Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-20
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
SENATE.

SENATE.
FRIDAY, Nov. ID.
Senator Walton of Washington, moved to
reconsider the vote by which S. 80, an ac
authorizing the making of chairs at the Re
form School, was laid on the table, to b
made the special order of the morning
and moved that the bill be recommitted
agreed to.
From the House, With proposals ofamend
ment, ). 40, an act for the formation of vol
untary associations. with corporate powers;
House amendment agreed to.
House bills referred-H. 1870, an act to
provide for the payment of the interest OF
town and city bonds or notes, to improve
the credit of the same, and to lay a tax 10
pay the same; to committee on finance.
Ii. lis. an act to amend sec. Is, of an ae;
to incorporate the Newport Savings Bank
and Trust Company, approved Nov. 10,
1872; to committee on banks.
Unfinished business. - Senator Rowell
called up Ii. 81, an &C. to amend an act to
incorporate the city of Burlington, and
moved that the vote by which the amend
ment OF the House was agreed to, be re
considered; carried, and, on motion, the
bill was recommitted to the judiciary com
mittee.
Special Orders. No. San act to prohibit
passes, was taken up. Senator Wilson OF
Orleans, proposed an amendment that edit
ors and publishers OF newspapers, and min
listers of the Gospel. be included in the
saving provisions Of the bill; amendment
adopted.
Senator Clarke favored the bill. occupy
ing the attention of the Senate for about
an hour, in a written speech The Senator
first considered the constitutional objections
to the bill made by the majority of the com
mittee in their adverse report, and detailed
the history of the Dartmouth College case,
50 far as 1t applied to the question at
issue, BY the first charter granted to the
Vermont Central Railroad, Vermont gave
away the right to amend and alter the
act of incorporation by subsequent legis-
ation, and 50 sacrificed right which be
longs to the free and independent people.
The railway corporation belongs to the pub
lie and is subject to public control. As to the
other objection, that Il natural or artificial
person cannot be deprived by public statutes
ofthe right to give away it, own, the answer
Is that when the managers of the road give
away the privilege of free pass, they give
away that which belongs not to them, but
to the owners of the road. The free pass
abuse has grown to such dangerous proper
tons that 1t is the pressing duty of the pub
lie to put stop TO It.
Senator Smith of Addison, said that he
would like to know what the centre and
circumference OF this great abuse was.
" here were those manifestations with
which the people would indicate their disap-
proyal OF the gross abuses which the Sena-
tor from Franklin would have u believe
existed? lie did not understand that there
were any petitions before the committee
praying for a correction Of these abuses.
lie thought the railroads were entitled to
manage their own affairs without leglsa-
tive Interference.
Senator Ladd opposed the bill.
Senator Reynolds demanded the yeas and
nays, which were as iollows-ycas ,, Sena-
tors Clarke, Reynolds and Roby, nays y.
So the third reading was refused.
AFTERNOON.
House liHs referreG-H 3Sl, an ae; to in
corporate the Burlington Banking Com
pany: TO committee on banks.
THIRD read,Bq-H. 300, an act in amend
ment OF an act IN addition u chap. 81, z =,
relating To traffic IN intoxicating drinks,
approved Nov. Is, 1863, passed in concur
renee.
;. l0G, an ac; providing for the appoint
ment OF a commissioner OF finance, and dc
fnlng his duties. On motion Of Senator
Walton com lifted TO a Senator fo- amend
ment. and passed in concurrence.
Reports Of committees. Prom the genera.
committee against II. %, an act to change
the uaiuc Of Minnie Fulton third reading
refused
From the committee ON finance, IN favor
of IL. 209, an act 10 provide Tor the neceS-
sary expe nSes of the State Cabinet third
reading o -dered.
From the same. in favor Of II. 1870. an act
to provide for the payment Of interest in
town and city bonds, OF NOTES % improve
the credit ii the same, and to lay TAX Tor
the payment Of the same read the third
time and pa Ssed IN concurrence.
From com mittee on railroads. in favor Of
II. PIP, an act in amendment Of an act in
.orporatinr the Woodstock railroad read
The third time and passed in concurrence.
From committee on insane a>y lum against
;. 1872. an act concerning the Imprisonment
If persons in the insane asylum ; thli
'cading rclu- ID.
TqfHfsted i1iSiucss-JaiHt rtS0luli0R-Rc-
ating to reciprocity. with proposal Of
amendment. in favor OF building the Caugli-
lawara canal, was called up by Senator
REYNOLDS Senator Walton spoke in favor
# the resolution. lie said that all questions
Il international commerce and the leyying
# duties, belong to Congress and not TO the
reaty-making power. The constitution
oos not authorize the making Of a treaty Of
his character, by the President, by and
With the advice of the Senate. The treaty
ropo~ed substantially creates free trade
Nth all the nations of the earth. Its effect
would be damaging TO the commercial in
erc>ts of the whole country
Senator Reynolds proposed an amend
lent to the resolution, recommending the
doption Of ONE treaty Of reciprocity that
-ould be of commercial advantage to the
luntry. Amendment rejected.
Senator Reynolds then spoke in favor of
be resolution. Senator's Colburn and Smith |
opposed it. On the question shall the reso- !
ition be adopted. the yeas and nays were /
allied for with the following result yeas |
,. nays {. Senators Atwood. Henry Rey- /
olds and Wilson of Orleans, voting in the
egatiye.
HOUSE.
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