Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-11-04
Things Written from Montpelier.

go" writing to the st. Adams Messenger
'ays
1.-THE new State House is all that has been
claimed for it in elegance and convenience. The
wonder is, how it has been built for the amount
it is said to have cost. If the State had built
it, no doubt it would have cost many thousands
more. Montpelier people may well take some
pride in providing s. handsomely for the Leglsla-
ture. Nothing is said about presenting any
claim on the State. Perhaps some member VIII
conclude that some acknCwledge are due
The following is telegraphed to the Burling
ton Times,
1.-The Joint Assembly elected Mr.. W. u.
Shaw, ESQ.,, of Burlington, Reporter OF the
decisions of the Supreme Court by unanimous
vote, and Ambrose L. Brown, of Rutland, by
vote of ISL to 60 for Jasper Rand OF St. Adams
R. R. Commissioner. On the election OF MT.
Brown, "a protracted and interesting deoate II,
rose upon the point whether 1t was orderly ana
proper for the Joint Assembly to refuse ballot
in cases where more than one candidate shoulu
be nominated for the same office.
The speakers in the affirmative were Messrs.
Edmunds, Chittenden, Nicholson, and Senator
Nash and in the negative Messrs Granny NO.
bard, Huutoon, Gleed, Sherwood, Senator
French and Others.
The Joint Assembly decided the point in the
negative by an almost unanimous vote
We presume the above will be warning to
Messrs. Edmunds, Chittenden, & Co., not to
again deny the right of voting to the thrty-fve
democrats in the House.
A correspondent of the Windsor Journal, has
the following:
"Mr French, on Thursday, introduced
bill into the Senate to relieve the Vermont and
and Canada Rail Road of its present embarrass-
ment. Mr.. HUNToN introduced similar bill
in the House. This bill is said to be satisfactory
to every body except " few New York stock job
bers who are disposed to get possession OF the
Vermont Central Rail Road, run it IL few years,
pocket the earnings and then abandon it. This
runous policy can never find favor among as
intelligent body OF men as the Legislature OF
Vermont is made up Of This Stock Jobbing
fraternity is well represented in the lobby; but
their influence is hardly felt by the members
No suggestion has yet come from the west
side of the mountain to assume the State House
debt although there is a prevailing opinion
that the sooner the State assumes this liability,
the better will she look abroad. The idea OF
Montpelier paying for the ~ building of the
Capitol, is one not enjoyed by the large majority
of those who occupy seats in the different
branches of the Legislature. The Burlington
Times has bearded the hon in his den and is de-
serving of great credit for its outspoken and
fearless convictions with reference to this mat
ter
The correspondent closes his letter with the
following concluding words Of Professor Hitch
cocks, preliminary Geological Report:
81 cannot, therefore, but look upon Vermont
as giant, whose full proportions and strength
are yet in great measure undeveloped; and in
this, which is probably my last literary labor,
| cannot but pray that God would continue to
prosper and bless State SO strong by nature
and 50 rich in noble institutions.
The Bennington Banner correspondent has
the following, IN relation to the new House:
"What emotions would fill the bosoms of the
Aliens and their associates, whose exertlons
achieved the independence Of Vermont could
they be permitted to behold this magnificent
capitol, to walk through and examine its lengthy
corridors, and its spacious apartments and lister
to those whose deliberations, like their own Of
former days, concern only the welfare of oul
much loved commonwealth
spectator, of the Calsdonian has the fol
lowing among other things:
A bill relating to the adjustment of the con
nection between the Vermont & Canada, and thu
Rutland & Burlington railroads. in the vlllag,
If BurlinpfOn- huH beefi introduced. and is 4
understand, in pursuance Of an amicable ar
rangement between the roads. 1t will no douh
pass into law, as the Legislature seem inclineC
to be satisfied with any arrangement that Il
satisfactory to the roads.
The Free Press and Senator Chittenden,
learn, are not pleased with this friendly settle
mont OF what promised to be a vexatious an(
troublesome question. 1t was mainly to carr,
out the forcibe and unjust measures inaugura
rated last fall, respecting this Railroad connect
lon that Mr.. Chittenden asked and received hi
nomination for a third time last summer, ant
he is naturally enough in bad temper to hav
the wind thus taken out of his sails. Gen
Clarke, OH the other hand, feels particular,
good about it, as you will see from his pape
giving the basis Of this " Treaty of Peace"
Mr.. Edmunds and Mr.. Chittenden thought i
better to add judge to the present number
than to lose the shining talents of Judge B.
and gave, in speech, their Rutland count,
friends to understand that if they would let til,
Burlington judge alone, they (Mr, L. and Mr.
; CO. would be in favor of making the court t,
, consist Of seven judges. This. of course, wa
not offered by way of bargain, because the mel
who proposed it never trade in politics.
Spectator shonld not be too sharp on our gooC
friend C.