Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-11-13
saturday. November s,h-sena.e.

| protection OF fish and game, approved November
| "a, 1874: To com. on game and fisheries.
By Senator RICE, an act to prevent tho too fire.
quent change oftext books In our common schools;
| to com. education.
BY Senator CUsIMAN, an act to change the
name of Charles +. Clough to Charles T.. Bailey;
| to general com
BY Senator BELDEN an act to protect black
bass In the state; TO com. on game and fisheries
BY Senator KING, an act for the re-survey of
| town lines, to general com.
From the House. II. 225 an act TO repeal an act
abolishing the office OF sealer of weights and
measures; to general com.
From the House. II. s05. an act taxing savings
banks and trust companies; to com on banks
II. 205, an act to incorporate the Guilford
Seminary; to general com.
II. a. an act to repeal an act relating to the
practice Of medicine and surgery; to general com
Senator DILLINGHAM; called mp S. ~, an act
in addition to the statutes upon county iais and
the confinement Of prisoners therein, and moved
that II be recommitted to the com. on judiciary;
| agreed TO.
Senator BELDEN called up 5 81 an act proyid-
ing for the publication OF future volumes OF the
Vermont Reports, and moved a suspension Of the
rules to permit OF recommitment for amendment
agreed to, and amendment adopted providing for
the printing Of eight hundred copies of reports
Senator BeldeD proposed to further amend by
fixing the salary Of reporter Mt $3.50, which was
agreed to and the bill passed
1t was moved by Senator BEARDSLEl that the
| House be requested to return to the Senate H.
$50, an act to incorporate the North Hero Cornet
Band; agreed to-
Joint reSOkHiOn-By Senator DILLINGHAM;
relating to the Vermont Historical Society, appro-
| printing $3.50 for its expenses; to joint com. on
state library.
senator BELDEN called up ,. l5I, an act re-
| ating to the management OF the state prison and
workhonse, and moved suspension of the rules
and third reading at this time After some
discussion, the motion was withdrawn and third
| reading ordered Monday morning.
| Special orders %, an act in relation to the
collection of taxes
Senator DILLINGHAM; doubted the expediency
Of the bill and wished some explanation from its
friends. .
Senator KING explained the purport of the bill
and argued that under 1t taxes would be collected
more surely and thoroughly than under the pres
ent law. -
Senator DILLINGHAM; thought the bill was too
radical aud threw the whole burden of litigation
upon the taxpayer, who had his rights as well as
the government
The bill was further discussed by Senators
| King, Peck, Ormsbee, Belden and Battel.
Senator PECK moved that the bill be ordered
to lie; disagreed to.
On the question, " Shall the bill pass ?? Senator
Dwinel further discussed the measure; passage
., O m " aat 10 es,oi,l;s, ,ho oeoo ., o,,or
general
Senator ORMSBEE favored the bill. AZ in his
| Judgment the Office was greatly needed
Senator RFI DEN smoke AT length in sunnort Of
the bill It was no objection to The measure Thai
| II was nm exneriment Every leyslative neasnre
| was an pxnerimpnt II cannot he nrnyed nv ahsa.
| lute demonstration that we have need of mn attor
ney-peneral. lint the experience of other states
situated substantially AZ we are showed the
yalue of the office to the people The cases nj
anplications by criminals for pardon commnta-
ton of sentence. repreyes. etc. which we're COM
| inc under onr observation every dav Illustrated
the need of a law officer to represent the state
| such an officer would be a great saving of ex-
| pense 10 ms
| Senator PECK onnosed tho hill Tho arap-
ments used ON the other side led him 10 do so
With conrts in several counties sitting nj tbe same
time the attorney General yonId have so much nn
| his hands that he conld not nronerlv MANAGE the
| local business Of the states ATTORNEYS
Senator DWINEI,L Thought we sfould keen the
mower of enforcing The laws In the hands al tho
neonle The nearer we cot In thai the hetter We
onposed the bill.
Senator Writers onnosed tho hill sevarol
senators had promised 10 furnish figures sboximg
the economy Of the measure They had failed to
40 so Tho Senator named Tho st,,a's a,,nrna,s
| of Chittenden and adjoining counties and argued
| that they we're capable of performing the dnties
Of their office without helm from an attorne gen
eral
| IN motion Of Senator DEANF adiourped
House-forenoon.
Reading of Scriptures and prayer by Rev. O. L.
Edwards, the Representative from Athens. The
! journal Of yesterday was read and approved.
| Unfinished business-H. 115, an act to regulate
the sale OF intoxicating liquors.
| Mr. FULLER of Fairhaven said he thought II
unnecessary to say word In regard TO the present
liquor law, as he believed the sentiment of this
House would decidedly lay this license law one
side. The argument of Mr.. Redington, that the
prohibitory law should be repealed because it Is
not enforced, would apply just as well TO the ten
commandments, or to the law against the break
ing of the Sabbath; and more, we should have to
sweep nom the statute book the entire criminal
laws Of this state, because they not fully en-
forced This House had already refused to repeal
| the law relating to the Sabbath, even II It IL
violated, and he did not believe we ready to
repeal the prohibitory law. That the law is not
effectualy enforced is no fault Of the people or
the prosecuting officers but to the efforts made to
screen the offenders. The prosecution too often
is brought against the clerk of the liquor-dealer
instead of against the proprietor of the saloon,
and shut up the saloon. lie had had some expe-