Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-30


therein named. Senator Rice Intercepted the
committee and was replied 10 by Senator Powell.
Passed in concurrence.
II was moved by Senator PECK that the House
he requested 10 return to the Senate II 30, an act
to legalize the grand list Of the town of Emore.
| Il was ordered.
Senator PECK called up S. TG, an act prohibit
! ing the Judges Of the Supreme Court from holding
office In any railroad corporation In this state.
Senator BEl.DEN said, in brief that he should
| favor the passage Of the bill without however
meaning to imply, that he thought that any mem
her of the Supreme Court had been guilty Of any
misconduct owing to his connection with any
| railroad.
Senator PARKER said that he had no very
strong objection to this particular BILL but he did
not like this kind Of legislation and should oppose
its passage and should demand the yeas and nays
| upon II.
senator DEANE stated that upon mature de-
| liberation he had concluded that inasnuch as
there might be some suspicious prevalent that
connection with n railroad corporation might in
iluence the purity Of the court, he should favor
the passage Of the bill though he did not counte-
nance such suspicious.
Senator KING favored the bill for the same
! reasons as the last Senator
Senator ORMSBEE opposed the bill because it
would certainly he construed as fling ut the SUI
preme court, which ought not to be subjected to
any such thing.
senator PARKER demanded the yeas and nays,
which were follows; Yeas-Senators Arnold,
Ballard, Battel, Beardsley Belden, Daniorth,
Franklin, Gay King Leach, Mead Munson,
Paine. Peck Powell, Ram, Rice, Suwles, Stearns
and Webster Nays-Ormsbee, Parker, Thomp-
son and Writers; and the bill WAS passed.
20, nm act relating to check lists of voters,
was by request Of the House, and on motion of
Senator Belden returned to the House
Senator DWlNELL, by. request, moved that
the vote refusing the third reading of II. 81 an
act to pay h. NJ. Cole the sum therein named, be
recnnsidered.
Senator'S MUNSON and DEANE favored re-
consideration, and the vote refusing the third
reading was recoDsidered On motion of Senator
Deane, the House was requested to return the
bill To the Senate.
S. 20, an act relating to check lists of voters
came back from the House with proposal Of
amendment; amendment concurred in by the
Senate. On motion, the Senate adjourned.
House-Forenoon.
Reading of Scriptures and prayer by the Chap
lain journal of yesterday was read and approved
Bills, etc.. Introduced and referred-By Mr..
HOWE of Ludlow, to repeal an act in addition to
chap. I'll g s., relating to county Jails and the
confinement and discharge of prisoners, approved
November II, 1876; to com. on judiciary
BY Mr. HOWELL of Albany, by request, to
amend sec. 3 chap 90, &. =, relating to marriage;
Ia com. on judiciary.
Reports-from committee education, adj
vcrsely tn II 49, to amend an act tn establish the
Mortified graded school in Mortified; third
reading refused.
> lSpecioi Orders 3. repeating an act relating to
courts Of insolvency. approved November %, 1876,
WAS taken up as the special order for half-past
ten O'Clock this forenoon
, Mr.. BROWN of Benson said that notw ithstand.
ing the insolvency law was defective he thought
it had tendenc, to hold credit u in check, and
prevent the grabbingof the assets of debtors He
thought that To now repeal this law wonld have a
tendency to Cypress n large class of debtors who
would probably be able to struggle through the
crisis II not unnecessarily oppressed.
Mr.. EATON Of Danville said the whole coun-
try demanded the repeal II the national bankrupt
hot Ia. ll.ft ~. L. aim
lar to the national act, and Ought just as much to
he repealed He thought very few demanded its
continuance on the statute books; but that almost
all classes demanded its repeal. lie understood
that there serious doubts to its Institutions
atty He said the state prnspered under the old
grab law" and he didn't believe we should suffei
under 1t now.
} Mr.. SPRAGUE Of Brandon said he originally
favored the passage OF this bill but he had some
what changed his opinion in regard Ia it 1t was
claimed that it is unconstitutional and if it is he
should now prefer some general assignment law
IL Is too well known that in the execution of all
bankrupt acts a large part o the assets Of the
debtor " stop on the way - to the creditor-are
= used up in costs A general assignment act i.
being prepared and will soon he introduced; aud
he moved that this bill be ordered to lie until
after action can be had on the new bill to be
introduced.
Mr. HOWE Of Castleton favored the motion t.
lie. He said that while the insolvency act is moi
the best we can give the people, We should give
them something tn come between them and the
old grab law before we repeal this
f Mr. MARTIN Of Londonderry favored the mo-
t ton To lie that the committee on Judiciary may
he INTERCEPTED as to the constitutlOnaty OF tn,
e law, and II there are any parts that inOpera
D tive lie did not think ii necessary to keep on
our statute books an imperative law until some
thing else can be drawn np to take its place. lie
D did not believe the present insolvency law wa'
adapted To the needs of the people OF this state
aS it only relieved debtors in this state, but they
T would still be holden for the full amounts To credi
tors out of the state. lie did not favor bank
q ruptcy laws, and would have this law repealed
just as we can fully understand its de
e fects, and the impossbty of its execution. lie
would have the bill lie, subject to be called up Al
[ any time.
! Mr.. SPRAGUE of Brandon further favored
e the motion to lie. He found himself in bac
POSITION, for he is now compelled to favor the re
peal Of an act that he favored two years ago.
The bill was then ordered to lie.
BIZ introduced dndreterred-By Mr.. BROW
\ OF Benson relating To the compensation Of town
superintendents of schools; to com. ON education
Y THIRD reddinI-H. ~, providing for mortgage,
i of personal property; read third time.
D Mr. CAMP of Newport desired further infor
t nation in regard to mortgages before he could
vote for this bill IL seemed "a him like putting
e the debtor wholly in the power Of the creditor
Q Such IA law was IN force IN other states, but ac
! cording to his information il did not work To tn,
E satisfaction Of the people. II this act was only
for the benefit of the debtor class he should hay,
= less objection to 1t; but he thought IL woulc
a weaken credit, and prove an injury to the poore
! class OF debtors.
! Mr.. SPRAGuE OF Brandon said fault had beer
found with him for not iayoriDg bill Of this kline
two years ago; and so great WAS the demand fo
such "a bill among the poorer class Of debtors tina
2 he had come TO favor such law. lie explained
: how this law would work t. the advantage Of tn,
honest debtors, and fully protect the creditor
; enabling the creditor 10 help the honest poor. |
men are not honest. the more Is the need of t
law u protect creditors from dishonest debtors
lie wanted the bill near perfect possible, anC
To that end he would move that the words "thiit,
days from, in the fourteenth section, be stricken
t out, and in the same section provide that tn,
property may be sold on three days notice.
Mr. HOWE of Ludlow regarded the amend
ment Ms me ms for the more eiectual oppression
of poor debtor, and giving the creditor the pow e
| u stIln him Of the lAsl lnIIar al any limo