Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-11-30
Correspondence of the Free Pre+
FROM MONTPELIER
MONTPELIER, Nv. 20.

MONTPELIER, Nv. 20.
Afessrs. Editors:
The first matter of specih interest
which came up in tie House, this morning was thS
Report of the Select Cemr .ittee on the "Cou- in"
bill bill prohibiting tn intcrmarriagO Of cous-
ms. It was labored document cov..rinc some
ten sr dozen pages foolscap, and going into some
thing of history OF the institu ton Of marriage
from Moses down. It was orr cred to be printed
for the use OF members, the benefit of community,
and perhaps, as was suggest ID, with an eye moro
especially to the welfare, present and future of
the bachelor members Of the House, of which I
understand there are q goodly number. au-
thor of the report, as IF the bill, is the Rev Mr..
Myers of Jamaica--'"Old jamaica as he is some
times called, moro facetiously than with any in
tention OF disres pect, man Of practical common
sense and VISION. Of great ccnscientiousness, a
little dispesed to talk oftener than some are in
clip 81 to think there is any occasion Tor, who
SC eaesimes makes small things appear Of very
crave Importance, is trouble with constitutional
nevertheless is a good legislator III who is capa-
bic of making and often does make strong and
telling argument, has the whole tn general
and hi III respect of the House, and has no douot
in this report presented the reasons Fro and con in
this cousin matter with clearncss and canlor. 1
an hardly able to express an opinion as t. the
probable fate of the bill.
bill appointing Levi underwood, John 3.
Page, and L. A. Cahoon a COMMITTEE to settle
with the bondsnen OF the late Treasurer sniet GER
tain conditions occasoned considerable discgsslon
aud was finally laid over until Saturday forenoon.
4 similar bill in tho Senate WIS admitted to a
th;rl reading this P. ".
Tao calm Of Mr.. Joseph F. Andrews for work
on the State House. Of which spoke few days
ago, was up again for consideration. and finally
the blank in tho bill was filled with TIE words
"seventeoa hundred and fifty dollars" tho sum
ported by the Select Committee. The proviso was
add ed that rone Of the sum he paid by the Treas
urcr until Andrews execute Il full release Of all
claims against the State, and the bill was ordered
to be ongrossed and read a third time.
year for license and put a collar on his dog, and
that all dogs not 50 licensed and collared lie out
laws and in the language Of our liquor law, liable
to be "spilcd," occupied the attention Of the
House the remainder of the loren OF, and during
the time it was under discussion no less than tan
gentlemen made speeches, some Of them Of con
siderable length - completely exhaust;ng tho
% question ii not the atieuce of the House
and tn spectators. The House adjourned at last
without comm; to any vote. And that is the
W. business gets along ami here We are within
three days OF tie end Of the session. That Dog
Bill seems to be simple and sensible, and will prob
ably pass.
Something Of discussion came up in the P.
". upon the Senate Homestead bill, providing
tia. "temporary absence OF the owner should not
subject the homestead to attachments principally
upon the iniefnitcncss of the expression, ''tcm-
porarv absence" and the difficulties likely to arisc
in the cons ruction Of il, and proviso finally
added tia: person may avail himself Of the b.
neft Of the act after an absence OF ''one year,
ard in that shape the third reading was ordered.
length by some half dozen genticmen, and the
question ing on its final passage, the vote stood
yeas lo3, nays 93, majority Of D. The majority
yesterday or the 81. reading was l. as you will
recollcct. Mr. Denison Of Royalton made much
tho most effective speech against it. Tho Senate
have been locked ovcI pretty carefully as to their
standing on this matter, and it is the opinion Of
those best abe to judge that not more than ten or
at the very most twelve votes, can be obtained in
It's favor. ifithai not beon for the lodging of
some few members it would not have passed the
Nous1 after all. It appeared from some facts
drawn out during the discussion that the Circus
men have not only been here then selves managing
the matter, bit have had their attorney all the
while, and had a full pres NATION Of the case by
him before the Committeeman that n enc ap-
pearel in o.posit Il, ard that (whoscsc ever fault
it my have been) no notice whatever was gwen
to the opponent ofthc MEASURE as to the time when
the Lcariag was to he lad.
Thc vote in the Senate on the House Bill for |
raising taxes for support 0? schools upon the
Grand Lit stood - to Il.
The Diil c..a...n; the shire Of Eoaninrtor o. |
occupied considerable OF the time Ct the Senate
,Ais 2. y, AID III. thi5d realm; was faaily re-
.Usci Whit action they have taken up the re-
g hutton p the app a-ment Of Committee t.
,i,i,tac Count, iayo-tig4t. and report TX; year
lcs n: &r-c.r. The III. for tic abolition Of
-sI IN, PAM amon', introduce ..-ar tae 10, ginning
'fttc ssirn, has ben refused its thirI reading,
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