Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-24

consideration be laid upon the table
and made special order for tomorrow J
at 8 O. clock q. IN. in order that he might
have opportunity to offer a resolution
upon the subject; agreed to.
Mr. Stewart offered resolution re-
Questing the Governor TO communicate
to the House such Information as he
possesses in regard to threatened in
vasion from Canada; adopted.
BRls tatroduced-By Mr. Stewart OF Mid
dlebury, In addition to act to prevent
raids; to com, on judiciary,
Rgected-Bill TO pay volunteers who
enlisted In the invalid corps, (after de-
bate, yeas 81, nays 1857
Resolutioas-By Mr. Wilson of Bakers
field, that the House hold evening SEES
sions every evening except Sunday even
ing commencing at 7 o'clock; adopted.
Adjourned to p. m.
RvHNING-HoUsB.
Resolxtion--Joint resolution from the
Senate declaring official correspondence
of the Governor, state property &c;
adopted.
Bus ntyoduced-By Mr. Barstow of Shell
burne, to provide bounties for enlisting
soldiers; to com. on ways and meaus.
Provides for Governor to pay bounty of
three hundred dollars and that such SOL
diers shall be credited to the state at
large where towns decline to repay to
the state said bountyl
Reports-By Mr. Deane, for judiciary
com. against bill to facilitate trials of
causes in county courts, ordered to lie.
4 w Mr. Rnnnda IN arricn1
| ture, In response to resolution of inqui-
ry, that no further legislation is necessa-
ny for taxing sheep.
By MIR Hunt, for com. on agriculture,
in response to resolution of inquiry, that
no legislation is required in relation to
| line fences in case of sale of part of
| property.
By Mr. Wilson, for com. on claims,
against bill to pay Thomas E. Powers
rejected.
Ta1atio,s--The bill to amend sec. so CHI.
SO, general statutes, came up as special
order. Two bills were considered, the
one reported by com. on ways and means
as substitute for the other introduced
by Mr. Wheeler of South Hero. The
question was upon making the substitu-
ton. The original bill provides to do
away with the distinction recognized
by the existing law between real and
personal estate, and to allow the holders
of both kinds of property to have de-
duction from their Hst to the amount of
debts owing, not, however, to exceed
one half of said list. The substitute
bill provides to tax all property equally,
whether real or personal, without refer
ence to debts owing.
Mr. Waite of Brattleboro said that the
| amount of property on the grand list of
| the state was about ninety seven mil
lions of dollars. By adopting the plan
| Of taxing all property equally, this list
would be increased to about one hun
dred and forty eight millions of dollars.
The outstanding liabilities of the State
could be increased about eight hundred
thousand dollars if this addition to the
list was made, without increasing the
percentage of the debt of the state upon
the property of the state. The com. on
ways and means, looking at these facts,
had judged it best to report the bill now
before the House as a subtitute bill, pro-
posing to remodel the tax laws.
Mr. Wheeler set forth at length the in
justice of the existing law, showing how
holders of real estate are compelled to
pay the taxes, while men engaged in
trade or banking escape.
Mr. Page of Hydepark thought the ex-
listing law preferable to the one now pro-
posed A man should be taxed for what
he owned, not for what he CHANGED to
have in his possession.
Mr. Albee of Ludlow thought the ex-
listing law very unjust to the farmer,
and favored the substitute bill.
Mr. Hebard Of Chelsea spoke in favor
of the substitute bill, and Messrs Lynde
Of Williamstown and Foster of Calais
against it.
On the question of substituting the
reported bill yeas "a, nays 1876; so the
House refused to substitute
The question then came xpon order
ing the original bill (Wheeler's) to third
reading.
After considerable discussion In
which Messrs Barlow, Pratt, Ward, Ro-
binson, Webster and Belding took part,
motion to dismiss the bill was lost by
% yeas to 1852 nays, and the bill was Or
dered to lie. W
During the debate Mr. Pratt of Wood
stock offered substitute as amendment
providing that all persons claiming ex-
emption for debts owing, shall be re-
quired to make list of said debts and
persons to whom owing, and make oath
to the same sas
The com. on ways and means reported
a bill favorably, to same purpose as
amendment or substitute offered to
above bill by Mr. Pratt of Woodstock
This bill was ordered to third reading.
Adjourned. 100