The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-23
Legislature OF Vermont.
Friday. November 1S.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..


Motions were made to strike out the words
q grew squirrels" and muskrat," which
nrevailed. and the bill was ordered to a
third reading.
Bjils Pnssed.-H. 1876, assessment of state
taxes. II. 367, relating to Brattleboro char
fer. s. ~. Barre Water Co; s. Ill, Column
ban Electric Co.
Bnls Siqned.-H 203, line between New
York and Massachusetts; II, 211, land sold
for taxes: II. So, license Of insurance COM
panies H. 354, use OF water from Lake
Memphremagog for manufacturing pur-
noses. TT, 251, Gilmore Pond Turnpike Co.;
n. 11S, Olcott Water Co.. H. 80, real estate
in waterville.
n. ~. protection OF fish; Fl. 81 repairs Of
highways; II. l01, protecting fish; III. 80,
protecting trout; II. 105, protecting fish
II. 1873, use of dogs in hunting partridges;
n. 1853, protection Of eagles; H. III, relat-
ting TO legacies; Fl 172, Newton cemetery
association; II. 1873, collection of highway
taxes; H. 1876. relating to highway taxes;
Fl 300, protection of deer II. 2B Reads
boro cemetery associations; II, 256, protec-
tion of highways: II. Sal, protection Of fish;
H $50, costs before road commissioners; II.
$50. Maple cemetery association; Fl. 3GO,
occupancy of abandoned farms substitute
hill introduced; S. 49, exempting certain
islands from taxation; S. ", assessing pews
in Rutland church
Ems Introduced H. -, to create a board
of arbitrators and define and regulate its
duties.
II. 4O4, Winslow Home for Aged.
IT. 4O6 Baptist Ministers Association.
II. 4OS, Laurel Glen Cemetery Association
H. 400 Fall Mountain Paper Co.. increase
OF stock.
Adjourned
HoUsE--EvEN1NG.
BjUs PoSsed.-S 49, Barre Water Co: 5.
14O. Windsor and Fplchvilla Telephone Co.;
S. 142, Franklin Co. Agricultural Society
Specinl Ordor Weekly pavmnn- hill. Mr..
Stafford advocated The passage # the meas
ure He spoke Of the evils Of the corpora
ton store and the credit system consequent
thereon. If the men had weekly rav-dav,
they could deal in cash where they pleased
When the hard weeks work is done. whose
money is 1t? Does IT, belong in the pocket
of the men who have earned IL, or to the
corporation? If II is an advantage to that
man to have that money in his pocket-in-
stead Of having credit al the corporation
store-give it to him Give him the money
and let him do with il as he will. II is
Justice that we ask-not charity. Let every
man have his own.
Mr. Booth of Northfed failed TO see
wherein the moor man is benefited by weekly
pavment He believed that every corpora
ton would paw weekly as soon as II seemed
for the interests of the employees TO do so.
He had found upon inquiry that 1t was not
the honest working-men who were asking
for the hill, but the dishonest opes-those
whose wives were IdkllE III WdNlluSS WHO
the husbands stood on the street corners
smoking cigars He stated that in his ex-
perience as a minister monthly payments
were better than weekly payments. He
did not believe in continually hammering
at corporations.
Mr. Dewey of Bennington said the meas
ure was one in favor of the wag6-earners,
and was an important one to them; II they
had their paw weekly IL would enable them
10 have more comfortable homes and any
is1a
home happier was desirable legislation,
Massachusetts and other states had already
adopted such a system and II was having
good results. The mass of the people are Of
The working class: they are quick to see
what is for their interest. Where have our
big republican maiorities in state and nation
gone TO? Can we afford to neglect the wants
of the masses? If republicans wanted vie
tory, thev must anchor close TO the common
people-the wage-earners. He desired his
vote recorded on the side of justice and the
workingman.
Mr. Hunt of st. Adams said that it had
never occurred to him that this was a pG-
litical question. 1t had been made plain to
him as chairman of the general committee
that the sober, honest laboring men wanted
the bill. He referred to the fact that he
was paymaster of the Central Vermont
Railroad Company ana had been for eight
cen years. He had never discovered any
demand for the passage of the hill. He
thought that the right OF contract between
employer and emplOve ought to be pre-
served. He had petitions with him signed
by from 800 to 900 laboring men against the
passage of the bill. He thought the trustee
process was the curse of the working man.
Mr.. Dodge of Lincoln believed that when
a man has earned dollar he is entitled to
il. He thought some restriction ought to
be placed upon corporations in the matter
of weekly payments.
Mr.. Rowland of Barre thought the COM
pulsory weekly payment law would work
hardship on small corporations and on the
workmen also. He vigorously opposed the
measure.
Mr.. Goodell of Readsboro favored the
bill and cited many illustrations in support
of his position.
Mr.. Boynton OF Montpelier favored the
bill and thought that men who favored the
bill were honest. He thought the enact
ment of this law would work benefit to the
poor.
Mr.. Fish of Ira regretted TO take opposite
sides with his friend Stafford. He did not
think the laborers demanded such a law.
Mr. Miller of Newport opposed the pas
sage of the bill. He thought corporations
had some rights.
Mr.. Cannon of West Rutland favored the
passage of the bill.
Mr. Barber of Arlington spoke in OPPOSE
ton TO the BILL saying that there was no
evidence here that the genuine workingmen
want such bill passed.
Mr. Booth of Mortified again spoke
against the bill, and replied to some OF the
remarks OF Mr.. Cannon.
Mr., Cannon deprecated the necessity OF
indulging in personalities.
Mr.. Bates of Pownal favored the bill
Mr.. Colburn of Manchester spoke against
the bill. Mr.. Young of Bristol opposed the
passage of the bill.
Mr.. Stafford called for the yeas and nays
The result of the ballot was yeas 60, nays
124 and the third reading was refused.
BY request OF many individuals we print
the vote on the above named bill. The
question being, Shall the bill be read the
third time? the yeas and nays were as S0l
lows:
TEAS.
Aldrich Joslyn,
Ailard, King of Albany,
Allen l.aYigne,
Baird, Lawrence,
Barker, Learned
Bates. Leland
Bennett Marsh,
Boynt0n, MattisOn,
BrattOn. MeCuin,
Brown OF Morgan, Meader,
Brown of Nottingham, Miller of West Fairlee,
Bryant, Newton OF TOpsham,
Burt, Owen of Hinesburgh,
Cannon, Peck Of New Haven,