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

porate the Village Aqueduct Company of 81.
Johnshury third reading order. d.
). 81, TO Incorporate the Alpha Chapter OF
he gma Phil Society of the Univ rsity of
Ver mont and State Agricultural College I;
third r. adrng ordered.
j From judiciary cum, against I6 pro
v'ding for appointments of reporter of the
decision of the Supreme Court
Mr.. BIgelow. thought the bill had strong
! merits and that It's passage would indicate
| that we Lad made an advance in progressive
| legislation. lie thought an officer to ID ke
up, or in other words edit the deci ions OF
tht court could be best selected by the court
itself.
Mr. Hlnckey admired the decision which
he com had come To in rel tion To this bill
II the joint assembly is capable of judging
/ who Is suitable To be Judge of court, they
were 'quaiiy qualif. to say who should be
| rrpOr ter ot tue decisions lie WIS opp tsed
/ transferring this office from the hands OF
/ e people. or the Legislature, and cited the
| practice Of other states.
| MIR. BigelUw further advocated the bill
/ lie believed there were instances which
could he named 10 which poor Reporters Lad
cen selected, and that the court reporters
| n other states were appointed BY the
judges.
/ Mr.. Reynolds thought six OF seven men,
/ qualified 70 he judges, could SIT down eOolly
nd make better selection Tor this Office
than body Of three hundred men wuu.d d be
likely TO.
Mr.. Bailey replied to the argument of Mr.
Reynolds, and Thought It would apply equal
/ ~ well to the appointment Of clerks, and
cIted observations as to how it sometimes
haI p"ued that near relations of the cuurt
we're appointed to ill that Office. He thought
the same result might follow IN the appoint
ment OF reporter, and possibly annoy
the judges.
MIR Carpenter was in favor Of the bill
lie had 10 Tears that the court would appoint
an incompetent man Tor this ofic-. lie
thought there was nothing in the argument
in the remarks of the Senator IRON Orange
The Supreme Court was best qualified TO
! Judge who was best suited tor the position
4nd would 60 select He was in favor OF the
! bill.
Mr.. HInckley further opposed the bill, and
| thought If Six men were better than three
hundred, the rule had better be applied 10
other officers as well.
MIR. Powers thought with Mr.. uinckley,
that tile Judges OF tbe Supreme Court them
selves would not like TO he annoyed by tue
appointment. He thought 1t sale maxim
u let we'll enough alone, and agreed with
the SeDaror from Orange that all power
-hould kept as near the people pOssib e.
The judges would undoubtedly NIKE good
reason tor transferring this election to the
hands OF the court.
Mr.. Big low demanded the yeas and nays
which were as follows Yeas-Messrs Bal
lard, Bartlett, BigelOw, Carpenter, Cotton.
Kellogg. Reynolds, ScOtt-S Nays-Messrs.
Adams, Bailey, Bsrne-, BItterfeld, CulburD,
Es,ey. q Gieason, IIInckley, Houghton. Hum PHI
fey, King, Lamb, Mason, Morrill,, Pow ers
h"g'rs, Shedd, smith, Sprague, Stll,s,
N,aZv " AIlGpp-Dl
5 II, TO repeal act relating to billiard
tables
Mr.. Hinckiey offered an amendment re-
viewing former acts On he same SUBJECT
Mr.. sPrague moved that the UIL be recon-
mItted.
Mr.. Adams moved that the bill be ordered
70 lie
The count was called for. Yeas, p, nays,
ID.
After further debate BY Mcssrs. Carpenter
Hinckiey and Sprague. the motion to recon-
nit prevaIltd
Passed.-S. 81, to incorporate the NJ d.
land Rairoad Company.
BIS introduced and referTed-By Mr.
Veazey, relating TO formal detects and varI-
aDces 10 criminal cases; to com. on judiciary.
By Mr.. Bartlett, in amendment vi sec SO
clap u z e, relative to county treasureIs
20 judiciary com.
l1Jl DEtS itLTONHCed ana JtJcJTCH--
By Mr.. Randall OF Waterbury, tU prevent
etcapts from the Reform school; to com on
Reform School.
By Mr. Santorn. Of Lyndon, to incorporate
the >t. Johnsbury Free Ba ptist Church; to
com. On Corporations
BY Mr.. Armstrong, Of Csttleton, 10 pmend
chap ~. > , relating 10 uefic IN iutox
eating dIIDks, together with petition Oh
The same suhJect; to com. on JudIcIsGy.
Mr. HeOald ol ChelAta, called up ii. 10
to lay james NJ. Slade Jr, tie sum Il ereIn
lam d. and sald be moved Jester ay to lag
tie bill On the table to satlsIy hiuse rs 10
the justice Oi The claim, Wien an CfhceI
DaAes claim Tor the mUnry winch II u tie
duty Of tie Audit Or Ui Accounts 10 draw HI
oroer To lay. From his examination oil the
matter he was satisfied that NIr. Slade
not, IN equity, entitled 10 anything; and
stated the provisions OF the law lass' m
1867, bGlug the annual salary Of the Secreta-
~ vi CIvII and Military Affairs at S375,
tnd the change tlat was made III 1870, h8Ing
tie biennial salary aJ ) $50. lie iouud thai
MIR. Sade had alrealy received from the
Auditor orders 10 the amount o. : $50, and
THAT ali tile o,h,r state officers had taken
tueIr salarIes under the law oi lc7O; and be
thought Mr.. : ade should Ia justice
be paid under tie same law, and that he
tad received. 1T there was any ything
ttchntcaIIy cue 10 Mr.. S ade, it 10 only S25;
anu lie moved TO amend the amenJmept pro
y, sed by the committee by substituting the
~urus twenty-fce Instead OF seUe7,ts fire, as
that would cover all the technical claim
winch he could make with any appearance
vi Justice.
MIR. Thompson, of Irasburgh, said that
the A ud tor OI Accounts drew an Ulder IN
favor of Mr.. Slade iur $l87 so, which he
regarded As halt his pay upder the old la"
he would Iuen be entitled To 3 -62. 81 TO make
up his salary to $3.50; but he would be en-
tItItd tJ $S75 TO make up ms pay IN full
uBder bUtu laws.
Mr Bailou, oil Burlington, also explained
The understanding vi the committee, IN sub
stance as had Mr. Thompson.
r. FIelo, OF Springfield. read the law OF
1870, as the best 'ert TO apply to the settle
uenC Uf the question, and ,ne only rule that
should govern the House IN It's action.
Mr. Hebard further explained his view OF
The care. insisting that tue House could not
appIy one constr uctIon Ot the law IN the Case
,i oecreIa,y V O. clvII and Military affairs whOse
salary was reduced uuder the b'ennlal system
and make another construction of the Law IN
tue case OF the other State ofhcers "nOse sal
arIes we're rAReJ. 10 ObvIate all question
he proposed to make the sum to be paid 10
Mr. Slade S25 that being the pro. rata differ
euce he would be entitled to under the OLD
law.
Mr.. Field, of Springfield, asked tor infOr-
nation as 10 the payment of the other otate
oticers. and WheG4er they were paid under
the old or under the new law
Air. pIugree, of Hartford, said that the
annual eaiary OF the secretary vi CIVl ana
Military Affairs Was 1915 when Mr.. Slade
acce pied that position, and that correct col'-
sr1uction OF tue law would prohibit the IN
~ oo,Drene tiOu while the person Is