The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-17

sentence of Frank Shaw. Third
reading ordered and passed.
Eastwood. HI. 119, committing
death sentecne, read third time and
passed.
Bill introduced. H. 1856, prohibit
ing acceptance of railway passes by
State officers, excepting drought the
Secretary of State. Third reading
refused. Yeas, Sc, nays, 80.
Admiral Dewey. Joint resolution
authorizing the Government to secure
portrait. Adopted.
NATE-EVENING.
Senator Annis moved that the Sem
ate take recess of twenty minutes
and that during that time the order
OF the Senate be maintained and the
president remain in the chair Motion
carried.
During the recess handsome gold
chain with charm was presented to
President Stanton by Senator Stiles
on behalf of the Senate with speech
of presentation, Senator Emery fol-
lowing with further remarks. Sena.
tor Spencer then presented to Chap
lain Farman a purse of $134 from
the Senate, with remarks by himself
and Senator Annis.
President Stanton and Chaplain
Farman each thanked Senate in brief
speech.
. Insane asylums H. 1856, repairs on
Waterbury asylum, and Brattleboro
retreat. Senator Mayo moved to re-
| consider vote amending hill
Senator Greene explained that if
vote is recOnsidered and amendment
voted down he would offer substi-
tute amendment, (Which he read
Senator Brown opposed motion, say
/ ing that Senator Greenes proposed
amendment would not deserve adop-
ton, for the BrattleDoro retreat needs
no appropriation. Read at length
from report of that institution which
said it would be able to run without
further State aid and showing that
rates paid by State for care of patti
ents have continually increased
from 81. 20 week to So per week up
to 1876. The institution is good
paying institution. The institution
has great " ealth and almost no debt
Two years ago it expended about $l7,-
600 i'll repairs and did not need any
|
ent repairs which will amount to only
about $1,000, i'll all. Senator Stiles
emphasized fact that repairs are need
ed for proper care of the State patti
ents. The institution has much prop
| erty from which an income is re-
celved and it has almost no ready
| money.
Senator Spencer said the State gets
| its patients cared for cheaper at Brat
tleboro than at Waterbury,
Senator Stiles asked how the insti-
tuition could get money to make re-
pairs since its property cannot be
mortgaged.
Friday. Dec. ~, 1909.
SENATE-AFTERNO
Tax on corporations. 43S, read
third time and passed.
Deer, damage to crops. H. 423,
| Senator Stiles moved to reconsider
vote refusing to recall bill from
House. He wanted to amend so that
| 81, 200, now in Senator Noyes' pocket
can be made available for State to use
in such payments. Vote reconsidered.
Capital punishment. -H.lf, to abol-
ish. Reported without expression of
opinion. Viva voce vote taken but
not declared when Senator Emery
spoke briefly i'll favor of the bill
Senator Annis opposed the bill as
not even being consistent, as it does
not do away with all death penalties
but leaves it in certain instances. 1t
would not let man off with life
prisonment who kills husband in
order to debauch the wife, while
man who commits an indecent as
sault on woman and kills her shall
be hanged.
Senator Stiles understood that GER
| tain States have abolished capital
punishment and returned to it be-
cause of increase of murders.
Senator Emery moved to strike out
that section of bill which provides
for capital punishment in certain in
stances. He was unaware the bill
had been so amended in the House.
Senator Russell said that a change
of the law would tend to increase of
crime. The habit of Legislatures of
committing death penalties tends to
increase murder. The keepers of
State prison where there is a murder
er co fined carry their lives in their
hands, for the murderer has nothing
to lose and much to gain by trying
to fight free. Pardons are easily Sc
cured for men under life imprison-
ment He referred to various terrible
murders in this State and said he had
no sympathy for doors of such crimes.
Senator Jackson liam. said man
is more afraid of life Imprisonment
than of death. The sentiment of the
people is so against capital punish
ment that it is almost impossible to
convict man of murder.
Senator Annis asked why if muir
dQrar nrpfqrs death IN lfa innricn