Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-11-06

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the State. aud believed that we should do ali
Ia our power TO develop the resources OF the
State To enable US to compete with Other
states. lie favored this bill because he be-
lIeved it would tend to decrease the I'd VI
interest. and that In the future We should be
able 10 loan money at less than We now d..
l. We legalIze any ra,e men III ny agree upon
1T relieves tue transaction ut one OF the risks
Inat InOuey lend, rs now have to iDcur by
reason OF its RESTRICTION tJ SIX per cent. lie
favored change as teudIug t. promote the
INDUSTRIAL interests OF the state.
Peudlns tue question on the third reading
OF the bill.
The SPEAKER announced as select CON 80
whom was referred IL. 1872 an act to amend
chap. 90 OF the general etitutes, entitled
g Vi tine gran liet and III, udInenls thereto,
Me>srs. Wilson, Rutland, Starr, ui Wh,t-
Ingham, M.rshall, OF BurEe, Weston, OF
Indsor, JudsOn, OF Abingdon, Mdxtield,
uf Vergenner, Chase. of Jay, Field, Ot Nil Oh,
Rogers, Of New bury, Crane, VI Concord,
Rounds. of kichloid, Russe Ot North Hero
nubOell, OF WUlCOtt, and Ba,che der, OF
PlaiLfeld.
Tau sDAY, Oct 81.
SENATE.-Prayer 10y Rev. MIR. Stone, Of
CastIeton.
J"Arnal of yesterday read and proved.
Bills introduced and Tsferred.-oy Mr..
Adam5, TO Incorporate the Chester uOtel
Company; to general committee. BY Mr.
,heuJ, authorizing the construction Of a
chap and the repair ot the ola state prison ,
also an addition To the PRISON library.
PGSSed-S. 81. to Incorporate tue Village
Aqueduct Cmpanyot St. Johnebury. D. SO
IN amendment OF an act 10 estabIirh the
North Bennington graded school district. ).
S4, u IncOr porate the Mechanics Uas-lignt
Company at braJtlebUrU. ,. 81, 10 IncOI por-
ate the Alpha chapIer OF the Sigma PnI
Society OF the University OF Vermont and
State agricultural College, on motion OF Mr..
BIgelOw, Ordt red TO lie. ). II, to Incorpor-
ate the village OF Brandon.
SPsoiGt order 5. Al, to amend an act TO
compel children 10 attend school. Mr. Pow
ers doubted the propriety OF the passage OF
this bill. lie quoted the law OF 1870,
which gave authority to certain officers To
take up truants and put them into school,
followed 10y fine IN case OF continued tru-
ancy. lie said this bill, which imposed more
punishinents by making the chtld liable TO
he senIeo ced 10 the Reform School, whcn
hIs abseLce from school might be the fault
OF the parents, was an outrage. lie object
ed 10 the period OF the sentence-tll he
was twentY-Oue Years of age. IL would be
better to amend this bill 90 ar 10 send the
parents. lie DID not stand up the adyo-
cate OF any measure TO keep chi dren from
gong 10 rchOoI, but he uId not wish 10 see
this Legislature enact a law 50 outrageous IN
its provisions as TO insure Its rel cal at tue
II ext SESSION. Mr.. Scott gave statistics
showing lbe large per cent oil children not
attending school in this State, and cited the
laws OF otter states snd 10 some OF the Fu.
ropean countries upon the same subject. TIE
nd h..,
TO the Reform School until be Is twenty -ouc
ears ot age, 1t ,nly provides that be shall
nos fend hun there bey Oud THAI eriod. lie
had Sufficient cOLhdeuce IN Justices To trust
them with Tins power.
Mr. King wac opposed to this bill because
It takes away from the parents the use OF
their own pow ers in relation TO their chile
Teu, and belle wing Il u be wrong IN pr nee
pie be shOuld vooe, against il. Mr.. BIgelOw
SAID the bill had received The careful con-
sideraJIon OF the committee on education N
both Houses, and war approved by the Sc
retary Of the Board OF Education. The
present law upon the subject was nearly d
deed letter. lie had sufficient conf ieuce IN
the Justices to believe the power gwen them
would not be abused Mr.. Wilson was op-
posed % this bill. There was danger OF too
much legislation on thus subject. lie did
not wish ior a law that hy possibility could
give Justice of the peace the custody of hIs
boy IN the matter OF attending school. Mr.
Morrill, hoped this bll would not pass. 50
ar a. his obs, rvaIIUn extended. the parents
had leen more to blame than u c children
Tor nuI-atteutauce at school, and he was up-
posed To Furnishing the children for the pr
ents' fault. lie was opposed to plac NJ 81
mucl row TT IN the hands OF Justices Ot the
peace: he had not so much Confidence IN
IL a. a D..
tore We adjourn, make arrangements Tor
larger Reform School building, for the Tres-
ent one would be more than three tunes full
within a wear. Mr.. Powers said the argu-
ment chat the present law cIuld not be en-
forced, was the very reason why justices
should not he given Ihe additional power OF
sending boys to the Reform School. lie
gave an instance OF a justice sending . boy
@ the Reform School Tor eight years, or III
tIl he was twenty-twO yeBrr OF e, Tor steal
ing furty cents worth Oi candy. HIS UpInIOn
OF JUSTICES IN general was lurIher given. Nh.
Scott said 1t would do no good to tine the
parents, as III 81 OF those who do hot mPel
their children 10 attend school would hav,
10 money to pay a fine with. Mr.. BIgelOw
said the PROVISIONS of tins law were similar
to those OF the Massachusetts law, with the
exccl tIon that 1t dId not provide Tor a - tru-
ant Uihcer - the Maesa husetts law dId.
The QUESTION being on the eugrOssment and
thId reading, Mr.. Morrill, demanded the
yeas and nays, which were as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Ballard, Barnes, BIgeIow,
Gleason, Scott, Sprague.-6
Nays.-Messrs. Bailey, Bartlett, Butter
field, COIburn, COtlu, Estey, HInckl'y,
Houghton, Humphrey Kellogg, King Lamb,
Mason, 6iorrill, Powers, Reynolds, Rogers.
Shedd, Smith, Su'es, Veazey, NIlsOn-22.
Third reaiing refused.
Joint ResoLmIons. by Mr.. Hinckley, that
when the two Houses adjourn Friday after
noon, il be TO meet ON " ednesday next. at
two o clock in the afternoon. A general de-
bate ensued, in which mum Der oi Senators
participated, a majority of those Speaking
opposing the resolution. Mr.. Sprague de
mand d the yeas and nays, which were as
follows:
Yeas.-Messrs. Adams, Bailey, Bartlett,
BIgelow, ButteTh,ld, Carpenter, Cotton,
EsIey, Gleason, HInckley, houghron, Hum
phrey, Kellogg, Lamb, Mason, Reynolds,
Rogers, Scott, Smith, stiles, Veazey, WIlson.
.22
Nays.-Messrs Ballard, Barnes, Colburn,
King, Morrlll, Powers, Shedd, Sprague s.
The Chair appointed Mr.. Cotton, as a
special committee on the part OF the Senate
10 vlsIt the Vermont State Prison. Mr..
Carpenter called up the resolution relating
70 the appointment of Committee on final
adjournment, which was adopted.
Reporls.-From Committee on railroads. |
ii. l42 To extend the time OF building the !
West River Railroad; passed MIR. Spr que |
moved that the Senate ADJOURN, not agreed TO. |
From committee ON manufactures, ). l47, to |
the st. AIbans Iron and steel !
" orks, with proposal OF amendment; passed. |
On motion of Mr.. Smith, adjourned
HoUsE.-Mr. Green, of Richmond, moved |
to reconsider the vote refusing the passage
ot H. IS4, to amend sec. OF an act enti- |
tied - an act auLhOIi izing towns to establish |
schools whIch was disagreed To.