Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-11-18
GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN.

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bill granting ferry to Nathan Niles with no express
sion of opinion: laid on the table.
Resolution approprating $500 for documents con-
corning the early history OF the State, and also to
take twelve copies of Stevens Annals for State Libra
ry; laid on the table.
House bills REFERRED Relating to assessment of tax
es Amending Sec 30, chap. Is X. s., relating to
schools. Relating to reports Of decisions OF Supreme
court and to the seeme of estates, and concerning
trustees,
Mr.. Stanley from the special committee, to which
was referred the bill removing the shire OF Franklin
County, made a majority report against the bill, and
the remainder ofthe afternoon was nearly spent IN ec-
ting facts
HOUSE. The House resumed consideration of the
bill relative to fire societies passed.
REPORTS That they had examined and approved the
the doings of the Sergeant at Arms, recommending
however, more economy in the repairs OF the State
House and better stationery. Bill amending charter
of the Vermont and Canada Railroad Co.; laid on the
table Against bill in relation to proceedings against
trustees-reected bill concerning trustees las to APP
peas to the county court ordered to Sd reading. Bill
in amendment Of act Of 1916 relating 70 nn-keepers
&c. ciy authority to license if the state votes license
and fees to 90 to common schools and to revoke cen
ses for good cause ) laid on the table.
BY General Committee that they had not had time
duly to consider the proposal to exempt homesteads
from alienation or attachment; committee discharged.
By committee on the List, the Grand list of lo47.
Bills paSSed-Reating to assessment OF taxes, In a
mendment Of sec 50 chap IS s. relating to proceed
ings against trustees.
The motion to reconsider the vote dsmi5sing the
bill relating to licenses to retailers, &c was support
ed by Adams Of NJ, who belived that this bill, with
the proposed amendments, would make the best Ii
cense law ever on the statute book. He objected to
the present system Of making this question rest upon
annual elections first that the law would be unstable,
tho ula
cannot vote, but only such as have paid taxes. 1t
would be as well to put all laws to the people-or at
least, such matters banks and railroads. Parker
also sustained the motion; men believed they have
right to drink, and they were not to be convicted by
force of their error Force never sccceeded in chan
gng opnlons-lnqusltlo have been tried lnvaln -
England had tried it in vain upon her American colo
MES Temperance organizations had tended to create
resistance laws had increased that resist
ance and this he believed resulted from the error Of
supposng that men accustomed to drink are to be pre-
vented by compulsion
Mr. Seymour thought that the present law had work
ed we'll in his section of the state; he thought too, it
was evident to every member of the house that the law
had operated well in Montpelier at any rate, II there
was any doubt upon the effect Of the law, he would
have another years trial.
Mr. Plympon also advocated the motion; there were
doubts of the constitutionay of the present aw-it
being prohibory; and in that respect different from
the laws which have been sustained by the 5 SUI
prcme court.
The senate came in and the following appointments
were made unanimously
Asa Wentworth, of Bellows Falls, and Homer e
IIubbeIl of Fairfax, committee under Joint resolutions
relative to the state prison
Col VIM E LOWS Of Norwich, General Bib Bird. 3D.
Division.
The senate withdrew, and the debate was connu-
: cd By kiUrcdge of Il, who coucurred with Seymour
II Il. 1. | Il
ed, indeed but not because it prohibited men from
drnking-the law does not do that,-but because
men find great profits in the sale of liquors in traffic
which has swept away It's thousands of men OF the best
atainments and will sweep multitudcs more Of oul
YOUTH the hope Of the land, fit is permitted by law t.
90 He would not have the legislature open these
suices Of desructon let the people settle that matter
lie objected to the proposed amendments, on the
ground TINT they would operate unequaIIy and unjust
Iy by authorizing the traffic in towns aud prohib
ting it in others. The objections to the present law
he predicted would not be found against if the peo
pie should vote to license next year, and it would thus
be seen that the law is not the thing which sc
4 faulty, but the decision of the people.
The motion to reconsider further supported BY
Carpenter of N, Adams of M, and opposed by Miles
yeas II, nays -.
l. Mr. Kttredge of st J moved to amend providing
that grand jurors shall prosecute for all offence agans
l. chap 80 before justices of the peace, agreed to.
= The question then taken upon five sections o
the amendment of Adams of NJ providing that the civ
l. authority may nominate persons to be licensed as inn
keepers and retailers, and authorizing the county cour
in its discretion to license from the lists thus nominated
agreed to, Y to TO- The last section providing thai
the civil authority may vacate licenses for good caus
shown, such selling adulternted liquors. to i'm
proper persons, keeping dsordcry houses was als
Q agreed to.
Clark moved to amend providing that this act sh1l
not take effect until LIST May next and not then unes
: the people vote to license agreed to 7S to 81.
e The BILL which restores revised statute Of 1892 witt
a the notifications made by the amendments of Adam
was ordered to 81 reading. ADJ, to this evening.
l. SENATE Nov. ID, 7 P. BUSmpoHed- in lav
l. or of bill to pay Richard L Abbott $40, passed.
It Engrossed bM--Fixing the amount of exemption il
1t the list olmembers of light infantry companies 81
C passed.
MISUNDERSTANDING the committee on educa
e ton to inquire into the eXpedency of establishing
If new school year, adopted.
$ Bill rcpoyicd-Establishng school year common
t. cling the first day of April, engrussmont dispensed
}, with-passed.
(, The resolutions of the committee under 9th Join
d rule, relative to the report Of Henry Stevens a
dopted.
If The senate took up the senate bill in alteration
Vt the act relating to pedders and Kdder moved to
mend by striking out all after the enactng clause, ant
inserting two sections in lieu thereof fixing the
al amounts to be paid for license by podders if foo
$5 otherwise $40 and if he carry plated ware, jew
S elry, patent medicines, &c, SIS Kdder moved to a
= mend by substituting $50 for S75, carried. Burton
moved to amend by substituting $25 for $40, lost
o Miner moved to amend by substituting $3O for $40
carried; and the amendment as amended was agreed to
n bill ordered to third reading
It The senate reconsidered THEN vote rejecting the
bill amending 35 chap 81 RS relative to nuisance
5; and distractions of highways, bill passed
S The house bill granting ferry to Nathan Niles was
taken up, and after being discussed by Foster for onC
if by Harrington against it, it passed l6 to 10.
The bill removing the shire of franklin co to Shell
don,was TAX up, supported by Messrs Stanley Nine
and Ferguson on the ground that a great majority Of
. the people of Franklin had expressed themselves ir
favor Of the removal, opposed at length by Foster on
the score that it would be infcting great injustice on
l. st Adams, and that five Of the petitions presented
n with an aggregate of I20u signatures, were Of such
, hybrid nature, being an anomalous cross of court
house and railroad, as to be entitled to no consdera-
4 ton whatever, On motion of Cushmnn laid on the
f table.