Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-11-18
VERMONT LEGISLATl RE.
tpI -E-sAr NOON.
FRIDAs, Nov. II
sEN ArF--AFTERNO0N.

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Mr.. Dewey called up Senate bill t
amend an act 10 charter The National Life
Insurance Company, and on his motor
recommiftrd To iudteirry committee,
ReporN. Fr"m Judiciary committee
senate bill relating 10 proceeding, IN Ger
tain criminal ctses, with proposal 0!
amendment; a@ryed to and third reading
ordered
BIZ tatodgcld mil ref34ed by Nj,
Farnhan To amend the ch irter Of the
West Fairlee Il ,ilrold Company.
7hiyd yeadiHq ordered.-Seuate bill in
amendment OF an act authorizing the re-
NATAL Of obstructions in the Passumpsic
.iyef
Senate Giii II. amendment Of an act to
Incorporate the Lyndon Mil Company.
House bill t. annex a part Oi tie town
Of Wilmington 70 the town Of Dover with
special report from the general com
mittee 10 whom It bad been rccommitted
and who reported i'll favor Of the passage
% the bill
Ar Heath offered rs an amendment
that this act -u;,,i 49,. take effect until
each town shall accept of its provision. b.
4 vote of town meeting holden prior to
March next A neglect TO hold such
.nGoting to be treated ~ an aequiescence.
On motioa lsf Mr. Merrill, laid upon the
table TO be ih2 special order for loa to-
morrow T..
Senate bill t. incorporate tie hewbury
Seminary with proposal of amendment.
On motion of Mr. Heath, ordered TO lie.
Third yeGdiRg order6d-Senate bill in
amend laent u an act to organize the
militia with proposal Of amendment, pro-
riding for regimental drills in lieu of all
others, except the June parade, no regi-
ment to be ordered out unless composed
of at least FIVE organized companies.
Senate bill relating TO teachers insti-
tutes.
Senate bill in amendment of an act oh
titled Of the grand list, with proposal of
amendment On motion of Mr.. Halbert,
ordered TO lie.
I2aSSed-Houso bill to incorporate the
Lamoille Valley Junction Railroad Com
pany
House bill to commute the punishment
Of Horace R. Plumley. Mr.. Halbert
called for statement of facts from the
committee which was responded to by Mr.
Collamer, giving in brief the substance of
the case, the circumstances being suffi-
tfchI W tht COiulnlttCc w
mously recommend Communication.
Mr.. Bendict understood the murder to
hsvs grown out of bad blood which had
existed for yssra. The parties were in
the habit of going armed when they ex-
pected to meet each other, but under the
Law just pissed no doubt this young man
the murderer) would have been convicted
of murder in the second degree. and he
was in favor of Communication
Mr. Roger regarded the question rs a
solsmn one, the like of which he had
never before met in his legislative expert
ence. He alluded to the trial, the excite
ment at the time existing in Rutland
county, owing to recent incendiary fires.
BE stated facts which were evidence to
MIN that the verdict was a. compromise
verdict, that the jury rendered it in order
chat they might obtain their discharge
after five days trial. 1t was in evidence
before the committee that he was of feeble
intellect and that if his father had noe
been present and ordered him to fire the
fassl shot be never would have done So
II the State hung him he believed they
would hang jibbering idiot instead Of an
Intelligent responsible person.
Mr.. Heath had arrived at q different
conclusion In this case and was opposed to-
interfering with the decision of the Court.
70 his mind Il there had boen . murder
N the State Of Vermont within the Last
Ism years this was one. Il = always al.