Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-11-17
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the Legislature TO change this law which
mas stood 80 many years. What Is there
in favor of repeal? He called attention
to points raised in favor of~the bill-name-
ly: We shall be more careful in convc-
ton OF criminals" who can tell as to
this as between the death penalty and life
imprisonment' 1T gives opportunity for
repentance; It is strong argument, in
one sense but IL is after all merely mat
ter of speculation. lie doubted tho sus.
ceptibility of such criminals to repent
ance. at dsgraces family of person con-
victed?' Is it the punishment or the
crime that disgraces? THE punishment
Is vindictive." He insisted that life i'm
prisonment was quite as vindictivo as
the death sentence. The arguments for
TINS Dill, 1t is true, appeal to our feelings
and our sympathy but shall We be gov
erned by that, or by argument and rea-
son? Has It been brought home to us that
II IS our duty to repeal this ancient law?
Inc arguments in favor of retention have
already been fully presented.
Mr.. blanchard Of Newport took TN the
argument, the excuse that IL is not us
as individuals. but the State that in
i'icts the death penalty. But we are the
state; responsible for whatever action
u here taken. 1t is time Vermont took
ner stand with such states rs Maine and
Rhode Island
MT. Bricn Of South Burlington said
that six Western States have in the past
II years returned to capital punishrr mt
after experience with the other plan.
re demanded thu yeas and u1Ns
MT Newton of Reading stood firmly
Tor abolition as he did in 1892 He dwclt
on me danger Of circumstantial evidence
a Danger which this bill averts. He
rchearsed the case of Frank shaw and
hoped tho House would order the bill to
third reading. Tho yeas and NAYS beinr
called. resulted as follows Yeas 81. NAYS
1873, so the third reading Of the bill was
refused. Following is the record of the
vote:
| Blanchard, Bliss. Brewer. Brooks
Brouehtor, Brown OF Wilmington. Bucr-
anan. Billiard. Chcdel. Cheney. Com
stock Conway. Daley of Hartford. Dana,
Darling of Chelsea, Darling Of Hardw ick
Dart. Davis OF Bethel Downcr. Durick.
ish, Ford OF Guildhan. Ford Of Isle Ia
Motto. Galusha, Gates, HapCcod Hast.
iags, Hazeltnc. Kinds. Hunt, Hutchin-
|,
Eetcham King. Leavens, Leisure. LOWS.
Malone, Manuel, Marsh Miller, finer.
Morse Of Randolph Moultroup, Moulton
McGinn, McGnnis Neil, Newton, Nich-
ois. Ordway, O'Sullivan, Pape, Parker.
Tarady, Patton, Perrin. Pike, Pierce Of
Natcrville, Porter, Potter. Prehle. Ran
dali, Rooney, Sanborn, Savage shepard
son, Shipman Smith Of Rutland city,
Stevens Of Victory sykes. Taylor of
brunswick. Taylor Of Windsor. Tilden of
Norwich rilden Of Rcxhury. Walker of
Fcrrisburgh, Walling. Williams. Total ~.
| Nays-Ackerman, Aean. Ainsworth.
Arthur, Atkins. Atwood, Bailey of BARR
town. Bailey of Essex Ballard. Bartlett,
Rockford. Beers. Bentley Brewster.
Brown Of franklin, Puttertcld. Camp
hell, Garfield, Chase Clark of East Mont
pelier. Clark of Grafton. Clark of Sutton.
Coleman. Cook " Canaan, Cook of
Greensboro, Cook of Orange. Corser.
Covell Crane, Curtis. Daley of LHming-
ton. Davis of Chester, Davis Of Duxbury.
Davis Of Glover. Dow. Drolette. Dwirell.
Dyer. Eddy. Farman, Farrar. Earring.
| ton. Fay. Fellows. Fisher, Fits of Brat
tletoro Fits OF Wardsboro F'ortier
Fuller. Granddeld, Granger. Graves
Greeley. Griffin, Grout HALL Hanks
Hanson, Harris, Henry, Herrck Willard.
Hoffman, Holt, Hooker, Hutchinson Of
/ l.nosburgh, Hutchinson of Washington.
J7kVay. Johnson OF Winhal. Jones JOS
/ lvu, Kendall Kenyon, Ladd of Terkshirc,
| i.add OF Alburgh. Lawton, Lebarron,
| Lee. Loveioy. Manchester, Mansur, Mar
he, Martin OF Hinesbursh. Martin Of
/ Montgornory. Mntterson OF Dandy, Mat
/ tyson Of Glastonbury, Maxhold. Melendy,
Mics, Morse of Peacham, Mclean, New
| comb, Norton. Nutting, O'Brien OF South
| burlington O'Bryan OF Starkshoro, Os-
good, Park. Parsons, Poet. Phelps, Pierce
Of Fairlee, Proctor, Redncld. Kicker,
| Kowcll, Royce Russell. Ryther. Sanders.
Sargent Sawyer. Shattuck. Shaw. ship
ley, Sherburne, Sherwin. Shurtlen. Siis-
by, Skinner. Slade. Smith of Sheffield
Stage, Stevens Of Colchester. Stocker,
Stone strltton. Taft, Tarbell. Thomas
ronllinson. Trumbull Tucker Tudhore
| Tyler. Wall. wainwright, Walker, Dunn.
merston, Walker OF Hartand Walston
Warren, Wat.-house Webb, White, VII.
lard of Jericho. Willard of Townsend
! wilcox Of Benson, Wilcox OF Morgan.
! Wilson, Wood Woodward, Wright OF
( South Hero. Wright of Vernon. Total l53
Absent or not voting--Burditt. Fletcher
Cilpin, Hatch. Hurlburt Hutchins, Soy
mour. speaker, start. Thompson. v ate.
| Ninslow.
BENNINGTON MONUMENT RE 'ORT
Mr.. Graves of Bennington presented the
report of the special joint committee 10
Investigate tho Bennington monument
property and the same was ordered print
cd.
Mr.. Graves also presented a bill or. i95).
from the committee appropratinS $500
for jani,or's house when sl.jpo additional
has been raised by subscription, also ap-
propriating $500 for repairs TO monument
when $50 has been subscribed, Ordered
to be printed.
H. 496-Ry Mr. OSullvan of St Adams
city. from a majority of the Joint library
committee. prohibiting tho distribution Of
advertising matter or the soliciting OF
subscription in the State House or state
House ground. Fine Of not more than
ten dollars, Ordered printed
BILL KILLED.
| s. 3--Crcating office Of attorney-e general,
with three proposals of amendment au-
Ithorizing employment of a stenoErapher,
relative TO written request of any judge
of tho supreme court and striking out
part Of the repeating clause Thrd read
ing was refused, 50 to 90, after favorable
report by COMMITTEES.
LOWELL CONTROVERSY.
II. s2-Annexing part OF Lowell to AL