The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-18
LEGIsLATURE OF VERMONT.


as a trustee or stocl,hoIdor ,f a oor.ora,;.,'
thai could ooiv seei, snS ~ vi ooip9la.ioi,
relief tbrongb him III IN asai .e.neuy anu
wish IN he ,,ndorstood ~ s saan uiu not
anv narticular court lie rn,',u,iS upon
intended m Inc of GENERAL an,,.aaaiI "e'e
senator Howe Of Windhap "c o,,nooa, a..
hill mon tbo sole Ground ,,'a, V ,Pp .le
statute provided AGAINST anw indaosp a;,st,
upon case in which he s interesse5 5 5i.,ams
" or INDIRECTLY nc n Marty Tho law,
fully sufficient as IL stands
Senator Wilson ot Windsor s,ated ,bo, I,
was undisputed that under the nresen,
statute chancellora had felt at Lbart,, ~
SIT upon cases in which thew were Indirect
ly interested
Senator Rowell denied the statement and
explained that Judre Rovce who wac
doubtless referred IN. had M sucb interest
in the Missisouoi railroad rs made II inn
proper for him TO sit as n court in n case In
which the road was a marty. The hill woa
unnecessary. but II could do no harm and
the senator was Indifferent Wheeler !,
passed or not.
Senator Clarke said that the Missisouo;
road was not created by the Central Yer.
mont in It's cornorate canoci,v Int os ra.
ceivers and managers under a court of
cbancerv. that is 10 saw. Inv officers If
Judge Royce's own court and Judge Rovce
being n director in tbe Missisnnoi road he
came very close 70 HAVING a certain yeia.
tionship to the case before bim for trial
The bill could do no harm II bnt ,naJo
more explicit the present stn,pte Tho GOT
proposed was moi aimed at Jndge Rovce
Its effects would he simnlv IN Shield lin,
from suspicion. II was thc General nolicv
of the laws to remove from nublic mon
the possibilitv of beinp exnosed IN i'm
proper influences.
Senator Wilson of Orleans said the iudi.
ciarv committee renorted against The hill
because they did not wish exnresslv and
distinctly to censure Judge Rovce Inv mass.
ing needless acts to cover a case that was
fully provided for by the law as If stands
Senator Walton said he opposed the bil
on precisely the same GROUNDS as the sena-
tor from Orleans. He knew that Judge
Royce. if he could have eyaded the trial of
the cause in question. would have done 40.
Senator REYNOLDS favored the hill
| Senator Wilson of Orleans called for fine
yeas and navs. which were as follows.
Yeas-Senators Allen. Atwood. Brook
ms. Chessmore. Clarke. GEORGE. Granger
Holmes. Howe of Rutland KIM pace
Parker, REYNOLDS Rogers Rohv Wiison
| of WindsorS16
Navs-Senators Renton Colburo Ed
munds Uouchton Hove of WIN ]bom
Ladd. Smith. Tolman. Walton. Wilson
of Orleans Wvmanw11 So the thiri
reading was ordered
Snecial orderMS "a nm act relating IN
HIGHWAYS and BRIDGES was taken m and
certain amendments moved nv senator
Walton. which We're agreed to and the
Question beinC shall the hill Inc read third
time Senatnr Wilson IF ORLEANS moved 70
AMEND bv str;l,;ng ont ali after ,ho enact.
inc clause and sphstitntinr sections ono
and two of s 100 relatinG to the same
snhiect
| Senator Walton said that thc nresent law
was simn,v renal statute arainst The
towns. and If had failed of ito obiect II
was founded in gross ;nins,ice and hc oh.
iected to the nronosc1 amendment of
Tho senator from Orleans on the ground
that If would make the matter worse than
II ;s NOW in moLinr The the town resnon.
sible only for gross NEGLIGENCE That
would he q nreminm for Rad roads He
thought the nroner MACE 10 mt the resnon.
sibiliiv was IN the officers of the town
tbcv were in most cases the resnons;hl,
narties. and most injuries resulted from
The corelessnos of town officials Why dr
Won make the town tbe insurer of ever,
man who rides mon tbe HIGHWAY? /,
was a responsibility created nv stati1te anf
not founded in Justice. He boned tbis
amendment Womb he rejected and tht
ORIGINAL bill. that is S. "a possed
Senator Rowell said il had been unipstIv
urged that the LAWYERS would all oppose ths
bill. because it would decrease their bust
ness. They might onnose The hill bnt i,
would not be for this reason. He thouob,
either of the nronosed hills wonId only in.
crease LITIGATION. He compared at length
the difference between the operation. in y
legal view. of the old and present systems.
and urged that the change would be in
furious.
Senator Walton replied that the proposed
reneal only related ia the ripht of private
suits against towns. and affected no other
parts of the HIGHWAY law. The honorable
senator from ORANGE admitted tha,
there was great ininstice arising unde,
tbc present law And willie bf
was not sure that The nronosef
| change would ACCOMPLISH the object
vet il was an honest ATTEMPT TO remedy tho
wrongs which were admitted ON all sides
Senator Wilson. of Orleans moved M
amendment To the amendment. that nartie.
shall not he comnetent witnesses in any
suit against towns. and moved that the bill
be ordered to lie disagreed to, and Senator
| wilson explained that the last proposed
amendment went great way towards
remedying the present evils OF the highway
law; and the amendment to the amend
ment was agreed to. On the question shall
the original amendment be agreed to, Sen
ator Walton demanded the yeas and nays
which were as follows: Yeas, 3 nays,
and the amendment was disagreed to.
On the question, shall the bill be reat
the third time! senator Walton demanded
the yeas and nays, which were as follows
Yeas-Senators Allen, George, Howe o
Rutland, Howe OF Windham, King, Park
er, Proctor, Rogers, Tolman, Walton, Wy
man-1l nays-Senators Atwood, Ben
ton, Chessmorc, Clarke, Colburn, Edmunds
Holmes, Houghton, Laid, Page, Reynolds
Roby, Rowell, Smith-16 so the passage
| Of the hill was rpfusp1