Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-11-18


Resolutions. BY Mr. Hodges, allowing Sena
tors Miner and Matlocks their full debentures
; adopted. From the House, relative TO documents
for sundry foreign libraries ;concurred in.
House bills referred Relating to assessment O
taxes; 10 committee on land taxes. Amending
sec 80, chap 10, X. s., relating to schools Il
committee on education. Relating to reports
of decisions OF Supreme court, and to the settle.
ment of estates, and concerning trustees-to iu.
dietary committee.
Mr. Stanley from the special committee, Ia
which was referred the bill removing the shire Of
Franklinco., made a majority report against the
bill, and the remainder OF the afternoon was
nearly spent in eliciting facts. .------
On motion of Mr. Beeman adjourned to half
past g.
Mr. Barnes was discharged from the commit.
tee on debentures and Mr. Locke appointed in
his place.
Mr. Ki,redge of F. had leave of absence af-
ter Monday.
The House resumed consideration Of the bill
relative to fire societies; passed.
Reports. BY committee OF Claims, that they
had examined and approved the doings of the
Sergeant at Arms, recommending, however, more
economy in the repairs OF the Stale House and
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amending charter Of the Vt and Canada Railroad
Co.; laid on the table. By Judiciary commit
tee, against bill in relation 10 proceedings against
trustees rejected; bill concerning trustees las
10 appeals TO the county court j ordered to Sd
reading. BY select committee, bill in amend
ment Of act of 1876 relating to inn keepers, &c.
(civil authority to license, it the state votes Ii
cense, aud feesto go to comuion schools, and to
revoke licenses for good cause j laid on the ia
! bic.
BY General Committee, that they had not had
time duly TO consider the proposal to exempt
homesteadS from alienation or attachment: COM
mittee discharged.
By committee on the List, the Grand List of
le47.
Bits passed Relating TO assessment Of tax
es; in amendment Of sec. 81 chap. II e. S. re-
lating TO proceedings against trustees.
The motion TO reconsider the vote dsmisslng
the bill relating TO licenses to retailers, &c. was
supported by Mr. Adams of NJ, who believed
that this bill, with the proposed amendments,
would make the best license law ever on the
statute book. He objected to the present sys-
tenn OF making this question rest upon annual
elections, first that the law would be unstable,
and in the next place that at this election all the
people 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 as banks
and railroads. Mr. Parker also sustained the mo-
ton: men believed they have a right 10 drink,
and they were not to be convinced by force
of their error. Force never succeeded in chan
gng opinions -Inqulsitions have been tried in
Yain-England had tried it in vain upon her A.
mercan colonies. Temperance organizations
had tended to create resistance Temperance
laws had increased that resistance; and this he
believed resulted from the error of supposlng
that men accustomed to drink are 10 be prevent
led by compulsion
Mr. Seymour thought that the present Jaw had
worked well in his section of the state he thot,
too, it was evident to every member Of the
House that the law had operated well In Mont
pelier; at any rate, if 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 consttutionality Of the pres
ent law-it being prohibltory; and in that re-
spcct different from the laws which have been
sustained by the S Supreme Court.
The Senate came in aud the following APP
pointments were made unanimously:
ASA WENTWORTH, of Bellows Falls,
and HOMER L. HUBBELL, of Fairfax,
committee under joint resolutions relative to the
state prison.
Col. VIM Z LEWIS Of Norwich, General 9Th
Brig. Sd Division.
The Senate withdrew, and the debate was
continued by Mr. KIttredge of F, who concurred
with Mr. Seymour that the law had produced
great good. 1t was opposed, indeed but not be-
cause it prohibited ren from drinking the law
does not do that,-but because men find great
profits in the sale Of liquors-n a traffic which
has swept away its thousands of men OF the best
atlanments, and will sweep mutltudes more OF
our youth, the hope of the land if it is permitted
by law TO 90 on He would not have the Leg
sIature open these suces of destruction: let
the people settle that matter. He objected to
the proposed amendments, on the ground that
they would operate unequally and unjustly, by
authorizing the traffic in some towns and prohlb.
ting it in others. The objections to the present
law, he predicted, would not be found against il
! if the people should vote 10 license next year
and it would thus be seen that the law is not the
| Thing which was SO faulty, but the decision OF
the people.
The motion. to reconsider was further. supper
ted b. Nj Carpenter of N, Adams Of NJ, and OPP
posed by Mr. Miles: ayes II, noes H.
Mr. Kittredge Of St. j. moved to amend, pro-
vidiug that grand jurors shall prosecute for all
offences against chapt SO X. S. before justices
of the peace: agreed to.
The question was then taken upon hve sec
tons of the amendment of Mr. Adams OF M. pro-
viding that the civil authority may nominate per-
sons 10 be licensed as inn. keepers and retailers
and authorizing the County Court IN lis dis
erection TO license from the lists thus nominated
agreed TO, ~ to TO- The last section, providing
that the civil authority may vacate licenses fol
good cause shown, such as selling adulterated
liquors, or to improper persons, or keeping disor'
derby houses, was also agreed TO.
Mr. Clark moved 10 amend, providing that this
act shall not take effect until LIST May next, ant
not then unless the people vote TO license y: a
greed to rs 10 81.
The bill, which restores revised statute o
1889, with the notifications made by the amend
meats of Mr. Adams Of NJ, was ordered to 81
reading.
Adjourned to this evening
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