The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-11-06

Temnrks by Mr. Stewart against it, WINS wit
abe bill, laid on the table.
BY Mr. Dean, from the committee on man
,uihctures,in favor of the bill relating to bow
ing alleys, empowering the selectmen OF
towns 10 suppress Tho same, passed.
EngrOssed bill.--Defnng The rights OF
lreemcn, requiring, when freeman shnI
have resided out of'the State one year, Il sec
ond residence ofanother year previous {,
20 the election, III order TO entitle him Il
vote; passed.
Mr. Hodges called up the bill in addition t.
net Incorporating Connecticut River ant
Braueboro' and Fitchburgh Rail Road com
pany; passed.
HOUSE. Bills passed. Relating to rail
roads; incorporating Black River Rail Roat
Company.
The House considered the special order
being the bill relating to licenses 10 inn-keep.
ers (repealing all laws on the subject since
the Revised Statues of1S390 Mr. Bedding
moved an amendmenr providing n fine of 50
upon any person who shall get intoxicated,
and 50 upon the person who sold the liquor;
agreed to. Mr. Carpenter of N. supported
the bill on the ground that the present law
had been disregurded, intemperance had not
been lessened, and the objects ofthe law de-
fented: in this matter he acted as n friend of
temperance, DESTROYS to advance that cause
so essential to the public good. Mr. Adams
of NJ. objected to frequent changes, and tho
he preferred to have the present law stand n
mother year, he was willing to restore the re-
vised statutes with amendments. lie there
fore proposed amendments, regulating the is
suing ot'licensc and guarding against abus-
es Of the privilege of selling, by empowering
the selectmen TO vacate licenses for good
oaTse. MIR Smith of Waitsfield was against
any change, MS the experiment should he
fairly made; so was Mr. Kittredge of f. who
would prefer repeal of all laws, if any
change was to he made: he would retain the
power of the people over this subject. believ-
ing that the results will on the whole be
good, even though there may always be some
in community who will be above or below
the law. Mr. Carpenter of n. responded, ex-
pressing his Willingness to repeal all laws,
and leave this To stand as n moral question
under the common law-but he doubted
whether the people are prepared for that: he /
could not agree that the present law had done |
the good designed. Mr. Sabin said every
law would be ms much violated and abused !
ms the present law: il really the present is |
bad, he would leave it for the people TO cure
that objection by voting to license, if they
please, Mt the next election. Mr. Parker said
he verify believed that there is more intern
perancc now than under the act Of 1899, and
rs a temperance man he must vote for this +
bill: the present law was not, in his section
Of the State, an obstacle to intcmperancc--
Ms provisions were violated aud grand Jurors
we're not able to find bils-and beyond that
he believed that the effect of all attempts to
force temperance was 10 strengthen the re-
sisIance ot those accustomed TO drink and to
preclude access TO them by moral suasiou.-
Mr. Squier opposed the bill; in his town the
law was generally espectcd-bclter respect
cd than the old one; aud he argued that the
law was not repugnant to the people at large;
tltpW huy- IL II L., Al.
asked for its repenl and it would i'll become
the Legislature to take the subject from their
hands, Mr. Rand dissented from the opin-
ion expressed by Mr. Parkor-the existing
law had produced the happiest effect in his ,
section OF Orleans County, and he opposed
the present bill, Mr. Walker opposed the {
wished the question Of re- {
peal to stand unemharrnssed. ,
The amendment Mr. Beldng was recon- ,
Sdered, when Mr. Squer moved to dismiss
the bill Mr. Cuts supported the motion, re- (
plying to the objection that the law had not c
been successful, by saying, that it was too (
much to expect that any lazy would accom- !
pIish lis end ina single year-mprovements
are gradual. But this law has been good i
We very objection that 1t was defeated, be-
cause of secret drinking and Illicit sales of g
liquors. proves the power ofthe law Tor good II
it was positive advantage gained that i
public drunkenness, with its demoralizing b
influences, has been driven into hy-plucos y
ana dark corners. 1t has been said that all u
laws should be repealed; on this principle n
why shall not all laws against theft and every
other crime be repealed? Tho true source of
objection TO the present law, he believed, was
1lSrust of the people: but he was willing to
rust them, urged it upon the representatives b
IF the people that it i'll became them to a. O
ridge the privileges of their masters. Mr. !
smith Of Waitsfield again spoke briefly a. "
,aiInst The bill, and In favor of dismissing, u
When the question was put: ayes 81, noes U
$50 the bill was dismissed "