The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-11
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Globes Special From Montpelier.
MONTPELIER. Nov. 10


two hours of the morning session fl fly
bills of all kinds being added to the caen-
dar of the House, and quite number
in the Senate Thirty-hve more were adj
ed in the House this afternoon, making
eghty-fve bills introduced in the House
to-day and with twenty-five In the Senate,
makes All unprecedented day for bills.
The bills taking off the removal of the
State House continue to pour IN. the last
one being to remove the state PRISON and
inscne asylum to Burlington, and allowing
the city of Burlington to contribute to the
state institutions. But the point of these
bills was "whittled off" this morning by
the request of Mr.. Smalley that the refer
cnce of the state house bill be recalled from
the special committee, which was done;
and then Mr.. Smalley was granted permits
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ends the state house removal tor his ses-
sion. Immediately following the action of
Mr.. Smalley, Mr.. Gilman of Montpelier
called up the bill to build an addition to the
state house, and, without a word in its dc.
tense, the third reading thereof was re-
fused. o. course nothing appears on the
surface to indicate any collision between
Mr.. Smalley and Mr.. Gilman, or between
the friends of the two bills: but the fact
that the withdrawal of Mr.. Smalley's bill
was so quickly followed by the calling up
and killing" of the state house extension
bill, gives occasion for the remark that
there was 'bargain" between the friends
of the two bills. If any one g sleeps any
easier by reason of this result as to the
two bills, they must be possessed of an un.
usually nervous disposition, and susceptible
of easily being Quoted. There has at no
time been ghost of chance for the pass
age of either of them.
Mr.. Buell. of Middlctown has at last come
to the front with his bill to abolish capital
punishment, aud remove the pardonng
power from the governor, and has secured
the prestige of having 1t referred to a select
committee, of which. by parliamentary
usage, lie will be chairman. A similar
bill introduced by him in several proceed
ing sessions has always received an adverse
report but, nothing daunted, Mr.. Buell.
has always defended his bill in an able and
lengthy speech. We shall, probably, this
year have report more to the satisfaction
OF Mr.. Buell..
Mr.. Hubbard of Springfield, by bill in-
PRODUCED this morning, seeks to remove the
abuse that has found its way into our list
ing laws under the exemption for debts
owing. 1t has become customary for those
owning mortgaged real estate to swear their
personal property out of the list by reason
of debts owing on account of such mort
gage; and yet the man holding the mor,-
gage will scarcely ever pay taxes on the
money at interest on said mortgage. Mr.
II lbbard's bill compells the mortgage to
pay taxes on the real estate to the amount
of his mortgage, and the mortgager pays
the balance. Whether this will en-
tirely remedy the evil is doubtful
but the 'farmer" element will probably
oppose the bill as having about the same
tendency as to increase the rate of interest
Should the bill pass, every mortgage deed
of real estate hereafter given will be quite
likely to contain the stipulation that all
taxes shall be paid by the mortgagor. The
bill may tend to correct abuses in our list
ing system, but it is quite as likely to work
hardships to certain class of farmers in
the State.
The bill to reduce the number OF the
Judges of tile Supreme Court to six and
increase their salaries to $4,000 per year,
has been under discussion this afternoon
The committee reported in favor of strik-
ing out the section to reduce the number,
and retaining the section to increase the
salary. The bill, if amended as proposed
by the committee, would thus become real
ly bill to raise the salaries OF the judges
The pros and cons of that question. have
been so often rehearsed by the legislature
that it is useless to repeat them now. Moth
ing new was added to the standing argu-
ments in the case. A motion to dismiss
the bill met hearty response from the
House, rs will be seen from the official re-
port.
House bill No. 445, introduced by Mr..
Wilson OF Hubhardton, an act relating TO
tolls and other matters, is designed as
stake off on sundry bills that have been
introduced the present session, and pro-
vides
Sec. l. Every owner and occupier of a
grist mill shall well anG sufficiently grind
all grain received by him for that purpose,
and may take as toll all of such grain and
all the good bags which contains said grain
that is brought to the MILL
Sec. :. Every owner or occupier of a
grist mill who shall knowingly take or ex-
act any less toll than is provided in the