The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-28

Mr.. Mcintyre Of Dandy moved that the
| bill be amended allowing three permits to
one person. Lewis Of Norwich, Stevens of
Richmond and Taylor of Hardwick: The
amendment should not pass
Amendment lost.
Mr., Taylor Of Moretown moved to amend
| by making IL necessary for applicant to pass
a satisfactory examination. Lost.
The bill was then read the third time and
passed
| Read third time and passed.-Passed, II.
49l, to advance arrears OF pay to Vermont
| soldiers IN war with Spain.
| H. 493, adjusting taxes overpaid by Ber-
| lin and to collect same from Montpelier.
Support Of government. IL. 496, pro-
vision for support Of government, read third
| time and passed.
J Mining and quarry rights-Mr. Mayo Of
Northfield called up II. 461, relating to
| mining and quarry rights. Various amend
ments offered by Mr.. Mayo were adopted
and the bill passed.
State school taxi. 314, providing for
tax OF ten cents on the dollar for the sup
port Of public schools was read bird time
and passed.
Adjourned.
CHARACTERIZATION
Insane poor.-H. 448, making appropria-
ton for the support of the insane poor, was
reported favorably with this amendment
that for every 800 patients kept at Water
| bury, 200 are To be kept at Brattleb0ro.
Senator Dunnett moved that Sec. 9, making
| appropriation for the Brattleboro Retreat be
striken out. Senator Cudworth opposed
the amendment. That institut on is prac-
tically State institution, keeping the in
sane poor If the State needs it., az it does at
this time. If the State wants its insane
poor pr perly kept 1t will have to make this
appropriation The speaker then gave a
brief history OF the hospi al and hoped the
amendment won be defeated.
Senator Dunnett said that there are GER
tain thin tha could be said OF various in
stitulions in the State as OF the Brattleboro
Retrea and Tor which we could make an
appropriation. All are under the same
condition. We have no title In any OF these
Institutions, There Is no sense ia putting
money into old property that does not be-
! long 10 III State. When "A bill goes into
effect which is before the assembly we will
have room enough, as this will do away
with keeping lot Of homeless insane
psupe
Constitutional ameudment.-A proposed
amendment 30 the Constitution dividing the
State into thirty senatorial districts,
Senator stanton opposed the amendment
l. Is H radical change, it is the opening
wedge to take away the representation Of
the people; takes away county representa-
| tion aud destroys county lines, We baVe
our county organization an should kee p
our senatorial representation where it is
Senator Royce favored the amendment.
Il Is well known that the House OF Repre-
sentatiYes is supposed to be the popular
house, but it is known that it is not because
a small town has as much Voice as a large
town.
The Senate is more truly the popular
br 'nch and representative body of the
people, "a the Senators are elected more in
accordance with the population. The State
sh Md be divided into senatorial districts.
This propo- al of amendment is founded on
reason. justice and right to the people
Senator Dunnett In his mind il this
purpose prevails il will operate in a way
just opposite to what the opponents claim.
II this is TO be a representative government
he Senators should be elected according to
population. No injustice would be done to
the people; for instance, in Chittenden
county the city OF Burlington and village Of
Winooski can settle the question who
would be Senator in that county the other
people would have nothing to say and
would be unrepreseDted. The same could
be said OF Caledonia county. ST.. Johnsbury
and one or two other towns could settle the
senatorial question there.
Senator b ldwin: This amendment
would destroy the present line in State con-
ventions, where the representation has al
ways been according to towns. II you are
going 70 make change, start with the
Other Housa which is large at his time;
make the Representatives elective accord.
ing to people. Senator Stanton demanded
the yeas and nays. The proposed amend
| %
Those SENATORS Who y6red in the q firna.
tive vDere. Rrown GsmnbeIl DePoer nm
nett. Rovce. K
Tboss Senatara who voted in tbe nagative
were: Aiken Aldricb. BALDWIN, BALLARD
CIemen- Cndwnr,b FnIIsr Caras CD
eli Graves, Green nm T,esvanwortb Te-
land Marvin Nfilier NsIson Pile PniIarT
Porter. stanton smith Varnev- Wall
Walker. o.
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reneaiing Sec 4476 " 8 reIaIipg 10 boi H.
mo a limited States internal ravenre starnn
rsicl az nrima facte avidanca in lionor ,nrosa.
ccntions P'0'0
g. r.... H., $780,, !, ~,
becanse ba tbonab, Tho 10 4, n,as
t;onai still H. niobt he nomotrneS rroou
stjonai enJ ia yisbad IN oiya tba ;ntrodUoar
a chance to amend the biil so that the nres.
| ont lon sbonId he constitntionsI F0
CIV "a" oiU'.1 70 0on'','u''ona''
senator Brown wished 10 amend the pres
ehC IA" 30 thsI the nolulhg OF Incense
should not De prima facie evidence, but
competent evidence, as IN any other prose-
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