Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-11-06

thifu reading. Adjourned.
HoUsE.--Resolution BY MIR Lawrence, "a
elect officers Of the State Prison and Commission
er Of the Insane, at 10 A. NJ. tomorrow passed
Fixing time for adjournment, on Friday morning
A. NJ; passed, 90 to 81.
| Reports. BY committee on Banks, bill 20 in
corporate the Vermont and Canada Railroad Com
pany, (extending from Canada line in lIighgaie "a
Burlington to connect with the Rutland road, and
some convenient point in Chiuenden county tc
connect with the Central road, OF 10 connect with
either in the other shall not be built J and il
was ordered to third reading BY committee on
roads, Senate bill relative TO the laying out Of high
ways. and it was ordered to third reading By
Judiciary committee, bill in addition to listing Law
(rents TO be liable to taxation in certain cases
which was ordered 10 third reading By com
mttee on Roads. bill chariering the Western Yer
mont Railroad Company, from the Southern line
OF the State in Pownal TO Rutland y Mr. Thomas
moved 10 add section placing this act under the
control future Legislatures, which was sustained
by Mr. Thomas, who held that there should be no
such thing as vested rights, but that corporations
should be required to trust the people here, as
well as in New Hampshire and other States
Mr. Swift objected that people out OF the State
would be prevented from taking stock by this a.
mendmeni.
MIR Barlow believed this unnecessary, as he
though, the Legislature possessed all necessary
power now, and moved TO lay the amendment on
the table rejected
Messrs. RUSSELL Button, Swift and Hall oppos-
ed the amendment urging that il would be fatal to
the projected road-that public policy required a
liberal course to all rail roads-that their charters
should be carefully framed at the outset, as con-
tract for the mutual benefit of the people and the
corporators, and then faithfully complied with. 1t
had been said that New Hampshire retained this
power II may be So yet it is also true that the e-
gslailon OF New Hampshire has been a serious OBJ
stacle to roads in that State Mr. Swift added that
IN his opinion it not necessary for the State to
retain this power he apprehended no serious diff.
culiles on this subject, with the Central road
as all evils may be remeded either by general laws
or Dy amendments OF charters with the consent Of
the stockholders
Mr. Thomas replied that the question of the right
oil way, and not Of repeal, had produced the diff
Guilty IN New Hampshire; and in reply to the sug-
gestlon OF MIR Swit, he said il certainly could do
no harm 10 adopt this amendment, If the legsla-
ture now possesses all the necessary power He
believed that foreign capitalists would not be afraid
TO trust the state most surely they ought not to be
afraid so long as the people Of the State trusted so
much to the corporation.
MIR Rice moved TO add proyiso that no altera-
tion shall be made which shall essentially iniure or
infringe the rights of the corporation Messrs.
Barlow and Thomas objected that this was unne-
cessary, If not trfng. Mr. Rice briefly defended
his notion when il rejected, 81 to &c.
Mr. Farneswouh moved to strike out the power
10 rrprak
Mr. Stevens said this useless, since charters
could as well be destroyed by amendments and al-
erations as well as by repeal. Mr. S regarded the
question raised by the gentleman from West Fair
ee as being really whether the people shall be tax.
ID $50 per ton for freight instead Of - or Ss-in
'ther words, whether Vermont shall have railroads
'r not and in brief and forcible speech advocat-
% railways as essential to the prosperity Of the
State.
Mr. Farnesworth withdrew his motion. and the
amendment Of Mr. Thomas was reiecled-ayes ~.
Toes 1871. Adjourned
SENATE-2 o'clock, P. NJ. Reports By Mr.
Inn from the committee on manufactures, in ia
or oil the bill repeating acts granting bounty on
Tx Mr. ChItienden moved TO amend so as TO /
ostpone the operation Of the bill until the first Of
anuary lS47. After remarks by Messrs Rich /
rdson, VIM, Smith. aud Hodges against the a.
lendmeni, II was Withdrawn; aud after further
observations by Messrs. Woodbridge and ]. Bar
Ell IN favor Of the bill the bill was passed
Ia our report OF Fridays proceedings, Mr. Chit
enden should have been represented as opposed 10
1siead OF as IN favor Of the bill repeating the act
raniing premium on silk
In the debate on the School bill, Messrs. T. Il.
jarrett and Richardson should have been repre-
snted as fsvorng the motion of Mr. Moves 10 in
iesse the salary Of the State Superintendent 10
900, only upon the condition Of corresponding
ierease in his prescribed duties
House.. Railroad. The House resumed con-
Iteration Of the Western Vermont Railroad bill
hen Mr. Thomas moved an amendment recurring
re company TO carry the mails at a reasonable |
compensation. AT the suggestion of Messrs Swii |
nd Rice, the bill was laid on the table for the
resent
MT Tarneswortn called up the bill 20 repeal sec
on oil the act Tor the promotion of agriculture,
Which makes an appropriation TO be expended in |
remums by county agricultural societies) The
III was sustained by Messrs. Farneswouh and Bar
IVY, the former on the ground that the appropria- |
on IS useless and the latter that bounties Of the
ind are wrong in principle, Messrs Aiken, Swim.
ioddard and Russell, defended the agricultural |
ocieties as very useful to the whole Stale encour-
glng every branch Of production, agricultural and
lechanlcal, and opposed the passage Of the bill !
yes 10, noes lO6-so the bill was rejected
The School bill. On motion Of Mr. Fairbanks
re House went into committee of the whole on
le bill Tor the improvement of Common Schools
" Stevens IN the chair the question being upon (
II Brlggs's amendment, which makes the Secreta- /
7 Of State RI ofeio State Superintendent. Mr.
riggs declined urging this amendment, aud Oh
ave withdrew il.
Mr. Rice moved to strike out the IIth. 10Th. and
9Th sections, which provide for a State Superin-
'ndant. Opposed by Messrs. Button, Danforlh.
alrbanks and Swift and Withdrawn
motion of Mr. Kendrick TO give the election
county superntendenls to the people. was re-
''eu' ana Inc committee rose Adj
Tuesday, October %.
SENATE. The School bill was taken I'm and
'ad the third time. On motion of Mr. Villas il
as committed to Senator and amended by slrik.
'g Out the clause. which provides that the County
uPeIlniendanls shall annually enter upon the dn.