Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-10-30
MoNrPELIER. oct. -, IoOo

demeanOr, passed a resolution this morning pro
wiling for a recess from Saturday to Tuesday
next. Two spasmodc attempts were made in
the House this morning to secure some favorable
and definite expression in respect to liking the
time Of final adjournment, and for limiting the
introduction of bills. Mr. Pingry introduced a
Joint resolution providing for the final adjourn
ment Of the Legislature On Friday, Nov. 9Th ;
but it was laid on the table by decisive vote.
The resolution relating to the introduction Of
bills was most summarily snu5beI.
The Senate has done wisely in passing an act
repeating the law Of last year establishing cen
trail schools While special acts for the founding
of such schools in Villages are proper enough,
the present general law IS calculated So prove
troublesome and yexatiou- in spar-ely populated
towns and considerable local warfare bins al
ready been engendered in some towns in con-e-
quence.
A bill wax introduced this morning BY Senator
Clark. to Incorporate the Wailoomsac Et.lryai
Company and a similar bill aa- introduced by
Mr.. Irish, Of SearsbuIgh, in the House this a.-
ternoon. The applicants ask for a charter for "a
railroad from the Henry Mine IN Bennington 20
the State line and A. B. Gardner. Tauant
Sibley and James A. Burden are named a- COM
missioners to receive subscriptions go the capital
stock. which Il fixei at 951, 900.
Mr. Hunt, Of st. Adams, la- introduced
bill. to Incorporate the 81. Adams, Patt~burgh
and Grand Isle Ferry Company. in which Mos
X. Plat. A. G. Brainarl, Warren Corbin, T. $.
Winslow. A Williams and Edward A. Smith are
named as corporators. As the bin does not ask
for an exclusive charter, a- WAS at first eou'e,a-
plated by applicants, {, win probably meet With
no further opposition from those who ate pre-
,iou-ly fought against tie project.
The bin TO incorporate The Queen City Fire he
suranee Company, Of Burlington, was taken up
in the House this morning, and an amendment
proposed thereto by Mr. Crane, at Newport. to
exempt the stock Of tire company from -4za-..u
/ for d term Of four ye..r, and eleven months, was
debated at considerable length. The House
eyiuced its good sense, and it- disposition ,0 cu-
courage this and similar home enterprise, ,y
voting TO accept the amendment.
/ In my communication of Monday last, There
in briefly noticed hin, aaw IcII- IN the
House. reratir- 10 the State PRINTING. and t.os
occasion to express my opinion t-.t tie pr.yi-
sion in the bin which allows separate lids oa
each document required 20 be rria., would
tend TO increase the expense o.. tier publication
in ercs.. of what fl Womb ,.r, the viii ID, .-- of
document. ertr.c,l il a --n.re e.a-r... Nlr
view Of the ralt.ar hqs drawn firth express.
Of dissent from various quarter have since
given the rrir-,l f'r a careful ......r.- ...-I
discover 10 reason f.r .f.1-ia- ... ........
but. on the contrary. an.I much u..e f-.. ,l...
serves to confirm my first impression. Ia. I'D
contains few good ..:er-.-.ae ar ,...r
REQUIRES that each officer directed tv ..... 81.
make report % oh. General ASSEMBLE. -.-
have the same In rs.ir.-. and .l.....-sI .a -a.
Office Of tie Ses1s.ar, If STAKE for printing. .r
or before the --h day # September ot ,.i
year.
The Objectionable feature If ra.s measure. @.
which have before aIulsl. Is contained .a t...-
urovi.-au which leave. r .rt-.r- r--. -rr
printing establishment. a. may wish Il. compete
FIR the publ, printing. To- LiI .araav rail-
ofthe documents. In case this tu Je,uo
law. and the contracts .l- printing should be
divided among number o. establishments. IS e
not very probable, that the aggregate eyr,HI-
ture would be largely In excess o. vHl ,v..-l
be vcreta entire contract awarded 60 one zone
Germ Mr. Whee.ock'. bin emp wyr- .ae Sec
Rotary Of State 20 accept the bid or bids which
may be most advantageous o, tae State If f.
should happen ll- IL often ias- ia the letting %
public contraet-l, that a.I If the accepted pro-
posais for printing the documents, should to-
gether amount to sum twice a- large a- tae
present expense Of printing them by private cone
tract, what remedy does this DID propose n
such case. None ar all; anil iH that event i IS
The State which would suffer- from Tire .aaa-
geucy thus created.
But is there Is amy necessity for -ller.elm- f.
the present system Of State printing lt is
however claimed THAT if ,he Tu-l. printing
should be open 90 the widest competition, the .
expense would thereby be much 'e--.HeL While .
competition in trade undoubtedly caeTen- the
price Of commodities, the same rule does aor I'M +.
'ariab.y hold good IN reslrI to contracts Of ta-= .
character. The whole history ot public CODE .
tracts rs developed in the reports 0, Cou-re--
sioual and Legislative Investigating Committees, .
show that the general tendency ot such "a system .
as Mr.. Wheelock'- bin propo-s- To- iuau-grlr..
is TO increase rather than to diminish tie public .
expenditure hear lo complaint made in res .
peot 10 the present expense our State printing,
and though the pending measure win doubtless .
be pressed under the spec. MS plea u reform ami .
retreuchment, it ought TO be clearly shown thar .