Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-12-17

Torsham interrogaied the committee As 10 whether
,lrl,fs owing would not be balanced 10y debts due
and WAS answered that thai would be aioui thr
effect lie did not know much about ''m"nrScd
capitnr, but he did know what Mr.. Thompson
amendment meant. Mr.. COlhurn oil Sprlllsh'iu
favored Mr.. ThOmpsons amendment he nal tilhel
with some Jf the farmers IN ms town
who were in favor of not having Offsets
because there MANY fraudS practfrl
The list would he much larger ani the
tax 50 much smaller that in the end 1t would be a
benefit To the poor man. Mr.. chaplin OF MiddlrlcN
favored the hrst amendment hut was opposed 10
that of Mr.. Page. Mr.. Palmernf Waterbury Thought
II there were be Offsets the burden of taxation
would be much harder upon the farmers ami poor
men Than now lie knew some eminent men AL
vOcaie,l the principle OF Mr. 1hompSOn's amend
ment hut this wonld not work we'll Mr.. Hooker Of
Braiileboro was of the same opinion n the the on
sets were stricken out II would make the poor men
pay all the taxes; the rich men would Know how To
gel along with this, and the bill ought TO he entitled
IAN act 10 relieve the rich men anu Cypress me
poor" II Mr.. Thompson'5 Amendment was adopted
| He gave Instances OF how rich men now escaped
| taxation by means Of government bonds etc. He
thought however that the provision requiring the
parculariies OF debts e;c., To be stated and sworn
| To would cause a great deal of needless trouble,
etc, To men of extensive business He then aluded
To aud discussed the bill introduced by Mr.. Walker
OF Wiliamstown and portions Of the bill were read.
| Mr.. Hubbard al Plymouth thought Mr. Thompson's
amendment would work great injustice TO the farm
and hat the manufacturing interests would suffer
| rs well. lie supported his argument by instances.
Mr. Blair Of Barnet directed attention 10 IL. 2s6.
which presented exclusively the subject of Offsets.
| Mr. Booth Of Morristown dslikcd the feature which
requires the particular statements 1tc., in regard
10 debts 70 De pupsneu 70 llc world, nc tlHusht u
the person pay taxes on all his property unless he
chose 10 exhibit. all his affairs, 1t would he good
lhlng. Mr; hoyGe vi ravs.on "meFeu aiiShuilehls
called attention TO II. 3l5 which is designed to pre-
sehl lIau , 9lisS IN 1a III ni
!. " ~ a,,nn1noI, 70 ,nin,r,I i a.,
| not think as had been stated that the effect would
pe " hi'the 'ne IA M, M . %, az ~, ~, ~ a
and showed the evils il would prevent Mr., iIaryry
men s u.s. III III Psnfrs,r 81 iS-o,, ny
p1 t ~ , arh ~ ,, IN t"vo W ~ @ M,
nnei VI va ~. -, wa" " ~ % i if'sts ~
nin Us NJ, ~" Nm , a., , y. " ~
Wv, mncr The ,.ir"nInstances and he moved tb,, The
| Committee recommend The dismissal Of n 80,
| which was Designed To- prohibit Offsets beyond a
| certain amount. MIR. Whitney of Franklin. again
| smoke against doing away with Offsets Mr. Briggs
| OF Bran,ion Thought the feature requiring a man
10 disclose particular statement OF his affairs as
reonira,i nv ms hi was hal and therefore nrnpos
al an a,,ai;meny 10 Inc tSirj sect,on as tninws
said inventory shall he regarded as coniidentiai
sons owe as obiaIned from said inyenIory." Nr
| concerned 10 adopt the Amendment Of Mr. Thonp-
son II the people deslrc,l IL he thon spoke in favor
Of The anendIhen, proposedIy himself and xplain-
| Cont what was meant by ..moneyed capital" and
the effect Of this bil as applied TO National Ranks
| MIR Butterreld of Nottingham thought the people
Of Vermont demanded different sysiem of an srs
from Whnt now preyails Mr. chaplin of Middle
sex moved 10 amend section s. of H. ia So that it
sh,I read ..no deduction shall he made in the Ist
~ any nerson by reason of debt owing nv him
Mr. Martin Of londonderry said he smoke because
he hod heen requested nv his sttupnts N nnnosq
exemptions from lists OF persona nrnperty on ac-
| cnun, OF ,leh,s owing lie made an elon1enf and
effective sneech arguing Thai the eyemnion from
,ayation on acronnf of Ieb owing worked in favor
n, tho rich man anil against the moor III was in
t,yar ~ Air Thnmnsor'I amendment IL No mass
o u T Nh p,pt,b a., I'm, nv M -,
connt ~ mortgaCas Mr. Howe of indIow thnnTbt
tbts nh m IA was not what we wanted hut NJ
om1h, "a tato hi. If we cont vet ,nvfhng hettcr,
ii,vore The amenIment do,n,, away with nsets
NJ MancooJ of perm said no sbonIi vote for me
mi hnnet,se ~ scctinns Mr. Nichols of Essex
Dill because VI secton ,. ~ t,Ino, vim II
lhought the farmers "on,u oe sat,s ,, WIN , n
~ ne hopeu tne nlli Mouil pass " h tnr W
meht anu ne thoughl secl1h D. tlt Us. iea VI, ="
the blll. Mr.. Martin OF inhuohuoiI! o"ttcu u y
resnuloh as l"oMs ~ Nv ,.' ,,r
sense OF o. tlls , 1i y, nV t nj
~ shouh ne exempt from taAstluh u. lea1on VI
nent5 OWING MI. r.out VI We" ,'uLt .n'usno ~, We
mad hearu greai many moving -peeoie'
mat were MOI losoal ~ idNultu ~,
emptions on account ot dehts oWlhs' Mr
Butterheli PROPOSED 10 amend the i Ieso,
luton 10y hAlng tn9 hu 1 ~. F.oo u"
MI hoWn oi LuulY" laNu,e" ny icSo
iulloh. Mr. nuo'ait aEa,a 1 1i, II
favor OF proper =, omsels. Mr. oai,es d"
Weybridge favored IL. ~, except the provision
which requires man 10 publish 4 statement
debts owing exc; Nj HOOKER lneh sai MAJ II W.
wanted 10 pasS H. 80 as IS W yI i W. hssp
flsnt IN nInu anu ny oe WI ~ ,i nm
other bllls anu itsolutlohs elC- M hailui sil'
thai he inought ms coli''ee Wis 10 eols'Hyr ~
nl i anu i"t one ,ll . NJ 1 MIMI. VI IN,
nelu ekpiaintu the Ieasous ahi a,'. ~, VI ~
,iIanu List Commune , Mr, men VI M ", pcle
nterrogaled MT martin as 70 ms views III fegai
now IS mat property sha!i De SCI III inc giihu u
at its true value but the fact Is notorious mat I'M
no, uons. me Iesgh IS ~ ndre PIprei.! JuSI
taAtu' !" hat sniil " W ielnV -, r ~ p NJ
poseh oHe ny the .ehilelhau lioii iIdsou gu II
S''' which eoi.peIs ny ISIS 70 w. - IN ~