The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-11-12
Legislature of Vermont.

ensuing; adopted.
BY Mr.. Powers, instructing the com.
mittee on ways and means to inquire
whether the Treasurer's office is provided
with tho necessary means for tho safe
keeping of moneys, papers, &C., of the
treasury department adopted
The House rejected the amendment of
the Senate to the bill relating to the eff
fec, OF altering listers valuation of real
estate
The House concurred in the proposed
amendments Of tho Senate bill in ad.
dition to chap.s5 relating to associations
for the support of the gospel and other
purposes.
Senate BiHs.-To establish q board
of education referred to the committee
on education.
The bill for the rolief of citizens of
Vermont without the State, and of the
suffering poor in Kansas, was supported
by Messrs. Marsh, of Brandon, Wood.
ward Hutchinson and Stacy. and OPP
posed by Messrs Bradley, Ranslow Ste.
vens of East Montpelier, and Stewart.
On motion of Mr.. Merrill, the House
adjourned.
AFTERNOON.
SENATE-Reports. By Mr.. Pierp pint,
for the Judiciary Committee, in favor of
House bill in amendment of an act relat.
ing to the term and compensation of sal
aried officers passed.
The bill to incorporate the Vermont
State Agricultural Society was made the
special order for Monday at 10 o'clock.
Housr.-The bill for the relief of cit
liens of Vermont without the State aud
the suffering poor in Kansas, was op.
posed by Mr.. Stewart. and supported by
Mr. Marsh of Brandon. Mr.. Spalding
moved to amend so as to limit the relief
to citizens of Vermont. Mr.. Creep
moved to amend the bill by striking out
$50 600 and inserting S. 900. Mr..
Kingsley moved to amend the amend.
meut by inserting $4,000. Mr.. DEMO
moved to dismiss the bill. The. ayes
and nays being demanded, we're as fol.
lows. Ayes 1919; Nays 81. !
The House considered the bill to en-.
force the liquor law, and after spioy
debate by Messrs. Powers and Bradley,
the House adjourned
ON THE LIQUOR LAW.
In House, Friday, Nov. T.
Mr.. Powers remarked that there were
many members whG progressed to be warm
friends to this bill He could not butt
be reminded of certain story which he
once read.
There was once a great gathering Of
the numerous classes Of animals Among
them came one with q pecniiar stripe
He introduced himself TO the assembly
as a com Some doubts arose among
the others as to his true character. At
last one spoke ont-"The professed coon
didn't look like coon. He didn't act
like coon and what is more, didn't
smell like a COON"
So was it With these pyofesscd friends
Of the temperance cause. They didn't
look like friends of temperanea. They
e1tcs,.'e nc. IKE friends OF temperance.
and whether they snieit like friends of
temperance, those who sit in their imm-
dinte vicinity could better tell.
lie went on ~ say tbat he had met
different members from the town of
Brattloboro-these lukowarm 2orofessed
friendS of temperance, but he had OBJ
served that these members had never re-
turned, lie thought that these men
misrepresented the true temperance men
Of Bruttleboro.'
Mr. Bradley opposed the bill and COM
menced by saying that mankind were di.
vided into two great classes, Glass No
consisted of the gentleman from Wood
stock Class No. 2, mankind generally.
Glass No was always unanimous Glass
No 2 differed in their opinions Again,
Glass No. | was always modest. Glass
No 9 were varied Glass No, | knows
all about Glass No 2, but Class No. 2
don't know one half about Glass No. |.
lie never said that be was favorable to
the liquor law. He never said anything
about it.
If any States Attorney should neg
lcct any duties in goth page Of the act he
would be liable to the severcst punish.
ment Why not apply this to other
crimes-theft, murder, SO In this
case there is no act described, no crime
One Of the duties of magistrates is to
spill liquor in one case, in another not
A case comes up before a justice Of the
peaco--if the justice neglccts his duty
he must suffer. He must decide if he
decides one way, he is guilty-if tn,
other, likely to be guilty. What is he
to do? If 1 am attacked personally, l
consider it addressed to my cowardice
and By the God above me, such argu
ments shall be as weak as weak can be
1 shall do my duty, and it will TAXI
more than Tom Powers of Woodsto OK
to frightep me from it,
The House resumed considerations o.
the bill to insure the due observance Of
the liquor law The bill was supported
by Mr. Kistredge, and opposed by Mr.
Stewert
Mr.. Spencer moved to amend b!
striking out in the first section the word
''more than $500 nor less than 500,
and 10 sert the words "more than $40
nor less than $40" which was agreed to
Mr.. Marsh of Brandon moved to q
mend the 2nd section by striking GU
the words more than $500 nor les
than $500" and insert the words "mor
than 5000 nor less than $50" whic
was opposed by Mr.. Howard who move
to amend the amendment by strikin
out the proposed amendment and inser