Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-06-16

Berlin, Benjamin of West Windsor Ben.
nett, Bingham of Fletcher, Bittinger,
Bottum of Orwell, Bottom of SALISBURY,
Brastow, Brewster, Briggs, Brigham,
Brooks, Brown Of Plymouth, Brown of
Waterville, Buel, Butler, Button, Camp
of Elmore, Camp Of Newport, Garfield. 4
Carlton, Chase, Churchill, Clark of Lin
coin, Clark of Peru, Clark of Topsham,
cleveland, Clement, Closson, Cobb, Col
burn, COLON, Cotton, Conant, Cowles,
Crandal, Damon, Day, Dean,
Deavitt, Dillingham;, Drake, DYER,
Eaton, Edmonds, Everts, Ewens,
Farnsworth, FELTON,, Ferris, Field of Gull |
ord. Field of Jericho, Fisher, Foote, Fran
els, Furman, Gaige, Gibson, Giddings, |
Gillette, Gilmore, Gorham, Grant, Girls
void, Harding, Harrington, Harris of
Windham, Hartshorn of Canaan, Hast
ings, Herrick, Hewitt, Hubbard, Hildretb, |
Hobart, Holbrook of Lexington, Hol- |
brook of Milton, Holcomb, Holmes, Hor-
robin, Houghton, Howard of Irasburgh, |
Howard of Townshend, Howe, Howes,
Hubbard, Huntoon, Hyde of Chelsea,
Hyde of Sudbury, Ide, Jenney, Jones,
Joselyn, Reyes, Kelton, Kennedy, Kent,
Kimball of Glover, Kimball of w. Fairlee,
Kingsley of Athens, Kingsley of Salem,
Kinney, Langdon, Lawrence, Lincoln,
Lyford, McAllister, Mclaughlin, Marsh
of Bethel. Mason, Miles, Morton, Munson,
Nelson, Newell, Nichols of Braintree,
Noble, Olmstead, Paine, Patter-
son, Peake, Pearl, Phelps of Burling-
ton, Phelps of Fairhaven, Pierce,
Post, Putnam, Ray, Reynolds, Rice, Rich
ardson of Westfeld, Richardson of Yer
shire, Richmond, Rising, Robinson of
Barton, Robinson of Londonderry, Rob-
inson of Pawlet, Ross, Russ, st. John,
Sanborn, Sargent of Cornith, Sargent of
Jay, Sawyer, Shattuck, Shaw, Sherman
of Dover, Sherman of Ludlow, Sherwood,
Shoff, Slade, Smith of East Haven, Smith
of Tunbridge, Smith of Williamstown,
Spaulding, Stearns, Stoddard of Newark,
Stoddrad of Westminster, Storrs, Taylor,
Tewksbury, Thompson, Tisdale, Upper,
Waldo, Walker of Peacham, Walker of
Whiting, Walton, Warren, Washbnrn,
Way, Wild, Whitney, Wilmarth, Wilson,
| Wiswell, Wright of Bradford, Wright of
Shoreham-1S8.
So the adoption of the third article of
amendment was refused by the conven-
| ton.
The question being stated by the Chair
on the adoption of the fourth article OF
amendment the yeas and nays were de-
manded by Mr.. Churchiu sf Goshen, and
were taken as follows: ayas 2, nays 1888
| Those who voted inf the affirmative
/ were:
| YEAs-Benton, Robinson of Pawlet-
! NAYs-233.
| The question having been stated by the
Chair on the adoption of the fifth article
of amendment, the yeas and nays were
L 4 ! -, of l..
and were taken as follows: yeas l, nays
| 231
The gentleman who voted in the affirm
alive was:
| YEAS. -Howes
| NAYS -231.
Mr.. Walton OF Montpelier, called up
his motion to reconsider the vote taken
yesterday, by which the second ar icle of
amendment was adopted by the conven-
tlon, and the question being stated by the
Chair, Will the convention reconsider the
vote by which the amendment was adopt
| ed ?
Mr.. Slade of Middlebury said he WAS
surprised when the gentleman from
Montpelier moved to reconsider u vote
taken after such an exhaustive debate,
and with every member save three or four
| III MS seat he thought IL not Wise TO
open up the whole field of discussion
again as it would be if this vote is recon
sidered We are told that it is not wise
to adopt change like this on so small a
majority. He hoped the vote wnnld not
be reconsidered, but would be allow
ed to stand as it now is, adopting the
amendment
Mr.. Walton of Montpelier said he had
but one motive in moving to rv-cuusider
the vote, and that was to allow every
member of the convention an opportunity
to record his vote, and he hoped that now
every member would vote on the question
as he is constitutionally bound TO.
! Mr. Kellogg of Benson said he lived
nearer Albany, n. Y, than Montpelier,
and had an opportunity to see how things
are managed there. A man who had been
speaker of the House of Representatives,
in New York had Just completed two
wears sentence III the penltenuary, and II
we can believe reports that come to US
from that State many more of the MEM
bers of the legislature of that State ought
to be in the same place. Now if they had
only biennial sessions of the legislature of
that State there is no telling what would
, be the result on their legislation. There
is corruption enough under the system of
annual sessions, but it would be worse
under the system of biennial sessions. die
hoped Vermont would not adopt any such
change as this.
Mr.. Fletcher of Cavendish was aston
ished at the effort made to reconsider the
vote of yesterday. Mr.. Slade has fully
shown the facts bearing on this amend
ment. He fully understood the motives
of Mr.. Walton, and he was surprised at
Al, IL -
against the Council of Censors. This
matter has been deliberately decided. He
could see no grounds of fear from the
change. Nothing has been elic!ed since
Yesterday to Justify a reconsideration.
Mr.. Seymour of Vergennes said that it
is not an unusual practice to move to re-
consider any vote after once taken, for it
often happened that men changed their
opinions, and they should have an oppor-
: tunity to express their final convictions in
the matter, and it was unjust to cast any
reflections upon Mr.. Walton for his action
in this matter, for he had only resorted to
the usual parliamentary practice in such
cases.
Mr.. HYDE of Castleton had received no
new light on the subject since yesterday
on the subject. The people of his town
were over so per cent. in favor of this
amendment His county was the same.
He would also guarantee that popular
vote would be tremendously in favor.
The people had sent their best men here
and decided this question yesterday. The
vote in the Council of Censors was two
third. Two of those who voted against it
were residents of Montpelier. MIR. Fields
interests were also strong in Montpelier
The people have considered it for many
months, and have pronounced, he claim
ed, in favor of it. He did not like such
: political man @uvring as Mr.. Walton's.
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