Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-11-11
Chr fireman.
The State Capitol.

The State Capitol.
The stir that has been made during the
last week naturally calls for some com
ment from paper published III one OF Tic
nIares to be affected Immediately by any
movement in Tint matter. ne >eNcr'
hills intro !uccd should be o. served 10y
any one who desires to know tie history
Of what has been Il very lrtrmles> furry.
and which. notwithstanding it, apparent
insignifcance of result contains 4 very
good lesson for parties Interested
The committee on public Buildings, al
ter q careful examination of the question.
introduced bill providing for m addition
at an expense Of thirty thor>and dollars.
to the present building, for the purpose OF
Giving better accommodations to the STATE
Library and Cabinet. Those familiar with
the crowued state of the present rooms ana
the unfit and un-tf, places where books
and other valuable thing have to b. >."r-
ed best >,w the need Of the proposed in
provement.
After this was before The lloU-h tn 'rc
came another, to make Burlington tn. cap
ital. This new movement lia- been varl
ouslv characterized IL t Joke. ~ meaning
business Is i flank movement To defeat
the appropriation for tn Sta" Library
and as Il valve to let off some accumulated
bile against Montpelier for her supp '-rd
political sins against in.iivilutl~
Two other bill, We're introduced yt-;cr
dav, one for the erection OF 4 State Hons,
at Taftsvillc and it was soon seen tilt Til
was not considered much more of 4 ipk,
than the original Burlington Llll Th.
other was in sub>tanr. to appropriate on,
hundred dollars to put Montpelier III bet
ter trim for receiving the legislators OF tn
state during their bi,nntl visits.
Saturday evening there wis Il committee
appointed in Burlington, AMI it came dow
here and appeared Tuesday h"fore tn,
committee which had the State IIoUer mat
ter under consideration. The result W.
the overthrow of the whole batch Of blk
mentioned above; at least We take it TIA:
the Tafsvllc proposition and the " bill t.
prevent emigration have diet Will thri
predecessors.
The whole aft Iii has shown this thu
Vermont considers. Montpelier her capita
and has no intention of podllin.: ont til.
erection of 4 new building in i more un
suitable place. At the same time it ha
been distinctly shown that her Representa-
tves are not satisfied with thr acconmo
dation Montpelier affords them. The cap
itol is today bitter suited for the accom-
mediation ofbooks and fossils than Mont
peler hotels are for the acconm ,dation O
live men.
We have before mentioned the ftc; tina
Montpelier needs new hotel. l. is he
first want. 1t should b met first IF al
public demands. If this !, no; done. tlr
kindly sentiment of the legislature While!
backs lis opinion that on the whole thi
is the best place for the capitol, viii tepar
and in one or two sessions more Tlf -
Vile or any other Vile would stand Il 200
chance for favorable hearing from a lot
of crampcd legislators.
It. will do no good to argue, OF to prov,
that we have several hotels, that their t.
bles are we'll set, that their landlords ar,
popular. The impression am ,nr th,. thrr,
hundred gentlemen who com. IRE j.
Won have The capitol; We have 10 wi~l
to ttkc it from yoI =; bat you Il, not cNhib
it the enterprise You olgh. t. in Goin-
what will be an advantage To- vuur rllc,
rs well rs I convenience L. IL. and W,
do not consider the condition of things her,
creditab!e to the state of Vermont: wax,
up or we at length will leave oar OH qlar
tiers for new ones. And once more. W,
say, it will do no GOOD 10 argue that Mont
pelier has built lin. churches. h,~ I,v.sllc
money on railroads. Is struggling to ri
vance its manufactures AMI is llboriu.r I'm
der heavy taxes.
The truth is that people who c,nln h,r,
have right to expect that Montpelier vii
have the sense to receive her l~u,--t- Who
duties bring them here in something b
sides rack-;r bone hotels, E1ch place h,
its own burdens. but it mus. do tie thin g.
that belong to the position in which it
placed. or else give way to another thu
will
When Montpelier builds 4 good hot
the people of Vermont by their rtprc~cu
tatives will not hesitate To- make ampl
room for themselves in thu performance q
their legislative duties, AMI will give OF
State House Whatever additions are Il.
manded by the times.