Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-11-10

30 NN>4ILllLR. tdncsday. Nuy. 1t.
Reading OF Scriptures and prayer by the
Chaplain
The i.uTral Of Yesterday was rcei and
approved
READ THIRD TINE.
Il ~ in addition to chapter Ial. . So.
relating o. county iail~ and the Confinement
and discharge Di pii-uner-; passed
II H3, relating 10 ccEletary associations .
passed
Il l7j. 10 addition TO chapter s., Q :
relating ~ tte sIatd li-t passed
ELroRrs.
From committee ,i ways aud mears, in
favor Of II T.. establishing the salaries of
certain STATE ulhc,r-. with proposals %
amendment The first fixed TIE salary Of
treasurer at one thousand and tye huudr, d
dollars. with SIX hundred and fifty allar-
fir c.trs hlre
Mr. L4I-. Of A.iur-h, moved to strike
out the words one Thousand and ise hun
cred dollars. aLd insert the Wo.d- one thou
sand dollars.
Mr. l}uIc, Of Marlboro. for the commit
tee, SAID tac c.mmI;tce had proposed 10
MAKE reduction OF about ten per cent.
and be thought that was quite sufficient,
and he hoped the report Of the committee
Mr. ~or.rns a brandon said la was m
r5v,- If rsfrer.bmert ar al acannmv but IN.
fvre-i.-re lad Ia bip "a bs,i,Tr tt.t II
,rl. f.t..r +s,...., r.I- -.ls-v ~ ,,o.,d .,r-
vices ra.hcr liam have indifferent services
az @ c5. .Hp rate.
Nr Iati.or 4 hurgh aid. it d3cs not
rlouifg more than ba. ftbe time If the tr,a,-
u4-r 10 t.e-torm Li. dutics. and If we now
ray bun one thousand dollars and five hun
drsi dollar. in clerk hire. We sbould be
rivir- tias tl.5en hundred dollars for labor
flat BE can do without any clerk. AID lot
take Aa.l bis time.
M-. Iyute. cf Marlboro. believed the
saa-v.sl ttc state treasurer As proposed bv
-ae ,o-ilait.,. /, as ,ma.. as W can afford
tsfxr
Mr. Adams. of Fn.-lurrb. said We need
both integrity If character, and ability
/ combined. and he believed We could not
afford L. pui men in Office who 90 not pos
se-- both; aud when We do We must pay
/ them justly.
Mr. French. OF Woodstock. said the com
mittsc had carefully considered this matter
/ and be did not l,el Ike queStionIng the
/ judgement OF the committee There was a
I feeling IN his section thas there should be a
/ reduction IN salaries, and the comInittee
/ had reduced the amount paid Tor clerk hire
/ from nine hundred dollars TO SIX hundred
and tity dollars. which be thought a fiji
/ cieut reduction. and hoped the position oi
I the committee would he sustained
Mr. Blodgett, OF st. Johnsbury, demanded
/ The previous question, which was seconded
by the House The question recurring,
shall the main question now be put? 1t wa.
decided in the uegsiye-ayss eighty-nine,
NAYS unety-hye
Mr. Lad1, Of Alburgh. said the question
was evidently not understood, and moved
to rccons der the vote just taken; which
was agreed TO. The House then ordered
/ the main question to be put, and rejected
the amendment proposed by the committee.
Mr.. Ladd then moved to fill the blank in
| the bill by txlEg the salary at 81 900 with
/ $3.50 :or clerk hire.
Mr. Pollard. Of Windsor. moved to amend
the motion fixing the treasurer's salary a,
Il 5Oo with $500 for clerk hire.
Inc speaker decided that und der the thirty.
/ fourth mic il wonld be necessary IN divide
/ ,I,a orestior ard INIT the moti1n tirsr on
,bo ~ lsroer enm which won,d cali for a vote