The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-11-27
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Ihrro vu 0 good, ,nalt. debate in the
House, on the question of raising the salary
NJ our judges, A Lll to raise il to $4,000
passed the Scuale iust week, and was taken
W In the House, when M Kellogg moved
~ make IL rhc special order ior Tuesday Of
gl-2o'clook, T. NJ, Orposcdby Nh Marsh'
and not agreed u,
Tho bin was thea supported VIII warmth
and carurAtuess hy McsErT Hounds, Wood
hridge, Olmstead and Haushorn, aud OPP
posed NJ length by Mr. MaIrwsou,
Sc Billings moved 20 strike eat $1,000
aud insert 700
Ihis wa opposed hy Mr. Marsh, who said
hs went for economy ~ expenditure, but De-
wished 10 be juet u he was not generous
lie thought eighteen hundred Mr irdH that
these Judges ought 90 have, lie moved 90
amend he amendment proposed 10y striking
out : 700 and inserting 81 500,
Mr. Linslry Of Rutland thought every
LAWYER ought % know something about Tho
llbor performed hl lhrse jllgea, aad the.r
rxpgnso of living and travelling, lie knew
that they could barely live on their present
al. nr. We ought 20 pay fair price for
ihs labor and talent, which pt the present
time - 30 highly respected both at home and
abroad .-
Mr.. Kellogg snil he had anticipated this
discussion when be- made us motion 10 post.
plur, lie was sorry that amy motion hnd
l,pii made 20 diminish he sum In lhu bill
lie had rather raise the salaries 10 the sun
~ lntoucd IN the motion Of the gentleman
from Mt. Holly, than 90 leave them where
l.tvy now were, but preferred the sum mcn'
tinusl IN the bill.
Air. Necdham also urged the passage Of
she Original bill. llc said II. was wisdom fur
Ne Ia pay our Judges sum sufficient 10 place
thlm above want, aud pccuuiTy cares.
Me billings accepted the amendment pro-
po,,i by Mr.. Marsh
Mr.. liascom thought the salaries sufficient
" cquatc. lie preferred 10 let them rt-
main as they are for the PRESENT
AIr. Collamcr said he thought VIC should
not alter the sum fixed In the bill lie be.
Heycd it was ms small sum ns they could
live upon, meet all their expenses, and appear
respectfully and on an equality With the
Judges in other States
Mr. D.age Of {. also advocated the pass,
age of tho original hill lie disagreed with
the gentleman from Orwell. li0 did not be-
love there was member IN the House who
would rise and say these salaries were sui-
Client. Then what is II our duty 10 do lie
Was not ashamed to face his constituents af
ter having voted ngninst this amendment aud
tor the original htll
Mr. Cooper WAS in favor " paying th,
original sum named He was u farmer, but
he believed some Of our judges had worked
more hours, aud worn out Themselves more
in ten wears than It was possible for farmers
~ le-ir twenty.
Nj. Bell also was ia favor Of tho original
bil but he would move to lm2nd by striking
out j 500 aud inserting = $50. That diff
Csrred but little and might ensure success.
IL was also favored without amendments by
MesHs, Merrill, Liuslcy Of Rutland, and
Prndle. and further opposed hy Mr.. Bascnm.
Mr.. Merrill Of 81. Johnsbury, said hoWould
not weary the patience Of the House, ut this
hte hour and after 50 fiH discussion, was
il not that the fact of the iuadtquacy Of the
salary, Of one OF the gentlemen. I,ha-Geea-
pgsd plGc5 upon the Bcnch, was familiar TO
him. lie had BEEN assured by that gentle
man, that had il not been for the increase OF
. ANAL property, accumulated before his Oc-
cuptunce Of office, his salary would not have
paid his expenses, for year or two past
1t was not enough for The gentleman Nrom
Orwell 10 tell him, that even nj 81 900 lr nt
the present salary, there would always ~ as
piranta for these places. lie md no dQfht
thousand men could be found 90 sit here, as
Representatives, for one quarter the sum\a!d,
ing Il. Nor was it enough, rs has been Nj
mated by other gentlemen, that our eXpcIM-
isures were extraordinarily large ard thN
this addition could be lily afforded, NJ my
present time. lie knew of no financial en-
barrassment Of Vermont, that she should hu
unjust 10 her public servants, Bs"ttS art
bodies tr0uid iredr out, and nc was for the
hill ms il came from the Senate without mutt
lsiion OF amendments, that, free from cark-
Ing care, free from anxiety for a future com
pstencc when nge shalt come, they nigh, give
10 the State their full energies, us they had
their best talents.
Mr.. Pollard moved the previous question,
which was seconded by the House. The
motion TO strike out 81 800 and insert 1880
was Disagreed 10 by 40 majority.
The motion To amend 10y inserting $500
was agreed Is, I'll to p, aud the bill.pussed.
Mr. Nccdham' called for the mRjority) re-
port Of com. on ways and means, against tie
hill making an appropriation for the rebuild-
ing of the State House, (without conditional
and on his motion il was made the special
orler of Tuesday az 10 o'clock, A. NJ.