Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-10-30

the peculiarly onerous services required in that iu-
dicial circuit The people and the bar Of Wind |
sor county earnestly desired change, and he be
lieved that the election of the Hon Daniel Kellogg
would be most satisfactory to them, and add high
credit to the bench and to the State The ballot
ings resulted as follows:
Isl ballot. Cd ballot.
Kellogg, 105 12I
Coolidge, 9s so
IIebord, Is
Scattering,
On the second ballot, therefore, the
HON. DANIEL KELLOGG
was declared elected, and the Senate withdrew.
Edsihuuen Case
MI Chase of Calais called up the resolution
which las amended) declares that Mr. Walter is en-
titled to a seat. Mr. Chase Of Calais opposed the
resolution, on the ground that the meeting for or
gans4tio having been DISSOLVED, (nstead of being
adGr$fsd, as it was enormously repeatedly Eastha
ven cannot now be legally organized town. Mr.
Thomas also opposed the resolution, treating the
organization as fraudulent, and considering the
Victory case as not being precisely identical with
this, and if SO, not being precedent which
should bind the House. The House being THIN,
Mr. Stevens moved TO lay the resolution on the ia
BILE: ayes 105, noes 20. Adjourned
SENATE.
The bill prccludng the judge who decides case
at nisi prius from sitting upon the same case on
appeal, was taken up, and was briefly supported by
Messrs ]. Barrett and Woodbridge, upon the ground
that perfect impartiay and freedom from bias could
not always, and perhaps not commonly be secured
in our Judges, when revising their own declsons
and was opposed by Messrs Smith, T. T. Barrett
and Hodges upon the grounds that the proposed
measure had been few years previously thorough
y tested, and had failed to meet the approval of
public sentiment, that our judges were honest
enough to canvass their own opinions faithfully and
mpartally, that it was frequently matter of al
most indispensable importance to have the benefit
of the light which the Judge who sat upon the jury
trial might shed upon the peculiarites of a case,
and that the bill might form dangerous innovation
upon the present system the consequences of which
could not be easily foreseen or calculated. The
bill was refused third reading by vote of 81 to
7, viz J. Barrett, Beemis, Billings, Bradley, Page,
Villas, and Woodbridge
The bill repeating the act granting premium on
silk was called up, and after few remarks by
NIessrs Chittenden, Billings and Richardson in ia
vor of the BILL since the present law had not proved
to be of any practical utility, as it had been salts
factory demonstrated that the profitable cultiva-
ton Of silk was impractlcabe, and by Mr. Hodges
against it, as being unjust to those who had been
induced, by the encouragementhe held out 10y the Leg
islature, to embark upon the experiment of produ-
cling this very important article, it was recommited,
oil the motion Of Mr. Chttenden, to the Committee
on Manufactures
Mr. ]. Barrett called up the bill amending the
act of last session to appropriate $4,000 annu-
ally for the relief of the Insane Poor, and also es-
tablishing the Office Of Superintendent of the In
sane.
Mr. Moves briefly advocated the bill as greatly
ameiorating the condition of the most unfortunate
class of community, and as materially advancing
the interests of benevolent institution, which a.
bovo all others commends itself TO the patronage
of the State. 1t would not be imposing, as ne con-
tended, any additional burden of taxation upon the
State that would be sensibly felt, since no. or at
least but 81 ght compensation was proposed to be
allowed to the new officer now const tuted, and
since the annual appropriation of $4,000 would Of
course relieve the several towns of taxation to the
same extent, Other brief remarks were submitted
by Messrs ]. Barrett, T. Il. Barrett, and Howe the
bill was passed by vote of q to 2-Messrs Brow
nell and Chtenden voting in the negative.
The Senate went into joint assembly.
On returning, Mr. ]. Barrett called up the bill in
cooperating the Wnooski Mill Company. MI
Vim opposed the bill as being repugnant to what
he conceived to be the policy which of late years
has been adopted in reference to such applications
lie had examined the Journals of the Legislature
and had been able to find but one case since 1910
where manufacturing company had been lncorpo
rated The Legislature seemed at last to have ar
rived at the settled conclusion that the incorpora-
ton of such companies was lneXpedient, and he
hoped that nothing now woald be done to override
or in any way distort that wise decision. 1t was
wrong, as he conceived, to charter associations
which would not be made liable for their debts tc
any greater extent than the amount OF their capita
stock actually paid in, and as unnecessary as it was
wrong. The capital actually employed in these
manufacturing establishments is not beyond the
means OF many individuals in our country; anc
even if ii were not so, persons might easily assoc
ate together upon the same basis as co-partnershiE
concerns are always conducted. Every objec
which was important and at the same time harmless
night thus be easily secured, without in any way
compromising the rights of the public.
Without further debate, the question was taker
upon the bill, and it passed by vote of % to
1, Messrs Fifeld Page Villas and VIM voting il
the negative
Reports. By Mr. Sabn, from the committee OIL
Education, in favor of the bill establishing the
Green Mountain Hospital at Woodstock; bill laid
on the table. From the Judiciary committee, II
favor of the bill altering the name of ii T John
son; ordered to Sd reading.
Bill introduced By Mr. Hodges, to pay Wn
Rounds ir; referred to the committee on Claims.
House bills REFERRED Laying tax on Chittender
county to the Senators from Chittenden county
To pay Sewell Fullam; to committee on Claims
To pay debts against State Prison, and sell tho ole
State Prison, and for the relief of the insane OF the
Prison; TO the committee on Finance. To com
mute the punishment Of T. Clifford 10 Imprisonment
for life ; to the Judiciary committee. Adj.
HOUSE.
Bills Introduced. BY Mr. Aiken, to pay Charles
Story; referred to committee of Claims By Nj
Kimball, in addition to chapter 20 X. S.; referred
to the Judiciary committee.
Engrossed Bills. For the sale of the old stat,
prson-for the relief of the insane prisoners il
the state prison-to commute the punishment o
Eugene Clifford to hard labor in the state prison 70
life, instead of solitary conference.-the pay Sc
wall Fuan $27-laying tax on the county o
porate the trustees of the Vermont annual confer
ence OF the Methodist Episcopal Church, ELECTED
considerable discussion: Messrs Foansbe, Bur
bank, Fornesworth, Ryder, Russell, Dantorth, Bar
low and Chase of Franklin, supporting 1t as harm
less to the State g. very desirable to those asking
in order to enable them to hold property for the ben
eft of superannuOted ministers and other charita
BILE purposes Messrs. Farchld and Stevens ex
lpressed their respect for this denomination an