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

Of this State.
H. 343, to amend sec. 81 chap. "a g. 8.
relating to the collection of taxes.
d. 800, to correct certain errors in tn
| quInquennial valuation of real estate il
the town of Wallingford for 1870.
/ ID. 800, in addition to an act to incor
porate the Vermont Horse Stack Com
pany.
I'll. 1853, authorizing the selectmen t.
discontinue certain highways.
ID. 264, to incorporate the Whitins
Cornet Band.
ID. 800. to incorporate the Smithtowr
cheese Factory Association.
ii. $50. to incorporate the Brandon
Lumber Company
II. 1877, to incorporate the Chester
Savings Bank.
AFTERNOON.
Third reading of BLISS. SO, relating
| to the duties of town superintendent
passed.
Bill introduced and referred.-By Mr.
| Gardner, relating to tho aninauennial
valuation of the real estate of Pownal fol
1870.
Special Orders. 131, in addition tc
chap. 20 g. s, relating to schools, ALLOW
ing towns to abolish districts
| Mr.. Heath moved to amend SO that the
provisions of the bill shall not apply tc
school districts composed of territory be-
longing to two or more adjoining towns
without the consent of each of the two
towns, which was agreed TO. The bill
was then passed.
Reports-By Mr.. Camp, for committee
on railroads, in favor of h. 214, allowing
certain towns in Washington and Orange
counties to aid in the construction of the
Barre branch of the Montpelier and Wells
River Railroad passed in concurrence.
By Mr.. Merrill. for committee on
claims. with amendment to g. 11S, to pay
Lorenzo J. Pearce amendment agreed to
and third reading ordered
By Mr.. Lynde, for committee on land
taxes, substitute for 8. u. repeating an
act laying tax on Averill's and Buels
Cores
BY Mr., Carpenter, for judiciary COM
mittee,. in favor of s. 1873, exempting a
homestead from attachment.
By Mr.. PinRry, for same committee,
against h. 294. in amendment of chap.
112, g. s, entitled "Of offenses against the
lives and persons of individuals" Tabol-
ishing capital punishment
Mr.. Carpenter moved to lay the bill on
the table.
Mr.. Bailey hoped the Senate would dis
pose of the bill at the present The bill
was 90 imperfect that no Senator would
desire its passage in its present form.
Mr.. Carpenter desired an opportunity
be given for amendments to be proposed.
At the request of Mr.. Gardner, Mr.. Car
penter withdrew his motion, and Mr.
Gardner proposed a substitute.
Mr.. Carpenter then renewed his motion.
which was opposed by Mr.. Bailey, favored
by Mr.. Eddy and disagreed to yeas 6,
nays IS.
The substitute was adopted yeas 10,
nays 5.
Mr. Carpenter moved that the bill be
ordered to lie
Mr.. Bailey opposed the motion on the
ground that the Senate is as we'll pre-.
pared as it could ever be to vote on the
BILL
Mr.. Carpenter desired to have the vote
taken first upon the bill to commute the
sentence of Henry Welcome.
Mr.. Eddy thought that courtesy requir-
ed that the bill be ordered to lie If any
pared to vote at present upon the bill.
Mr.. Benedict was willing this bill
shouId lie with the understanding that
the bill to comute the sentence of Henry
Welcome lie also. He thought the logical
order would be TO settle the general prin-
ciple first.
Mr.. Dickerman thought the only ques-
ton before the Senate was which bill
should have the priority. He hoped the
bill would not be ordered 10 lie.
Senators Eddy and Carpenter insisted
that the bill to commute the sentence of
Henry Welcome should be considered
first. 1t came from the House first, and
had been longer before the Senate.
Mr.. Grandey believed that this bill
should have the priority, but he was will
ling to yield to the urgency of Senators
and avoid even any appearance of unfair
ness.
Mr.. Bailey said that the remarks of the
Senator from Addison had converted him.
He would vote to lay the bill upon the
table in order to give Senators an oppor.
unity to inform themselves.
Mr.. Gardner desired that the bill might
lie in order that the case of Henry We'll
ZONE might be considered upon its own
nerits
The motion was agreed to-
FL. 1874. to commute the sentence of
Henry Welcome.
Mr.. Benedict moved that the bill be or
Tered to lie.
Mr.. Carpenter hoped this bill would be
considered upon its merits. Some might
,ote for this bill who would not for the
,ther.
Mr. Benedict withdrew his motion.
The vote upon the third reading of the
I'LL was taken 0agG goce apparently in the
negative, when the vote was disputed,
md the yeas and nays demanded.
Mr.. Carpenter thought it very extra.
for a bill of this character to be
,oted upon without any debate or without
statement of facts. He called upon the
Committee for statement.
Mr.. Hartshorn stated that no facts
we're stated to the committee except by
dr. Ballard of Burlington, who made
learly the same speeches to the House the
ther day His principal argument was
,ased ppon the age Of the boy, which was
3 years.
Mr.. Gardner stated that the conviction
f Welcome was obtained by confession
which was obtained by parties in interest,
I'D which was admitted to be false in al
nost every circumstances. 1t did not ap-
ear TO him proper for the State of Yer
nont to hang such boy under the cir
umstances. There is but one instance
a tbs United States of hanging so young
boy
Mr.. Grandey inquired ii these were not
he statements of the boys counsel.
Mr.. Gardner replied that they we're the
tatements of Mr.. Ballard. who was his
ounsel at the trial.
The bill was further discussed by Sena-
ors Eddy, Gardner and Carpenter IN
avor, and Senators Camp, Bailey, Dicker-
nan, Benedict, SAKE and Hartshorn
gainst, and others, and was finally re-
ected ayes s. nays II, which were as fol.
ows yeas, Messrs. Brownell, Carpenter,
eddy. Gardner, Hastings, Lynde, Martin
nd Whites Clifton, Dewey, Dicker-
nan, Grandey, Hartshorn, Heath, Hib- I