The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-11-11

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.Lo l,rond list mo deductions to be made Tor
drbtS owed y Mr.. Smith of Weston explain
ad flat the general committee believed the
rnsnt of the present law was to throw inc
burden of taxation upon real estate, though
Il was GENERALLY conceded that the pnnclpie
Of the present law is right. The bill was OPP
noscd by Messrs. Spraguc and Goodhue, when
Mr.. Farrar moved to dismiss; Messrs' Con-
verse. Blake, Wheeler, Dean and Bottum all
testified that there exists great complaint on
the subject of the grand list, and preferred a
refcrence of the bill to the committee on the
Grand list; but Messrs Kittredsc of f., Hub
hell. Plvmpton and Snyder were for dismiss
;nr. avcs LOG. noes $50 the bill was DIS
missed.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8.
Bill, reporled. By the same, from ma a.
ioritv of the same committee, against Dill
en,end;nc chapt 26, r. S., so that the defend
ant in Justice courts may have jury oil tnree
instead of six; bill supported by Mr. liar
rincton, as saving expense, and as securing
dnener sense of individual responsibility IN
iurymen, and opposed by MIR. Foster rs I'M a.,
properly distinguishing between the piaht,ln
and the defendant, and as diminishing the
chance of obtaining a correct Neralcl, anu re-
fused a third reading. BY Mr.. Cram, from
the Senators of Windsor in favor OF the Dill
incorporating the Black River Railroad COM
pany; passed. ~,
Mr.. Cushman called up the bill annexlng
part of Fcrrisburgh to Panton. ne remark
ed that there was noconclusiye evidence 'h"'
the paupers sought to be set of to Panton' as
his amendment Of yesterday proposed were
residents of tl.at portion Of Ferrlsburgh TO
be coded by the bill. After remarks against
it bv Mcssrs. j. Hamilton, and Sweat, the
amendment was rejected; and the Dill was
passed.
Petitions referred. Of Samuel Merriam
and others, for bridging the lake, to commit
tee on roads.
Resolution BY Mr. Needham, requesting
Council OF Censors to recommend an amend
ment of the Constitution, providing ior eiec
ton of county Judges sheriifs, balllifs, an'
states attorneys by counties, Judges OF pro
bate by probate districts, and Justices Oh th'
peace by towns laid on the table.
Bills introduced and referred. BY Mr.
Wheeler, relating to grand list, (when debt
exceed personal property, the excess TO o.
, deducted from real estate y to committee OF
Grand List. By Mir. Plympton, repeaiin!
l sec. ?, 4 and 10 of the school law; to com
mittee on education. By Mr.. Walker, to pa.
Daniel Putnam, for burning his property D,
, a felon who had forfeited his bonds, whlcl
had been paid by the state referred TO com
; mittee of claims. BY Mr. Kellogg, giving
mortgages of real estate lien on policy G
insurance against fire to Judiciary commit
. tee. BY Mr.. Brown of Grand Isle, relatln!
to grand list, Gas to list Of school districts
TO committee on grand list. From the oen
, ate, incorporating Vermont Mutual LAe IL
sulancc Co.; to judiciary committee
ReporS. BY minority Of committee o
e elections, in favor Of Senate bill providin
I that no balloting for representative shall L
G commenced after II at night Of the fir:
+ Tuesday OF September; laid on the table
s By committee on banks, Senate bill regl
latinp moneved corporations, amended an
. passed substitutes for bills granting tn
y Burlington and Montpelier Savings Banks
d ordered to Sd reading. By committee
e elections, against bill providing check Ii
u in the several towns dismissed.
II The House resumed consideration OF tn
" bill TO rccharter the Bank of Burlington
: Mr.. Lyman of B disclaimed any comproml;
:, on this subject, except that the whole stock
/ the bank should be left open to the publ
% under fair board of Commissioners. Wl
-. him it was matter of principle not TO vo
~ for recharters. Mr.. Carpenter made II
: amende honorable to the gentlemen from Ia
re. Mr.. Adams of NJ knew nothing abo
any compromise between the parties; he hi
heard only of compromise suggested |
N those not in interest Mr. Seymour said, fro
ID his personal knowledge, a compromise h;
NJ been made by some of the leading friends
both banks. Mr.. Bottom inquired what ma
~ tered it to the House whether the friends
y the two bills had made a compromise L
would be bound by no such action-the Hou
os should not be bound by it, This was a que
H. ton of principle-a great prInclple-and
no must resist rcchartcr. Mr.. Necdham sa
=, he had come to the conclusion to rechart
Of the bank with its old capital, and to grant
~ new bank. A recharter did not imply pr
us pctuity: tie charter must be subjected to
ri power of the legislature on expiration, a
rs he argued that the adoption of the prIncIl
a. of rechartcring, on good conduct, would be
Nm inducemcnt to banks to do well. Mr. Plyn
ton argued against recharter, concurrl
with MIR. Bottom he would give nel9 CHI
ter, not Il rechartcr, to the bank OF Burill
nd ton, and also grant the Commercial Ban
IN Mr.. Cults said he knew of no established II
against recharers-if there had been SUI
a he could not abide by it; his rule was, moi
nd regard bank charters as special favors, but
treat them as matters of public interest a
an regulate them accordingly. 1t is safer for
O. public, in his Judgment to recharter old a
W well managed Institutions, in the hands
the well known capitalists, than to grant II
'Le banks to men in active busincss-to MOI
ed, borrowers. Mr.. Lyman of 3. repealed
ill. idea, which seemed to prevail, that this i
to mere contest between the people of Burli
uc- ton: not so--it was between the old h'
ox- and all capitalists, in Burlington or eIsewho
ac- who wish to invest in bank stock at that pis
lal 1t had been said there is no rule against
Zee. charters when there is an application TO