Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-04-13

INAlLkOAD IIEMS.-1ut DOSJOn ITUD6kieT
says: There seems to be something going
} wrong along the line of the Passumpsic Rail
road Company, or rather among its mana
gers 1t intimates that the abolishing the
Office of Superintendent. and throwing its
duties on to the President, Mr.. Keyes. was for
the purpose Of getting rid of Mr.. Merrill, who
has 50 long and ably filed the office, and that
Ex-Gov. Fairbanks Immediately after resign
ed his place as Director.
The Newbury, Vt, Aurora, in noticing
these changes, compliments Col. Merrill very
highly, and intimates that there is a division
in the counses of the Board Of Managers,
and that Mr. Merrill has been removed be-
cause he would not become a partisan.
At recent meeting Of Superintendents or
other officers of the several connecting Rail
roads-as the Boston and Lowell, Lowell and
Nashua, Boston and Maine, Lowell and Law
renee ,StoneyBrook, Concord, Manchester and
Lawrence, Blston, Concord and Montreal,
and Northern roads-a formal resolution was
passed. expressing 50 regret at the dissolution
of the pleasant relations which they had held
for SO many years, with Nr. Merrill and
an order was adopted to send the resolution
to him as 81 mark Of their regard for bis
abilities and gentemanly bearing"
The Trareler says
"a retrospective view can now be leisurely ta-
ken # the fate Of ths Vermont Central, Rutland,
o Q,densbursh, ard host Of others, by their re-
spective share-holders."
Humpn! We would ike to know what
comfort any of them could e; out oft.
An effort is making in Boston to get more
effactga aid for the Hoosac Tunnel enterprise
Of the Troy and Greenfield Railroad Compa-
ny, by getting the Legislature of Massachu-
setts to provide for a payment monthly, on
the State loan for the work, at the rate of
$50 foot and to authorize the City of |
Boston to loan $500. 600 to the enterprise. '
if by a two-thrds yotr the inhabitants will
approve OF it, &c
sEyArE.-Bilis organizing Arizona and Colorado q
territories were reported. '
On motion Of Mr.. Mason Of Va. the bill for the
adjudication Of the claims Of the Rhode Island
company against Paraguay was taken up and e
passed
The free homestead bill was taken up. the pend =
og amendment being the subs tuition Of the II
house for the Senate bin. Mr.. Fitch of Ind. Of I
cred an amendment tl1t all lands that come un- p
Ter the provisions Of this bill shall be only a
hose subject to private entry at the passage Of n
he law. i
Mr. Wilkinson Of Nina. spoke against this g
mendment and tho senate bill, and In support Of ~
be House bill. lie thought it should not be con- r.
idered party measure. but be welcomed by all "
ectIons of the country as beneficial % all
HousE.-Iue day was spent in debate upon the a
III 20 suppress polyclmv iu the territories by o,
making II a crime by direct congressional enact !;
lent. Mr.. Olin Of Y. Y. (rep) and Mr.. Lamar -
Mississippi (jem.) favored the principle Of the u
ill., The latter said there no way 70 meet
he question before them. but by looking il in the
ace, and considering it on its merits he never
card Of retreating amy inspiring terror sb
1ect In pursuing party; and he maintained
hat there nothing in the practice and history of Is
'gslation the national territory which for LOT
ids the exercise Of the power in question. The
ght Of Congress 70 legIslate over the territories,
revise their legislation, to amend tn organic tir
T, o. repeal their acts and punish oenses with IN
the territories has been asserted from the foun-
alton Of the government 90 the present day. The eA
est way to get rid Of this question to author De
e the President to buy out the Mormon posses tn
Ons. Fr
Mr. McClernand Of Ill, and Mr.. Clark of No. IL,
iems) favored the dividing up the Mormons. :;
r. Mcy. said: Does any believe a Mormon, ="
Lo has plurality of wives would enforce this III
W against his neighb1r similarly circnmstauced ru
he great cause Of our troubles is that the Nor at
ons have been iutrusted with the execution of uu
e laws which they have constantly disregarded. / ,
e proposed to divide tab between Pixies Peak J.;
ID Nevada. A,,
Mr.. Noel of Missouri (lem.) said there was no III
cessity for the passage of direct law, which ap
)uld be impracticable. Let the power Of the on
ople Of Utah to legslate be Withdrawn, and On
lnsferrei TO other body which will not ex no,
else it so 20 shock the moral sense. e
Mr.. Oliu showed that Congress has full power NI
pass the law in question; that even the Se'
red Scott recognized and admitted the power we
Congress TO govern the territories with certain in
nitations imposed by the constitution; that the
long those limitations found no restriction mo
the power in Congress to prohibit this practice ~
polygamy; and finally he entered his protest W
anst the Gocrine Of squatter popular sover- Una
,nty, and said that it seemed to him Providence sto
q permitted this modern Sodom TO grow up in spe
r midst a standing rebuke against the mad Tn,
$ and folly Of the doctrine that Congress has arr
power over the territories -.
Mr.. Thayer Of Mass. advocated the proposition iUC
divide I tsb between pie. Peal ,,d HoraJa bull
adjourned the