The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-10


an amendment which carried the matter into the
next Legislature, and now they oppose the bill. If
the people could not be informed between the
sessions of the Legislature they never could be.
He denied the assumption OF some Of the Sena-
tors that the bill in question drawn up 10 the
interest of one college, but for the general good
Of the educational interests Of the State.
Mr. Cushman said he could not allow the bill
to pass witt out entering his protest against it.
He regarded it as a bill Of denominations. He
could not see the bill in any other light than for
the interest Of Burlington College, to the entire
exclusion of Mddebury College.
Mr.. Clark of Bennington, again opposed the
bill.
Mr.. Richardson confessed to good de4l OF
embarrassment in regard to the bill, but thought
there always would be mucn embarrassment in
legslating upon the subject lnasmuch as moth
ing better had been offered, he thought it would
be we'll enough to paas The bill, and if any great
injustice appeared to lie done, trust to the next
Legislature to remedy the evils. He moved that
the bill be committed to Senator 10 amend so
that the next Legislature may repeal, and any
future Legislature may alter or amend as the
public good may require.
Messrs. Clark OF Bennington, and eastman
opposed the amendment.
! The Senate agreed to the motion Of Mr.. Rich.
ardson and the bill was committed TO Mr.. Rich
ardson to amend.
The bill was further discussed by Messrs. SAT-
ford and Stoughton in its favor.
Mr. Stoughton moved to commit the bill to a
Senator to amend by inserting 10 the Sd section
of the bill after the word whereupon the
words on said first day of November, 1864; !"
agreed to, and the bill was committed to Mr.
Stoughton to amend.
On the passage OF the bill Mr.. Clark of Ben
ningtoD, called for the yeas and maya. Yeas 20,
nays 5 so the bill was passed.
On motion Of Mr. Farrar, the Senate adjourn
ed.
Reading the Scriptures and prayer by the
Chaplain.
journal of yesterday read and approved.
The report of the Committee on Mileage and
Debentures was taken up, and the question was
upon recommittiug it with instructions.
Mr. Chandler moved to amend the res luton,
instructiDg the committee so that the Committee
should be directed to t.ke the statement of mem
bers from Orleans and CALEDONIA Counties as to
what the usual route from their several towns to
the capitol Is, and to base their report upon such
statements agreed 20.
! Mr.. Alice Of Ludlow, spoke at some length on
the mileage question, aud expressed the opinion
that if the report was to be amended with refer.
ence to Orange and Caledonia Counties, it should
be with reference to Windham and Windsor
| Counties also.
Mr.. Abbott OF Wiadsor, thought it not worth
while to discuss TIE question OF mileage. All
that had been done during the session, of any i'm
portance, might have been done in two days.
The report was finally recommitted with in
structions to the committee to amend as proposed
| by the gentleman from Woodstock.
UNION OF THE COLLEGES.
The bill providing Tor incorporating State
University and Associate Colleges, came up as I'M
finished business, and the pending question was
upon dismissing the bill.
Mr. Wheeler of South Hero, spoke in favor OF
the bill. The beauty of the bill was that it pro-
posed plan of union. This was not an obiec.
ton to it, as had been urged by some, but its
great excellence. A plan was needed. To show
that this was SO, Mr.. Wheeler sketched the course
that had been taken by the officers of the colleges
in the recent discussion of the question, and es-
pecially in the public discussion held in the Rep
resentatives Hall. The President had spoken
upon the subject, and an erratic genius had be-
gan at the street and advanced along the success
i've steps that led to the capitol itself. He had
advanced as far as the skirts OF Mrs. Washington,
when he was Interrupted and exploded in a
shower of rockets On the whole, this discussion
did not amount to much A plan was needed,
and this was given in the bill.
Mr.. Hinc&ley of Chelsea wished the gentleman
from Benson would withdraw his motion to dis
miss the bill in order thata motion might be made
to amerd it SO as to extend the time allowed for
the union. The Senate had already adopted such
an amendment
Mr.. Dorr hoped the motion to dismiss would
not be Withdrawn. .
Mr.. Reed of Montpelier, hoped the bill would
be dismissed. The bill was unjust to MIDI ebury
The college there could not be removed in ac-
cordance with the terms Of the grant by which
it held its landed property and funds Middle
bury would be lett out in the cold if the till
should pass. The result of the bill would be not
to consolidate the colleges. Burlington would
undoubtedly win the Agricultural College by the
terms of this act. She would in fact have no
competition. The less would, as a matter of
course, be transferred to the greater if the mat
Ter was left as proposed to commission to de-
eide.
Mr.. Psnnock of Morristown, thought this bill
could accomplish the object in view,-that of es-
tabshing school where practical education
could be required at moderate ext ense If any
| bill could fhe bill was we'll framed to accom-
psh its object. lie hoped the House would
pass it,
Mr.. Fisher OF Vergeanes, hoped the bill would
| be dismissed. He had doubts about the value