Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-11-06
Vermont Legislature.
From Walton's Daily Journal.
Monday, Oct. %, I8

Monday, oct. 2S, 1889.
SENATE. -BiuS-Laying a tax on
part of lands in Cambridge, read Sd
time and passed.
HoUsE.-ResolutionS-By Mr.. Hav.
wood, for adjournment of the Legislature
on the lst Wednesday of Nov, also for
printing the revised statutes. one copy for
each town; laid on the table.
The Senate returned the bill incorpo-
rating the Memphremagog literary and
theological seminary, with amendments,
which were concurred in.
The bill to settle the boundary line be.
tween Westminster and Athens, was read
Sd time and passed.
The minority of the committee on
Banks made report, which was read.
laid on the table, and 800 copies ordered
to be printed for the use of the House.
Mr. Partridge called up his preamble
and resolutions relative to vested rio hts -
| Mr.. Brown moved to refer them to a Sc.
ect committee of THEREAFTER discussion
by Messrs. Brown, Partridge and Chand.
Ter, the latter moved to dismiss the resolu.
| lions: after further discussion, it was
moved to lay the motion to dismiss upon
the table, and make it the order for Mon.
day morning next-ayes 68. NAYS 60, bv
count. The ayes AMI nays were then
taken-ayes 70, nays SO. The question
then required, shall the resolutions be dis
missed2 Mr.. Partridge opposed the mo-
| ton.
Tuesday, Oct. 90.
SENATE-BW->for the relief of Henry
Damon. reported BY Mr.. Converse, with
out amendment, facts stated, by which il
| appeared that the petitioner was at times
subject to mental arrangement; that in a
fit of arrangement he had murdered his
wife, the mother of six children, five OIL
whom were mentally deranged; had been
convicted of murder, and prays for com
mutation of punishment IN the state pris.
on. Mr.. Edgerton opposed the bill, and
SAID that although he was opposed to cap
ltal punishment, yet, while the laws O
the state sanctioned it, he was opposed tc
interfering with the decisions of our iudi
cial tribunals. Mr.. Harvey spoke shor
time in favor of the bill, when Mr.. Tracy
who had been counsel in the case, address
sed the senate in a most feeling and elo
quent manner, in favor of the passage O
the BILL and the bill passed the third lime
HoUsE-PetitionS-Of inhabitants Q
Clarendon and Cavendish referred to tenn
perance committee Remonstrance from
40 inhabitants of jamaica, against the pc
titon of Zadoc Lawrence and others, re
ferred to committee on that subject
Reports of Committees-By select com
on school fund :
Amt of fund, 30;h Sept. last, 1882, $50 8
Loaned to State 1894 9
to individuals, secured
by mortgage 34,125 g
t Loaned on personal security, SAL s.
The House resumed consideration c
: the resolutions of Mr.. Partridge, rela,v
to vested rights, the question being OF
. their dismissal ayes 1870. noes 80, so tn
: resolutions were dismissed
The House resumed consideration {
the resolutions reported by the comnitte
on Banks
/ lst Resolved, That no bank ought t
be chartered or re-chartered by the Legis
lature of this state, without requiring tn
; stockholders of said bank to furnish SECT
t riiy, by way of bonds, with responsible
! signers, or bonds with mortgages, secure
on unincumbered improved real estat
within this state, 20 double the amount
t the capital stock of said bank, previous /
; the commencement of operations unde
: their charter; the security of each stock
: holder to be double the amount of hi
r own stock, and the said securities to be gi,
: en- TO, and lodged with, the treasurer
the county, where the bank may be |,
It Gated. or 10 and with the treasurer of III
: state, and the sufIiciency thereof, 10 I
+ Judged of by the judges of the count
! court Of such county.
i Mr.. Partridge moved to add provisc
e that no such bank shall issue bills OF
b less denomination than S.. Mr. Partrids
1t supported the motion and Mr.. Brown o
posed it; Mr.. P. rejoined, followed by NJ
l. Needham against The amendment; ay,
= IL. noes 1880 the amendment was r
+. jected.
Mr.. Stark moved substitute, substal
tally as follows:
;. Mo hank to be re-chartered unless {
the following conditions; LIST, to secure b
h. holders against loss; I'd. to be exempt'
mt from safety fund act; Sd, TO be subject
IN to alteration or amendment at any tutu
r. legislature; 4th, TO be subjected TO repei
= when the Legislature shall be of opini'
that the bank has violated its charter
so conducted as to become preiudical
6 the public interests 9Th. TO be allowed
. issue % for OIL paid in; 9th, officers
n, be subjected to penal punishment for N
nd conduct
Mr.. Dillingham; opposed the substitu