Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-11-16
From NTontpcIicr.-Thc Dog Law.

and especially more particularly represent
ed by the numerous petitions fully signed,
coming up from some of its localities, pray
ing the legislature TO enact some law in
reference to dogs, | thought perhaps it
might not be amiss through your columns
which are circulated so extensively among
the rural districts to let neiehbor A. who
keeps flock of sheep, and neighbor Il
who keeps from one to three dogs, know
what the grave legislators are doing upon
that subject. Well, sir there has been any
amount Of petitions introduced, and they
/ have been very much multiplied by its
warm friends sending home to their con-
stituents for additional petitions, also sta
tistics of damages done by dogs, to bring
before the committee to which this subject
was referred, (viz.: committee on Grand
List) and that committee majority of
which, after much deliberaton, reported a
bill which is verbatim copy of the Mass
| achusetts Law, and after going through its
legislative formality it came up this after
ternoon and the question being I" Shall this
bill be engrossed and read third time p"
and as the speaker rose to propose the ques-
ton TO the House amid profound silence,
the gentleman from Highgate rose to make
several amendments First, instead of be-
ing licensed for one year. for life /; and he
said he being friend Of the BILL also de-
string those that loved dogs should have
their rights, he proposed to make the H.
cense fee less /; also moved to strike out the
eighth and ninth sections. The question then
being upon the amendments proposed by
the gentleman from Highgate, who did not
acrutinize the bill close enough to see how
many other amendments would be necessa-
ry to preserve its symmetry, the gentleman
from Royalton very courteously suggested
to the gentleman from Highgate that if
other amendments were not made licensed
dogs rould ere long be 6rdened acih collars.
which brought the House into pleasant
mood. Upon this the gentleman from
Morristown rose opposed to the amendments
and in favor Ct the bin just as it was; that
one dollar for license was none to much in
order to carry out the object of the bill
which was to lessen the number of those
Curly mutton eaters, doubling whether that
would do it, hut might; also presenting
statistics from the State of Ohio, That there
were killed 4l071 sheep in one year, worth
$77, l79 % injured by same 22,75O, S25,-
22S 08; total Sl02. 1893 80. Then related
an instance where small dog ran out and
bit horses heels, horse ran, threw the man
out OF carriage and killed him. That more
names had here been presented bv
way of petition than upon any other
subject then if our constituents want If
let US do something The gentleman from
Newfane said that it seemed as if the Uouso
were IA favor of some bill, but am op-
posed to the amendments proposed by the
gentleman from Highgate | like svmme-
try, beauty, equality; we all do. / am not
OF the opinion of the gentleman from Nor
rlstown that he wants to have the bill passed
clean, just as it is, for just look at the first
section: "SAall pay one dollar for male
dog and three dollars for a female dog
(Here the speaker suggested to the gentle
q
man from Newfane that the question was
upon the amendments.) / know, Mr.. sneak
er, said the gentleman from Newano h,t
l was showing the necessity of another
amendment. Now, sir, wouldn't ask the
ge''tte'"a"-dog TO pay license of but one
dollar while the ta9y-dog must pay three
dollars. Sir, the gentleman-dcg is the one
that does the damage while lady-doe is oui.
city at home. Here the speaker mot tho
surprise of the gentleman) called him ont
out OF order, but it was too late. he onie,lv
seated himself amid shouts of lanohtor
The gentleman from Higheate saw the d.
iemma he was getting into, and moved that
1t be ordered to lie and made The sneci.l
order OF Saturday, which was refused. The
gentleman from Morristown thought we had
got to pass some bill, and let us mass This
just as IT is, that it was drawn from tho
Massachusetts Law, and if the Honse ara
IN favor OF the principle of the bill, proba-
bly, 1t Is in proper shape, for thew have
tried it, and one other reason is. we are GO,
ting poor, our money is gone, and if we can
get this passed, we may in measure 40,
our money replaced and it may do some
good in another direction.
The gentleman from Springfield ,novsd
that the bill be dismissed because if II he.
came law it would rot be put in force NO
more than it is in Massachusetts !, Mn
not meet the object desired. want a good
wholesome law that will wipe out one-hale
iAe dogs IN fhe State. 20 fer taxiDg ,ber
lie gentleman from Royal,on said bo
was for putting them ia the list and 49,,
with fhis long bill. The gentleman From.
Williamsburg demanded the yeas and NAYS