Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-10-29
SENATE-AFTEENOON.

From General Committee. in favor Oi :. q an
act To incorporate the Vermont Steamboat Com
pany; passed.
From Committee on Agriculture. in favor of :.
81, an act To repeal an act IN amendment of an act
to incorporate the Vermont State Agricultural ST.
cieiy approved Nov. - l-56: passed.
From General Committee. IA favor of II. 81, an
act 10 amend AL act incorporating the Bennington
BiIle Monument Association approved N"V. -,
l-.G passed.
From Committee un Agriculture in favor of :.
81, an act 10 prevent anl suppress contagious DIS
eases among domestic animals with proposals of
amendment. Proposals OF amendment agreed 10
and third reading ordered Tuesday afternoon next
Third Realings-ll. -. an act amending the
chaltle mortgage laws, by Including within the
provisions OF The Law ''all personal property"
Upon the question, Shall the bin pass? Senator
Dwiuell opposed the b as being against the hest
interests Of the poor. Senator Gleed favored the
hill II would not hult the poor hut the rascdls OF
the State. senator ErilgmIn also spoke IN far";
of the bill. II simply extended the privilege of the
needy niaa 10 raise money upon all classes Of his
property. Senator b~iucu spoke further against
The h.ll.
Upun the passage of the bll, Senator Dana de-
maul'i The yeas iud nays which were as follows
Yeas, senator's BrilgHin. Darling. Dillingham;,
Duiiiau, Field. Gleason, rieed, GnDisell Henry,
Julcvine, KING, Lane, Paul, Peck, Pcmbcr S'a;t,
Sykes. Thatcher, Wopdhouse, - nays, Bl9lgeli,
E."Nn COOK, Dana. Dwnell. Robinson, " etd,
WopiM"ith, ; amt he hhl wa, passed.
II. Il, al act simplifying indictments in cases Of
mud "a and uIan~lLnshtrr
Tpon the question. snail the bn pass Senator
Henry spoke against The hhl. He thought that
shuuli 10. entitled to sprc.n charge setting iu:th
just how the alleged cune committed.
Senator DuntOn favored the bill. II was IN the
line OF law reform that was long ago inaugurate,l IN
England. The Senator Illustrated by Instances of
the escape of prisoners owing 10 yariinces between
proof and indictments. Senator Brllgman also Ia
vorod the hll aud read from the statutes provisions
IN the line OF snpiilcaion OF indictment Tor per
Jury forgery etc and IL seemed THAT these prOvis-
IONS had worked satisfactorily. senator Dillingham;
spoke at some length AGAINST the bll. lie had come
10 have an interest IN II. II hat been hyiore ihr
Legislature II previous sstun and he hal studied
1t and thought II would work an Outrage on suspect
ed persons who were supposed 70 he innocent until
proved IN due form to b. guilty. Another senator
discussed the hlll IN It's FAVOR. Indictments ihi
murder were frequently, from necessity, drawn IN
some haste and the exact manner OF death could
moi he determined The bil' would not work To- The
pr.ju,ilcc ol persons charged with crime, hui would
prcycHt pul'y person nom escaping justice.
The Senator referred {" form. Of indictment IN
other cases and showed that the hl IN question
suggested a form as specific as any.
senator Henry replied IN opposition - the I'M.
The hill was further discussed iy senators Siut
AMI Glccd IA ~ dNur- Senator Glrrh sad that ""
90, the forms Of vrrbpse indictments rom England
and Ike England should discard them. Senator
DuutUu farmer ~Iapke IN favor pf the It'll. senator
Dillingham; demanded The yeas aud Iays whlrh
were as follows: Yeas, senator's Eudgctt. Biids-
man. Br0wa. Daring. buhtpn. Dwm.ll, Treason,
Glccd, judo VINE, KING Peck, fcmhcr, Snrt, sykes
Wordsworth, 10. Niy-. senators Copk, Dana, Dil-
lngham. Firli, G"u'lsell, Henry, Lane. N"rih,
Paul, Robinson. Weed. Mppdh"u-e-lz, and the hI
WAS passed IN concurrence.
H. Id an act tu amend an n'l relating 10 cuuu *
] pruses aud criminal prosecutions approved %pS"ihs
Der - ls,5 Passed N coi., ,urrcuc~ with proposal
| OF amendment.
JOINT R,solution-Ihat the use Of The hall "i
Representatives be- granted 10 Jph Williams i"i The
exercises of deaf mute children al 2.jo "'l"oA p
I m Oct. p. Adopted in concurrence.
Joint Resolution relating Ia the report "i com
/ mtce appointed hv The vermont slac l'i'h'i ;
Association an IN" STATE NORMAL N'hp'i@ Nh"P''"
! In concurrence.
On motion OF S"nripr Dana. = Il, an act tp amend
AN act permitting parties m r,yii suits To challenge
tilf IIftIIsta
/ Their request.
BILLS Introduced From ihr House. an Aci 10 ir-
peal certain acts relating to the construction of TIE
SIndbir Er,ds". To tpmmii''c pH Highways ahl
] Budgrs
=. ~ an act laylHg TAX on thc county "f
/ Grand Isle. Ip G"nrt.h Committee
/ AdjpUfuri.