Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-11-13
Legislative Proceedings.

judiciary COM BY Mr.. Adams, to pay
Mary A. Palmer, widow of the late Dr
Palmer, of Ludlow, for examinations OF tnC
stomach of a murdered organ grinder
for the detection of poison; to com, on
claims 5. 70, to incorporate the "es'
Fairlee Savings Bank and Trust Company
returned from the House with proposal ol
amendment, which was agreed TO- IL 1oI
relating to taking ice from Lake Champlaln
and other waters of the State, returned from
the House with the Senate proposal oil
amendment not concurred in. On the ques,
ton - will the Senate Insist on its proposal
of amendment" Mr.. Powers moved that
the Senate " do insist and ask for COM
mittee of conference, and it was so ordered.
The chair appointed as committee OF con-
ference on Ii. I3l, Messrs. Adams. Veazey
and " ilson.
Passed.-S A, to pay Geo. W. Brad
street, S72,05. 5. Is, to pay E. P Lewis
S66,5 5 1902, extending the jurisdiction
OF sheriff, and their deputies. 5 ll3, TO
incorporate the Island Pond Savings Bank,
). l22, to pay Peter Collier, $50. ,. q
10 enable any town in Washington, Gale
dOnIa and Orleans counties to aid IN the
construction of the Montpelier, Hardwlc,
and Black River Railroad. Mr.. Adams call
ed up ) IL, in addition to Sec. 25, chap. Is.
=. T., relating to the attachment OF person al
property by copy left at the Town Clerk :
Ottce, and offered an amendment TO the
amendment already proposed, which was
agreed to, and he amendment was adopted.
On motion OF Mr. Veazey, ordered to lie,
and the usual number OF copies OF the bill
as amended be printed. On motion of Mr..
COlburn, the Senate adjourned-Yeas 10,
nays ..
Bills introduced and referred.-By MIR AL
len, Of Colchester, to Incorporate the Col
chester Cheoss and Butter Factory 20 ; 20
Committee on manufactures. By Mr.. Henry
OF Chester, IN addition 10 chap. So, z. S .
entitled - If private corporations 10 select
committee ot five members OF the House. BY
Mr.. Crane, Of Concord IN relation TO obstruc-
tons IN public highways; to committee on
highways. By Mr.. Ballou, OF Townsend :,
relating to estates ir homestead and dover +;
TO committee on judiciary. BY Mr.. Water
man, OF Bydepa1k, laying tax on the county
OF LamOIlle; to select committee consisting
OF members Of House from said county. BY
Mr. Morrill,, OF SwantOn, dividing the town
OF st. Adams, together with petition on the
same SUBJECT; to select committee consisting
OF members from Franklin county. By Mr..
Judson, of Arlington, to pay the sum there
in named to committee on claims. By Mr..
IS. chap. l26, 2. :, relating to witness fees {;
to committee on judiciary.
Reports. From committee on corporations.
IN favor Of = lOj, in addition TO an act IN
corpo ating the Vernon Copper Mining Co. /;
passed. From committee on judiciary. against
H. 240. fixing the number of judges of the
Supreme Court third re ldng refused. From
committee to visit Insane Asylum, in favor
Of III. I9S, in addition to an act Incorporating
tile Vermont Insane Asylum, with amend
ment-, which were agreed TO. MIR Pingree,
Of Hartford, moved 10 amend line of sec.
l. bv inserting the words, - two at least OF
whom shall be practicng physicians y
agreeI to- Mr. Rogers, OF Newbury, moved
that section be amended by striking out the
word = one + in the 9TH line, and insert IN
lieu the word :. two, ' and insert 70 graduates
for graduate, aud add the words, " and
pTactlcIns physicians; agreed to. Mr. FRS
bic, OF POuItney, moved that the bill and
uropos 81 amendments be ordered 10 lie, and
the usual number OF copies printed, and
made tie special order for " ednesday morn
ing. at log o clock agreed 70. From com
IIttee on grand list, in favor Of ii. III, 10
Iegaiize the last quiuqueunIal valuation and
real estate APPRAISED ~ the town of IoPshaIn;
read third time, and passed. Mr. Hasklns
moved that rule 70 requiring the engross-
ment OF bills, be appended as to House bills
Nos. 81. lO2 aud 245 agreed to.
Read third tlHe-u. l22. to incorporate
tile Mortified Savings Bank and Trust Co.
passed. Ii. 24j. to incorporate the Middle
bury Swings Bank and Trust Co. passed.
AFTERNOON.
SENATE Passed-S I2l, fixing the sala-
t5 exceed $50 Pc anhdm,J
Bills introduced and referred BY Mr.
i allard, by request. for the punishment of
disordery porsyLs; to general committee.
H. IUl. IN addition 70 General Statutes, reg
eating the movements OF trains where one
railroad crosses another. Opposed by Messrs
Ballard aud Shed1. aud favored by Messrs
Reyu,lds aud Morrill,. and On motion OF Mr..
Powers, ordered TO lie.
SPECIAL orders. "A, for the establish
menJ OF pubic town libraries. Mr.. Rey-
nolds sad tie statement oil the case IN gen
cIal terms was, whether this State would
take a step IN advance OF all other States 10
establishing a syst. u OF town libraries.
ScuO Ois We AVE aIOrted, and now the ques-
ton Is, whether Il Tree library system should
not be an aux llary to hee schools. There
are many minds IN every community that
en- receive . higher deve. opment by an ac-
cess TO books than by an access to schools
lie re erred u the present enabling act
which has not, and he aIprebended would
DOT he used. If books were essential TO the
buman Mn Z, 1t vas Important that free
system OF Libraries should be adopted. Mr..
W Ilson was opposed 60 the passage of this
oil. IIJ referred to the law OF 1867. He
thought that towns would take better care
OF libraries raised under that act than under
a general appropriation as now proposed. Il
was much easier To make appropriations than
1t was for our constituents 10 pay them. MIR
Reynolds said this was matter 10 be sub
united to the people before 1t became law.
ihird reading refused.
Referred III. l22, to incorporate the
Mortified Savings Bank and Trust Company
10 committee On banks.
Unfinished business.-S. sc, genera rail
road bill Mr.. Hinckley briefly gave rea-
sons why he should vote Tor this bill, which
were in accordance with the argument a.
ready advanced IN its favor. Mr.. Adams
was also in favor Of the bill, and without
discussing its merits stated briefly why he
should vote Tor it. He did not agree with
the Senator from Lamoille (Mr. Powers, }
that rail-. ad companies were in any sense
public corporations. Mr. Butterfeld had
been opposed TO a general railroad bill for a
Ion Y time, and he saw no reason for changing
bis views. The popular idea III connection
with bill seems 10 be that It is to lessen leg
is alton, but there IS nothing in its provisions
that will prevent parties from coming here
and asking for charters. lie argued against
granting right whereby parallel roads might
be built through our valleys. lie thought
that existing corporations, also the people,
should be protected Mr. Merrill took issue
with the Senator from Windsor (Mr. Ad-
ams,) that railroad company was private
corporation. He thought it mixed, partly
public and partly private, and illus trated the
difference between railroad corporation and
those recognized by the law as strictly pri-
vate. lie took the ground that the railroads
OF Vermont were children Of Vermont, and
should be guarded and protected by the Leg
islature. Mr.. Estey did not believe, if this
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