The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-18
court To committee on judiciary, report
ed favorablv and passpd

ported favorably and passed in concurrence.
II. 4, an act to secure liberty of CON
science to inmates of all state institutions ;
reported to special committee, consisting
of Senators Atwood and Rogers, reported
adversely, and on the question OF the third
reading of the bill the yeas and nays were
called for and were as follows yeas g.
nays 81 so the third reading of the bill
was refused
II. 5, an act 10 repeal an act relating to
Migrants approved Nov 3, 1864. To COM
mittee on judiciary. Reported adversely
and third reading refused
II. 16, an act relating to the Vermont re-
form school, providing for the appropr-
alton of the school property at Waterbury,
to the purposes of the school at Vergennes
To committee on judiciary. i'epoited fa-
vorably and passed In concurrence.
S. 2, an act in reference to commitment
of boys to the reform school, was called
from the table and passage refused
H, 2, an act providing for the admission
of girls to the reform school. Referred to
committee on judiciary. Reported favor
ably.
Senator Henry proposed TO amend by
providing for an appropriation of sum
not exceeding $4,000. Amendment agreed
to and bill passed with proposal of amend
ment.
The senate then took a recess for thirty
minutes.
On reassembling after the recess Senator
Clarke of Franklin, asked unanimous con-
sent to introduce bill to repeal SO much
of the fish law as relates to fishing in lake
| Champlain
Senator Clarke in explanation of the OBJ
| ject of the bill and the necessity of its pas
| sage said that Vermont had forbidden fish
ing in one half of the waters OF lake
Champlain, while that portion of the lake
lying in the State of New York was left
open to ALL The fish in lake Champlaln
were abundant, and never more so than at
the present time. There were large class
who gained livelihood from fishing in the
lake, and il would be thousands of dollars
detriment to this class, also to the state,
when no necessity existed whatever for
placing an embargo on fishing in the waters
of lake Champlain. He hoped under the
| circumstances the senate would consider
and pass the bill. thus relieving from OPP
preston class who had been unjustly de-
prived of legitimate employment.
The bill was then read for the informa-
ton of the senete.
Senator Henry of Chittendcn objected to
the reception of the bill rs not coming
within the language or spirit of the joint
resolution to confne the business to mat
tiers pertaining to the reform Soho j aud
coming from the governor.
The bill IN reference to The establishment
of girls school was again taken UP for
consideration, senator Page and Others OPP
posing the bill as one sufficiently ylrlcl,
if it were policy to establish such a school
Senator Smith of Addison advocated the
bill and it WAS finally passed with one dis
senting vote.
The house bill relating TO liberty of con-
science was reported from the committee
adversely on the ground that it was brought
out from inierrOgating the committee that it
was an effort of the Roman Catholic
priest to Get control of Catholic children,
and those only. The trustees said that if
these priests would go in before the school
they should have the same rights as other
denominations The rules of the institu-
ton did not allow either the Methodist,
Congregational, Baptist or any other de-
nomination to select the children of pa
rents belonging TO those denominations to
have access to them only, that general rei-
gious instruction was taught but no secta-
rianism was allowed in any form and there
fore this bill allowing one denomination to
have access to q particular class. The bill
was advocated by Senator Wilson of Wind
sor, in an able manner. Senator Ladd of
Chittenden, also briefly favored it.
Senator Walton of Washington, Granger
of Caledonia, Reynolds of Grand Isle, OPP
posed the bill in brief speeches. Senators
Atwood of Franklin, and Rogers of Gale
donia, both trustees of the reform school,
earnestly opposed the bill The senate re-
fused to pass the bill on yea and nay vote
yeas 3, nays II.
A JOINT resolution was submitted by Sen
ator Walton, providing for printing the
laws of the special session and allowing
each newspaper in the State the sum OF
three dollars for such publication.
The secretary was directed to inform the
house and the governor that the senate had
completed the business of the special SEES
sion, and were ready to adjourn.
A message.was received from the COVER
nor that he had no further communication
to make to the senate.
A message was received from the house
by the clerk, Mr.. Camp, that it had com
pleted its business, and were ready TO ad.
!, journ.
, On motion of Senator Ladd of Chtten
den, the senate took a recess at $50 O'Clock
a. IN.
AT q o'clock a. m, in the absence of Tho
president, the secretary of the senate de
clared the senate adjourned without day.
HOUSE.
EVENING.
Unfinished business-H. 8, TO abolish til,
state reform school, and to repeal sll law
relating thereto, was taken up as unfinished
business, the question being to dismiss. Mr.
Perrin of Berlin moved the previous ques
= ton, which was seconded, The motion t
dismiss was then disagreed to ayes 80
4 nays 90.
e The question required on the adoption o
the amendment proposed by Mr. Ladd o
a Alburgh. Mr.. Ladd moved to amend hi
A proposed amendment by striking out all o
: the proposed amendment except section 4
+ ''no boy under ten years of age shall b.
t sentenced to the reform school section
: sail boys now in the reform school witt
: were sentenced to such school when undel
i ten years of age, shall be discharged from
: the same on the first day of June, A. d..
1875, and shall, upon beng so discharged
c be furnished by the superintendent of sai'
o school with good comfortable clothes
o transportation to the place from whicl
f they were sentenced, and five dollars il
money" ; section 8, ''all laws authorizin!
n justices of the peace to sentence boys Il
s the Vermont reform school are hereby re
d pcaled," and section Q, "this act shall TAX
effect from its passage.
G Mr.. Davis of st. Adams moved to amen,
e the proposed amendment, by striking on
also section 8, as above stated. He was op
l. posed to taking away from justices of tn
l. Epeace the power of sentencing boys to tn
l. reform school.
Mr.. Abbott OF Cabot was opposed to tn
}. section 7, as being impracticablc in it
!. operation. We furnish discharged boy
,, under ten years of age, with transportation
r to the town from whence they were sen
fenced, aud give them five dollars il
/ money. He wanted to know what was f
become of such boys as had no homes.
e Mr.. Ladd said it was no more thai
0 just, and in accordance with humanity +
J. give the boy something with which to pro
!, cure food to keep him from starving.
It Mr.. Abbott said that the difficulty wa
&c that the boy would be liable to spend til
money for some purpose that would lea
him to commit worse crime than when h