Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-11-30
MONTPELIER, Nov. %, 1860
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| NcSSrS. EGfoyS.
The House adopted Resolution this
m 'rning limiting the time Of speaking at any one
time to five minutes without consent of the House,
but the principal effect SO tar has been merely TO
consume an additional time in putting the ques-
tOn on the granting of leave TO speak longer, as
l beleve such leave has not been refused today
| in single instance. it gives the House the
powsr over the matter however, and they will
doubtless overcome their delicacy in exercising it
! before the session closes.
The Homestead bill under discussion yesterday
afternoon, with the amendment constituting "tem-
! porary absence not to mean more than one year,
passed this morning without any further dobotc.
The bill repeating the appropriation Of $4,000 to
County Agricultural Societies, discussed good
deal at length and mostly against, and still it
passed by 20 majority. Ayes lO4, Nays 81. The
feeling in favor Of the measure arises in some de-
gree from the fact that so many Of the County So
cetes have,fo few years past, made so much of
| torse trotting and such like exhibitions.
The Report Of the Committee of Ways and Means
in regard to DR.. Powers claim for services Su-
/
occupied the rest of the forenoon. The bill re.
ported the Committee appropriates $1,000,
which is at the rate Of 81, 600 Per year, and $500
in addition, each year, for personal expenses. The
Com. reckon the time spent by DR.. Powers entire
IL in the service of the State in reference to this
ter as three years, WI ich you will see at the
above rates makes Sc, 500. The lr claims that
he ought to be paid for abo1t six months more
tine, and the Com. found it difficult to determine
to their satisfaction what would be exactly right,
and SO they concluded to adj 500 to the above
sum (6,900), which would make the figures even,
and probably make it about near RICH they
could Ct it. Mr. G Iced of Morristown moved an
amendment by inserting 81 500 instead of 81 900.
Tie amendmeat was discussed by Messrs. Gieed
and Field in favor, and Denison and Noyes
against: In this discussion, it is said, pretty
much the grouLd was gone over as IN tie dis
cus.ons of the matter in tho Legislature last year
ro~erS- ntness for the place-the salary al |
loved ham as compared withat Of the Judges Of !
the supreme Court the fact that he was in the |
receipt Of $1,000 year and bis expenses at the |
time ho was called to this work-that the Supt.
IN Ii. erection Of tie old State House had no such
pay and the rel uting fact that two Supernte ndens
were employed On The old House, and they en-
plol ed Clerks at the expense Of the State, while
br. 7. bad been his clerk all though &C. &c.
All these points were thoroughly canyassed, and
sometimes il a way that could hardly have been
pleasant to tle DIT, il he had heard it,-though
no one t4iuk, qucsti, ned the economy and prac-
thai wisdom ven which he had mana ged he bus
iacss. Ire House adjourned withou, any vote on
.hc matter.
The Orleans County Sire qucs ion was reported
By the Committee this afternoon recommending
no legislation, but the appointment Of a Commit
tee to visit the County, investigate. and report
The mex: Legislature; and the report was adopted
which dispos1s or that for this year.
The Grand jury Ell was called up,-an amend.
ntnt proposed providing that the Grand Jury
4 y be called cut if thought b,st by any two
Judges 0; the Supreme Court-discused by Messrs
'io!!, Pinsry and GieCd, All On motion, ordered q
0 lie upon TIC tablc,-3j0 copies Of the amend t
aent 10 be printed, AID the whole matter made 0
Le order fer tomorrow, P. Il. c
TIC Committee CT Way; and Means introduced
bill "for the support of the Government" lay
n; State tax OF 20 cents on the dollar,-making
preparations for the expenses of Government to !
lie amount Of 5 lI2 600, and authorizing for the
nmejiato expense Of the Legislature tempora.
y loan Of $4,000.
Judge Thomas, from the Select Committee on "
&c personal Liberty Bill" reported in favor of u
$ repeal, bat as the report was not read 1 am y
OF able to give the grounds upon which it is -
is'd 1t Is ordered to be printed however, so that
c shall all have chance to read, "mark ard in l
arily digest" II
Senator Needham, from the Select Committee
on ivenio ofen lers AMI houses Of correctionn az
it'll a view to all in getting information in re. -
lrd to the necessity of having house of correc. ~
'l-the hunteT, age, nativity and occupation of
readers &c reported bill "to increase he du "a
IS OF town Ireasurers, Court Auditors, Justices
tie Peace, States At-crnies, Jaiors ard the
cretary OF State" The way in which the bill
,reases those duties, eau all probably guess,
d the ilea seems good one.
1t is said there are one hundred bills yet un. o.
ed upon, and it is suggest d that extension a.;
time of final Adjournment, to " edne sday morn
;. is not improbable. =,