The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-24


the money. Far from it for they will,
doubtless have the control and expenditure
of whatever sum of money the legislature
may see fit to place at their disposal. We
favored an extra session, because we te-
leved that the buildings could not consti-
tutonally and legally be rebuilt without it,
We favored il because it was Just and
right. and because we believed that it was
wrong and senseless to call upon such men
as Asahel Peck, Paul Dillingham;, Victor
Atwood, John A. Page, or any other man
or set of men. to assume responsibility
that involved violation of official oaths
as well as a crime. We did not believe
they would do ii if urged, and they have
not done tive doubt whether they have
ever considered the ''pos@5ilty' of so do
ing. We most cordially agree with the ST.
Adams Messenger, in saying at is not
necessary TO discuss the implobablity of
an unwisc expenditure, by any of our
present officers, for we do not think they
would make one. But somebody might
hereafter and even they, prudent men
as they all arc, might arrive at a dozen
points in the progress of the work
where they would be convinced that lit
tie larger expenditure, for this improve
ment or that. might be, for the best inter
est of the state, and so they would either
| incur the increased risk or would get at
| loggerheads and abandon the whole thing
| 1t is asking great deal of any state officer
to do officially what he has no right to do,
and why should he, any more than any
other citizen, be asked to do il from his
| own private means? OF course this latter
way is the only way in which it can be
done without session, but will this be cx-
pected without an implied obligation of re-
| endorsement =
Continuing, ii says
Suppose the present trustees should as
sumo this responsibility suppose that
willie building they should think it would
be good economy to establish large work
shop. as it undoubtedly would suppose
they should exercise a sound discretion and
put in machinery for such kind of manu-
| featuring as the school could carry on to
the greatest profit suppose that they
should deem it advisable, while building,
| to,build little larger,and on alittleIdifferent
plan and so have the long-talked of and
much needed industrial school for girls in
connection with the same institution
is there any certainty. or any such de-
gree of probability that the next legisla-
ture would reimburse them as to lead
| prudent men TO run the risk We doubt
it any such men can be found.
And as for combining them to the plans and
dimensions of the old building, that ought
not to be done without the fullest consider
alton. The reform school has been grow.
ing institution. The first conception of it
only eight years ago, failed to comprehend
the scope of its operations for good
Every year since then has been full O
suggestions of needs andIimprovements. l
would be folly now to say that we vii
not profit by experience and in reestablish
hing the institution build it as it ought t.
be. What new plans, or m .ea plHe;,. but i
| VIII be Strange if there are none and i
will be unfortunate if building is erecte,
against the judgment of the men who built
it, because of a we'll grounded fear tina
unless they follow precedent they will no
be reimbursed.
A word as to the expense of an extra ses
sion, although we consider this as a mer
bagatelle in comparison 10 the assumes
principle that constitutions and laws ma
be trampled under foot at WILL We be
lieve in an economical administration @
the affairs of the state, but we fail to sc
| in, 20, tI,,, toe 4,
commission of crime by the highest official
of the state. How much it will cost W
will not pretend to say. The Adcrtst
places it at ten thousand dollars, while tn
Free Press says 1t twill surely cost tie
thousand dollars and may cost twcnt
thousand dollars. For heavens SAX,
will these editors tell US how long they c,
pect this extra session to continue! The
may be "surely" correct in their estimates
but to have faith in them requires either
wild flight of the imagination or a poo
opinion of the members of the general a
sembly-e much poorer opinion Of thes
> noted men than we have, and our opinio
is poor enough goodness knows" Wit
out making an estimate ourself, we wi
give some figures which may mid Others
doing so. With exactly the same pay
now, the general assembly Of 1870 was
session seven weeks, and its "debentur'
was $40, 40l20. In 1872, the session Taste
~ eight weeks and the "debenture" WI
$56,02220. Taking these sessions, sing
: or together, it will be seen that the avera!
Il expense was, in Ground numbers, some OIL
= thousand dollars per day. At the ext
2, session of 1857, when the mileage was
u now and the per diem one-third less, vii
a session of twelve days the debenture WI
. only 81, 904. Clan average of trihe mo
. than four hundred dollars day. Wi
the mileage as 1t is, whether the session
VI short or long, the average expense per dit
u for short session of a day or two won
be, of course, greater than 70" long ono
! but we should like to see some one,
- the general assembly does its duty, flgu
" up the expenses to ten thousand dollars
II a half or even third of that sum. If Il
members, however, propose to make an
~ winters job of it, that's another thing b
i there is no earthly reason why they shou
. not meet, transact all necessary bushes
= and adjourn sine die on one and the san
: day. Ana this is what Vermont expects
them.
i, Arreste.I Tnr yKnnsIa.vpa,Ger
IL Patrick McGcttrck, whom 1t was l
v ported as having been shot and dangerous
lr | wounded In Il nrunllnn rn,u nt pnrt K nI