Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-11-15

third iesding refused.
From on 70 to ioc, rporste the Taf,,,ils Gene
terry Association ne VILLAGE u Ludlow; the Free Press
Association N Lunsnbuigh starch Co me smith Soap
stone COS the Brandon Reservoir oo-stverslly third
reading
From com on jui 227 in amendment Of q 80 acts
" 1864 thd reading reused snd 22s in ameud uent
Of 81 80 relating TO appeals iorin justices OF the
peace 10 civil causes by substitute bill reading.
From select com s G3 6Sing he salaries II Judges Of
the Supttme Court FAT 200
Nj Hub ard u = oekb idss opposed the pa,ssgs Of
the bill The judges receive IS IS per day aud he
thought hat sufficient Mr. Park q bennington ex-
planned he facts hey Appeared Ue'ofe the COMMITTEE
Judge fefpont stated be had 0etn The bench tvtye
years ana h' sAlaJ had not paid his expenses which
Win sutat ecouom were ow more than s25OJ The
judges received only about onehd the salary that they
would receive as acouors At the bar and they ought
To pc PAID srmetAiug near what their services were
worth % them elves 10 secure honest aud filhf
ruDhc servants u alniiis or justice in lie
A' Gated al length the passage u the till Judge Bar.
tet 'taud hat he eonf not live on his salary sud that
u ne "a5 TO 10 to tae poor house he preferred 10
without benz sem by the state q Vermont Judge
itck and Judge Wilson curroboi ated the statements
Tue other Judges. Tue saa les less ihan 10 any
ohei state, At we as honorable men should manta n
Ia. dignity Of The state by pali them suitable salaries
M buliafo of New Haven had sympathies for our
puphc servants bn be had symps hcs for other cers
as well as The judte and reviewed the increase of sAla
res That had ueen made iu former ats But should
pursue some coune To get along without raising their
shar es ptrmiheh. Let he Judges use cir inf hence
Tor return TO specie payment aud the their eAfensss
would be red "a so that Va ir salaries would be suih
ctt he titnot be itve he whole time Of the dyes
occupied the courts onl; occupying some sixteen
weeks @, zach yeas lie ueht the JUDGES should use
NOR uh-ence 10 reduce the expenses II our courts,
that W. could get cheaper litigation
Nr Van Sicklen Ia hvtr Of cheap litigation, but
dd not want al the eApen'e INTEL gent justice We
can aH practice reutnthment in our expenses, but the
tApen es of living fall heavier upon "a ared men than
any others the producer receives his iuce std salary
IA increased prices his produce other tasses Of m en-
RAISE 10 H fees TO correspond win the enhance price II
living 4 we must iutsS she salaries o. our Judges ~
legsanve onaetmtnt 10 enable them TO be equs With
The tafmcis and other classts OF PRODUCERS
lie could live ia Bu,lineicn o.h ut an rxnepse OF
e5lQJ year and men in the position Of the farmers and
PRODUCERS were NOT Aeafe Of the exptnse Of living VIII
every hnS was futchattd in the markets of our large
clues aud to~ns Unless we paid our judges a sui abe
salary hey uld be obliged TO withdraw from the po-
Eli ns they 50 hiuoraby i'll.
Nj Audews NJ Berlin huus ht the salsries the il5pss
now tceiftd sthceDt for thCm We were doing in
justice u our stare 10 vod away the money of ihe
s'ate wtnso reckless a hand. He WAS bitterly OPP osed
Mr. Rounds Of Chester oa'l,d attention to the differ.
ence between sl5JO 10 gold tive years ago snd the A
sum now when gold vas alta pr MUM VI ~ 5 $500
hNe years vas worth no more tlan S225l now. tie
RE red g the farmers whaee Stocks were a.ing In
vale ard brouFh mUte hsr quadfupc what il did when
theJ dges rec wed ouiy Sl5OJ year; and now these
sae Judges must take rom their ssl.ries sui ,iep 10
pay 10 ihe'e firmets the four-fod prices they were
ooleel 70 laj ir Mi ifs necessary 60 maintain them
selves ahd iihit The dit renee between the pc SON
al Expenses II h judges md the farmers was not p.op
tiN considered and We should all b. ashsm4 90 obge
our Juds, TO dte.s our frn ers The Judges work
IN ne hopts than the srn'ts any other oass OF men,
and Their hb'r more cxhaustn on their ph, sicai
ond Intellectual sire IN than hat II any her class oil
by decided majority
Mr hsbbard Of stockbrdse made statements a, "a
ms own contributions u public ubje'ts yet he pal
te tane prices Tor tvery thing sed In his family that
tue Judges do. lie stated that he average salaries Of
clergy men ia his state 90 Per year and vet they
enabled support their families ard meet the d
and' upon them public charities lie Vortfa, ed at
letg tue bus and vtious OF the clergy and thor
~ t,,a',i nan mat OF the -dges and yethe eoa.
~ TO meet his expenses salary Of les than 800
Mr mounds OF chester thought he time had passe
whtn men are fed by ravens anu cited tie fact ia
c'rRy en- ere constantly he recipients of fayors from
mr. pauthioncs u which no account Or ade by
them lie ihpugt that The clergy a. a. class were
not paid 'uhee ,iy, bat in some cases They paid
Mr. Park OF Btnni gon cpuda,td tho implied cha
OF mis-. tatments mace by the gen lemsn rom New Ha
ven lie knew ne judges asked nothing in the say Of
SgmpaMy ON the itgslature but only justice He
ii'd the saarie' paid 10 me governor he adj general
the quaItcmasef &c eia ard other tfoefs. who uld
pifsue o.her ayoc ulns whle holding theae OIL ts
while the ludg could not engage IA other occupations
lie TeteIed Co., the stateneut- OF MIR Hubbard who
could phy several huhd ed dollars in tbutious aud
then sIppoit himself End family. on salary Of less
th al 500 year lie DID not believe III possible to be
done tie said no class Il men worked so hlrd aud wore
ITEMS Ives out so IA as the judges q the supr, me
oeurt sid nest aimtis even had n0ced and remark
"a po' me iaot lie fepudiac1 the imputauon Of MT
Hubbard # otockbrcge that ihe matter II Dcidentas
s"tlied ne ,Np'nsts Of lhe jul ger when in bis o~n
opinion the "mcidentals" Of Judges were no more
than thrseN the Fspf ssisn to which the gentleman
hom Sicfkbrd.c bcioi ptd.
NJ. tuIafd a. New Haven thought the statements Of
gentlemen Who Ia o'ed this b must be rec ved with
some alloNance Ce'tNiu 'men had made hebselges
Wealthy on hsh ,ricts for 'auty stock tut he eases
were exceptional and should not be cited the geaeta
rule lie vented our judges to pive justice at the
hands Of the ut, without cat Up ali Of cur sub
stance To bain IT, and # hey would do hat, he wa,
wiling aeir SAT- Ties should be raised.
mr Weston Of Colshesier.had been pleased with the
statements that had been made IA the prices Of stock
aDd produce aud thought lLose wi uaee them tu lit
wi thH To ffn morn iftt
g'nuemp, whp i.y red this inritsstd salary, were
tohug forward to occupy The poi ion thtmselvts,
Nj b't ham OF hydepafk was la favor u the bill
ana thought lhe saafl it0posed vas none too mach -
have, and sh uld have, TIE bench the best
IN The state, and we shou no. restrict their salaries
uut estut Judges we're all able men, but pOor aud he
thought disgrace TO the sate ge the Judges O.
thr Apreme Goa 70 come down bef1fe commute Of
this ouse aud eXpuse their poy rty and the eoon,my
hey we're Obliged TO practice m 0det 10 maintain heir
families We should Re poet TIE ahl uf our Judges
an pas them salary that Ia enable them lay Dy
SOM hns for The use OF themselves and families after
lhey hed eit the en- or in case Of dta' He knew
tina. some u he Judges members OF she church
AMI heihef inquired ca USED any OF Inc " ncidenais "
thai bad zen offered 90 By the gentem from Stock
biidse h. No 10 psy them sufficient to keep them ON
the c0Truplnl inhaences OF poll les, and we ought "a
pay them some iug neAr the same as ~as paid ~ the
state II Massachure =, where il cost 10 We
lie of Tftd 70 HE expenses Of toe judge Tor books for
th' library, nnd that they ouEh be paid sufficiently
u enable them 20 meet hem but they obliged
30 '" hout such necessities for the reason they could
not adoid them He feared gentlemen were iuhu-
enctd D. spirit NJ ptnuT usness and would vote
tie Judges suitable salaries becai they ems elves did
not receive like salaries The committee q me from
each county had unanimously reported in faylr Of the
bill, after full and impartial h. ariug aud be thought
the house Ia duty und TO pass the bill their
mtndau
Mr. smith T F,risburgh mo sd to commit to a mem
Der g. autnd salary $500, which was
dseded BY the speaker as not ia order
Mr. Thomas Of Orwell vas satisfied that $3.50 was low
enough lie voted last year against he bid bat was
now glad Of an opportunity 10 the he then
fell INTO AID h"pd ever, tanner in toe house would
for III 8 bill,
The bil was then passed by very decided aud EN-
phAuo ms joit.
House. 5igs pIsied--in amendment Of A ll6 re-
lang 70 jail rs fees; 10 ahtnd relating II
ports q Certain state officers TO corporate the West
Rutland Center schools In amendment Of SO NJ
sesment aud collection Of taxes 10 amend II 5
relating 10 fees for rgis ration restoring WIN kill
son TO hi legal rights az privileges in addition 20
rel urg % ui ofcr, Rlimuuy custody Of children
also Of ehi drsn Of ersons living septTate IN addition
to an act 10 iote hsh in 0uer Creek protect fish
IN Nhebnfne Pond estnbshN state Normal Sch DOL
On motion Of Mir Waite Of Kden, adj
Atwater's Vermont Directory for 1867 is
published, and for sale by Ballou, Loveland
Co. ons edition, tuck, has good memo
anda pages on writing paper, and will be
onvenient for those who make much use of
UGH pages; but the memoranda pages in the
ommon edition are not by any means SO
)od. Now for the matter; the grand list
r 1866 is not yet completed the last cor