Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-11-17
Correspondence Of the Free Pres J
FRoM MONTPELIER.


MoSrrrrrrE, Nov. 10, 1855.
Dear Frc, Press.
The Legislature adjourned a
little after Il o'clock this morning, although it
was not formally declared Adjourned siue die.
until eight O'Clock
During the last week Of the session. both
houses were busy almost all Of the time, the
House Of Representatives having evening sos-
siops. and the Senate sitting during nearly all
Of the hours Of hight The House. however.
iii bat comparatively little business during the
ls' afternoon and evening, being idle much OF
the time and finding no difficulty in allowing
time for the usual mock session, 80 over which
Mr Cheney presided.
On the contrary. the SHate were never go
busy, aud during the whole Of yesterday. day
and night, sufere no lull u the hurry Of busi-
ness until the usual messages were exchan Ell
just as the clock was tolling the midnight hour.
that the Houses had completed the busincss Of
the session and were ready TO adjourn without
day. Ana whatever may be said Of the Lcgis-
lature, it mus; be admitted that the Senate has
despatched more business in the same length Of
time, than it has done for many years.
On Tuesday, the bill allowing circus exhibitions
in the State under certain conditions. was pass
ed without any great degree of opposition in
either branch. The House amended the bill by
making the cost of the license $4,000 instead Of
$1,000, as the bill originally provided. Mr..
Chapman. the chief opponent of the measure
in the Senate, offered a resolution directing
States attorneys TO institute prosecutions against
the circus company which exhibited in various
parts Of the State during last summer. but sf
ter some discussion the Senate by large ma
jOrity refused to adopt any such condemnatory
measure.
wednesday, ths Senate passed the hill Great
ing the Office of Attorney General, and regulat
ing the fees of States Attorneys There had
been some discussion Of the bill before, princ,-
pally upon the amendments proposed by Mr.
Chapman, who proposed to strike out the part
relating TO the appointment ofau Attorney Cen
cral. and Mr.. Taft had shown himself fully able
to support the bill he had so ably prepared.
The House. however, on Thursday, after a,ucnd-
lug the bill refused to concur in its passage for
some good reasons probably, though they arc
known only to the members themselves.
The bill increasing the salaries Of some of the
Judges of Probate, after due consideration and
some amendments, passed the Senate without
dissenting voice; but although it wss so plain sn
act Of justice. and although the Judiciary Com
mittee Of the House reported iu favor Of the
bill, the House which had refused to pay SOL
diers who had lost their health in the service Of
the country. very properly refused to adopt
to the charge of inconsistency.
The House on Tuesday evening, ATTEMPTED to
pass bill increasing the pay of members to
three dollars per day. At first, the House
seemed quite ready to pay themselves, although
generally the members were so careful Of their
pOcket-books, aud the bill was perfected By some
amendments; but at length some of the tobler
spirits so clearly demonstrated the inconsistency
of such measure, that the House was con-
strained, as it were, to refuse its passage though
sorely against its will
The Senate was bound by no such reasons,
AMI they with much more fiuess could have
originated the bill, but the measure was intro
ducel into that branch at so late an hour Fri-
day evening, that it failed for want of time.