Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-19

utteun, iicath, lAuu, huAlaiut haf4oN anu
llendec, up TO the hour Of adjournment,
HoUsE-AFrERSooS,
BIS iHirudUcfd.-B Mr., Smith, Of
Stowe, authorizing the State Treasurer 10
pay certain persons therein named, 10
those who enlisted in the regular army
the :, per month";
By Mr.. Cowles, Of Coventry, providing
for the support Of paupors,
Ry0r,s-To repeal an act authorizing
towns 10 establish centnireheol-.
4 GgfHjsioi BusiHcS-Mr Abel, Of
West Haven, called up the joint resolu-
tiun in relation 10 redaolng the number
of members Of the House OF Representa-
tlNcs, and moved that the same be referred
20 thc select committee saised on the joint
resolution relating 10 biennial sessions ;
agreed 10,
Mr.. Abgll called up House bill II, pro.
yiiing for the compensation Of States
! Attorneys, and the taxation of costs in
criminal eases, the committee having re-
ported adversely 10 lis passage.
Mr.. Mead, Of Randolph, called upon the
committee for their reasons for their adj
verse r port.
Mr., Gleed, OF Morristown, for the COM
mittee, said that there was considerable
discussion as 10 whether the law should
stand as it Is, or we should adopt a sort o;
mongryl system of part salary and part
fees, and they came 10 the conclusion that
il was best 10 lct well enough alone This
bin would greatly increase the expense
/ without corresponding benefits,
Mr. Eayce, Of f3yston, -9.d he was III
| the minority on the Com, hut believed
. also that be was right lie hoped the
bill wugld be fairly considered and passed
he thought III, system Of SalAried State,
attorneys had signally failed that crime:
are increasing by reason Of the excuses
made by States Attorneys that they could
not spend their time for the compensation
now paid they ought TO have the best
taleut as States attorneys, but il could
not now be had for the salaries now es-
tabiishcd by law. lie proposed to amend
, the bill SO that instead Of being paid all
necessary expense the States attorney.
, shall be paid ten cents per mile for Nee
essary ,rlvl'
Nr Glocd, Of Morristown, said that
/. state attorneys now receive ten cent,
, per mile tor travel, and the same fees a
= the town grand iurics now receive. liz
, said it did not follow, because the salary
, Is not now sufficient, that we should re
turn 10 the old fee system. If the salary
Of the States attorneys in any county ar,
too low. ietit lc raised-if too high, let il
/ be lowered. Lawyers are all anxious It
: yet the utli @ ot States attorney, and were
willing TO work for the salary now allow
| ed The State was one OF the best ot
= clients-always ready to pay. He argued
in favor OF leaving a large share Of thc
= prosecutions for town grand jurics Il
muuagc-wheu they We're knowing to tn,
Q circumstances and the parties. :.
Mr. Boyce further urged tho passage o
= the bill he cwouldn't bring any accusation
against States attorneys; they do all they
f could afford to and he thought something
= should be done for the better enforcement
: of criminal law.
, Mr. lIoyt, Of Wc,tfcld, moved that thj
bill bc dismissed,
/ Mr. Mead, Of Ranpolph, objected t,
: this SUMMARY manner OF aisposing Q
t bills. lie thought something should b.
done 10 secure better enforcement Of tn,
= laws; there was now too much laxity oil
/ the part Of State attorneys, who shirkeC
their duty upon grand jurors. He hoped
= the bill would not be dismissed
t Mr.. lioyt withdrew his motion to dis
miss.
, Mr., Dunn, Of Fairfax, moved that tn
, bill be ordered to lie agreed to, ayes l3d
nays2,
j SGor.H Or&r-lI. 6, authorizing til,
/ Bennington and Rutland railroad to ex
a tend its road 10 West Rutland, was takei
up. The eoumit;ec on. railroads submit
ted supplementary report recommend
y ing an amendment t. section ii OF tn
= amendments.
/ Mr.. Park, OF Bennington, explained tn
reasons for this supplementary report, tina
p iii the report as originally drawn, the las
t clause of sociien II read, shall not cxer
e else the rights and privileges granted IL
o the previous sections, supposing that i
= referred Ia the previous sections of tn
amendment; and the report was ALTERED
y to correspond But it turns out that i
: was intended to refer not only to the pre-
y ccding sections Of the amendment; bu
t also to such sections of the original bill a
= had not been stricken out.
= Mr. Wood, of Fairhaycn, said that n
;. one in the interest of the Rensselaer, an
j Saratoga road had seen the report prev
l. ous to It's being submitted to the Houst
L lie, therefore, interrogated the gentlema
i from Montpelier, as he did this forenoon
t TO ascertain how the changes came to b
8 made in the report as originally drawn b
the committee.
e After some explanatory remarks be
d tween Mr.. Park, of Bennington. and Nj
e Wood, OF Eairhayon, not materially rt
l. lating to the merits of the BILL the amend
l. ment proposed by the committee in thei
y supplementary report was agreed to. tn
:, question then recurrcd on the adoption {
, the amendments proposed by the commit
!. tee. Mr.. Park, OF Bennington, had tn
II floor
y Mr.. Wood, of Fairhaven, proposed Sc,
e eral amendments to act Il, of the ament
ments proposed by the committee, an
e moved that the amendments be ordered
e lie, and made the special order for to-moI
t. row morning at 10l o'clock, and that tn
e clerk be directed to procure the printin
N Of the usual number of copies, with tn
n amendments now proposed, for the use {
the Heuse.
c, The Speaker ruled the motion to lie o
ie the table, ana the propositions of amend
ar ment to be out Of order, Mr.. Frk, of Ber
nington, having the floor, and only havin
70 yielded, as he supposed, for an explani
ID tion.
h The balance Of the session of the Hous
n was spent in discussion Of the bill b
le Mr. Park Of Bpnninpt0n
70
II SENATE.
u u WEDNESDAY, Nov. IL.
Bills Httroduced-By Mr.. Dewey, re,
ulating the salary of the State Librarian
TO be $3.50 per annum).