Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-11-04
among all attaching creditors ordered TO

Fn7ross.d hl-Tn relation To highway taxes
(requiring taxes to he paid in the full amount
thereof whether paid in money or labor) -.
Mr.. Kellogg Of BENSON, remark'd that IN ns
opinion the present law worked very wei. III
anv town or villa 70 in tho St,tc it on"rnt'd une-
ouallv. tn W ters in that town or village M
in their town meetings remedy this The Nv ~
oneration now would adapt itself 10 all exigences'
hence no chanre seemed n he required.
Mr. Sherwood Of Fairfield feared that there were
some decentralization rs N the provisions ~
bill. lie did not think the Law now worker uuI
formlv or EQUALLY. WHY should not the poor "'-
who IS not ablo n nav his tax in money nav /"
much credit Cor his Wrt ne his weai'h'ef
hor who CHOOSES n paw his tax in money
the moor Trishman with his shovel. and sn'a ne
he &c the best workman YOU can find; shou d u
not have the same privilege, in working OUT n
own tax rs tho man who NAV hire 70 W.
ont his? Ought he not to be allo"el ~
eaue for his work as the n,'.'
rr his cash After detailing ome facts WITHIN
his own experience tn shcw the unequal ope-a,..u
of the present law. Mr.. =. proceeded 10 critic
the reneral course If legislation. He SAD ~
not much n a Legislator. bat he did not IlN' ~
wav in which things wont. In the earIV -.
this session. when gentlemen were lnii'i
their bills 10 rcneal this statute or 70 amehu d..
thcr. one must have thought that previous reg,
lo+ovs wore great blockheqds, or that we are '"N-
;,r NJ, +iDo in unimportaut Things. The c'uISr
| orIc-fslati7n Is Ike thai of fashion. We mus
bovaa now thing every session. WHY, sa h. /
remember O. NV mother showing me the
balloon skirt that she once wore. and 7 wonief''
ut IL. and fhou-h' it absurd and silly for women
10 wear them bat now they have come ro','
arain rs broad and rs expansive rs Of old ~
this rime a Ipdv had better wear no skirt than n
wear one not wide enough. These fashions 'ue
around in due season, and just So with our le-l.-
lativc measures. If We will but stick t. any o,g
-. .. 81 L. -. ., r-,o o~o,D1 like Otl
Hug ms coat. am not n Legislator, but p pm"
backwoodsma7: but 7 hope that this House w"
stick to s7mo rght nrinripIe, and not be omploVed
in tqmoerinr and tinkerinc with the provisions OF
every unimnortant statute.
The question being then taken on t1e passage
# tho bill. it was decided in the ne-atlve-yess
50. NAYS l29.
Adjourned.
SryArr-PBsriy-Rv Mr.. Chittcnden, f'r Ju-
dietary committee, bin relating 10 the foreclosure
Of the RIGHT Of re @lemption ofmortracei promises;
also in alteration ofsec. . chap. - c : Iela'l"E
/ TO claims in favor Of the safe: and. on ms mo-
ton. the bills were ordered 70 lie. by MI VII
son. for the committee on finance, BIZ 70 pay a,
B.. Gardner. Bank Commissioner, S2OO'25, and
that the St2te Treasurer shall assess the banks IN
such n manner as be shall deem just ana equitable
for that amount.
Mr.. Chittondeu didn't like TO give TINS dlscre-
ton to the Treasurer. preferring that the nanNS
should nav in proportion to their capital, or by
,omc o,Lor fved mile.
~ WE, .4;a Mt o-roe with this view; the
Connfssio,or uav bovo devoted q DAYS labor
over % bank ofS5O 900 capital. md only three
DAYS labor to n bank Of Sl00.0'O. He thouFht
the banks sAouIi paw in n proportion 70 the I'o"r
bestowed un7n them. and therefore would leave
the natter A. the discretion Of the Commissioner
ard Treasurer.
Mr.. Ch;ttenaon morad to amend by striking
mt tho words oin sucb q manner ne he shall deem
inst and eouit,bIeD and substituting instead
I thereof +ba vvo-ls din n-oportinn to the amount
/ or ca,i4o1 st,cl
Mr.. Chadwick womb like information as 70 how
/ those services wore reformed. &c.
NJ. Wilson e,il the services were performed
/ undor tba act or1S,a and devoted 70 three banks.
Mr.. CHft-an7an tbaurh+ there must be some
mistake sonevhore. tbere must be more labor
performed.
Nr. Wifior said tia. ne ono Of the comm tee.
he understood trat tho Bank Com. ziorcr devoted
| f,ur DAYS labor on the DANNY Rsnh. and destroyed
bills 70 pho amount of So GOO or 5000.
Tho hin md noodipr amendment were laid on
/ The table fo- the n1rno-o # inrufrinr more min
utoIv into .bis matter.
BY Nr Clarke. committing the sentence e Ariel
Martin TO IMPRISONMENT for Iife): On motion Of
Mr. Ctittendcu. 10 general committee.
iat Prs-iri4n From the House. rrantior
Uoll of representative N Prof s c Chandler q
deliver n lecture on the Antiquity Of the Human
Race.
Mr. Chittenden war. cd information cooce~nin7
/ this rentlomen and the lecture before he could
/ vote. and thou ,bt II a bal practice 10 adopt every
! Joint resolution that mi-ht occur. without ipquir-
ing into tho matter.
Messrs Ni.hoiSou. Poland and Clarke ont Of
courtesy to the House, would voc for the resolu-
tion.
Mr. French would not vote for II merely t'r that
reason, and was not in favor # II, as no Senator
knows any thing about tho matter.
Tho resolution was rel -cted-}3t TO Q.
After further time >pent IN committee OF me
whole on states Attorney salaries tho senate
adjourned.
HoUSr-F-r7rfe IF t0m7f'"-HT ,f NeI
ram Of Joh7Son, for selec- committee o,H .esu-
l7tinr the duties and establishing me snare o'
states attorneys; referred % on PRINT
ing.
Petitions Psfcrsf- BY Mr.. C'llamor, q El'
Ga'lou and 40 o hors, for the commnIa'lon o.
The sentence ~ Arial Marin; also 81 LaHI 'll
'i1rhan and % others, members o. TIC "as1inG'
ton county bar. pravin- for the same 10 s'lec'
committee on chat subject.