Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-11-04
The Legislature.

grey favored the vote shutting out such
| bills.
Mr.. Eddy thought the Senate could
turn its attention to economy in other
directions with more profit. 1t took but
little time and attention of the Senate,
the Constitutional Convention had left
in the hands of the legislature, and it
was right of The people. That after
noon the Senate had occupied more time
on the subject than these bills had taken
in the last twenty years.
M. Heath said every year, number
of these bills to change names come be-
fore the Legislature, and an examina-
ton of them shows that they come from
particular sections of the State, so that
some sections, it appears, have learned
to take advantage of the general laws.
/ This resolution is not a new measure
1t has been often adopted before, and
the changing of names and passing OF
bills TO protect fish ponds have become
by-word in the mouths of the people
1t is not true that these bills do not take
time. They take so much that the press
of the State have again and again dis
cussed the question Of whether power to
pass them ought not to be taken away
from the Legislature. He could not see
why q man who is willing to make a
child heir TO all his property should be-
grudge few dollars to secure the child's
adoption. He believed the Senate has the
right to make its own rules aud that no
other body has the right to question
these rules. He hoped the Senate would
not rescind its rule, but would adhere to
the principle it has adopted. If another
body has shown vacillation, that is q
reason why the Senate should not do SO.
Mr.. Eddy stated that in 1868, in spite
of such rule. the Senate passed "a bills
to change names. He did not believe in
these foolish spasmodic attempts at re-
form. and hoped the bill would be re-
scinded
Mr.. Heath was surprised to hear Sen
ators speak of the rule as a reform and
; then attempt to rescind it. If the Leg
islature goes on in this way, the size of
the laws will be doubled
The question was on resembling the
resolution previously adopted, against
bills whose objects may be obtained I'M
der general laws, and the resolution was
rescinded yeas IS, nays 6 as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Benedict, Brownell,
Carpenter, Cotton, Diekerman, Eddy,
Gardner, Grandey, Hartshorn, Hubbard,
Hill, Horrobin, Lynde, Merrill, Niles,
Ross, SAKE, White Is
NAYs-Messrs. Abel, Colamer, Cope
land, Dewey, Heath, Pingry-6.
| EXEMPTION.
}, The House lad a general discussion
5 on the bill increasing amount of prop
: erty now exempt by law from attach
/ ment.
J. Mr.. Bisbee of Newport, said the law
It since 1866 gave to man two horses for
: team purposes, but takes away the har-
y nesses and wagons, leaving the horses on
y his hands of no practical utility to him.
This bill also limits the value of the ten
i sheep to $50, instead of leavingit unlim-
y tied it also exempts shed at meet
= ing house which is not now exempt ii
n also includes pair of harnesses, a sled,
" and wagon. He hoped the bill would
L be passed.
If Mr.. Brown of Richford, did not like
q the bill and hoped it would not pass. He
~ moved that it be dismissed
O. Mr.. Hinckley of Chelsea, said the list
,. of property now exempt from attach.
ment is large enough, and ought to be
!, cut down by one half It is simply aid
q ing and abetting shiftless and unprinci.
e pied men in cheating their creditors OF
y their honest dues. He would do all that
is necessary to keep the sheriff out OF
q the house, but he would not aid men in
o robbery in this way.
D Mr.. Ballard of Fairfax, said the pre-
81 viso that the exemption of harnesses,
D wagon and sled is not to extend to nor
le affect any attachment issued on any con-
% tract made on or before the first day of
d December next, took away the charge of
; robbery. If any man sell anything to a
rs poor man after Dec / he does so know.
ing that this property is not liable to at
tachment to pay the bills, so that no
Q man is injured by the provision; but we
e. benefit both the poor man and the credi.
70 tor, by putting into the hands of the
D. poor man the means by which he can
d earn enough to pay his debts, and say to
CT the creditor you must not strip that
$ mans horses of bis harnesses, or his OK
III en- of their yoke, but leave him The
re means TO pay his debts. He was in ia
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