Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-10-28
Council or GcnsOr,.
rmIiip SESSION.
WrpSEspAY, Oct. 90.

WEDNESDAY,, Oct. 20.
Mr. Rlnl called mp the question Of the
reconsideration Of the lst article Of amend
rnent relating to corporations.
Mr.. Powers favored the reconsidera-
ton. He believed the language Of the I
pronoscd amendment too cumbersome, and |
a. the legislature already has control of
the subject, in his opinion. it would adopt
such laws upon the subject az 1t should
deem best. without the necessity OF a con-
,titational amendment.
THE vote was then reconsidered.
On motion OF Mr.. Ross, the article was
ordered To lie.
Mr Rand called up the question Of re-
tieie as a nttbs vote adopting the ar,
sessions and elections.
/ Mr.. Cleayelind exi liincd that he voted
for tho adoption of the article with the
understanding that il any ar'icleg were
submitted TO the people, al should be.
Ga the question of reconsideration OF
the article, the yeas and nays were taken,
as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Colburn, Field, Lane-3.
! Nays-Messrs. Cleaveland, Dewey,
French, Harmon, Hollis,er, Powers, Rand,
Relh Ia, Reed, Ross-lO.
! So the reconsideration was refused.
/ Mr Reed called up the question OF the
reconsideration OF the vote adopting the
article relating to woman suffrage.
i Mr. Lane stated that he should only
vote for those articles which he deemed
/ for the best interests of the State.
Sir. Colburn said he would vote for the
article with the understanding that all
| the articles should be submitted to the
| people. He proposed 10 amend by pre-
-cribing ~ . qualification of u voter the
ability to read and write mis- name.
Mr.. Rand suggested that the proposed
amendment should come up separately.
Mr. Power desired that the vote might
BE- rsconsidered, in order to have the
vote, which was left in some doubt, set
right and beyond dispute before the peo-
pie.
The vote was then reconsidered.
Mr. French stated that he should vote
for the article in order that all the arti-
cles ight be submitted together.
Mr. Colburn supported his amendment
on the ground that it was perfectly ger
main TO the rest OF the article. lie was
opposed to increasing the number of igno-
rant voters.
Mr. Rand considered It contradictory
to embrace in the same article a PROPOSE
ton to extend and proposition to limit
5 the suffrage.
Mr.. Cleaveland would be very willing
to submit separate article prescribing an
| educational qualification, bat he did not
wish to cucumber the question of woman
9 suffrage with it. He wished the question
e considered fairly.
e Mr.. Colburn, by unanimous consent
withdrew his amendment.
e On the question of adopting the article,
!, the yeas and nays were taken, as follows
Yeas-Messrs Colburn, Cleaveland
{ French. HOLSTER Powers, Rand, Redfeld
: Reed, Ross.-9.
/. Nays-Messrs Dewey, Field, Harmon,
. Lane
:. SO the article was adopted.
= The question of reconsidering the vote
:, adopting the article relating to the judi
ciary coming up
Mr.. Reed said he was one of those who
proposed to submit all the articles, but ht
suggested that h, I'd section OF the ar
ticle was faulty in prescribing the mum
Der Of circuit judges. He suggested thai
; this should be left TO the Legislature.
. Mr.. Ross suggested that the difficulty
,r might be removed by amending 30 ths
~ One.tnlrQ lDbtehu VI tWo VI tu0 vuo8ea
,f shall be appointed every two years.
Mr.. Dewey stated that ss Originally
Of drawn the article provided as suggested
D, by Mr.. Ross, and contained no provisioz
ie az to the presiding Judges Of the Count,
Il, Court.
L. The vote was then reconsidered.
,e By unanimous consent, tho article va
recommitted TO the committee on judici
ary.
The question of reconsidering tho vot
adopting the article relating to the mod
of amending the Constitution was take
MP, and the motion to reconsider was lost
Mr.. Powers called mp the article relat
e- ing to corporations, and moved 10 amen
or 40 that the Article will read, "Oorpcrz
tions shall not be created nor their pow
or err increased or diminished BY specia
sc- laws, except for municipal purposes
b. Mr.. RedHeld said he thought IL unwia
Of for the Legislature TO spend 70 mach tin
Of over acts Of incorporation, but thsEs y
ng thousands Of cases where the public eoc
70. REQUIRES the restriction or sxtsAsioo ,
tbs charters of large corpofat3ons ~
lrailroads, and he did not 80 how q
lLsgislsturs could provide 1be suoh q
|eenoioo by general NV.
III aGndment w. adcpeo1