Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-10-30

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the Senate would now decline to pass these
bills. The bills were refused a third reading |
General Satutss-Mr, Edmunds for judi |
ciary Committee, reported Chapters 81, %, |
80, 40, Al, by bill recommending its passage, |
and the bill was referred to the Committee Of
the whole Senate
The Senate went into Committee Of the
whole on the bill,
The changes in this bill from the Statutes
as they now stand, were mainly verbal, and
not substantial. The bill provides, however,
that party who has failed by accident or
mistake in securing an appeal from the decree
oftheProbateCourt may bring his petition to the
Sumpreme or County Court, instead of to
the Supreme Court as the law now is.
The bill also provides for the striking out Of
the section relating to oflets in the statute as
it now stands, the paragraph which provides
that no "sum due on account, the balance
whereof shall not be aseertained under the
hand Of the party, except in actions brought
and tried before justice" shall be allowed IN
| offset,
Sections s, 9 and 10 Of chapter 80 Of the
General Statutes do not appear in this bill
These sections are not in the Statute law OF
the State but were inserted in the General
| Statutes by the Commissioners of Revision
| This bill also differs from the present law by
not lin ting the time when plea IN
! offset in book account may be filed.
The bill also provides that the lessor may
take possession of leased premises for non
| payment of rent II also strikes out OF the
General Statutes the Section which cores
ponds to Sec. 90, Chap. 80, c. S.
The bill was reported to the Senate with
amendments made by the Committee of Pc
,r, who recommended its passage amend
mmole' ,,yasa ~. and the bill ordered to be
lnen.s * W., ,s a the third lime to morrow.
! morning.
Mr.. Stewart for judiciary Committee re-
ported House bills, (being portions of NE
! General Statutes)
ReportS-By Mr.. Reed for Select Commit
tee, fsvoraby to Chapter Is, of the Revisions
"Of towns, town meetings and town officers"
| On considering this chnpter, the question in
relation to the qualifications of voters al town
meetings came up for debate
Mr. Dyer of Salisbury moved TO so amend
the chapter as to provide that notonly those who
had been listed, but those who were liable to
De listed should have the right to vote. This
would of course include many young men who
have arrived at the age of q years ou, rot rot
been listed, also other persons who have
moved from one town TO another, between the
time of listing nd of the town meeting.
MIR. Comlngs was opposed to the amend
ment, because be would not admit reck less
young men who felt no responsibility to the
| nriy-ilaoa nf yptinu onopar than nor al
| Mr.. Lynde thought that as others besides
those who had been listed, had taxes to pay,
they should have voice in appropriating
them.
Mr., Reed thought there was Difficult
| ty inherent in the subject itself There was
no way to correct the trouble complained of
but to put the annual town meeting after the
| time of making up the list instead Of just be-
| fore it. ...s..rt
Mr.. Henry, thought there was no wrong in
the present law for she one who had no vote
| escaped the tax az he viewed it.
| Mr.. Shaw thought the amendment proposed
| did not reach the root of the difficulty Those
who were not allowed to vote at the March
meeting might have taxes to pay in the COM
| ing if not in the past year; and thus there
would be the same kind of injustice after the
| amendment as now complained of.
Mr.. Herrick favored the amendment.
Mr.. Reynolds was not prepared to vote for
| the amendment. ...H
Mr.. Miller of Williston, thought the argu-
ment advanced by the gentleman from Will
Jamestown (Lynde), founded upon liability TO
taxation, was good one.
On taking the question upon the amend
ment, it was lost.
| The chapter was amended in manner which
limits the power given to towns in reference
to their action at town meetings, In regulating
| their internal affairs. The bill was then or
dered to third reading.
Third Readiag Of Bais.-Chapter ll2 Of
the Revision, entitled "Of offences against the
lives and persons of Individuals
| Mr.. Bslch Of Ludlow moved to commit this
bill to member to amend so that imprison-
ment for life, instead of the punishment now
| provided, should be hepunshment for murder.
he supported his motion by argument review
ing at some length the history Of the death
| penalty as a provision of law.
| He. further took the position that the demands
of justice required that the existing law should
| be changed in accordance with his motion. 1t
was very difficult to convict man of crime
where the jury knew that death would be the
penalty. ...... .a-
He continued at length to present the moral
and lega ASPECTS of Capital Punishment, ur-
ging that both religion and the true spirit of
law demanded a change like that under con-
sideration.
Mr.. Hubbell as one of the committee re-
porting the chapter though he might be in
| dulged in few remarks. He did not promise
to answer the eloquent remarks of the gentle
man who had just spoken, but would suggest
that the subject under consideration was one
on which man was likely bv course ofreason-
! ing to reach whichever of two conclusions agreed
with his opinion at the outset. Hewould com
| pare it to the advantages or disadvantages
arising from the emancipation of slaves in. the
West Indies one who favored the emancpa-
ton, would see great good resulting while he
who was opposed could see only harm.
He thought the question was, whether the
| State of Vermont was prepared to make at this