Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-27
VOL. XLvIII. NEW SERIES. VOL. XXI.

the first proposal Of amendment as made b.
the Senate TO Ii. 81, in amendment of al
act to amerd an ct to incorporate the cit
OF Burlington. The amendment proposed
oy the Senate inserted the words land tina
there shall be no trial by jury in said cour
except in civil actions, hich was not con
CURED in by the House.
The motion 10 reconsider was discussed BY
Mr Davenport OF Wilmington, VIII adhered
to his opinions as expressed yesterday, thai
we have no right to deprive any man of
trial by jury in any court in this state.
Mr.. Smalley OF Burlington said this CLAUSE
was in the original bill. and by an over.
sight it was left out Of this bill Il we now
insert it. we are not giving to the city coari
any new powers, nor are We deprivIng the
people Of Burlington of any rights which
they have possessed for the past two years.
he considered It matter of vital Import
ance to the city OF Burlington that the
amendment should be adopted as whole
Mr Grout OF Birton. favored the motion
to reconsider, and favored the amendment.
Every man in Burlington would have the
right of trial by jury in the County Court.
and If we give to every man Il right of trial
by jury in police court, it will practically
overthrow the efficiency of their Police
Court. lie was in favor OF letting Burling-
ton have the matter just as she wanted it
The vote was then reconsidered; and tb
question then REQUIRED. will the House e. a.
cur IN the Senate proposal of amendmep {; il
was agreed to.
Special ordr-H l22, to place the in.
mates OF Insane Asylums under the protec-
tion Of law. was taken up, the question
being on the adoption Of the am endments
proposed by the special committee
The committee proposed 10 strike out that
part of section second, which allows pa
tlents to write letters TO other persons than
the board of commissioners, provided such
letters are first sent O. s4ii board Of in
/ spection.
Mr.. Boynton OF Woodstock. said he sym
/ pathizsd with the feeling Of this House in
regard to this bill. lie could NOT, however.
/ favor the bill. and for the reasons that he
/ wished 10 state az this time lie then in
| terrogated the chairman Of the special COM
mittee as 20 some Of the provisions of the
/ bill, and drew from him the statement that
| public and private hospitals and aSylums
for the insane of the STATE referred To lust
such hospitals rs We now have, which i
mixed in Its nature, being partly public and
partly private; that the statute defined no
legal duties for the trustees superintendent
officers, attendants and employees. and that
the present insane asylum was under the
direction of "a board Of trustees. and the
superintendent Is under the direction Of the
trustees that other States have considered
that they had power 10 interfere with the
duties OF the officers oi their insane a-y lnms.
and had enacted substantially the provisions
OF this bill. and without any detrimeut to
the institutions lie then said be did not
see what power the Legislature had over
the affairs of rhe BmtJlebpr1 Insane
>ylum. any more than over the affairs of
any other corporation in the State lie said
the others OF that Institution are under the
direction OF the hy laws oi the Institution
aud NOT under the direction of the Legi-la-
ture. lie then objected 10 the right of the
Legislature % send commissioners % Brat
tl,bJrO with power 90 DISCHARGE any super
iuteudent officer attendant OF cmuloyc lie
said the Brattleb1ro Asylum j. 1t private
corporation chartered tor "a special purpose,
and has au individuality independent ofany
outside interference twas endowed hy
benevolent lady and her endowment has
been increased and Is perpetaa.ei 5y the
trustees having the management of the in
stltuton TO the present day. Tie then re-
ferred to the difference between public and
private Institutions tvcI ne class the
Legislature has perfect ami fan control
over the other DO c1utro. at all. Mr. Blyuton
said that the institution. having its fluuda-
tI0n in private charity had all ile ri- hi- of
private corporation, and the lady might
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