Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-11-22
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TIC resolution iar hG4l adjournment { Ia ursday
-.z). vas cancGrlcJ in Ivy TIC Senate ayes %,
nays -. though with the distinct iutilnation by
two or three who voted for il, that a rceousidera-
ton would probably lie moved This adjourn
mcuJ business is getting to be quite an uaccr-
tsia thing, t, say the least, though rather think
it viii stay put, this time.
The House, this morning, almost Immediately
after the reading Of the journal. settled itself
again to tie contest on tic 81, Johnsbury and
Island Pond Railroad, ami for three hours the
champions Of tie ofrc-in; interests held them
selves 90 1t, c.ely caudid,y, and with grea; deal
e oaIne-tne-s ga ability. The debate was csisfy
bg s.. ,-.,s. CuG,.j Underwood, Noyes a1d Fhcm-
as against, aad Dlua and Henry in favor of grant
jas tAe charter. Tic argument Of M Garfield
was osre-nfy lU aud satisfactory, and as it
seemed tome, unlusn cradle But sound argument
Is not always what docs the work even with mon
as "giso" and "yirWous' rs tie members Of the
Vermont Legislature Not unfrequently some
laueombc," "ad csptandum' speeeh-some ap
peal to prejudice or sympathy, not having the
slightest connection, perhaps, with the matter in
hand, will have much greater influence than the
most clear and satisfactory arguments The in
dicltions are, that notwithstanding the decided
vote Ol9 to 80, the opponents Of the measure
are intending to fsh. tho blttlo over again,
when it comes to the 6nsI passage. The thinness
Of the House to-day would give them some ground
for hope, were there nothing
The idea Of going IT blind, or doing any other
foolish thing almost, for the sake Of getting home
next week, LED the House this morning to order
the Militia Bill Of their committee to be engross-
cd and read 4 third time without hearing it read
except its tiue) giving it the slightest exam
nation whatever. This afternoon, however, they
very wisely reconsdercd the vote and came to the
conclusion that it was hardly best to leave the
entire legi,laton upon the great matter of the
Session wholly with the committee, however I'M
bounded might be their confluence in it and that
the discussion might as well be had before it was
opgrosscd after, with the possible saving Of an
immense amount IF clerk labor, in case third
reading should be refused. The engrossment and
Iona f9s re1ding Of a bill with enc hundred and
sixty-eisLt sections, ard occupying sixty wo
printed pages, i 10 trivial matter, This bill, it
is said, is upon entirely different p7ncip!e from
both the other bills Judge BENEFITS and Colonel
Washburns). 1t is made the special for Monday,
at 10 o'clock when VIC shall doubtless learn what
that principle IS, as we'll as somo other things
about it.
Next Monday, three VI Regiments are to be
paid Of and the Legislature have passed joint
resolution authorizing the Governor to appoint a
special agent to go on forthwith to bring homo
any money the soldiers may wish to send to their
friends. The vote by which the bill extending
the 81 per month bounty to three years instead Of
two, was referred TO a third reading, las been re-
considered, and the matter low lies On the table.
From communication from the Governor
transmitting letter from Governor Spraguc, il
appears that tho sprague Cavalry is to consist Of
two regimcntal organizations of eight companies
each. One is made up entirely from Rhode
Island. For the other, four companies arc to be
from New Hampshire, two from Connecticut, and
two from Vermont.
The mileage matter is being stirred again in
the Senate. 4 bill which reduces It to Eve cents
a mile each way and computes it by tie nearest
practicable route, came within " ono If being
ordered to third reading to-day. The vote
stood ten and tcn-and before the tie was united !
by tho President a motion TO adjourn was carried
Tic House committee understand are disposed
10 take this matter somewhat into their own hands
and report table Of Mileage which viii essen (
Tally curai." the wandering prociiyitics of /
-cry many honorable" rentloDon Of the Leci,. /
atu.c- only hope they will get their report
.do. ted ~ thu House. T.