Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-11-27
Gaatrbman q Stair 3ournaI.
BY L. P, WALTON
MONTPELIER. NOVEMBER 20. 1867.
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
AFTERNOON,
SENATE


Prom com on railroads q l55 authorizing the town OF
Woodst ck 10 raise money TO build railroad, and on
motion o. Mr. Wakef, ordeied 10 lio
2Js TO iucoIpo ate ihe sheburne railroad co amend.
ed On The lassge Mr Leonard called he yeas and
nays which wre as follows .--
Yeas 2l Nays4
From iud com against "a 272 relating to spreals from
the Judgment Of justices Of tue peaoe h I'd "adns re-
fused
school districts "a resdrg.
Fsom con on railroads. 4 27l authorizing the r 3 b
X 20 change The present location Of iheif railroad n
ard near Vefgenucs and build nrapoh; also 73
amending 23 passed 90 Incorporating the W peat
/ co amended and passed
From com up iud J 90 amending eco g relating to
Fio q esal On 6nsncs, IS c. to provide memorial to
orc ent h the of the staIe who served n the
late war Ketrutd without expression Of opinion.
Upon us passage, Mr. Barrett called for the yeas aud
NAYS wh .oh As follows.--
] Yeas 3 NaYs %
Il 207 to 5ey,ve act or 1920 to esubi i,h ersmnar
sch lol in Orleans Co passed
FROM com on ufActlrcs. u 1888 60 nc1 p1rate the
-u heflald Falls Marble co and ou motion Of Nj Burt,
ord rod lie Aso l5s amend act Incorporating the
/ Green Mountain silver mining CO passed
70 Ia addition TO and am dment Of O III of
chastity. morality aud oecency Returned ON The
house With p proposals Of amendment and motion Of
] dr II endee ofdtred 10 1 e.
/ 10 ,datne 10 the Ugh. q married womsn with pro.
posss Of amendment rom the house, and On motion Of
Mr. BNifow, reftrrtd TO the jud com, relating 10
charge q venue in civil act1ns and house amendment
| copcurfed in
ISL in am mndrent Of act Of 1866 In relation to the
disti OF pubic money am NJ scuoI cisrc and Ltf
Of pa utons md distribution ~ estates 10 Jld com.
From c0m on eiucaiyu Il 234 Incorporates the Lyn.
don literary and hihicii association passed
Mr Htutec c,llsdu 50 in amendment u act ofls05
taxing bark st1rk, aud on mo'i1n Of Mr. Allen, indch
nicly post oned Res luton relating 70 the same suo
dr 1reutt called up Il 1853 to incorporate the North
Geli savings bank and the senate recedfd from s pro-
p.salt ~ nlnent ia pat. and insist IN part Mr.
Anderson Bariet and Dewey appointed.
On motion OF Mr. HaId al urued.
Rgouf-From com 90 JUDICIARY in relation 20
.hanse Of venue in civil aeilus with amendment which
vas age. 90 pass'd
chap IS o. rcatug % voters 10 wu meet 3. with
am uimcut which agreed toi hiri reading order d.
From con- Uu manufactures g2 20 amend an act 20
iueofp rate the Vermont novelty work.; passed
From select IA on p 90 addition 90 an act inc0r-
pofaung NeSbufy Seminary shat petitioners have leave
mad' at the 'ueg ion and qltst Of the peu l1eTs as
they had become sau.he no furihef legislation vas ne
Fr,m M On msnuia tures 81 % Incorporate the ST
Alos printing, binding ana paper manufacturing co.
passed
Ffom com on railroads 10 whom was referred II 49,
30 iucofp rate hs Wao0mssc railroad CO, (tre Burd-
en- railroad" GO let) By two subsu hls which
an aet 10 Incorporate The benains,5a sud wSod5ri
railroad CO. being act TO incorporate Iairoad lun
led TO Incorporate the Pafan creek rilfoad
CO." being road from the Henry une, owned a. d
vnrked by the Messrs burdens 10 North Bennington
by the Messrs Burdens, aud gives them ,hAftss for
two roads wloij within this state, 70 accommodate the
business Of both their mces the roads both connecting
aih the Bennington and Rutland road within this state,
thus making them W r1ats
Boih bills ordered 10 lie and ade the special
Der 20 morrow tuuni T. bali past 10 o'clock also
IA 20 enable tie therein named to aid in the
rucion Of Nj ssQuni valley railroad, Win amend
mont sikue out u Adams which was sgresd to- sl.o
requiring oofhuds ajoHty instead u simple nj
iony n each t1Fn Vhien was agreed 10, 81 reading
Ayes 70 Nays Go.
ing the joint resolution rdaung to flAl sdi urpment
dise greed 90 unanimously
aiing division fubo money among school district
% amendment ot chap w entitled u ohene rs
against chsst ~. ny and decsrcvi l65 relating to
ems a; iwi 2il TO sintrd sec chap o5 reia ing
90 ttes Of honestad 297 ia addition 10 chap 81 z
"a 10 Incorporate the W stock ass citation passed
Mr. Clevtandof Brook called up the reports Of the
4 committee ia the B'adoId infested election case
/ Mr Pf6c'or ~ the com, in reply 70 questions by NJ
Cleveland, sac it was very voiumpous subject and
i Would Like definite questions quesno b' Mr. u We
laud as TO requirements Of the law In ho, where kel-
MI Ar Weber read nom the statute Of Ohio showing
, that the law % Ohio required the parry yurrg. when
Is ehaeng d. 70 make oatn tat he was resident OF that
stare and de- gted 10 make it his mauert home. II
seemed that Kennedy was the state OF Ohio year
d aud vited h,te feyardiug that STATE as Is home
Mr. Park said this case wa important ony prrce,
tent under the regi,ra ion aud as this is the frs
that occured under that act it shou be de
y edei rightly. II could MT eoaeur wm the sentem IN
n 1t was only uiehc n dete mining Tor tie presd ny
n object In adyauo Of IA election who should be permit
ted 10 vote. Il we al he civil authority 10 ac' arb
tAIily in t1is matter aud allow my rev son Of then
ats we open the door fraud corruption on the
part OF b0srds Of civil euihlftl Nh coud make up su
q heck ist utd elect any person they saw NJ tie
a thought IL dangerous pfCcsdtn for ihe leg stature q
say nat forecosed from going ben nd he CHECK
= ii aud revsi,gth aculn Of the ciyl authority This
y putculsr case was Of e consequence at this time so
near the c 4 the session excpt 50 faf AS BIC mes
pie,e cut Tor future action OF This house in similar
Mr Miner ag,eed with the gentleman ON Bsuning-
ton that We must allow 0urselycs hehild the regis
IRA ion. Blti bus particular case he h1ughi NJ Ken
n'dy va enifd % Y.to 10 bfAdi ID. ne hid voted
ia OHIO iraudueutl1 hat WI one ming blt it did not
cut or his right to vote Vi, h fully in Vermont
Nj Rounus " Chester concufred with Mr. Park as 20
Il right II the eis aute O. behind the tgs,r uol
Of the civil suhory As 10 the ne ruval fom the state
with the iuuuHon to uru that Intention may be mod
iatd atef e wing the state aud uersons scs are the
best evidencc Of his Intention. II Kennedy voted 10
Ohio under the Laws o OHIO, 10 Is esumed that a. the
ejnS oR.o Of Young ms '"'''''D "'' ~ '' ''''D'
Mr. webOer explained tha' the com had examined the
law u other states as TO registration, and found that m
all sucn states the mmitues OF the egsaure ara %
behind the cteck list aud that the leg stature htd sus-
tbiued their eommiees In every ca". heh" the com
mltiee supposed hh IN hi' case they had the mat 90
% behind the check list and did so, and have reported
= NE acts as they appeared fore the eommtts- The
officer Is only he agent and governed by the deci lrs
Of board of civl Auhotit, whether written down
upon check list tde in the mauuer It was previ-
Gus 10 the pasta OF The act providug for check list
The law providing fr c5ntesung elections Is not repeal
ed but It'll in force and takes effect from the time
the ballot box is TONED and the election declared just
where the ttect Of the act providing for check list
lhre is nothing inconsistent IN the two laws
the taking efec just where the other oea es % have
effect. As the right Of Mr. Kennedy to vote, he tho't
that although he might have intended TO Return when
he left Bradford, yet his intentions were subject 10
change ana have nothing before US TO shos that Mr.
kennedy intention not TO remain 10 Ohio az the
time he voted there Nj Weber cited cases that had
been decided by previous ltglatures, which he claimed
were prscedents h his and that under all the cir
n eumstAnees, Kennedy not enuted 70 vote
As 90 the question OF notice, the committee ind that
the coIestant did have pers mai notice Whde er may
e be claimed by the minority Of the committee
h Mr. Whee ock u Cam ridge demanded the previous
a question which was seconded by the house Mr. Rood
OF Fletcher demanded the yeas and and they were
as follows yeas l24 nays 65. So the resolution was
adopted de laing Mr. Hay not entitled 70 bis sea-
Mir Van Sokltn moved to reeonsdef the vote whereby
the pasAge OF l01 20 enable the towns therein named
to aid in the construction Of the Montpelier and Wells
River railroad, Tefused agreed to ayes 10 nays
81
The question being on the passage Of the bill Mr. Fer
rin favored the H. repeating substantially the argu'
mtnts dyanoed BY bin yesterday
Mr Jones Of Eorthfed dem anded the yeas and nays,
e which were as follows; ayes 95 nays9S
Y,as-Aldrch, Ames, Andrews, AtwJod, Ball o
SoIingdeld, Barron Benton, Bill, Brigham, Brown Of
Belvdefe, Cady CLARK, Cooper Corey Cuflss of Rich
fofd Crane Ciisty Davis of Sheffield, Drew, hlmorr
kmmons Feuh Fisher, Fisk Foster OF Calais, foste
OF Walden Fox, freeman. Fuller, Graham ufay, Hal
b.tt ali of Groton lard Harris OF Danvile, Hasktns
Hinsdeu Howe OF Jtricho, Hoyt Hyde, lnsh Of Grand
~ Iri.h Of Scar hugh Ladd Logeand, Mann, Mar