The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-26
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
Ninety-FOurth Session.

SENATE.
MORNING SESSION.
MONTPELIER, Tuesday Nov. "a.
Lieutenant Governor Hinckley in the
chair.
Prayer by the chaplain.
Reports of ommittees-From commit
tee on judiciary, in favor of S. 1856, an act
to incorporate E. IL Il. Fairbanks & Co.,
ordered to lie; called up by senator At
wood and passed.
THIRD READING REFUSED.
S. IA, an act to authorize the construc-
ton of bridge from Isle La Motto to AL
burgh.
Ii. 316, an act to incorporate the lake
Champlain manufacturing company.
ii. 45l, an act to incorporate the Graud
Junction railway company.
BILL PASSED.
III. 1853, an act to authorize the compla-
ton of the laws relating to the grand list.
5. 1S5, an act relating to guardians and
wards.
ALLEN COUNTY.
H. 217, an act constituting new comfy
by the name of Allen, was tai en- up as a
special order, and the question being, Shall
the bill be read the third time? Senator
Ladd, for the committee, said that it APP
peared to the committee that Windsor
county was the largest county in the state.
That Windham county was one of the
largest. That the towns asking relief were
obliged to do their county business under
great disadvantages on account of long dis
tances. He gave a tabular statement of
distal ces from the county seats, and of the
population of the two counties and their
grand lists, and showed that the proposed
new county would be of average size, pop
ulation and grand list, and as this bill pro-
posed to leave the matter to two-thirds
vote of the towns and people interested, the
majority of thu committee reported favor
ably on the bill, as they thought those in
terested hsd the right to settle the matter.
Senator Wilson of Windsor Intercepted
the committee at length and opposed the
bill.
Senators Ladd and Page replied in favor
of the bill.
Senator Granger was opposed to the
change of county lines in principle, rs it
would lead to endless legislation on that
subject, and therefore opposed the bill.
Senator Walton opposed the bill. If it
was simple question of convenience to
he should favor the BILL but he thought il
best here and now, to establish the princi-
pie of making no new counties until the
whole state should be renamed.
Senator Proctor favored the bill From
the topography of the country to be set off
in the new county proposed, he felt sure
that the interests of the people in that Sec
ton would be advanced by the passage of
the bill
Senator Parker opposed the bill on the
ground that old and long establiahed lines
should not be obliterated, unless some very
pressing necessity demanded it.
Senator Reynolds said that the petitions
before the committee were sufficient evil
dence that there was no necessity for it !;
there was only one-fourth of the voters of
those towns paying for the change.
On the question shall the bill be read the
third time, Senator Parker demanded the
yeas and nays, which were as follows:
Yeas - Senators Chessmore, Henry,
Holmes, Houghton, Howe of Rutland,
| Ladd, PROCTOR.
Nays-Senators Allen, Atwood, Benton,
| Brookins, Clarke, Coburn, Edmunds,
George, Granger, Howe of Windham. King
Parker, Reynolds Roby, Rogers, Rowell,
Smith, Tolman, Walton, Wilson of Or
leans, Wilson of Windsor, Wyman-92.
Absent-Senator Page.
So the third reading was refused.
Senator Brookins introduced certain re-
monstrances against the passage of IL, $40,
an act 70 amend the charter of the city OF
| Vergennes.
Joint Resolution. Relating to the pay
of secretaries of the Senate and Clerk of
the House adopted on the part OF the
Senate.
On motion of Senator Parker the Senate
adjourned.
| AFTERNOON.
| On motion of Senator Walton the vote