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SATURDAY, Nov. 9, 1873.
Unfinished business-H lis. an act to regulate
the sale of intONcat ne liquors.
Mr Fuller OF fairhAyen said the argument OF Dir
Remington that III. probibitory law sholld be re-
pealed because il is not enforced, ,oud apply Just
as we'll 10 the ten commandments, or the law
against the breaking Of the Sabbath and more, We
should have to sweep from the statute book the
entire laws OF this state because they are
NOT fully enforced This House had already re used
to repca the law relating to the sabbath, even II
It IL violated. and he did not believe We are ready
to repeal the prohioitory law. That the lay IS not
oiteciually enforced ia no fault of the people the
prosecuting officers but to the Efforts made To screen
the offenders he prosecution TOO often i brought
against the clerk Of the liquor dealer, instead OF
against proprietor OF the saloon, and shut up the
saloon lie had had some experience in the execu-
uoE Of the present law, and he believed that when
the prosecuting officer commenced WITH the deter
mlpation Of stopping ths sale afntoy eating drinks,
II ,uld be zone; and be instancrd Gaze zhere he
had himself broken up the sale OF liquor IN 4 town
in Rutland county where it had become VIGOROUSLY
''rum-hvle" and, after imprisonIns one or two OF
the chief Chenders he had found no others wiling
10 ;.y tho experiment OF breaking the law
In several .oulies in this State the fines recovered
from the execution OF inc Lrrsent law had been
saici-n to pay the entire expenses u the county
court for full term. One OF the great leaks N re-
gard the execution OF the law IS the fact that the
nnes are not promptly paid over by the justice OF
tie peace and have only to amend the law
slightl and e,en that objection is OF no avail. lilo
referred to the claim m.de b. Mr. Redington that
there were many respectable Men engaged IN tbs
sale CT liquor and sail he did not believe any man
could gage in the business OF the sale Of liquor
and be respectable; he would be found down IN the
lower trades of responsibility, and We might as
vel! 1ia.s a. 'mBrderers. thieves and burglars as
respectable mrh. He,srring TO the new law pro
posed to be enacted lie did not seo oT we are TO be
benefited by the change. IL would he stop LAX
ward, and the cost OF executing this H:ense law
you'd be as great as TO execute the present law
Tho p.l thai public sentiment does not sustain the
present law, Anl deI,ands license law In its
place, is not sustained by ths facts in the case
Again, the proposition TO send this bill 10 Inc PEG
- a Fal rnntA Lad In
stiu sSle :. the next March meeting, and the ques
ton OF the qualification OF men 10 fill the offices
would sink into insignncanct before ms question
of license or prohibition, aud instead Of asking is
IN an qualified to discharge the duties OF an oilce
It wolld se, is he in favor OF rum or no rum lie
did not belia,e Vermont is ready now to 70 back on
herself, and in this ut ppiPl wear enact license
law.
Mr. Hoitou Of jamaica said we have only to step
the line into the state OF New York 10 see the
difference between license and prohibition. There
is more drunk enness in any town n New York than
in the towns Of Vermont. there l. more crime there,
and the COST of the criminal courtg there are very
much greater. The people Of Vermont have long
since said that the sale OF liquors Is crime, and he
could not now give his vote u Il law that would
give respOctabity 10 a crime that is inc author OF
the most OF the murders and crimes OF the state.
lie hoped the third reading OF the BIZ! wopld be re-
fused.
MIR Scranton Of vcrgcnnes said he believed tho
present law isa failure, Its tendency is 10 make
men sneaks and perjurers. and leads men to 20 be-
lind tki door and violate law they have not the
-
every word OF the argument q I've Gentleman rom
Rutland and hoped 1t would be PACED.
Mr Miles Of Craitsbury compared the effect OF tho
present law upon towns adjoining the states having
II licens" law and those towns remote IRON such IL
cense law. and claimed that the effect Of tho prohi
bito.y law upon society is beneficial. There Is no
evidence tina, the prOhihitOry law is iailsrc. on
the other hand. there is Try evidence that II Is
success that II has driven out OF sight the fash
ionabe liquor saloons that entco men u their ruin
lie believed the people demanded that the pres
eat Jaw shall be- retained, and would oppose theop
pose The suhstitptiOn OF any license law
Mr. johnson Ut Rockingham demanded the pre-
yious question. which was seconded by the house.
On the question of the third reading Of the bill Mr.
orcott Of RpNhury, demanded tho yeas and nays.
which were taken a. follows
Those Niu voted in the nilirmBtive-Messrs Alex
andsr, Beals, Benson Bliss Of Bradford, Bliss of
Worcester, Briggs, BIooKins. Brown o Whiting,
BulaId, Cinnamon, Clsr- Of Tinmouth, Curuor,
Davis OF Peru. Derrick, pOugan, Eaton, Eddy,
rdsor, Edward, OF Richmond Ely t.oddard. Oakley,
Dmors. GIrdsop, Goodell ireene. IiaTtshoTn, llis
gins, IloushtOn .; KeadsbOrU. Iloses, Hubbard.
kennedy. Kingsley, Enis Lewis Of Wells. Mack,
Mea ham, Mills. Monahan. Moody, Mpren, Nor
rssey, Nash OF New Haven, Norton, Reding
Jon, Raber,son. Rockwell, Scranton, Sheridan,
HherEin, Smalry, smith Of Newark, sp.ulding.
Spear, steele OF South burlington Temple,
Turner, Waite " ainburn. White OF Calais, White
Of South Hero, Whitney OF Chelsea, whitney of
Marlboro, Wood g.
Those who voted in the nogatiYa-Messrs Adams.
AdTich. Allen. Ball, Bannister, Beardsley, Bsnii
min, Bingham, Black, Boyce BTesee, Brown OF Ben
sen, Brownoi Rchiord, Boswell, camp Of Elmore.
Camp OF orange, Camp oil NrspOrt, tlase, ClAfh oi
OTSell. Collins OF Barton, Collins OF MOGEtup,
ConsdOn, Cook Curtis, Damon, Darling, DaTtt
DAVIS Of htocsbridgs Davis Of Walden, Derby,
Dexter, Dwnol!, Edwards Of Athens, Emsrspn,
HstshTJok, farnham, Fitch Fletcher, Fuller Of
FsirhaYon. Fuller of Starksboro, Garfield Garland
GiOyd, Gorhan. GOss, 6rUss, Haines, Hammond
Hartman, Harrington OF Salisbury, Hayward,
Hazsn, Innmsu oil rerby. Hinsdiil, Holbrosk
Holden, Holt lIoiton, HouyhtOn Of Pittsheld. Howe
OF Castleton, Hove OF LUDLOW, Huntington, Huse,
Hyde, Ingalls,, Jakwsy, JENNIE, johnson, Jones, |
Judcyine, kidder, LOWS Of Norwich, LinoUlu, |
tosts. lockwood, Msrsh, Martin Of fsrrIsburyb