The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-11-12
Legislature Of Vermont.
Wednesday, November 8.
SEN ATE-MORNIN


wednesday, November 8.
sENATE-MoRN1NG.
On motion of Senator Roberts, it was
voted that on adjournment of the senate
this forenoon IL be to meet again at half-past
four o'clock this afternoon.
Inconsistencies were presented against the
passage of the valued-policy bill from A.
Bartlett, Sons & Co.. f. G. Tutte NJ. j.
Clifford and j. A. Cramton; international
Company and thirty-one others. Also, of
&. l.. Erwin and ninety-One others, against
the passage of acts relating to the licensing
of the sale of Intoxicating liquors.
The humphrey CdSe.-1he matter of the
Humphrey resolution was taken up as "A
special order. Senator Smith of Windsor
stated the facts relative TO the case; that
committee on the insane, who had been in.
formed of this affair previous to going to
the asylum, took the trouble to investigate
it,, and found no grounds for the charge;
tnat this resolution was offered before their
report was submitted, and therefore they AT
first decided to report adversely to its
adoption in concurrence, but owing to the
popular demand for an investigation, aC-
coded to the same and reported this pro-
posal OF amendment which substantially
contains the spirit of the resolution from
the house, but clothed in different language
to remove its objectionable features. This
proposal was agreed tO,-yeas II; nays s.
The question then being upon the adoption
of the resolution, Senators Cleveland Alb.
bolt, Dow, Harvey, Dwinell and Nichols
opposed it. Senator Kingsley thought the
boy would show up in due time. The reso-
luton was refused adoption by vote of
II to L.
joint resolution was adopted granting
the use of the senate chamber to the senate
of 1854 for reunion on the evening of No
vember 10.
Passage RefuSed-S. 100, providing for the
publication of report by the state geolo-
piSt. 5. lOl, relating to dogs.
BIS IHtrodUccd and References. 1856, by
Senator Pease Suspension of the rule), TO
incorporate the village of White River
Junction; gen. com.
mira Reddjng.-S. 80, to appropriate
81 200 to complete the General Stannard
monument. S.6i, to amend Section LILO,
II. l..
PdSSed.-S 80, to incorporate the Security
and Investment Company of St. Johnsbury.
S. Sc, to incorporate the Essex County OPP
erative Savings and Loan Association. II.
4S, to enable school district No. in Middle
sex to draw its public money. II. 157, EN-
towering Waterford to aid in the construC-
ton of bridge across the Connecticut river.
II. 202, changing the name of the Woodstock
Cemetery Association. ii. ~, to legalize
the quadrennia appraisal of Derby for 1856
and the grand lists of 1850 III. 220, au-
thorizing Fair Haven graded school district
to borrow money.
Adjourned.
HousE-MoRNING.
BHls Sgned.-H 10, in amendment of Sec.
$50 Il. h.. in relation to the protection of
fish; ii. 20, to regulate fishing in the waters
of Lake st. Catherine; ii. 26, legalizing the
grand list of Victory for 1889; II. 1872, to pay
y. l.. Keyes the sum therein named; II. lj2,
to pay L. II. Baker the sum therein named:
II. 131, in amendment of act Incorporating
the Rutland Railroad Company; II. 1S5,
incorporating the Home for Friendless
Women; IL. III, to protect pckerel in Met
oil in hat GNst of l,ar ~,
pay Ira j. Twitchel the sum therein
named; IL. %, to egalze the grand list of
town of Brunswick for the years 1886, 1887,
1888 and 1889.
Specja Order.-H. D. weekly payment
bill. This matter came up at 10: so on spe-
cial order for consideration of majority and
minority reports-twelve of the committee
reporting adversely and three favorably.
Mr.. MOlOney said the matter should be de-
Cided on its merits, not on the report of a
committee. Governor Page in his mes
Sage-one of the ablest, strongest and most
statesmanike documents in the state ar
Chives-recommends the passage of such an
act His judgment is valuable on the mat
ter and should he needed Such measure
is in force in almost every other stare, the
worRingmen ask for il AMI are entitled to
receive it. Those who dsfavor it are inter
ested in corporations. a letter was read
from a. b. Valentine in favor of the meas
ure also one from G. p. Harris of Rutland,
both of them large employers of labor, and
paying weekly Workmen not paid weekly
trade on credit. and credit begets wasteful-
ness. Corporations who own stores object
to the measure because wOrkmen would
deal elsewhere and not on credit at these
stores. AT Bellows Falls the large enter
prises pay weekly.
Mr.. Proctor, chairman of the committee
replied to Mr. Moloney, saying that the
committee had given the matter a very
thorough and careful consideration. He
claimed that a majOrity of the wOrkingmen
did not want the system. 1t is mostly the
agitators. He maintained that the laborers
are well-tO-do and happy He thinks there
is little difference between the prices
charged when goods are sold for cash or on
{ credit. He also believes the bill itself is
faulty as it does not include railroads and
partnerships. He considers it class legsla-
ton. Mr.. Proctor also quoted from the gov
ernor's message in addition to what Mr.
Moloney said
Mr.. Smith of Royalton resented the i'm
putation cast by the gentleman from Rut-
land that members had been influenced by
lobbyists. The tendency of modern egisa-
ton was to interfere with the relations be-
tween employers and empl yees. Soon the
movement would come to farming inter-
ests The complaints against the corpora
ton stores were greatly exaggerated.
Instances were cited where corporations
obtained the necessaries of life at a less cost
for the laborers than they could otherwise
be obtained.
Or. BOyntOn objected 10 the OIL because
ii Disseminated between different lines of
business. He found in it no provision for
the weekly payment of doctors bills.
Mr.. Enright favored the bill.
Mr.. Smith of st. Adams thought the re-
ports Of the committees should receive the
consideration they deserved. The conclu-
sion of the committee had been reached
after careful investigation of the facts
The matter of payments is regulated
by custom and should not be fixed
by arbitrary rule. An equalization is
involved. On the one side is the longest
time laborer can conveniently wait, and
on the other the shortest period in which
corporation can conveniently pay. There
are TWO classes of laborers, -one which
spends some fraction of what it earns up to
100 per cent, the other which spends more
than it can earn. The first class does not
desire weekly payments, the second does
The latter number constitutes from twenty
TO twenty five per cent of the working class
and it is not right that the will of the mi
uOfitV should unset that of tho tnoioritU