Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-11-15

S. 5s-Misuse OF receptacles for milk.
Joint committee on public health.
s. a-Anendns act Incorporating the
White River Water Co. Corporations.
S. Sl-Tncorporate Quarry Savings bank.
TO committee on banks.
On motion of Mr.. Kicker Of Groton the
House adjourned.
OUSE-AFTERNOON.
THIRD READING ORDERED
Fl. col Establishment OF gates and
signals by railroad corpora lions. CAS-
amcndcd)
II. 415-To provide for care Of private
burial grounds. CAS- amended)
II. 4ls-To exempt college fraternties
from taxation. CAS- amendcd)
RECOMMITTEE.
H. 4S2-To prevent the misuse OF
firearms. To general committee.
SENATE AMENDMENTS CONQUERED
IN
Fl. 157-Rclating to taxation Of deposits
in savings banks and trust companies.
Pending the concurrence in the nrh
proposed amendment the bill was or
dered to lie and was made special or
der for 1870 Wednesday morning.
DEBATE ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
II. 371-To abolish capital punishment.
Mr.. Fletcher Of Cavcndish said plenty II
/ chance for difference Of opinion; that
the history Of the State for 20 years wa.
! imprisonment for life for mon and hanging
for women. He said We would get more
| convictions for murder with capital pun-
! shment abolished.
Mr.. Bailey Intercepted Mr.. Fletcher.
Mr.. Hamlin of Cornwall spoke again st
the bill.
Mr.. Shaw of Marlboro was for the bill;
he thought the death penalty was a relic
of the dark ages.
| Mr.. Bolc of Coventry was very strongly
in favor OF the bill. He thought the ex-
ample OF capital punishment was neither
| Statutory nor good
Mr.. Cameron Of Proctor was against the
bill and d'd not believe in erasing from
the statute book. the great safeguard
Of society. lie believed In just and dig
niled execution OF the law. He believed
the State had the moral right to tai" life.
Mr.. Grif1th Of Poultney opposed the bn,,
| believing that whoever or whatever de-
stroyed human life, should be destroyed.
Mr.. Hulburd Of Hyde Park favored tho
bill He thought the State had reached
that point in development. where it could
go out of the killing business He de-
clared that human juries were unable to
point without error the man to death;
said the safeguard OF society was the
sanctity Of human life; that execution.
were never as public as to-day, and such
things should end.
Mr.. Latham OF Milton intcrrogated M.
YIulburd.
Mr.. Darling favored the bill, and thong ut
it shame for the State to keep such a
law on its books. He claimed that tbs
penalty was not a deterrent and was
therefore useless.
Mr. Jackson of Barre city while still IA
voring a referendum on th. question, did
not propose to urge such an amendment
and favored the bill. because capital pun
shment does not decrease the crime IT
murder
Mr.. Chase of Greensboro opposed the bill
az did nine-tenths OF hi. constituents. The
bill should be defeated for the good Of the
State.
Mr. Senter Of Montpelier favored the
bill. For 80 years he had opposed capital
punishment Mr.. Sonter FIRST discussed
the scriptural injunctions bearing on the
taking OF human life. We have not In
these days the right to take life because
It /. no longer necessary. The punish.
merit does not deter from crime. 1t Is the
certainty of punishment that stays the
assassins hand.
Mr.. Finn Of Springfield supported tn,
: bill not because of any sckly sentimental
ity or because of any recent events in Yer
mont but because the fair fame of Yer
mont may never again be sm!rched by tn,
State taking life that 1t can not give
The fear OF punishment docs not proveyl
crime. Let us wipe this law from on;
statute books
Mr.. Kicker of Groton said that he wa.
against the bill.
MIR. Davis Of Tarlee opposed the bill
. Mr.. Brown of Pownal strongly opposed
the bill and advocated tho determination o
l murderers. He claimed that pital punish
mot deferred crime and cited cases IL
point,
l Mr.. Archibald of Manchester favored tn,
bill claiming that convictions of thu
, charge of murder would be moro sure !
life imprisonment was the penalty. II,
thought the State could safely try
change in the law for two years. n,
, thought it snfe, wise and humane to Civ
the LAY a trial.
Mr. Gibson moved the previous question
shall tho bill he read the third time ayr
Mr. Film demanded the yeas and nays
And the result was yeas 70, nays 40
i THE YEA AND'NAY VOTE.
Nays-Adams. Aldrlch. Alexander, At
well, Austin OF Cabot, Bailey Of Essex
Baldwin. Baraw, Battles, Beebe, Bceman
Benson. R,'ley, Bedford. Bcknell, Blod
Eett Boright, Bristol. Brown OF Pownal
Brown of Waterford, Bundy Burnett .
g Royalton, Cady of Middebury, Cady y
= Mortified, Cameron, Carr of st. Johns
l. bury, Carrier, Carpenter. Casey, Caswell
Chaffec, Chamberlain of Sheldon Cham
berain of Sta,Card, Chappell. Chase
Clark Of Castleton, Clark of Newbury
Cobb. Coburn, Cutting. Davis OF Fairlee
Davis OF Grafton, Dexter Dickermar
Dodds. Drew, Dutton. Evarts, Farrngtor
Fellows, Fish. Fitch, Foote, Flagg Fulle,
Gibbs, Gibson, Grafton. Graves. GRAY
Grfith, Gross, Grow. Hambln. Harris q
i Landgrove. Hatch Hay. Hayden. Hill
Hr,sdale. Hitchcock. Holland Holmes J