The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-11-01
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Special Order. The House resumed
consideration of the bill reviving the act in>
cooperating the Connecticut and PassumP-
sic River Rail Road Co. the question being
upon Mr.. Davis amendment, empowering
future legislation to alter, amend or repeal
the act.
Mr.. Henry moved 10 strike out the word
repeal, ayes 76, noes 95; so the amend>
ment was rejected.
The question then REQUIRED upon the a =
doption of the amendment Of Mr.. Davis OF
Norwich.
The amendment was sustained by Mr..
Davis of N. who regarded this as question
whether an unlimited corporation should be
created, utterly Neutrality-suspicious. restric-
ton or control.
Mr.. Davis of N. replied, questioning the
advantages of rail roads. and instancing the
fact that through the Western roads the
produce of Ohio and Kentucky was brought
to the valley Of the Connecticut, and there
sold in competition with products of that
valley. This amendment he insisted would
not injure the corporation, as by the con-
sitution, they were protected from abuses
by the Legislature and the objection that
stock could not be taken. had before been
urged, when this principle was applied to
banking corporations but il proved to be a
humbug
Mr.. Everett thanked the gentlemen from
Norwich for at last confessng that all these
amendments were merely cover for hos
tility TO rail roads and then went on TO
show the benefits Of Improvements OF this
kind. and to answer the arguments in favor
of the amendment. The very reason that
the West could undersel US in our own mar
ket was, that they have rail roads. while we
have none, and lose, in freight. $40 on ev-
cry ton we send to market. We have nel-
ther time nor room TO state even substan-
tally the other points of his speech, save
one that is, that the sole object of this cor
poration is to transport persons and property,
and the only abuse which could possibly a
rise would he exhorbi,ant tolls. OF such
an abuse he thought there was little danger,
as facts proved that moderate tolls were
beginning 10 be adopted by rail road eorpo-
rations as the wisest policy.
The amendment was further sustained by
Messrs. Henry. Harrington and Folsom, nd
opposed BY Messrs Whitiemore, Stacy
Rice of Somerset and Smith of Addison.
Ayes 81, noes, III, so the amendment was
rejected, ard the bill was ordered 10 Sd
reading.
HOUSE..
The Senate returned the bill relative to
trustee process with amendments, which
were concurred in
Mr.. Wright of Shoreham called up the
resolution for adjournment without day at
9 A. M, on the 3lst inst. Mr. Rice of Som
erset moved to strike out and insert Z !;
agreed to, and the resolution was passed 1.
RESOLUTIONS. By Mr.. Stacy. protesting
against slavery and the annexation of Tex.
as TO the Union. which were referred to the
Judiciary committee.
Reports. By committe on Military Az
fairs, an argumentative report, declaring the
militia act Of last year to be burdensome. to
give an unnecessary increase of officers and
TO be defective in its provisions for the col
lection of fees preferring the acts of 1887
and 1899 as basis on which to frame
new system. and Recommending the passage
of the bill repeating the act OF last year =
and this bill was ordered TO third reading.
BY the same committee bill in addition to
the act in relation to the militia. restoring
the acts of '37 and 80. with am endments,)
which was explained BY Mr.. Davis of N.
when the amendments were adopted, and
the bill read second time, laid on the ia
BILE and 300 copies ordered 10 be printed.