATION
aprncics by which the State i now charged with
the repudaion Of eebs. Was tbs to be OK
pectcd? 1t has been in,imatcd in thi. discussion
that IT is desirable TO dispose Of an existing diff
ficultv between the interests of this town and
the STATE IL this is tue, why do not those So
hcitous Of carrying measure Of this character,
iuu oducc BIZ for that purpose and one en-
braeing the questions in issue Had such a
bill been ihtrndured, those who cannot favor thus
bill wonll then have had opportunity to have
gwen consideration to bill based on different
principles and o:,e involving the merits Of the
controversy. Eli tls--.r f..r
BY the passage Of he bill before the Senate.
the predictions of Senators will not be fulfilled.
The bill calls for an appropriation of SSi 900.
making with what has already been appropriate
ed BY the State the sum of $4,000. This,
taken from the cs mated cost of the entire work
of rebuilding and re-furnshing the State House,
leaves a sum too insignificant 10 justify proract-
ed debate; and yet taking into consideration all
the circumstances connected with the contract
and the fact that the State is in possession Of
The bond, nothing less than embarrassment can
be anticipated v hen the question Of final settle
meat comes up. gre my r0te this bill ma-
pressed to me lis preferences but | claim that
they would be honorable in declining this, OF
aGy other measured and yet, Sir, if this bill
passes, and if the tax is levied. | cannot say
they will not inquire, where is Montpelier and
what has become Of her pledges
This till does not suit me. II is inexpl;cit
Endorse il and we may expect another one sim
liar to this, as soon as the interests of Montpe-
er and the prospect Of success may prompt its
introduction. This bin is connected with mea-
sures Incompatible with the interests of the
State. Now il Montpelier wishes 10 free her
self from her obligation to the State, would she
be less likely, Sir. to accomplish il by making a
frank avowal and letting the Stte take into
consideration measures calculated to dissipate in
fiuenecs, which. from their very nature, EN-
barrass and corrupt legislation, which, on this
subject as well as on every other, should be I'M
trammecd.
MIR. NICHOLSON said the principle of this
bill is no doubt essentially like that of those
which have gone before il, though in terms
looking TO the efiecting Of an object, upon the
face of it, partial and par ocular; and allow me
to say that serious amount of this same kind
of appropriation is well defined in the clear and
not distant future.
The question fairly presented by this bill, as
understand IT, in fact though moi in form, is
whether the State WILL from session TO session,
assume the expense of The construction and fur
nishiug of the State House. or whether the
bond, that had so mu.'h TO do with fixing the 10
cation. shall be made to serve the real purpose
for which it was apparently taken. And | do
not regret that the whole question is really in
yolved in the comprehensive reach Of this bill,
for | have never from the first for one moment
believed that in the end anything short of the
substantial liquidation of the debt, by the State
ITSELF was even remotely probable; and there
fore, had been in a situation to act at the time
the location was determined, all such considera
tions as are embraced in that bond would have
weighed with me considerably less than moth
ing. And | make no doubt that il has long
since been regarded as foregoing conclusion.
that the St>t, viii assume and wipe out the lold
Of Debt that has accumulated; and if this be SO,
there can b. no better policy than TO attend to
the matter, as a wise aud provident man would
to his own and proper business, and extinguish
the whole fire before, by sure and steady expan-
sion. becomes mose Formidable and more I'M
manageable.
! ] am glad sir, that this bin originated in the
other house and as il comes 10 us endorsed by
the action Of the peoples immediate represrn
tanvos, do not feel called upon. as did at tho
last session, when the question arose in the Sen
ate aud was forced upon our resisting attention
to set myself. as ! then did, against It's passage
think time viii show Tint have not pre-
dictel enormously as 10 tie 81 innate solution q
this whole problem ami as il is oul Of the q les
ton TO block The la'gc wheels of destiny ma,
VIC not as well, bv reasonable an sea,onabl,
lnstallmcnts. establish our accustomed d;cnitv an,
solveocy, insteid of ling under any huni;liatior
as State, or bequeathing bankruptcy to GU
children.
And while am up ! will take occas:on {,
say, that after the SAFE has asserted and can
celled the great bulk Of this impending burden
/ | hope she will go further and wipe out the las
old scare and latent equity that Montpelier as ;
town has f. the eternal site OF the Capitol SC
that, IN the possible even, of that question aaair
arising, il may b. settled upon its merits, unin
cumbercd with any old aud iime-honored equity
adap'cl to exert, as il has before done, an an
due influence upon question tia, slnuld +,
decided fr'im considerations more compatible will
the true ri lciples Of public poll y.
Ia the House, on Saturday, Nov 10.
Jods, Resolution alaptei-By Mr.. KELLOGG Of
Bratlehoro, that in 4 e fuiurc issues Of dia.
grams or autographs of ihcp present State House
or any part ihereaf, at pubic expense, il il the
sense OF the Leg stature thai if the name Cd
Thomas " Silioway is ON tied as architect
there should b. M n1me appended.
MR. NOODWORTI pf Enoshurgh called
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