Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-11-13

ASKING IA u man uuHnned 10 ulscnnfge the duties
OF an Officer 1t would be, is he In favor Of rum or
RUM lie did not believe Vermont II ready
now to 20 back on herself, and In this centennial
year enact n license law.
Mr.. HOLTON Of Jamaica said we have only to
step across the line into the state Of New York to
see the difference between license and prohibition
There IL more drunkenness In any town In New
York than in the towns of Vermont; there II more
crime there, and the costs OF the criminal courts
there are very much greater. The people OF Ver-
mont have long since said that the sale Of liquors
Is a crime, and he could not now give his vote TO
law that would give responsibility to n crime
that il the author OF the most Of the murders and
crimes Of the state. lie hoped the third reading
of the bill would be refused
Mr. SCRANTON of Vergennes said he believed
the present law II failure; its tendency IL to
make men sneaks and perjurers and leads men
to go behind the door and violate law they have
not the manlness to stand M and repeal. lie en-
dorsed every word Of the argument of the gentle
man from Rutland and hoped 1t would be passed
Mr.. MILES Of Craftsbury said that by adopting
a license law he did not deny that we adopt re-
strictions upon the sale Of liquors, and provided
that officers shall execute the law to its letter
II we had no law on our statute books, he did
not deny but he might favor this law But IL Is
not a question between no ldl1 and license law,
but shall we repeal our present prohbitory law,
and substitute in its stead n limited license aw2
He compared the effect Of the present law upon
towns adjoining the states having a license law,
and those towns remote from such license law,
and claimed that the effect OF our prohibitory law
upon society il beneficial There Is no evil
dence that the prohibitory law Is n failure; on
the other hand there Is every evidence that il il
success In that it has driven ont of sight the FASH
ionable liquor saloons that entice men to their
ruin. In the county OF Orleans, except along the
border towns, there is public sale Of intoxicat-
ing liquors, and little complaint by the people 1t
is not the fault of the law, where it Is not fully
executed, but of the officers to whom is entrusted
its execution. lie believed the people demanded
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oppose the substitution of any license law. If
we begin to relax our laws, we shall continue to
retrograde until we shall relapse into n state of
free rum, and all the efforts of temperance lee
lures cannot relieve us from It, 1t is our duty to
hold to what we have, and secure as much better
we can get.
Mr. JOHNSON of Rockingham demanded the pre-
vious question, which was seconded by the House.
On the question Of the third reading OF the bill
MIR. Circuit of Roxbury demanded the yeas and
nays, which were taken as follows:
Those who vOed in the Affirmative essrs.
Alexander, Beals Benson, Bliss Of Bradford Bliss
of Worcester, Briggs, Brookins Brown of Whit
ing Bullard, Cinnamon, Clark of Tnmouth
Eddy, Edison, Edwards of Richmond, Ely-God-
dard, Gilkey, Gilmore, Gleason, Goodel. Greene,
Hartshorn, Higgins, Houghton of Readsboro,
liowes, Hubbard, Kennedy, Kingsley Knight,
Lewis of Wells. Mpck, Meacham Mills, Mona
han Moody, Moren, Morrssey, Nash Of New
Haven, Norton, Redngton Robertson. Rockwell,
Scranton Sheridan, Sherwin, Smalley, Smith Of
Newark, Spaulding, Spear, Steele of South Bur-
lington, Temple, Turner, Waite, Washburn,
White Of Calais, White of South Hero, Whitney
Of Chelsea, Whitney of Marlboro. Wood-G3
Those who voted in the negatiye-Messrs. Adj
ans. Aldrich, Allen, Ball Bannister, Beardsley,
Benjamin, Bingham, Black, Boyce Bresee, Brown
of Benson, Brown Of Richford, Boswell, Camp OF
Elmore, Camp of Orange, Camp of Newport,
Chase, Clark OF Orwell. Collins of Barton, Collins
of Monktop, Congdon, Cook, Curtis Damon, Oar
ling, Dart, Davis of Stockbridge, Davis of Wal
den Derby Dexter, Dwine Edwards of Athens,
Emerson, Estabrook, Farnham, Fitch, Fletcher,
Fuller of fairhaven, Fuller of StarksboIo, Gar
field, Garland, Gloyd, Gorham, Goss, Gross,
lanes, Hammond, Hartman, Harrington OF
SALISBURY, Hayward, llazen, Human OF Derby,
Hinsdill, Holbrook, Holden, Holt Holton Hough-
ton of Pittsfield, Howe Of Castleton, Howe OF
Ludlow, Huntington, Huse, HYDE Ingalls,, .Ials-
way, JENNIE, johnson, Jones, Judevine, Kidder,
Lewis OF Norwich, Lincoln, Locke, Lockwood,
Marsh, Martin OF Ferrisburgh, Martin OF Will
Jamestown, McCole, Meader, Melendy, Merri-
field, Miles of Craftshury, Miles of Middlesex,
Nash of Shelburne, Orcutt Orion, Packer, Pad.
dock, Palmer, Parker, Paul, Peck, Perkins,
Perry, Phelps Poland, Pollard, Porter, Potter
OF Pawlet, Potter of Sheldon, Powers Of Fast
Haven, Read, Rogers, Rott, Ross, Sargent,
sherman, Shores, Silsby, Sims Sisco, Smith OF
Bridgewater, Sprague Stearns Steele Of Sharon,
stoddard, Sturtevant Swift, Tabor, ralcott, Tay-
lor, Templeton of East Montpelier, Thomas,
Thorp, Townshend of Burke, rownshend OF Wal
ingford, Tyler, Waterman, Watts, Way, Weed,
Whitehill, Williams of Waltham, Wilson, Wood.
burn-l36
Absent or not voting 30
So the third reading Of the bill was refused
Senate bills referrcd-S 81, to establish state
board u provide for uniformity in taxation; to
general committee.
S. Is, to incorporate the Bennington county
medical society; to com ON corporations.
5. 62, in addition To the charter of the farmers
and mechanics savings institution and trust COM
pany; to com. on banks.
S. 12l, relative to the arrears of pay due the
soldiers of the late war; To com on claims.
S. 125 to incorporate the Vermont Bar Associ-
alton to com on Judiciary.
S. 1903 In addition To an act in addition to chap
81, G. g., approved Nov %, 1876; TO judiciary com
S. 81, providing for the publication of future
volumes of the Vermont Reports; to com. on ju-
dietary.
s. 1O6, providing for an inquest on the burning
Of buildings and other property; to gen. com.
S, IS, to amend an act relating to the duties Of
town superintendent, approved Nov. %, 1870; tc
com. on education.
S 40, to authorize the village OF st. Adams to
refund its outstanding notes bonds 10 com
on judiciary
Reports-From committee on judiciary, in favor
OF IL los, relating to the attachment of persona
property by copy; with proposal of amendment
which were read and on motion of Mr.. Huse o
Montpelier, ordered to lie and be printed.
From com on corporations in favor Of 5. 49, Il
incorporate the Howe Scale Company and to pro
vide that the Brandon Manufacturing Company
be merged in the same read the third time and
passed in concurrence
From com on claims, in favor of H. 81, to pay
Francis Crary the sum therein named; with pro
posal OF amendment fixing the sum at Sls9l
which was agreed to- and the bill read the thirc
time and passed.
On motion of Mr. MONAHAN of Underhill, adj
senate-Afternoon.
5. -, an act establishing the office of attorney
general, came up on the question of the thirc
reading.
Senator DANFORTlI opposed the bill. II,
thought the time for making experiments in egis
lation was when there was general and popular
demand for it. That time had not come. A first
class attorney could not be had for the salary
provided for In this bill.
Senator ORMSBEE said that not one crimina
in ten now in confinement for grave offenses wa,
convicted by the efforts of the states attorney,
alone, and without assistance from able counsel