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amendment Yesterday did not understand
that they were voting for such PROPOSE
lion a. that. Hence he claimed there was
mistake in the vote, and he hoped It would
be recOnsidered
Mr.. TYLER of Irasburgh, thought there was
no need of reconsideriDg the vote on the
amendment, as he believed 1t was well un,
derstood when voted on. He might as well
dismiss the bill at once as to discuss IL
further. =,
The bill was further discussed by Mr..
Shurtliff of PlaInfeld, Mr.. Lynde OF MARI
boro. Mr. Davenport of Wilmington, MT.
Grout of Barton, Mr.. Ladd of Alburgh, Mr..
Calderwood of Greensboro and Mr.. Anterior |
of Glover. The motion TO dismiss was then |
rejected.
The question then required on the motion |
to reconsider the vote taken Yesterday |
adopting the amendment proposed by Mr..
TYLER of Irasburgh. On that question Mr.:
TYLER of lrasburgh, demanded the yeas and
NAYS, which were taken yeas ll3, nays ~,
So the vote was recOnsidered.
The question then being, shall the amend
mont be adopted?
HOUSE.
THURSDAY, Nov. 10.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. Ketcham of Sudbury, moved to re
consider the vote dismissing IL. 80, max
ing provision for regulating the rates tor
the transportion of freight, passengers or
cars on certain railroads therein named.
Mr.. Slade of Middlebury, moved the mo-
ton to reconsider be ordered TO lie and be
made the special order tor tomorrow morn
ing at IO5 O'Clock, which was agreed 10.
SPECIAL order.-H. 1879. changing the
Shire town in the county Of Orleans, was
again taken up, the question being on the
adoption of the amendment proposed By
Mr.. Tyler OF lrasburgh, the words " that
said committee may select the best loca-
ton in said county, for said county b1lld-
ings; and if they shall think that lrasburgh
Is the best location. the county buildings
shall remain at lrasburgh.
The bill was favored by Mr. Lynde oil
Marlboro. Mr. Shurtliff Of Plaintield. Mr..
Rowe of Poultney and Mr.. Grout of New
port opposed by Mr.. Hubbard of Spring
| field, Mr.. Brown of Lowell, Mr.. Tyler OF
/ Irasburgh, Mr.. Currier of Troy.
Mr. Tyler proposed if the House should
| should reject the amendment prepared by
| Mr. GrOut TO offer an amer dment to the
/ effect that after the commits slOners shall
/ have made selection NJ lOcati IN If change
! Is to be made. the question Of change to the
/ locality selected be submitted to vote OF
! the people ot the county.
The question being on the amendment
proposed by Mr.. circuit of Barton, Mr..
/ Grout OF Newport demanded the yeas and
nays, which were taken yea les, nays IS.
/ 81 the amendment was agreed TO.
The question then required on the adop-
ton Of the amendment a anne nded, and 1t
was agreed to.
Mr. Tyler OF Irasburgh. moved to amend
section three 50 that the judges OF Orleans
County Court shall not act as provided in
that section until a majority of the legal
voters OF the county pre- ent and voting
shall have accepted the provision of the
same On the question of the adoption OF
this amendment, Mr. Tyler demanded the
ayes and nays, which wer taken ayes 5 ,
NAYS lO2 So the amendment was disagreed
/ to.
The bill was then read the third time
and passed.
SENATE.
FRIDAY, November 90
Reports Of committees From com. on
education, in favor Of ii. 432. relating to
/ the duties of Principals of Graded and
/ Union Schools; read third time and passed
I in concurrence.
From com on judiciary to whom was
recommitted Senate 81, re lating to appeals
/ in chancery. that they ha re reconsidered it
and recommend that it on ght not to pass.
Senator Clarke propOs d an amendment
| to the bill, and explained the purpOrt of the
| bill to be, to provide 70 the right of ap-
| peals from the decree Of a chancellor made
out of term.
Senator Walton Oppos ID the bill, arguing
| that to give the right of appeal from orders
| of chancellor, would n most cases destroy
| the whole function of ne courts. The bill
/ proposed was one of the most monstrous
ever introduced in ar y Legislature, and
seemed to be introduc I'd to fit some special
/ case.
Senator Wilson of Orleans, said it might
be proper to give the r. asOns which actuated
the committee to give a unanimous report
against the bill. lie referred to the litiga-
ton against the Cent al Vermont, by which
| large sums Of money which the road needed
| for running expens IS, were locked by trus-
tee process and wlhc h if appeal could have
| been taken, would have been still held to
the great detriment of the road. He thought
such law would result injuriouslv to every
1 kind of trusts.
Senator Rowell discussed the bill, showing
/ how greatly it would tend to embarrass the
administration of trust property.
Senator Clarke said the proposed act
would be perfectly fair to all parties to a
suit No injustice could be worked under it.
/ We should not trust this vast property of
/ the Vermont Central to the hands ola single
| chancellor, who from his position, NAV be
/ subjected TO Influences that are likely to
warp the judgment Of the pur,st man liv-
/ ing.
Senator Smith looked upon tie bill as an
I attempt to accomplish by indriectness that
which the advocates Of the bill had Jailed to
| gain by square fight. He thought that
| the industrial interests of The State de-
mauded that the people should rally about
! the management OF the Cent al Vermont.
and aid it by every honest IN cans TO make
the road pay, and 50 develop the agricul-
tural and commercial wealth of the State.
Senator Smith said he had been an assid-
uous listener in the railroad committee
room, and after following the examination
into all the bills of this character. he had
become convinced that the present crusade
upon our Vermont railroads was unjust.
personal and uncalled for.
Senator Wilson of Windsor said that this
on the face was very innocent bill, but
discovered on investigation very serious OBJ
iections. 1t would really operate to lock
up the current funds of the Vermont Cen.
trail now in the hands of the court of chan
Gerry, and actually prevent the operation of
the road.
Senator Reynolds said that the bill was
not only fair on the face. but was fair in |
fact. There was no cat in the meal, as had |
been suggested by the Senator from Wind |
sor. He thought it beneath the dignity of |
an honorable senator to talk about rally. |
ing around" any corporation.
Senators Smith, Walton. Clarke, and |
Wilson Of Orleans, still further discussed |
the bill, and on the question, shall the first |
proposed amendment of the senator from |
Franklin, be agreed to? Senator Wilson of |
Orleans, demanded the yeas and nays,
which were as follows:
Yeas-Senators Atwood, Clarke, Parker.
Proctor. Reynolds, Roby and Wyman-7.
Nays-Senators Allen, Benton. Chess
more, Colburn, Edmunds, George, Holmes,
Houghton, Howe of Rutland, Howe of
Windham, Ladd, Page. Rogers. Rowell,
Smith. Walton, Wilson of Orleans, Wilson
OF Windsor-l6 So the amendment was
rejected.
On the question, shall the second propos-
ed amendment be adopted? Senator Key
nolds demanded the yeas and NAYS, which
were-yeas 7. nays Ex-senator Brookins,
not present in the previous vote, voting in
the negative. So the second amendment
was rejected.
The question being, shall the bill be read
the third time, Senator Clarke moved to
dismiss, stating that the bill without the
was worthless, and the otion
was agreed to.
AFTERNOON.
Special order-H. 1898, an act in relation |
to the taxation of Savings Banks and Trust
Companies, was taken up, and the question
being, shall the bill be read the third time ? |
Senator Howe of Windham, stated that he
had been unable to agree with the majority
Of the committee in their report against
this bill He desired to state q few facts
xhich convinced him Of the propriety of the
bill. There is now in the Savings Banks I
md Trust Companies in the State, sc, 4O2,- I
100 on deposit. On this sum not moro than | I
BIZ. 900 In taxes ID paid. This bill proposes {
o add $40, 600 to the spnul revenues Of tho