Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-11-28
Notes from the Hub.
MoNTPE,Irn. Nov. 2l.

intensely heated contest on the bill
which had passed the Senate to pay
Julian Scott an al dltional $4,000 for
his war painting, The battle of Cedar
Creek. The Contract and letters
were lald before the House, which
showed conclusively that he was not
entitled to q cent legally, but claimed
that 1t had cost him 1920 besides
his time. He has been here lobby
ing and "buttonholeing" members,
even entreating them with tears to
pay him, and ~ it is truly said he is
inclined to be fast, some members
have consulted the neck OF his hottie.
Others have oeel here to aid, who
have large sounding titles, and who
have done large work for him.
All hal been done that could be tn c
speaking mon poured foarth their elo.
quence, and it flowed like river even
the Speaker, for the first time, left his
chair and joined in the great chorus
of patriotism an banevolence, 30 aid,
to give, TO relieve, (meaning to alver-
tise) this young nan at the expense
of the State. There was hardly any
one but what was willing to give him
$4,000, but tile idea was to bully the
House to vote the $1,000 They car
ried 1t to the third reading by small
majority by calling the yeas and nays.
The opponents were ready with an
amendm2nt making it $4,000. In
stantlY Smalley,of Burlington, moved
the previous question so as to prevent
any amendment being offered. They
even Kissed Beal, who attempted to
offer it, and choked him off, and OF
eating the yeas and nays lost It by
thirteen votes and were most beauti-
: fully caught in their own trap.
1t was found that on Friday, the
goth, the day fixed for final adjourn
ment, that there were 12j bills, some
Of the most important Of the session,
would have to clay over" and after
n,u,.h liaouss;no a ,,nto ,ro, ,,onLo |
extending the time to Wednesday,
the Doth f'r final adjournment.
The gist of the report Of the Com
mittec on Election, in the contested
case, Williamson VS.. Dana, O! Corn
wall, was that the sitting member is
entitled to his seat by three majority
but if they had power to 60 behint
: the naturalization papers they woult
give the seat to Williamson by one
majority. 1t appeared that boil
T parties had imported men to carry The
, election, and the case shows mos
+ clearly how easily fraud and corrup
ton can creep in under our preSen
naturalization laws. There shoult
, be u heavy penalty attached and Wis
, tied upon all parties who procure
their papers by fraud. The rcpor
was adopted without discussion. Til,
| report also recommended that Mil
? B. Williamson be allowed mileage anC
a pay, and after much discussion wa
disagreed to, the House thinking tina
=, every town is entitled to one mcmbe
= and but one, anil from that position i
e would not "budge" an inch, 1t
It said the case has cost $4,000, an
J that the hackers Of each are to /
- assessed on their respective lists thei
q share Of the expense. Dana, the sit
V ting member is a talented man, ha
r. been in one Of the departments q
II Washington, has had a large field 70
:, observation and Improvement.
If On Thursday they limited speaker
al to five minutes; sessions commenc
rs ut 8 A. NJ. and hold till 10 p. NJ. a,
tournaments for meals excepted.
~ November oath. To day he Ious
~ reconsidered its vote refusing to pa
:, Julian Scott $4,000 for his pictur
and after some sparring an am en-,
ment was proposed to Senate bill {
n. pay him $4,000. and vas CARRIE
y yeas, l20; nays, 80. All the pow,
" that could be brought to bear WI
at used outside; liquor flowed freely(b
+. hind the screen) even Coy. Stewa
in came with his "word for the boy
o. The man who proposed the amen,
). ment on Friday and was Kissed, the
&c said it was $4,000, what the commi
On tee had agreed upon after he had 9
as up to $4,000, and to-day he HI
N grown to 81 900; so the picture III
no cost the State for painting, to Scot
-. $4,000; frame, 5000; freight and e
''' penses il. hanging, quite sum. Ais
'at Stewart took Scott down throu.
ed Virginia at an expense of some hu
va dreds. Stewards contract shows t
-, price to be just $4,000. Now IL
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