Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-11-22

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The Resolution declaring that j; is no part Of
the purpose iog Vermont, that her troops be
employed to return fugitive slaves, s., came to
the House to-day from the Senate. l. was laid
upon the table with quito decided expression Of
feeling that 1t had better lie there.
The other Resolutions On National saljrs
were called up this evening however, and made
the special order for Wednesday evening, when
there will doubtless be a grand display Of cIo-
/ quence On that fruitful subject. T.
MoyrrrLrrR, Nov. 70.
| Things are getting into *fx" here, most de-
c4edly. There is a joint rule Of the Gen eral
Assembly that "no bill which shall have passed
enc House shall be sent for concurrence to the
other either Of The last dogs oftFe Session,
consequently as the Legislature have voted to
adjourn finally next Thursday, no bill can 60
from one ouse to the other for concurrence after
adjournment this evening. The House have been
at work these two days the militia bill report
ed by their committee. 1t must be passed and
sent the Senate tonight Of course it Is lost
There are a few in the House who are very de-
became apparent that the House would IN 5oubt-
edly pass it, their gamO has been to delay and
shove OF until it should be too late Icr aetior.
Under the pressure of the previous question
the till vas brought to its final passing Oh frc-
cisely ten minutes before ten. There is a joint
rule Of the two Houses that neither House shall
prions any sitting 70 a4atcr hour in tAe evening
fam frTnelr min -,
the yeas and nays and any member may demand
them. OF course they were demanded on this
question. The call commenced, and when tho
minute hand pointed about two minutes past ten,
the gentleman from Burlington rose very grayely
and called the attention of the Speaker 70 the
joint rule No. Is, requiring adjournment at ten
o'clock, and he claimed that under that r1lc it
was the business of the Speaker to adjourn the
House forthwith. The Speaker agreed perfectly
with the gentleman from Burlington. I. was OBJ
iected that the call had commenced, and must he
completed, clock clock, and then there was
no evidence that the clock was right, Sc. Rut
the Speaker clear that his duty was to
declare the House adjourned. Then came a pau Sc.
The Speaker didn't wish to go iust then, nor
large majority Of the House either. lucky
thought strikes "the gentleman from Rutland
and he appeals from the decision Of the Speak or,
on the ground that the call, having commenced
must be completed before the House could ad-
journ. Of course tho House agree with him and
reverse the ruling of the Speaker with rush; the
call is finished snd at first thought the difficulty
seems relieved. But in the mean time the Senate,
strict to the rule had adjourned precisely at ten,
and SO Of course could receive no communication /.
from the House, and there tho matter stands. the
door shut and barred and tho poor bill seeOs like
~ TO 10 loft cut in the cold after all There IS /
one way proposed to get in; that is to take the
Militia Bill which the Senate sent the Ious, a |
few days ago, and amend it by striking out ill /
after the enaeting clause " Is is hereby enacted, |
&c, and substitute the House bill instead. and 50
get 1T into the Senate in shape Of amendment to
their own bill-which may be done under the rules.
But even then difficulty more fundamental !.
than all tho rest meets in tho quite generally
expressed determination Of the Senate not to pass /
the House Bill any way. And so the Senate and /
House are at complete "loggerheads.'
l doubt whether any Militia Bill can be passed.. /
without prolonging tho session into next week |
There is another serious difficulty in the way of
a iournins Thursday. No appropriation bills
have been reported yet: and tho IDEA that the
neIrber9 Of this wise and virtuous Lcai.Iaturc are
going home without their pay-richly as they
may deserve never to got it's Of course quite
pveposterous So that on tho whole the prospects
Of getting through here Thursday are not bright.
most decidedly. How tho Gordiln Knot Is to be cut
Is yet to be found out But genius knows No
law" aud the wise ones may fud way out Of The
difficulty, though apparently they are in some
thing of tight" place. just now
The bill for a ncw Bank It Rutland has been
put through at r5ilroad speed 1t passed the
Senate this sfternoon-yeas 20, nays c; was taken
lp in the House the first thing this evepin, s,1
lnder suspension Of rules, rcal the Sd time ard
1asstd immediately, without even the yeas an.
lsys being called, AMI, 1 think, within -ron, 4
laR an hour, vas reported as having boeu signed !
y the Governor ThcSo opposed to the measure
Gem to baVe been taken somewhat by surprise
DR.. Powers claim (for $3.50 rnore-bo v,s z
a,d So,iGo last year, with the distiact undcr. 4
landing that that was to be the end ofthe natterl
me up to-day, with minority and majority re.
ort, and after but little discussion the bin an
the above sum (s2,G5O) was refused
sd reading by very deciIed vote. DR.. povc-.
rotcsts that he never understood or agreed that
was TO DC cut off from presenting any fur. q
Ter claim by accepting the appropriation I,., d
EAR.
There has been considerable taIkin tho
harieston papers about hanging Colone,
oIeoFAn and Congressman Ely. it the /
government 'enturcd to execute anv of
lie pirates ir has captured. 1t x1uldo't =.