Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-11-06

bill be commtf9 ose use OF the same. and moved that III,
Ills M; ittsu 70 senator to amend. carried snf
in c9nrnTred back amended aud thereupon passed
smoknggs ggs%s3fation-By % Senator King prohibiting IN,
senator DiE DpESs aud cigars in the state house
how he was TO- d hAd to enforce the resolution AM
he senator King replied that the sergeant atms ,,i,
~ from te tne rule II he should get the autLor
nS t M 81 sd thought the Governors room oueb
Senator IdIS niIinaa, @ picnic ground for smokers.
without anv resn people from his yoom If lie ch0sC
deTsd 10 Danorh moved that ths resolution be or
from the provsions Of the reSontnnu AN fe
ssIIed 1ei 20 TO- ana resolution adopted u''
o lvl an act relation to voters in scbool dis.r,,,
mee1Es was called by Senator Deane. ordaTsd ~
ocincI " maui the special order for morrow al ii
az act to esase 9Sm bS on v4 sTaPd list favor
ed T tne years 1871 and 1885, third reading order
From com on printing by new resolution I'm re,o-d
Varnp ptop3sed appropriation for Miss Hemenway' =
ordaped 20 aHetteer' on motion of Senator Stearns
On motion Of Senator Webster the Governor was re-.
to en- n ~ " 10 the Senate rs, an act addition
sntor sais called up Joint resolution in relation
iubed 10 concur III the resolution
A. heports.Frqm com on grand list in favor of Is,
reading ordered to. morrow '-o''4' ior io''' Cd
CURING IN he dment of the House to a. an act
ered axree9 re 9 rs ,Snf due on holiday be reconsd
senator beaae ,, S BY the House
act to protect sh in Lake Ohsmplain be
Motion 9ln to reconsider ordered to lie. '1
RbS iLIIittee on claims, against ~, act to pay
ran Marsh the sum therein named; 81 reading
- From the same, against S 50. an act to nav Marti,
Whitman the sum therein mentioned; third reading
- From the same against s 45, an act to nav Calvin
DnpS ~ w sun therel named 81 reading refused.
oh motloh the Senate adj.
HousK-FoRENooE
heSdnG g q SGrRtures and prayer by the Rev
was read and approved. ''
Bus introduced and referred BY Mr. Edwards of
hlenmond TO pay the town of Richmond the sum
| therein named; to com IN claims
ch gs relating to election of town renresenatves All
iurallty 10 elect on second BALLOT; to ON udici-
BY Mr. Holhrook Of Milton, to regulate and dcterm-
me the sale OF hemock bark and sawlogs to general
BY Mr. Camp OF Newportto incorporate the Newport
BY Mr. Csmp @ Newport in in snendment of an act
relating to the CAPTURE of fish and rame to com on
BY Mr. Gros. Of BrowninEon, in addition to ch IS.
JOINT Resotut,On- By Mr. Redington of Rutland;
sIfeG q 0y H. ne S,nae M % ga nouss Of
com state prison of the Senate House ei Repre-
sentatves IN behalf Of genuine prison discipline and
the state. should make careful examination into the
question IN waether the existing practice lately so fire.
ers to unrestricted interviews with convicts under
capital offences for the Known purpose OF spreidinr
tales Of fact fiction concerning such cases before
approved tolerated In our Judgment there are
d.s to M re he adm m
public Renent, and Of true phionihrop, toward men
are its injurious effect. upon the minds Of convists'
both of the interviewed and the interviewed dis
r.ins dendne hem WITH se hepes .a emrendqr
ing 5.d su;picons @ and jealonsies, BY honixng the
general disturbing the iroper course and effects
EoSa GSe re 5y to be wn ~ ths w
ment Nor are the effects of this novelty IN prison re-
walls It panders to prurent and proftess curiosity,
to breed morbid sympsthies, to weaken the sense Of
he law, aud lessen the public confidence in the i'm
nd Sdqm 81 $ Of s saa ad hs
short the practical effect of this indiscriminate inter
es and the equally ndscrminate Qualification Of the
etas Of the report. OF these imperiinent
and to impede the very ends Of the law aud its Just
It is time for thoughtful men to reflect on the ten
dency and results, both inside and outside the prisons.
of this extraordinary novelty i'll modern dealing with
II the statutes concerning the prison need amend
superintendenis Of other officers these institutions
have now al L requisite authority in the premises and
ages then pray let them exercise % their anherity in
milstions win save both the and nc Ioo
pe fr IN Shgt nov abpeas to be an lntoierable pest
RsG'at among credo Of the Estates Of nso
vent debtor was taken up AS the special order for halt
On milton q Nj Eaton & panyills the House re-
ltset INTO the com oil tnt Wnplt, ana MI
Mr. Howe Of 6astIeon said the objections that have
Sftn saa BIZ Me @
we now have had been carefully drawn was based on
bersome in its execution than this bill He said ihere
14fa r of the he dS
ey s o9 he he
repealed their creditors viii strike upon them and
moved the com recommend to the House that the bill
Mr. la on of Danville moved that the com recon.
mend to the House that no insolvency law is needed
The question was stated, on recommending to the
House TO dismiss this BIZ u., ,.,, ,,o
the case If we recommend the dismissal of this bill
bill we shall virtually vote to retain the present i'll
Mr. Howe Of CsFtleton, did not not SO understand the
case we may dismiss this bill, and still not he III
Mr. Martin opposed the motion to dismiss, and pre-
to the Iii eogs ad He He reterIeS So to as % %
GlsS ste he obafos hat have been Urged against
lie did not believe we in position to say that
aS nS yet 5aSond % seGt. @ Tie the
quent hard times that have followed in It's wake He
slvency law and SO referrad to act on the motion OF
ur Howe Of Castleon thought our present insolven.
cy law needed amendment, but that fact should not
Mr. EEton Of DAnve said this bill has one virtue
winch is brevity, and could be easily nnderstood and
rsEarded as ssiv iaT9raGie s " ~ '
Nr Brown Of Richiord said he could see that TIE III
debtor pay rs cents Oh every dollar before he could
him through the ins l7ency corut that the str,e
| would have to m ke an appropriation to help INN
VIZ Howe Of Ludlow was in favor Of sn insolye1GGy
aud thopgh there were 10 ys6 eP'ec9ns ea to oa tas
whether will have any insolvency law ne believed
have pfSPsr act he wanted state nsovency law
stand between the debtor and creditor aud protect
ess some more protection than have done, sha Il
re the manufacturing cspit1l out IL Of the state ate He
it would make lively times AMONG The debtor class
4F Peef a q sR to this b as not
feet in that left the debtor opportunity to prefer
sf sSrssue by % BnfS to
soyency that release debtor from his state debts
ssa nG That While Ills law provides that lay
1n % a. b f9 6e tn Ss
here need of his going into Tor II WI
through Under the national bsnkrup act the case is
and it cost - to i1rdy yon : es
can pass any law to enable man to pay loO cents on
M Hntermsn Of Johnson wanted to learn more to
Of ne pTesent a% .nd W m
ylte him to give US his views the
of our law; which motion was discussed Dy MT hoVe
The question Of recommending TO the House that the
bill be dismissed then decided in the negative by
then rsCuETed on ths en- motion co in the
mend to the House that no insolvency law is needed
| III this state. .., f.. ..,.. e.,o.,,
Ednunds to address the com, which was opposed by
| Mr. Martin of Londonderry until we have decided
whether we will have an insolvency law. 49,. ,
The bill was further discussed by Messrs faNon ul
| Dapyiiie Hubbard of Plymouth Camp of Newport
Sprague Brandon, Howe OF Ludlow, Holoronk OF hl
ton Bro sn of Benson Edwards of Athens, Martin o
Londonderry, Howe of Castleton, ana Daru Oh "eath
The motion of Mr. Eaton Of Danville was then agreed
to-ayes 1l2 nays "a And the com rose and reported
to the House in accordance with the vote taken in com
| The opposition to Insolvency laws as deNeuped u
e arose from the injustice that was lnhlct
ed upou the creditor class by reason OF dishonest rac
tces that under 1t. Those VINO iHVoreu a lnsu
vnncv law did so the ground that to repeal II wout
be to resolve the people OF the STATE paGk 10 the o'
| " q rab Jaw" and lead to distress and calamity, -
dard of West Fdrlee, 70 revive ana eAtenu au act y
INCORPORATE the West Falrlee hallroad CoihP'hs'
'Ti On I motion OF Mr Nash of New Haven, adjourned
HoUsE-AFrERNooN.
Unfnishsf business IL 2i3. for the settlement ant
ennAi IstrIDutlon among creditors OF the estates
isulyput debtors; taken up as unnnlsleu Dlsluct
Mr. Poland OF st Johnsbury moved to amend Dystrlk
ing ouC of the words and proVueu also tllht M
as in the hands of the assignee are slhent 10 pa
iowwed wd Nv the commissioners, If the assets in th
hands of said assignee not suthcent to pay 70 pc
cant on the allowed claims the nsoIveuts estate slhl
DC shaI he Granted =" He said this bill
based on the idea that tine debtor was insul
vency by the creditors and not ON ms own eIcctlGu
dischare to the debtor except he pay 20 per cent ~
was in favor OF a general law that would allow m an
when he stumbles financially, 70 recover N soe WY
nJ ot ha We the way strewn with financial wrecks u
allow three fOurthS in numDcr o. inc creultoI
To discharge the debtor in full rms ph VIII proven
| the operation of the grab law . ,,,o~ or,or,
go third section so as provide tuat the DEBTOR suul
ecnre the consent of threeiourths OF the AMOUNT a.