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due, or 10 become due, giving the name of
the person Or corporation to whom the debt
Is due, and the amount thereof"
co. Amending section 81 ION motion Of
MIR, Childs), 50 as to provide that no person
shall be entitled 10 hearing on grievances
before the listers until he has delivered TO
them sworn inventory.
The new oath to the Inventories contains
saving clause, chat my answers to these
interrogatores are correct dccordjn9 10 my
best kno,oledge."
Mr.. Battell moved 10 add "and belief. "
This was killed at once. Mr.. Dix Of Mont
gomery then moved to strike out, accord
ing to my best knowledge" so as to make
the oath Iron clad" as 1t is now. A lively
debate took place on this. Mr. Dix, Mr..
Plumley, Mr.. Johuso on of Wallinglord, Mr..
Blackmer of Stockblidse and DIR. Jones
favored the amendment on the ground that
any honest man could take the ''iron clad"
and to soften It, as proposed in the bill,
would open the doors - all sorts Of lodging
Mr.. Wing. Slr. Smith of Ncwbury
and DIR. Erwin. opposed the amend
lnent. Mr.. Wing said he knew OF cases
where scrupulous men, who wanted TO obey
the law, who would not knowingly keep back
one cent of their property, had refused to
take the 'iron-clad, because it required more
than they could conscientously swear TO-
lie believed that dishonest men would swear
to the ''iron-clad" as well as TO the modified
oath. 1t made no difference to them. 1t
was fot honest men: that the modification was
designed. MIR. DX's amendment was voted
down, yeas 81 nays.s6.
The Constitutional Amendments.
In the Senate, this afternoon, the special
committee upon the constitutional amend
mcnts reported. Senator Crane presented
luminous report on the proposed amend
mcnt relating to repr.cves, combinations
and pardons. The question being on the
concurrence of the Senate, the yeas aud nays
were taken and resulted. yeas %, nays
none and the amendment was concurrcd in.
On The proposed amendment, requiring an
additional oath OF members of general assem-
| ply, Senator Dart, for majority of the
committee, reported favOably and the
amendment was concurrcd in By a vote of 10
too. On the proposed amendment relating
10 the traffic in intoxicating drinks Senator
Hogan for majority Of the committee re-
ported favorably, and the amendment was
| concuircd In by Il vote of 23 10 J. On the
proposed amendment relating to the election
Of certain State officers, Senator Howard, for
n majority, reported au adverse report The
Senate concurred in the amendment by a
vote OF 16 to IL. On the proposed amend
ment relating to filling vacancies in the House
and Senate Senator Cutting presented an
adverse report, and the Senate refused to
concur in the amendment by vote of 9 to
%. On the propo7ed amendment 10 enable
towns to aid railroads, Senator Cutting pre-
scented an adverse report from majority oi
the committee, and the Senate rcfuscdtu CON
l,,, t,,t l,n I N
The House rejected the prDhlhory
amendment the amendment 10 regard TO
pardons, etc, and the amendment in rcgald
to the filling Of Legislative vacancies. L. is
claimed by some that these proposals OF
amendment should have been voted upon
first by the Senate and that the &C iDn Of
the House, last Tuesday, goes for no hing.
The friends OF the prUhlbitoiy amendment
are urging this very strongly. They base
their argument on the wording Of the consli-
tuition, article 25 land if a majority Of the
members Of the Senate and Of the
: House of Representatives OF the next
following general Assembly shall re-
speclively concur" etc. They say that the
Senate being named first should concur first,
especially as the proposals originated with
the Senate two years rgo have nothing
TO say 10 this argument, except that il is be-
yond me. AS the Ease stands now
only two proposals of amendment have been
.. concurrcd in by both branches that reqir-
, ing an oath OF each member Of the general
assembly that he does not. and did no, a. the
time OF his election, hold any Office of profit
or trust under the authority Of Congress
whether created directly, or indirectly, for
which cmolumcnt is provided for from Tho
treasury Of the United States sud that pro
:. vlding for the election Of the people, on I'll,
, same ticket with the Governor aud l.ieuttn
, ant Governor, of the secretary of State ant
auditor of accounts.