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

,e,,r,ou re atire To the same subject, which
- ,eftrred u he same Committee.
r. Nr Ednunds Of West, n. TO encourage
~ nrrragatIon OF 6sh 10 the genera
Ry Mr. r gers of Newbury, to incorporate
ue Ly, don Acad my and graded school tt
o.u,uiit,e IN education.
ri Nj. cen. Of Richmond, relating t.
admiration hy sgreement before justice ol
tie poa,e TO c. mmIttee on Judiciary.
NJ Mr. B yuton, OF Woodstock. 10 en-
-. I.a,.t,isctures in the town of oOc-
s,..k fr.emptng manufacturing proper y
G t,xat,on tor twenty years y To com-
r,,tree on manufactures.
RsNr P.tkrn E uMonr peiier, 10 incorporate
tGe lane Manufacturing Com pauy 20 com
% manufactures
nv Mr. Armstrong, Of CastletOn, to incor-
r,rtte the Lake Snote Slate Company Il
oJm. on cUrppratiOns
By MIR Potter ot Remington, to amsnd
acc / OF No. 81. OF acts Of lS49 Incorporating
be village Of Bennington; 70 com. on cor
P,ad third tin1e.-H IA, relating to thf
netn. d u electing trustees Tor the village oi
Rutland passed.
suthyriz towns to establish central schools
Uaz>sge refused.
III al. 10 ameDd chap 100, z. e, relating
20 crimes and punIshments passed.
Rsaoasfrances-By Mr.. Stevens, of West
minister. Mr Lynde, OF Marlboro, MIR.
swan. Of Rockingham, Mr.. Henry. oi
hester, Mr. Wyman of Athens, all against
3vIdirg the town Of Westminster referred
o. select com.
By Sir. Keyes, of H'ghgate, of citizen
5r lllgbgate, against laying tax on the
County OF Franklin Tor building a COur'
u-e t. select com.
I.qt Resolution by Mr.. Guild, Of Rupert,
.slrLctit Q the epsc sclal committee on the Yer
uUat AsyIum Tor the Insane, TO visit and IN
s,.ct the A-Y uD a Concord n. H.: adopted
Re.oiutioI. BY Mr.. Stanley, OF Ii cester,
rg4ssuug tue IN. on pubic buildings to
nsae inquiry as to the necessity OF enlaTg-
no. the slaLe Cabinet to com. on pubnc
JulIn.s.
p uoas BY 1Ir. Haskins of BrattlebOrO,
and MI. Duttou, OF Dummerston, pray ing
~ the enactmenE OF 4 law requiring owners
ot lTelghJ teams TO use wheeis with films OF
isOrs Vi certain width to com. on high
WAYS. bridges and ferries
heDy,ts From cOw. on corporations. IN
fsy.r Ul fl. 24i, to incorporate the Burllng-
ga board oI Trade thIrd reading ordered
From com. on Corporations IN favor OF ,
81, 70 incorporate the Farmers and
Mechanics Cub OF Brandon passed.
Fr III com On ,ducatIOn, in favor Of ;. 9.
relating tJ the time uf teachers 10 district
sclJJs.
Mr. Bottom, of New Haven favored the
rs.-4ge oi the bill, that there MY be more
lu fJlmIty through ,ur the State. There i
Nv Do PROVISION regulating this matter, anu
t.s bill Is needed 10 effect the purpose.
Ien1Iug tn consideration Uf the bill, the
tine arrived tur the Consideration Of.
Sgecial order.-u l, 70 abJlIsh capital
punishment.
NJ Buel, of Middletown, said that capital
puuls meuL became operative throughout
the ieugth and breadth Uf the lanI. JurIes
1aJtually disagree. There Is danger OF tax
Iug tie uyes VI innocent men. murder r.
comm t., d, an innocent man convicted by al
Irc5uueleut Jury, aud he suffers the death
Ieu4ity. The Governor Is Obliged to sIgn
ile leath warrant by the law. The statute
Is also Imperative 10 execution. We read
daIly Vi such occurrences. ln the town Ul
Manchester Two brothers we're sentenced 10
t-- banged for the murder Of one C0IvIn, who
was afterwards found iu New Jersey, and =
IudIcIdl murder prevented. The death
penalty originated IN RrbarIsm. lie pro
posed 10 substitute for tins law one winch
would prcSenG an innocent men from sui
leuug an uudeserved death.
Mi = .aulty vi Leicester said: When the
law IresulDes To take what II has no right
s. g,se It Lranscends it's rights. Restriction
o. i mans IiDeT y, which lie has justly for
ie ted. appropriation OF his lat, r, IL all thai
tue law nas power to take. Let Us expun5e
fram our statutes this TeiIc Ut bdrbaTIsm.
lie plea ui Insa I'y iurnIsh,s 8 such an ex-
eeIeut plea Vt defense that a jury with the
death penalty staring them IN the ace often
ir,e man That deserves pun snment, " hIch
with mIldCT law he would TeceIve.
lie abolition OF capital punishment as
rtlyimatUry measure has received the sane
ton ot our Doblest cit,zeus. Mr. Stanley
iesd letter OF Charlts Sumner, written "
te Chairman o. a Massachusetts Legislative
Committee, on which he would make no
olmment
Mr. Bailey, of MorristoWn, said that IN
or Ieg siatiOn We should attempt to rise
s5JYe ual bdrism and capital pun's Iment
lie regarded a Ie.Ic oI bai barIsm. lie then
gave az ins Teas Uns Tor tie repeal OF TIE
.va,h peualty, that 1t tended weaken
r.iter IMAM to strengthen the sacrt duess Of
Luman lite, ana Is only legal 'xAmple Tor
Tie comm uu ut crime; 10 take lite Tor
lit 10 UnIy punIshIDg CRIME by It's imitation
De said that hIeLUry turDI-beo evidence that
10 tDOse countries where capital punishment
las been bbOlIeht j, crime has d, creased. ami
cled InetdI ces IN Confirmation OF his state
ueu-. lie alsU referred u the almost utter
iuIussIoInty Ul getting this class OF crimI-
har cJuvicted, lUr the reason that jurors
VII not make upa verdict Ui guilty knowing
l-aI he death penalty was 10 attacn to H..
lie thought II much safer lOr community TO
Hos'ltute Impr .sOnnenJ for lie. as surer Uf
Erocurug cohvIctIon of the criminal. lie
I ooV statute from our etItute books, and be
Lee Ivm Ihls bal barUus practIee.
Ar. Rugers, OF New bury, dId not agree
4 tth The gentleman who favored the bill.
by our statute, murder is classIh d into
MURDER Ol tie first degree-wIth premedIta-
A'i5i, and with nance aiOTethOught-and
auider Oi the Sc cobd degree. Murder OF
l-s INST degree only is punishable with
l5sth lie believed that tie punlshment
'-'u'd Dc cOmWensuTated with the crime, and
-sCouid not believe that imprisonment ior
-Ne "as adequate to punish a man guilty oi
I-ld r ID i question lor the cIuzebs OF
's'mOnt to settle whether the taking OF the
.g oi man wnO with malice premeditateo,
sA's tie lie of bis fellow man, all be
lowed 10 70 with mhder punishment than
~T CRIME be himself has committed.
isudiDg tue question To reconsider the
~ NJ On refusing tie third reading OF tie bill,
"a Pugrte OF Hartford, moved tIat the
10 use auJOurn, which was agreed to-ayes,
~; nays, 68
Il AFTERNOON
,sLSATE.-Mr. Scott called up s. ~, in
4 .,--ment OF an act u compel children to
M school On motion oi Mr. Powers,
4, eu 10 lie and he made the special order
1 aagck.
ports.-From com. on manufactures,
&c. TO incorporate the " alliDgfOrd
a. Factory Company, with proposal oi
ylu'nt ; agreed to and passed.
csr,.N Sl eOm. on railroads, h. lao, to enable