Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-11-28
s.egi>iaiure of Vermont.
SENATE.
AFTERNOON.
" EDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20.
Passed S 6G, providing for the
trainin" and instruction of idiotic and
! feeble-minded children.
Senator Colburn, who introduced the
bill, CAV" satisfactory explanations in
relation thereto, reading from the Mass
achusettS reports, showing the results
in the school established in that State,
to Which it was proposed to send the
unfortunate class named in the bill :;
passed unanimously.
Bills int,0duced and reterrcd. By
Senator Bailey, to incorporate the Shell
don Toll Bridge company.
ReDort From general committee, Ii.
1856, concerning the sale of spirituous
liquors. with proposal of amendments,
Ca dozen or more.) On motion of Sen
ator Butterfeld, ordered to lie, and the
bill was ordered to be printed.
SpecjM order-S III, in amendment
of an act relating to the sale of intOXi-
eating liquors (to prosecute or punish
agents who travel to sell liquors. Sen
ator Carpenter called for the reading of
the bill for the information of the Sen
ate.
Senator Veazey inquired whether the
W
er as agents or otherwise.
Senator Ballard for the committee,
said this bill increased the penalties.
Senator Carpenter was in favor of the
passage of this bill. Ninety-nine one
hundredths Of the liquor that came into
Vermont came through this channel
and there is no law to reach them. He
argued that these agents furnished i'm
pure, drugged liquors, and they were
curse to those who used liquors.
Senator Morrill, was in favor of the
passage of this bill. There was not
day in the year but what from twenty
to thirty of these 'srunners" were pedling
these vile liquors through the State.
We are suffering more in Vermont
from this class of liquor sellers than
from all other sources. He was not
talking about the use of liquors, but of
the introduction of that vile stuff that
causes men to kill one another and COM
nit suicide.
Senator Bailey spoke against the bill.
In Franklin county they mad just pun
i.hed man, and fined him $500 for pre-
cisely the same thing that this bill at
tempts to provide for. There was no ne
cessity for this bill.
Senator Ballard thought that the de-
feet was not in the law, but in the back
bone of the temperance element. He,
as States attorney, had never hesitated
to take hold of case under section 8
of the liquor law, when the community
would back it, He opposed this bill.
Third reading refused.
H. 220 in amendment of an act to in
corporate the village of Bennington.
II 90 in ra1afinr To tn
Nathaniel Chapman. On motion of SEN
ator Butterfield ordered to lie and be
made the special order for tomorrow
afternoon at 2-30.
H. 266, to incorporate the Walling-
ford hotel company.
S. 1913 to unite fire districts and 2 in
the town of Chester
S. 140, in amendment of Sec AZ, chap.
"a, G. s., relating to attachment by trus-
tee process, with amendment third |
reading ordered
S. 6S, i'll amendment of sec. 81, ch. "a
relating to trustees; reported adversely
third reading refused
Reports. s.-From judiciary committee,
against H. 2S5, relating to the punish
ment of attempts to commit offences :;
third reading refused.
From general committee, against II. |
30, in relation to highway taxes of the !
Bellows Falls village corporation; third |
reading refused.
From judiciary committee, II. 2Q0, re-
lating to Instructions in highways with |
proposal of amendment, striking out sec. |
9; agreed to, and third reading refused. |
From general committee, S. 112, to
encourage the stocking the Passumpsic |
river with black bass
Senator Sprague offered the following
amendment, which was agreed to, to
wit +: provided that said Fairbanks shall,
in no case, be allowed to catch from said |
waters any salmon, Goldfish, pickerel. |
trout, leeches or oysters, during said
term of six years and provided, furth-
err that none of said black bass shall be |