The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-28

who had been listed, had tlxesto pay, they should
have voice in appropriatng them
Mr. Reed thought there was difficulty inhe.
rent 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
I'D the list instead tf just before 1t.
Mr.. Henry, thought there was NJ wrong IN the
present law for the one who had no vote escaped
tax as he viewed it.
Mr. Shaw thought the amendment proposed
did not reach the root Of the difficulty. Iao'e
who were not allowed to vote at the March meet
ing might have taxes TO pay in the coming 1t not
in the past year and thus there would be the
same kind of injustice after the ameAdmeut as
now complained of.
Mr.. Herrcl favored the amendment.
Mr. Reynolds was not prepared 10 vote for the
amendment.
Mr.. Miller of Williston, thought the argu-
ment advanced by the gentleman from Williams
town Uynde), founded upon liability to taxatIon
was a good one. There was hardship IN the
present law which the proposed amendment, as he
understood it, with perhaps mobilization making
it apply to the succeeding, rather than preced-
ing year, would relieve.
On taking the question upon the amendment,
il was lost.
The Chapter was amended in a manner which
limits the power given to towns, In reference to
their action at town meetings, in regulating their
internal affrs The bill was then ordered to
third reading.
MIR. Chandler called up the Senate bill entitled
" OK the seat of Government and public proper
ty laid upon the table upon his motion yes;er-
day, and it was referred to the Committee on
Public Buildings.
THIRD READING OF BILLS
Chapter l12 of the Revision, entitled Of Of
fences against the lives and persons of individuals.
Mr.. Bale of Ludlow moved to commit this
bill TO a member to amend SO that imprisonment
for life instead of the punishment now provided,
should be the punishment for murder lie sup
ported his motion by argument reviewing at some
length the history of the death penalty as a
provision of law.
He further took the position that the demand,
of justice required that the existing law should
be changed IN accordance with his motion. Ii
was very difficult to convict man of crime
where the jury knew that deIth woul be the
penalty. lie continued at length to present the
moral and legal aspects Of Capital Punishment,
urging that both religion and the true spirit of
law demanded a change like that under consider
| alton.
Mr.. Hubbeil as one OF the committee report
ing the chapter thought he Ght he INDUCED in
a few remarks. He did not promise to answer
the eloquent remarks OF the gentlem n who had
just spoken, but would suggest that the subecl un-
der consideration was one on which man was like.
y by course of reasoning to reach whichever
CT two conclusions agreed With his opinion at the
outset. He would compare it 10 the advantages
or Disadvantages arising from the emancipation of
slaves in the West Indies one who favored the
emancipation, would great good resulting;
while he who opposed could see only harm.
lie thought the question was, whether the
State of Vermont was prepared to make at this
time radical change in its law in respect to cap
ital punishment From review OF the subject,
he arrived at the conclusion that no such change
was desired at the present time.
The question was then taken on Mr.. BaiCh's
motion to commit the chapter to member to
amend &C., and lost by vote of Yeas y, Nays
I22.
The bill was then passed. ADJ