The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-05
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
Annual Session. 1867.
Wednesday, Nov. ., 1862.
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Pstm, and Prayer by the Chaplain.
Journal read end approved.
GENERAL STATUTES.
House bill, title l, chapter "of eIecIonsj "
to committee on elections.
House bill, title 1T, chapter % of repairs OF
highways and bridges y; to committee on Roads.
House bill, title ID, chapter 3 " of Justices OF
the Peace -; Hon>e bill, tile 10, chapter 43" of
habeas corpus y; House BILL tide ID, chlpter 1t
/" of lorletGres of grants )" to judiciary com
mttee
Mr.. EImurds for Judiciary Committee to
whom the subject of the Homestead, in the Cen
era Statutes, was referred By written bill; or
dered to be printed.
House bill. title "a, chapter 1l2, "Of offences
against the lives and persons of Individuals; read
third time and passed with proposal OF amend
ment to the SD section, defining the offense in
that section to be possession Of slung shot with
intent to use the same against any person. Also
by reducing the extreme punishment. in the 18th
section, for ASSAULT, without any dangerous weapon,
with intent TO rob, from Imprisonment for ten to
seven years, and fixing the shortest time at two
years.
BILLS.
By Mr.. Allen, incorporating the Peoples Ga,
Light Company to Committee on Manufactures.
rights of married women; to Committee on
Printing.
The House bill, Incorporating the Hydeve
cemetery association, was taken up on motion of
Mr.. Kirkland. Mr.. Kirkland moved to strike
out SO much Of the bill. prohibits the laying
out Of highway, street or railroad through such
cemetery.
MIR. Cree, said he believed Vermont WIS most
famous for granting charters Of interpretations for
almost everything. lie thought it dangerous
practice to hurry these bills through without ex-
animation. The prohibition in question he es-
eemed one which would work injury, and he
hoped the amendment would prevail
Mr.. Clark, of Bennington, Was opposed to the
amendment. He agreed with the Senator from
Caledonia, that these charters of Incorporate
were generally nusances. But in this MISTER, a
dfferen, principle prevails A cemetery was a
public interest, and unless i, incorporated the
law gives protection to the sacred rights Of the
sepucare; aud he would have these restDg-places
OF the dead kept sacred.
Mr. Kirkland said it was asking too much for
any corporation to ask for an exclusive right like
this. lie agreed with the Senator, that the repose
Of the dead ought to be protected for the sake
Of the feelings of the living. Yet he would
not, to accomplish this, do greater injury to the
great majority OF me puOHc, VINO ndd no partcu'
lar interest in these cemeteries. He believed that
the general law respecting interpretations, was
broad enough to give cemetery associations all the
right which they ought to enjoy. lie said the
State ought never, in any case, to relinquish its
right Of eminent DOMAIN in such cases, as grea, in
jury might result to the public in consequence :;
and he gave instances showing how this result
might occur. lie said the whole matter had bet
er be left in other charters, and not give these
cemetery associations this exclusive privilege.
The amend was rejected BY the following vote,
the President 70 ing in the negative.
YrAs--Messrs Beattie, centley Clak Of Chittenden
Cleveand, re, Fish, Keith kirkland, Lyman, Nelson
Stafford and Stou 2htOn--Yeas u.
NAYS -Messrs Alien, Bean, Clark Bloomington, Cowles
Edmunds Holcomb, Pec<, Pollard, Richard sn, Stevens,
Stewart and Welch.-Nays II
Mr.. Allen, moved to add at the close of the
last section of the bill, the words " or by the
special authority Of the Genera! Assembly,
leaving it to the Legislature, it application be
made 10 them, to determine the question whether
highways ETC., may be laid out through the GEM
etery agreed to, and the bill was passed.
Adjourned.