Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-19

in Representatives hall last evening to
discuss the subject of barbed wire fences.
Two bills on the subject were considered,
one requiring every such fence to have NJ
least four strands of wire and pole or
board on top, the other requiring at least
five strands, II inches apart. Gen. Rip
ley opposed wire fences III general and
thought them inhuman, but said that if
they were TO exist, and it was too late to
attempt to do away with them, he favored
measures to make them as harmless 10
stock as possible. Mr.. Hammond and
Senator Chaplin opposed any restrictions.
The latter said that he owned 1000 acres of
land over in MiddieseX which was too
poor even to bear mortgage" and he
thought that in such instances the farmers
ought to be allowed to fence it rs they
pleased. Senator Baker defined what
legal fence was, and Mr.. Peck of Brook
field thought some restriction ought to be
made. The committee adjourned to con
slder further and report later.
ANNEXATION OF GREENSBORO.
The general committee held meeting
last evening on the question of the annex
alton of Greensboro to Caledonia county
Messrs Pitkin and IIuse appeared for the
town and the county of Orleans appeared
en- masse in its own behalf 1t was shown
that the town had had only two cases in
County Court for over 10 years, so their
distance from the county buildings was
no great Inconvenience. The witnesses
for the town made point on their dis
lance from Newport and the ease of reach
ing st. ,Johnsbury by rail- Caledonia
county evidently cares very little about
the matter and takes no apparent inter
est in the result The committee will
probably report on Monday.
THE NEW LIBRARY BUILDING.
The House committee on public build
ings to whom was referred that part of
the governors message relating to the
new library building reported to-day u
joint resolution which was adopted on the
part of the House, authorizing the ser
geant-at-arms to furnish the Supreme
Court, library and other rooms at an ex-
pense not to exceed $500. The painting
of the battle of Cedar Creek which has so
long hung in the governors room has
been removed to the new historical room
where it occupies the north side of the
room. The artist, Julian Scott, superin.
tended its removal and has been occupied
during the past few days in retouching
the picture. The present light is not as
favorable for the painting as that in its old
place, but Mr.. Scott expects ii to be quite as
good when the walls are tinted. Two of the
finest attractions in the new library build
ing are the fire places in the historical and
Supreme Court rooms. They are both
finished in many varieties of marble given
by eX-Gov. Proctor. Over the mantel in
the historical room is placed the coat of
arms of the State finely wrought in mar
bic, the work of Ira Lake of Boston, one
of Gov. Proctor's best workmen. over
the mantel in the Supreme Court room is
placed Il figure of justice worked by the
ri hn In ron iG al tifI1s IA l.
ly fine piece of work, On large semi
circular slab of white marble set in the
brickwork over the fireplace is carved a
beautiful figure of the goddess seated, her
left hand restiug.on dagger lying on the
ground at her side, while she gazes at the
almost evenly balanced scales which she
holds in her right hand. In the back
ground appears her Grecian name,
"ASTREA," carved in Roman charac-
ters.