Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-11-04
LEGISLATURE Of VERMONT.
sENATE-FoRENOON.

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: and on his motion. referred to the com
mittee under the 4th joint rule.
Bills introduced and referred.-By Mr.
Benedict. for joint assembly at thre,
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, Oct 81, I,
hear the report of the committee to can
vass the votes for county and probat,
officers; adopted.
BY Mr.. Dale, to incorporate the ISLAND
Pond academy.
By Mr.. Hall, to provide for the estab
fishing Of true meridian line and to
regulate practical surveying in this State
Mr.. Dewey of Washington present
ed the memorial of the clergy and
laity of the Protestant Episcopal Church
assembled at Rutland, June 2d and Sd
1869, which was read, and on motion, re-
ferred to the judiciary committee, and
$50 copies ordered to be printed for the
use of the Senate.
BY Mr.. Copeland, to incorporate the
Middletown Spring company.
4 lS6nae btHs reterred-7, an anendmen,
OF chap. SO, Z. =, entitled "of the grand
list 10, % amend sec. 6, chap. 50. T. g.
relating to the grand list; IL, relating u
pleAdinQs aud proceedings in certain
criminal cases 10 judiciary committee.
4, IN amendment Of an act 10 incorpo.
rate Ne~bury Seminary
Is, relating 10 drains and sewers.
23 relating to relief Of the insane poor
u, amending chap. 93, z. y, relating u.
the traffic in intoxicating drink.
A communication Was received from
LtJ e..ccilency the Governor, transmitting
tho report of the committee on river fan
er.ss. On motion Of Mr. F.rnham, the
reading Was dispensed with, aud 3jO
copie- ordered to te printed.
On motion of Mr.. Ladd, Senate bill
NJ II, providing for commission to in
ye.tig.te and report upon change OF
lDeation Of the Vermont Gtage Flison, wa
referred T. speCial committee of three
Senators.
GA motion Of Mr. IIastinga, adjourned.
AFTERNOON
B.Ns iatrodncfd aHd referred-By Mr..
Fhruham, i'll amendment Of an act pro-
viainZ for The organizing Of the militia
providing for annual regimentll parades
aud drills
+ RspDrts and hird reading ordered
From committee on finance. Senate bill
23, amending -ec 81, chap. 20, z. 3, for
the relief of Insane poor,
( The hour having arrived for the meet
ing Of the two houses in joint assembly,
the Senate repaired TO the hall of the
House of Representatives.
The Senate having returned, on motion
OF Mr.. SAKE, adjourned.
sE--FoRENooN.
BIly iHtr0duced and yetrye9 by Mr.
Hill Of MiddlcbEry, consolidating the
Beldeu's Falls Branch Railroad Company
and the Belden's Falls Marble Company
By Mr. Farnsworth of Windsor, in
amendment OF section 3, chapter SO, gen.
eral statutes, relating to depositions and
witnesses.
BY Mr. Bisbeo Of Newport, to incorpor-
rn,a Complny, and To enable the towns
in the Counties or Et..Llin Orleans
and Essex to aid lii the construction
thereof
By Mr. Wales Of Burlington. directing
the appropriation OF fines aud costs.
BY Mr. DYKE Of Bristol, to incorporate
the Bristol Manufacturing Company.
By NJ. Firrar Of Rupert, to incorpor-
ate the Rupert Dairy Association.
BY Mr.. Joyce Of Rutland, in amend
i'A=tit VI an tNh f'h''H'A- t'i
Jail in the County OF Rutland; to select
committee consisting of memb bqrs from the
County Of Rutlani.
SBellEi OldeT.-H House bill 10 commute
the sentence of Horace r Plu tnley to i'm
prisonment for life, was taken up as 1the
special order for this time, t be question
beny on the third reading Of the bill.
statement OF the flcts in the case
were called for by Mr. Whcel lpck of Ber
liz.
Air. iiisiic, Tor the committee, made a
statement Of the facts as thdy appeared
befire tho committee; that for long
time fcud had existed tetween the
Plumley's and Balch's, two families liv-
ing in the town. of Shrewsbu ry; that in
the summer Of 1868 the difficulty was re-
new,d by dispute about dam ages caused
1y unruly cattle and horses belonging to
Mr.. Balch, and that in an attempt to set
tie tho question Of damages, both parties
being armed with pistols, this Horace r.
Plumley shot Mr. Gilman, IT,; that the
whole affIir seems to have grown out of
the old warfare between the two families.
Mr. Wood of Fairhaven, who was the
prosecuting officer, made an extended
statement of the facts in the case as they
appeared or TIE trial, giving the sub
stance OF the entire testimony, which was
published at the time. He favored the
bill
Mr. Severance Of Glover, Inquired the
age of Mr. Horace r. Plumley to which
Mr.. Wood replied that he w4s forty-two
years old that he had always lived near
to his father and constantly under his in
fuence, and that the deed was done by
direct command of the father.
Mr.. Wheelock of Berlin, inquired if Mr..
Plumley was tried by fair and impair
tial jury of his peers; to which Mr..
Wood replied that he was, but that the
verdict was a compromise verdict, wholly
unreconcilablc with the testimony.
Mr.. Wheelock further inquired if the
prisoner had able and sufficient counsel
to which Mr.. Wood replied that he had
the best counsel in the State-Col. Joyce
of Rutland, and Mr.. Roberts of Burling-
ton.
Mr.. Wheelock also asked if any new
facts had come to light; TO which Mr..
Wood replied that there had not.
Mr. Wheelock also inquired if printed
petitions had not been sent throughout
Rutland County 10 obtain signatures re-
questing the Legislature 10 commute the
sentence 10 which Mr.. Frisbie replied
that there were, and that they obtained
the signatures Of about eleven hundred
citizens OF Rutland County, which have
been presented before this House.
Mr.. Wbeelook thought the Legislature
were the law making power. and that ws
better leave the execution u the laws Ia
the hands Of the courts, and not 10 attempt
To thwart the execution of the laws by
altering or committing the sentences Of the
courts.
Mr.. Jones Of Benson, said that hs wish
cd - corroborate the statement Of tho
gentleman from Fairhaven, that largo
majority Of tho people Of Rutland are In
favor Of the communication Of tho sentence
in this case.
Mr.. Garfield Of Arlington, said hs lived
in section of the State where there was
no particular excitement on this subject
II seomad that the main reason for 0om.