Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-16

MONTPELIER. Oct :, lo14
Tst.e Ed.,ur VI ,ia Free Press and Times,
T. e Effects Of tae Wre,ched zone term
szste1, Of course sui show themselves, IN
ou- Le.,i-lature. Here is the Senate. which
under til old plan world have in more than
hal, is ,irs Senators who were familiar
with leri-l alive business, couyersant with
the r,u..ae. Instructed By the discussions OF
| n-ev,..- -s-,.Jr- a. 10 matters left IN
/ fri.'.rd .r c.rtaia 70 recur IN every session,
in 7r5 ro-ted about their work, and able
n rirc to the State tic s7arih Of the money
it p.y. for their time. Ihe4 src in It but
siv of the Senators Of -, and but e ghf who
| have been NEE at any time Senatc1s co.
bura and HoueLton Of Bennington county,
Rogers r Caledonia. Reynolds of Grand Isle,
Wilson { Orleans. and King Of Washington,
we members Of the last Senate. Senator
| 10. ~ If Chit;enden has had three terms
bo-, In 50. 06. and 81; and Senator At
vo.j Z. Franklin, one term in g.. Others,
If !. -rse. have had legislative experience
in H.. .-. {. House. OF 10 Congress bat
r,..sr . .i..-., would be Of more service here
ina -.,.,. ten Il than in the first, wnile the
rest constituting = raa iority Of the body are
in fac. .a.u- ta -cSeet IL lesislation-to be
sen, hack 3, private its - soon as they
have tie business learned
The -anc Is true. n even iarges degree
| %. ri.e lower bou-s. There were but ne
| teen members Of the last Hoase' returned TO
( ri. >ich body makes what the farmers
csi, d. Il steer team and its members have
ressr, 10 congratulate themselves that they
have .aore than ordinarily clear Ae~s. IN
+ D. socsk,r's chair.
TIE STAIR HOUSE
Tte Capitol never looked 50 well as now
= ,reaat-at-arlos Phinney has pat the
,.rn5s in excseding.y neat trim, has
mo rsa the grass 1iteu enough to give
iair -vard q, will be better still next YEAR,
and has frightened up The interior with
new .,.rpets He. ard all bad hoped 10 be
.blo 10 show the members on their arrival.
its gre test decoration in the new war
painting By Julian Scott. The picture,and
the artist are here. but the carried frame
has u3t Al rived from New York. and the
pieture cam ,ot be put up till it comes 1t If
on the way and Is expected to-day. The
painting will ell good part Of the south
side Of the Gov, rnor's rOom-the only spot
in the State Hou. e where it can be put.
The State. it is to be hoped, will not
much longer delay he construction OF rev
wing to the State Hon sc, for library This
i greatly needed. Til, library does not be-
gin to hold the books belonging to the
State. thousands of which are stored up IN
the dome-the most mace. ssible and e1-
aoscd par. Of the building II case oil hre'
The rooms now occupied by the library
and cabinet are also much needt'd iss other
vurposes. The State is rich, the frssssff .
al. Why should not the work. he Noes
~ lar which has been recognized Cor ten
We rs. and the ? 'ans made, be commenced
at zee?
THE T.uRD HOUSE
is eli NV represented, so far as numbers A.
co,ee rueI. or the ola stagers but tw0'
R,Ilo GleeAon. and E. D. Mason, OF Rich
mond. are 5neseDt. There Is considerable
snr;ntl va. .nsgeyer, OF democratic out
sidors. Who. .afsr they were shut out OF
the eau, w. Tuesday evening, organized a
democrat V third house. The Senators DO
not SCENE iSisposed to .easorce party lines
yery rigid v against these solitary demo-
cratic conf ere; and Mr.. Atwood was In
Wind with tie rest OF the first casAss OF
Senators.
TEE BrsISE-s
ID. of coarse, . mainly routine nssssfs sui
,be oounitt - are appointed. The work