Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-06-15


often after obtaining charters by long and expen-
sivo contest the roads have never been built. lie
would grant the power 10 form any corporation
they please. Other states have derived great bene
it from such provision as tho one we are discuss
| iur. particularly Ohio and Iowa. lie would have
/ the same law for both the smallest and the great
est corp0ntions. The article applied only to
corporations which shall be created under thegcn
eral law, and does not forbid the Legislature from
interfering with those hugo corporations already
incorporated.
Mr.. Walton, Of Montpelier, said he believed
THIS amendment was simply a restriction of the
legislative powers Of the people of the State
acting retrOspcctively, in that It will deprive the
people of any power over existing corporations,
and convert them into close c0rpOrntiOns This
amendment will deprive the Legislature Of any
power 30 increase or diminish the powers already
embraced in acts Of corporation. lie did not
think 10 would tend 10 decrease legislation for
where now special acts are required we should
hereafter, il this amendment Il adopted, have
gust as much legislation tO remedy the grievances
OF The people, only il would be under the name
OF g.Hcai laws instead of, as now, by special
acta. lie should oppose the amendment.
Mr.. Olmstead. Of Dorset, opposed the amend
mcnt lie claimed that this amendment would
have retrospective operation, and he insisted that
the Legislature would lose the right to interfere
with such monopoly as the Bennington Rail
road, and compel it to be Just and fair.
Mr. Ilartshorn, Of Gudhall, moved that the
sit again.
w hich was agreed to.
The President having resumed the chair, Mr..
bingham of Stowe, reported that the committee
hnd under consideration the first proposed article
of amendment, had made some progress, and ask
ed leave 10 81 again nj two clock this afternoon
Which was granted.
On motion Of Mr. Olmstead of Dorset, Adjourned
AFTERNOON
Mr.. Topper, Of Montgomery, introduced the
following resolution, the passage of which was
refused.
Rcsoircd, That the President be directed 10 ap-
point stcnographic reporter that its debates be
taken and preserved in full.
Mr.. Morse, Of Nowlane, presented the petition
Il Of Mrs kezah Park, and I0l other ladies of
Nowtnne, in favor Of extending the right of suf-
lrage 70 women which was laid ON the table.
The President announced as committee ON
f mileage and debentures:
Messrs. Dillingham;, of Waterbury Clark, of
Lincoln Garfield, Arlington; Judeyine, Hard
Hamilton, Rchiord Kinney, South Hero Girls
void, Cambridge; Hyde, Chelsea Robinson,
Barton; Woodward, Brandon Lynde, Marlboro
Raymond, Bridgewater
The President also announced as the committee
on final adjournment.
Messrs. Francis, Wells; Phelps, Burlington
Swain, Rockingham Ferris, Swanton; Brastow,
, st. Johnsbury.
The President made the following appointments
of officers Of the Convention
Henry Mutt, Of Montpelier, Door-keeper Eu-
gene Burnham, Montpelier, Assistant Door keep
n eri e.. w. Grandey, Yergennes, Messenger
Herbert 5. Foster, Calais, Assistant Messenger.
4 The Convention then went into committee Of
the whole on the lst article Of amendment. Mr.
Phelps, Of Burlington, opposed the article in both
Mr.; Horrobin replied briefly to tho remarks Of
Mr.. Phelps
Mr.. Sherman of Ludlow moved that the coul-
mittee rise and report TO the Convention that il
r is not expedient 10 adopt the amendment. Which
motion was agreed to.
The committee then rose and Mr.. Bingham of
stowe reported TO the Convention that the COM
mittee of the whole recommend to the Convention
that it is not oxpedient to adopt the proposed
amendment, and on the adoption of the report
Of tire committee, Mr.. Field of Brattleboro de-
mandcd the yeas and nays.
The question being '"Wil the Convention
adopt the first article of amendment as proposed
by the Council Of Censors?' On this question
f the yeas and nays were taken and were as fol-
lows
Those whs voted in the Affirmative we're
YEAs-Messrs. Aldrich, Atwood, Bates Benja-
min OF West Windsor Briggs, Brown Of Burke,
Brown of Waterville, Button, Cleaveland, Conant,
Crane, Curtis, Davis Of Baltimore, Davis Of Shelf
field, Edmunds Ellis, Everts, Field of Bnttle-
boro, Fletcher of Cavendish, Fletcher of Holland,
Gaigc, Gilmore, G0rham, Harmon, Harrington,
Harris of Panton, llibbard, Hobrook Of Leming-
! ton, Iolbrook of Milton, Horrobin, Howes, Jen-
; ney, Judevine Kennedy, Lynde, McGafy, Morse,
Newell, Owen, Parker Of Pownal, Patterson,
PEARL Phelps of Farhayen, Quinlan, Reed, Rice
Rising, Sargent Of Cornth, Sargent Of Jay, Shat
! tuck, Sade, Smith Of East Haven, Stevens, Stod-
dard of Westminster, Storrs, Swain, Waldo,
-, Walker Of Peacham, Wells, Wild, Williams
Wood, Young-63.
Those who voted in the negative were
NAYs.-Messrs. Adams, Bailey, Barnes, Bar
rett, Bartholomew, Beattie, Benjamin, Of Berlin,
Bennett, Benton, bingham, of Fletcher, Bing-
ham, OF Stowe, Bittinger, Bottum, of Orwell,
q Bottum, of Salisbury Brastow, Brewster, Brig
ham, Britell, Brooks, Brown, of Plymouth, Buell.
Butler, Camp, of Elmore, Camp, Of Newport,
Garfield, Carlton, Carpenter, Chase, Churchill,
Clark, Of Lincoln, Clark Of Peru, Clark, of Poult-
t ney, Clark Of ropsham, Clement, Closson, Cobb,
Colburn, Collom Cotton, Cowles, Crandall, Da-
mon, Day, Dean, Deaytt, Dillingham;, Drake,
Dunton, Dyer, Eaton, Ewens, Farnsworth, Fell
ton, Ferris, Field, Of Gudford, Field, of Jericho
Fisher, foote, Francis, Furman, Gibson, Gid
dlngs, Gillette, Green, Circuit, Grisworld Hamil-
ton, Harding, Harris, of Windham, Hartshorn.
4 Of Canaan, llartshOrn, OF Guidhall, Hastings,
llerrick Hewitt, Hildreth, Ilinman, Hobart,
+ lolcomb Holmes, Howard oflrasburgh, Howards
OF Casteton, Hyde, OF Chelsea Hyde, Of Sudbu-
~, lde, Jones' Joselyn, Kellogg, Kelton, Kent,
E Kmball, of Glover, Kmball, Of West Fairlee,
Kingsley, of Athens, Kingsley, of Salem, Kinney,
, Mclaughlin, Marsh, of Bethel, Marsh, of Wood
stock, Mason, Miles, Morton, Munson, Nelson,
r Nichols, of Braintree Nichols, of Northhed, No
BILE, Olmstead, Paine, Parker, Of Wolcott, Peake,
Phelps, Of Burlington, Pierce, Porter, Post, Pow
/ ers, Putnam Raymond, Ray, Reynolds, Richard
son, of Westield, Richardson, Of Vershire, Rich
mond, Roberts, Robinson, of Barton, Robinson, Of
Londonderry, Ross, Russ, st. John, Sampson, San
born, Sawyer, Seymour, Shaw, Sherman, ofDover,
sherman, of Ludlow, Sherwood, ShoH, Smith, of
f Tunbridge Smith, Of Williamstown, Spaulding,
Stearns, Stoddard, of Newark, IayIor, Tewksbu-
/ ry, Thompson, Tisdale, Upper, Walbridge,
/ Walker, OF Whiting, Walton, Warren, Wash
burn, Way, Welch, Whitney, Wilmarth, Wilson,
, Wswell, Woodward, Wright, of Bndford,
Wright, Of Shoreham--lGS.
I So the adoption of the first article of amend
! ment as proposed by the Council of Censors was
= refused
Mr.. Cleveland presented the petition of Mrs.
r A. r. Reed and l0l others, ladies' Of Montpelier
8 and that of Mrs. o. w Drew and II others, Ia
= dies OF Waterbury, and of Abby Hutchinson and
"a others, ladies Of Randolph, asking for the
! adoption of the article Of amendment extending
to women the right of suffrage which were laid
0 on the table.
Mr.. Bartholomew of Washington moved that
the remaining articles be referred TO the commit
tee OF the whole, which was agreed 10, and there
r. upon the convention resolved itself into commit
! tee of the whole, Hon. IL. ii. Powers Of Norris
town, in the chair.
70 Article OF the proposed amendments was then
D taken up for consideration, it being the amend
ment providing for biennial sessions and biennial
/ elections of officers.
/ Mr. Carpenter, of Readsboro, offered the fol-
lowing resolution
! ResOfccd, That the committee recommends to
the Convention, that ii is excellent to adopt the
! second article OF amendment proposed by the
! Council Of CensOrs.
! Mr.. Dillingham;, of Waterbury, opposed the
amendment, saying that eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty-annual elections and annual ses-
sions Of the Legislature and short terms will
always protect best the rights of the people. Our