Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-11-14

time Of meeting laid on the table
House 5H read the third time uud passed Title xiv,
Oh 26, relating ferries Title X, ch %, relating tom
slruction Of the deaf dumb, and blind Title 1xy eh
H. relating TO stand d weights OF graiu sc. Title xiv,
ch n, relating to tumpikcs and plank roads.
Repou by Mr. Stevens, for Special committee 10
whom was referred communication from The Governor
covering report from the surgeon Of the Marine Hos
piaI at burlington, recommending the printing Of the
report Tor the roasou Mr. stevens stated that q cove
ctd portion oftme during which the hospital had been
u operation which would not be embfaccdin the quarter
masters report, agrtcdfu.
The insolvency til with the pending amendment
wa, taken up, ing the special order On motion Of Nr
kirkland, the bill was again maica special order ior
TO- morrow afternoon at half past Two O'Clock.
COMMITTEE or rHB WHOLE.
The Senate 1hen resolved itself uto committee OF the
wholc,-M E4muuds IN The char for the consideration
OF senate bill emDodying title kill ch u, relating to
common schools and school laws,
Ar kirkland moved TO amend sec 10, so as 90 provide
that town aupeIntendcns be paid out o The town treas
lry, instead II the state treasury.
ri Bradford favored the amendment. II was stated
that the slate paid TWO thousand dollars year TO iowa
supcuutcudeuts. There scemtd be perfect swinde
upon thc state treasury ior men would present uh TO
the auditor o accounts that they would not dare % pre-
sent the treasurer because as 1t was great way
OIL would not be noticed. Let The tONns appoint and
pay hcif superutendents anu there would be NO such
klr Stevens said that the joint committee Of both
Houses had received great many suggestions from
those uuiasorahlc 90 the general provisions ul this b,
and also from those who uniasorabic 60 striking
out somc particular provisions, especially The one m fe-
superintendent N had been urged upon the committee
suIkt out tue provision alt geher which reatd 10
The Office but they bad not fet themselves authYu1ed o
u DO. 4Aey Aal le nat ihe present system oi common
schools a. peticct the otAte would be Likely TO ar
ave AZ. sIA years ago, lac had been member ~ the
House committee uu Education wh0 had reported tIe
suus aule Of this bill. ln preparing the BILL uney had
consulted men of experience both ln colleges aud among
hlse more acquainted with common schools. meaning
their susgcsu0ns, aud acting upon them lhey had Gee
ported te oi OF which the provisions relating o town
supeuuteudeuts were most important feature. Unjust
bills had doubtless presented Tor services supt
nendtnt but the accounts haa ueeui oh the "helt a.
moderate could be expected Hum au equal number 20
individuals. ltmade very little difference whether the
people paid the superintendent By town % state tax
In one Instance where office obnoxious the PEI
pie had appointed pauperi ana tn auuthcr uegfO -
TINS showed how much Importance they attached 20 the
Office H. felt though iAls provision stricken
uul the steps would be TO stake out tAe whole
related the 0icc OF town superintendent, and
he was Therefore very unwilling that 'he amendment
No Cree said he was not prepared wish that this
office should Uc aDuHshtd toto. 80 iar as De was ac
4AleI Wlth the action Of the towns around Aim they
bad either appointed superintendent, or else appln
iUleut persons, The bills of The huptuuiuuGents
throughout ile otats ranged from 500 go S0lNO DE
would susltst the properly Of tlug the for which
they should upon The State some definite auuuu
as lor Instance ~Zj uO OF 5000 Inis course put-
sued 4rclauou 10 county commissioners, aud % might
0kuklaud said Ae knew the extreme risk which
per son must run, who proposed any amendments m TINS
after, iuasmucu he would taertby be proclaimed au
opponent OF the general system oi common chools. Il
might not be broadly asserted but 1t would be usinuaed
Hs denied aa, sich insitriauon, he was a .a,m
flcud OF te common school sem but feared that the
continual uakeng OF this matter end removing from
control " people souu rndaugcr aud destroy the
whole 50 stem tur this reason he mad proposed the
amendment Tie noticed that the farther any thing vas
removed om the direct control oi tLc people, tue less
interest they tuuk ia IT, 1t was the designed effect Of
Inls b 90 take the matter from the hands OF the people,
considering Them incompetent act upon It, The gu
meat Of tue senator from Franklin Mr. stcveus) was
against the b ash stood. Ii appointed aud
Bad tueir own superntenden:s and thus he'd them re-
sposolc for their labor, there would Ue no negroes
t0n paupeIs appointed. IL had been said that made
no difference whether these officers PAID BY town or
state he thought it better TO raise money neaT At
hand than 30 have u gu 90 the treasury and back
/ Iouwss always laSeu 30 the latter case
Mr ot1Ushtou saiu Il he understood the present law
Nas that each electcu ITS own superintendent,
and nus acted precisely as u dad "neu At shed 60 be-
represented iu tt other branch OF the legislature and
ID HAS tattd,d 20 be ust as perfect a state lusauuou
m one thr other. lhe towns should uo nu O.
pa5 their supeli liutendcnt than their Iepreseuta'e To
make the amendment proposed would be 90 have The ytp
resena'es rom all me smaller towns sent here at an
other session pft pared for the repeal OF
T lac hcfclole opposed IT,
I Iue amendment was rejected.
7 tr Peck moved au amen udmeut allowing districts the
privilege uf retaining teachers whenever they choose,
,H Eoush ue supof.u,eudent might CONSIDER Them iu-
ID due to the dtres thar the superintendent should not
uav, tue power % dictate ln such matter.
The amendment was agreed to- the committee then
rose rpuutuu some progress and asked leave again
H1asr bil rsterrsl-Ilue NNNvu, chap rs, TclatIug
uall-. special CuluulttrrN Cree chaIr-
man. Adjourned.
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