Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-11-24

third reading, Mr.. Eddy demanded tn,
yeas and nays, which were taken as fol
lows:
| Yeas-Messrs Benedict, Brownell, Col
lamer, Cotton, Dewey, Gardner, Grandey
Hartshorn, Horrobin, Merrill, Pingry
Ross-12.
Nays-Messrs. Abel, Bailey, Brown
Camp, Carpenter, Copeland, Eddy, Hib
bard, Kennedy, Lynde, Martin, SAKE
| White-13
900, providing for new superintendent
of State Senators under the census of 1870
discussed affirmatively by Messrs. Abel
Merrill, Collamer, and Ross, negatively
by Messrs. Carpenter and Heath; ordered
to lie.
On motion of Mr.. Carpenter, the senat,
took recess until seven o'clock.
So the third reading of the bill was re
fused.
Mr. Carpenter called up FL. 292, relat
ing to offences against the lives and per
sons of individuals, abolishing ca pita
punishment.
Mr.. Carpenter said he favored the bill
for the following reasons:
1st. He could not vote to retain on our
statute books, legal matrder-or in othe,
words law compelling the sheriff tc
take the life of human being.
I'd He believed imprisonment for life
with portion of the time in solitary con.
finement to be more effectual in prevent.
ing crime than the death penalty, and
jurors will be less likely to screen the
guilty.
Sd. The death penalty has failed to pre-.
vent murder. 1t is relic of barbarism
and should give place to the advance Of
Christian civilization.
4th. It is often the case that the limo.
cent are convicted of murder. If the
crime is punished with imprisonment for
life, restitution can be made when the
innocence of the convicted person is dis
covered. This consideration was alone
sufficient to satisfy him that the bill
should pass.
The third reading of the bill was re-
fused, ayes 5, nays %.
Yeas-kessrs. Abel, Brownell, Car
penter, Hastings, Hubbard, White-6.
Nays-Messrs. Bailey, Benedict, Camp,
Collamer, Cotton, Copeland, Dewey, Dick
erman, Eddy, Grandey, Hartshorn,
Heath, Hill, Horrobin, Kennedy, Lynde,
Merrill. Niles, Pingry, Ross, saxe-21.
Mr.. Abel called up h. 300, apportion-
ing the members of the Senate TO the
several counties.
Mr.. Carpenter opposed the bill on the
ground that the United States census is
not completed, and the State has no off,
oial report of it.
Mr.. Abel supported the bill on the
ground that for all practical purposes the
State has an official report of the census
from the Marshal, and that at the COM
mencement of the next biennial session
Washington county will have had it's re-
presentation in the Senate for ten years.
Mr. Carpenter insisted that it was not
just to Washington County to deprive it
of Senator before the official returns are
made.
Mr.. Merrill replied that the Senate
knows as well to-day as two years from
to-day what is the population of the
various counties of the State.
Mr.. Heath thought the census not taken
in a legal sense until actually completed.
It has never been the custom to apportion
the Senators to the various counties until
the census has been officially promulgat-
ed. Moreover, during the former appor-
tionment there were ten successive cleo
lions. Washington county should be
shown the same courtesy as was shown to
Windsor county ten years ago
Mr.. Collamer favored the bill. The
Senate can get no PRONUNCIATION of the
census than it already has. The certifi-
cation of the Census Bureau is merely a
of the Marshsl's certifca-
ton. His figures cannot be altered at
Washington.
Mr.. Carpenter insisted that the census
is not completed, as that of Mortified is
now being retaken.
Mr.. Ross did not believe it wise to
stand on what appeared to him a mere
and thus furnish a pretext
for calling an extra session next year.
Mr.. Heath replied that the whole con-
was bundle of technicalities
and he did not apprehend the Senate
would think for moment or overriding
them.
On motion of Mr.. Bailey the bill was
ordered to lie.
Mr.. Benedict called up s. 10, relating
to the supplying of school books, and after
a little discussion it was again ordered to
lie.
HOUSE.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
II. 327, providing more equal taxation
in this State; third reading refused.
FL. 1856, to amend an act providing for
the appointment of reporters; third read
ing ordered.
FL. 10, to legalize the taxes assessed in
school district No. A, in Middlebury :;
amended and third reading ordered.
II. 1874, to protect fish in Chauncey
Davis Pond third reading refused.
The special committee to whom was re-
ferred the various bills relating to the
grand list, reported a bill which was or
dered to be printed.
The committee to whom was referred
the petition of sundry persons praying for
a law for the analyzation of liquors, re-
ported that it is inexpedient to legislate
on the subject at this time, and that the
petitioners have leave to withdraw, and
the leave was granted.
Mr.. Wood of Fairhaven moved to recon
slider the vote refusing the third reading
of 8. 1873, amending an act relating to sale
of Intoxicating liquors, approved Nov. 7,
1868; which was agreed to and the bill
passed in concurrence.
From Committee of Ways and Means,
Dill making provision LOT tDe support OF
government, which was read the third
time and passed.
THE bill has the following provisions !:
A tax of so cents on the dollar is assessed
on the lists of the polls and rateable estate
of the State, payable June 1, 1871. A tax
of 45 cents on the dollar is assessed, pay
able by June 1, 1872. The sum of $780,
900 ia appropriated for the debentures of
the General Assembly; the sum of $780,
900 for paying such demands against the
State as may be allowed by the Auditor
of Accounts the sum of $4,000 for pay
ing such orders as may be drawn to pay
incidental and contingent expenses of the
executive and treasury departments; the
sum of $4,000 for the purpose of paying
the interest on the bonds and debts of this
State; sumsnot exceeding 1000 to pay
the expenses of the Reform School, the
sum of $325,000 for the payment of the
bonds of this State. The Treasurer of
the State is authorized to borrow a sum
not exceeding $4,000, and to pay there
for rate of interest not exceeding $40