Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-11-18

f'fIf'titA'N
SENATE
lupAy. November la-A ~
Lieut. Co, IllNCKLfY in the clair
Prayer hy the chaplain
senator WALTON, oi Washington. moved TO
reconsider the vote by which > 30, an act au-
thorizing the making oi chairs at the Reform
school, was laid on the table 20 be- made the spc-
cial order of the morning, and moved that the bin
he rccummitted agreed 90.
From the House with proposals oi amendment
; 80, an act for the formation Of voluntary assoc
oiauous with corporate powers House amend
mcnt agreed to.
Hopse Bills HGrr6d-H 40 am act to provide
for the payment Of the interest of town and city
bonds or notes, to improve the credit ot the same
and To lay q tax to pay the same; To committee
on finance
n ll5. an act to amend section ~ of an act To-
Incorporate the Newport Savings Bank and Trust
Company. approved November 10, 1872 to conn
mittcc ON banks
Unfinished business Senator ROWll.l. called
up H. 27, am act to amend am aci tninconorate the
cty of Burlington, aud moved that the vote Boy
which theamcudmcut ui the House was agreed t0.
be- rccOnsldercd, carried and, on motion. the bill
was recommiued To the Judiciary committee
NpeciW Orders. No Q, Am act 20 prohibit
passes, was taken up. senator Wilson, Of Orleans,
proposed an amendment that editors and publish
ers of newspapers, and ministers Of the Gospel,
he included ia the saving provision, oi the bill
amendment adopted
Nfuhlll 7 lsAhhis lMNhlNN lilf lNllf NIlAlllE
the attention Of the senate for about an hour,
ia written speech The senator iir~t considered
the constitutional objections To the bin made hy
the majority Of the committee in their adverse
report and detailed the history OF the Dartmouth
college case, so far 1t applied 10 the question mt
issue BY the trst charter granted 20 the Yer
mont Central railroad, Vermont gave away the
right To amend and alter the act of incopora-
ton by subsequent legislation, and -o sacrificed
a right which belongs 10 the free and independent
Ieope. The railway corporation belongs to the
public, and is subject 10 public control As To the
other objection. that natural or artificial person
cannot be deprived hy public statutes Of the
right to give away its own. the answer H.,
that when the managers Of the road give away the
privilege Of free pass, they give away tha;
which belongs not To them, but 10 the owncrs of
the road lhe free pass abuse has grown to such
dangerous proportions that 1t is the pressing duty
of the public 10 put u stop to it.
Senator SMITH, of Addison, said that he would
like 10 know what the ccutro and circumference
Of this great abuse was. Where were those ma
nipulations with which the people would indicate
their disappruyal OF the gross abuses which the
Senator from Fruldn would have us believe eN-
/ isted? lie did not understand that there were
any petitions before the committee praying for a
correction Of these ABUSES. lie thought the rail
roads were entitled % manage their own affairs
without legislative Interference
senator LADD opposed the bill
senator REYNOLDS demanded the yeas and
NAYS. which were as folluws-yeas o., senators
Clark, Reynolds and Rohy nays - Sothc third
reading was refused
on motion of senator lAUD adjourned
HOUSE
iupNY, November l;--N NJ.
Reading of Scriptures and prayer by the chnl,
] ain
/ P,Mloas, r-moHrmos, ,tc-By Nh PARK
] HURST, of Athens, asking for new county {,
/ select committee on that subject
] Iiy Mr.. JONES of Nottingham. remonstianc,
against the formation OF new county; to -elec
committee ON that subject
! R'pNrfg-Frum general committee, in favor O
/ II 336 Ia incorporate the Walter y Green Indie
/ pendent Hose tumpany read thnd time
From general committee. IN favor of H. no q
incorporate the Union Mutual liic Insurance om
pany read third time and passed
Special ordcr-H 9Oi, TO abolish the Board o
Education and to increase the duties of secretary
Of state, Was taken up, the question being on th'
adoption Of the amendment ns proposed by th'
majority of the committee ON education
MIR PERRIN OF Berlin, moved that the bill b'
/ ordered To lie for the present
Mr. MARTIN, of Londonderry, and Mr. Bar
tholomcw, of Benson, opposed the motion to lie, n
{ it is necessary that some legislation should h
perfected very soon II We are TO adopt either thi
| majority or minority report of the committee
Mr.. WELLS OF CRANKY, was glad To see ll-h
| ahead Whichever report We adopt, We slal
| bring the whole matter under uur own control
lie preferred the majority report as that woull
rid us of the Board of Education, and also relief,
/ the state of q " sharper who has long enougl
held sway over the state lie was opposed to de
lay, and wanted the subject divided so that
vote can bc taken upon the first section Of tn
bill to see whether this House s Ia fnyor NJ ubpl
ishing the Board of Education
Mr. DAVIS, Of Reading, said he had hccom
pretty familiar with the subject In the hearing
before the committee lie thought It one of th
most important subjects 10 come before ia
llonse lie moved To amend the motion of MI
Perrin, OF Berlin, s0 n 10 make il the special ol
der for tomorrow morning, at hali-past te
al .ftN
PENN
The motion to delay was discussed briefly b
Messrs Hyde Of tastlctun, Davenport of wi
mington lyndc of Marlboro, and Wells Of Gmnhl
Mr.. Clll'ktllllI- OF Goshen moved Ia amen
, the motion tO lay by making II the special ord,
for this afternoon, at hali-last two o'clock, whie
was accepted by the House.
The motion 10 lay on the table was then agree
to BY q very decided vote
Mr.. MciADDEN, Of Wells, moyed 10 reconsidC
the vote taken Yesterday, refusing the third rcat
ing OF II. 800, 10 repeal an act relating 10 III
Normal school OF this state; which mott.
was, on motion of Mr. Rowe OF noultney, laid O
the table until after the matter Of the school hi
was discussed which was agreed tp.
R,p0ris-lIom committee ON judiciary, in fay,
Of II. 22d regulating the fees of justices of I'll
peace
This bill increases the fees Of justices of III
! peace to one dollar for each action, when the tin
actually spent does not exceed one hour, and ii
teen cents in addition for each nonsuit, deiau
, or confession seyenty-tiye cents; for recorr
each judgment, twenty-five cents
Mr GllLEIT of lhctiord said he was oppose
} 10 the bill, and moved II be dismissed.
/ The merits Of the bill were briefly discussed i
Mr. Martin Of Londonderry, Mr. Munson Of MAJ
: chester, Mr., Davis Of st. Alhans Mr. Nlade
! Middlehury, Mr. Eddy of jamaica, Mr. Tyler
lasburgh,
o The bin was then dismssod-yeas l2l, nays .
! Mr. PAlfEE, Of bloomfield, called, mp II. 10
q relating 10 fees Of town and city clerks.
Mr. MARTIN, of Londonderry, moved that d