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NUMBER 21.
timony showed that each Of these families wished
and intended to kill the other. They always
carried FIRE arms The man that was killei was
stranger to the old controversy martyred
young mau. This Is high red-hauded murder.
The question Of insanity should not come in here;
the court has judicislly determined that he vas
sane 1t is easy to 90 out among kind chari-
table community and get large petitions on such
a matter as this. We are not to be governed by
sympathy, but justice. The precedent is a bad
one 10 start. We must consider its evil conse
aueuces There is a constant tendency 70 care
lessuess and forgetfulness in punishng Grim mails
The desutution Of his family should have no in
auence The leniency Of the jury in sequiJting
the two others, equally guilty, should not be an
argument in favor Of additional leniency 70 tins
Horace.
Mr.. Dickerman said that if the Senator ,Nr
Rovce) admits he would have found all three
guilty had he been on the jury, this is good evi-
dence Of the very intelligence Of the jury which
he SO earnestly denies. He considered 10 az
aggravated case Of murder. When ne reflected
on the fearful growth Of crime he could not SO
weaken punishment. This Is probably prepara-
tory step to a pardon. This was not murder in
hot, but cold blood. lie had premedimtei the
murder Of the whole family.
Mr. Wheeler believed that this Communication
was meant 70 be executed when the public g00t
would not thereby receive any detriment. II this
man had stood alone, ne would haze undOu6ted-
" been convicted Of msusuughter, but there
being three criminals the jury came 20 q com
promise verdict. This was not in his opinion g
premeiitstel murder. In view Of the Law We
have Just passed, making degrees in murder. we
should put this man in the class Of criminals 90
III. D. hsfss o 80 las
The third reading was 0rieret-The biz was
then read the third time and passed, yeas 20,
nays T. The yeas and nays were as follows
Yeas-Senators Benedict, Collamer, Copeland,
Dale. Dewey Of " Washington, Elkins, Faruham,
Green Halbert, Hal, Hastings, Hutchinson Of
Franklin, Hutchinson Of Orange, Lai1, Merrill,
Orvis, Pingry, Royce, SAKE, Wheeler.-21
Nays-Senators Camp, Diekerman, Goolel,
Heath
Oriere 20 lie-H IL, amending charter Of
Vermont Life Insurance Company with smend
meats).
FRIDAT, Nov. l..
Reports.-From general committee against
Il. l54, to amend sec. I, chap l25 G. ;, relat-
ing 10 salarie- and fees third reading ordered
From committee On Judiciary, IN favor of a.
D. "a, fixing the salaries Of the JUICES Of the Su-
preme Court. Increasing their salaries irou
$500 % $500 year.
The bin was opposed by Messrs. ull o. Han
cock. Severance Of Glover and Hcyce Of Fsyston;
ftyorei by Ne=srs. Joyce Of Butsnl, Dickey %
Bradford, Bishee Of Newport, Garfield Of Airing
ton and Hunt Of St Albans, the discussion oc-
cUpying most Of the session of tine f0reua con. The
Arguments pro and con we're about the same as
have been u-el on the same subject when the
same question has been considered in former
years.
Mr. Butterfe.j Of " lm.as-5n demanded the
previous question. which was seconded by the
Hos-e The main question being put, shah the
5i.l be read the third time Alr. Bull Of Han
cock demanding the yeas and nays, 1t was de-
Ciiei in the negative Yeas, f-; nays, %.
AFTERNOON
Senate bills referrei-73, to incorporate the
Peoples Saving sul Trust Company, 20 com
mittet On banks
65. changing the Jay Of the annusl meeting Of
the SAFE Board 1i Eiucitioa; TO committee ol
education.
:, to change the name o. the WiuodsBi Marble
Company. o. committee on Manufactures
Unfinished business A., relating 20 the At
'euiaIce Of teachers upon teachers institu-e-
vas taken up, the question being ou The motion
TO reconsider the vote refusing the third reaiiug
Mr. Farnsworth Of iud-1r explained that
the bin was probably not understood A 5i,l hA,
been passed extending the ier 9Th of teachers in
-,-i1'es' ana The oAI only extended the length OF
time allowed i'a hers O. attend such institutes.
Mt Jones oi beusou, -u4 ihr committee re-
oommenied the pis-age OF The b.ii, because they
thought i would e7uiuce 20 the -dvAneerlelt %
the interests Of education ir The STATE The vote
vas then re;gns.ierei and tue bin pissed
epecIN order-H l7', IN adiition to SEC 10,
c-ap- - > r'latns ." the re-apprai-ii of re-il
estate IL certain cases was taken up, the que--
uou beng saa-. the bill be read thirl time
Mr. Bull OF Hanccek, opposei the bill a beng
eniiTeiy uauecess.iry
'r 7" ood Of t1-rn'.' en-, thought ,he b.A ae-
i-et'e IN MT allowing The listers 70 REFUGE the
ls'' on reAi ss'a'e' ana no, 20 increase tnem.
ana ne moved 70 auehl the u.- Co iAee1 MS -us-
sesuon-
Mr. Ross q Waterford. novel that che bin he
orierei 70 lie on the table. which was disagreed
10
Mr.. Barnes, Of terrishurzh. thought tire
amendment proposei. entirely unnecessary. as
the statutes nov make provision for the same
thing
Nr. Wool s-.i ie -.il u0t understand the pr s-
ear statute as did the gentleman from Fsrri-- .
lurgh- ha Oh uE1t rhe listers should have no
further power to increase the lists. but tley
ought 90 be allowed 90 decrease them. The first .