The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-11-12

Amounting the commissioners said the a. |
mendmont was not Mt all calculated TO defeat |
The bill, ma remarked by Nh. Sabin that |
tho oublic interest was the only interest TO
consult. without any record 10 that Of either |
railroad. that the difficulty between the Yer. |
mont Central and Rutland roads should serve
as an example. and that he was not prcpar-
ed 10 vote for or against the bill from the lit
lilo nforma,ion in reo,ted To tho mnt,er that
the House po.scssed. Mr. Adams spoke to
tho same Eject and ,Louobt ,h,, no road
whatever ough, ever 10 have been or be chart
ed, without provision for location ty Board
of Commissioners similar 10 that contemplat
ed in this amendment. and thus time and ex.
ncnsc in leaiss,iup npon alterations and a
men,,mcn,s of charters. would he saved.
Mr., Kellogg considered the question Us
between the State and the St Lawrence Rail.
ro,d COMPANY; that petition was presents
ed To thu Hou Sc for the extension of the road
s;uned by every represaniatiye from Essex
| County. with onl, one execution that the
Atlantic company are ready TO commence
thei, road, and it should not be DELAYED that
the route designated by the company is the
only practicable and feasible ore. and the on.
" one of benefit 10 themselves that the in .
teres,s of the Passumsic road should be sub.
| SerNIcnt 10 those oil the DtlDltC. Dut lie ulu
moi think that the Passumpsc interest would
be injured, but il SO, no one commended that
anv others would be; that the resources OF
Essex Co., SHOULD be developed, the wealth
and population of which has so long remain
ed stationary. and that as u matter of justice
the House should grant this extension, and
he was entirely opposed TO the delegation OF
this power in an extra constitutional manner,
Mr. Powers of Woodstock opposed the
ne ',ona, s"a sa,u ,"a' 'e i,ouse s@Ju'd
it TO be done, that the injury to the inter.
ests Of the Passumpsic road and to Orleans
county, with few exccptons,is imaginary
and the friends of Tho Passumpsic have nc
fears in regard TO this exiention, in reality
that the appointments of committees b.,
county courts 10 locate roads were seldom
satisfactory, and persons had been selected
nine~tenIhs of whom were utterly incapable
to preform these duties. He was not prepar
ed to say tina, such would be the case in re
, gard 10 this appointment but he knew Of M
, committee who could perform this duty
f that the Passumpsic desired this connection
from any knowledge in the possession Of tn,
: tlouse, anu !, 'hcy no. 'hei shIu'u MAKE W,
on The mar, of the Leci.lature. contcnJc,
> for. and so much insisted ON. toward. III
f Passumpsic. should be exercised also ,owar,,
+ the Atlantic, and should De preserved iny;c
late toward. The tter
The discussion b,y;ny bcen nro,rac,ed ,
A late bour. the cub;er,' on mn,;on of Al,
Il Richardson ,y,S l,3 on tho ,,hle IN bo M, Il
p, III. snoc;ni ord.,oJ for ,o.morrov at 10
+ clock 4 Al and the Uorsr ,d;ourn,d
;.
SENATE.
:. THURSDAY, Nov. 6, A. NJ.
I BWs intro,luc,d aud r,t;rreJ--Rv Al
=, y Wbi,temore. rela,iuo to the Sand bar Bril.
= Comnauv. cxt.nd;no The limo for maxim
the sluicewav. with the pctition of The ID
rec,ors fl, The oass,ce of III. iii +, n
% committee on roads. Bv Mr.. Seymour. r,
i latnn to the school fund TO the commit.
=, on education.
', MIR. Bake calleI I'm the motion IN rcco,
y slider the vote refusing the third reading
- the bill TO annex part of Somerset
y Ward,boro' and Dover the vote wa, II
= considered. and Mr.. Seymour proposed
. amend so that all three towns mu,t aero,
I, the act ordered to lie.
- ,,or
; HooSE'
:, Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Putnam.
a Bills referred. BY MIR. Green, Of WI
~ y, lngham, imposing penalty OF SIS upon pc
:. sons who brighten pigeons from pigeon BED
~ =. ID reading refused. by Mr.. Stroud, to c
-, - empt the horse, wagon, sleigh, harness. sa
~ die and buffalo robes of practising ply:
y, cians from attachment; I'd reading refuse
= BY Mr.. Barlow, TO incorporate the M idlar
"a Railroad Co. to the committee on Road.
% MIR. Richardson called up The bill report,
by the select committee 10 revise the listii
law, and offered an amendment taxing ban
and railroad stock at true value at time 4
Ir same is set in the list, whether above or b
10 low par. Mr.. Everts then offered the f
Ir lowing proviso (makinS The amendment
m the committee similar 10 the bill introduce
~. by him few days ago. provided that
,ll railroad stock shall be taxed until the sar
nj shall have become productive and divide
declared thereon" Mr.. Woodward and n
~. Wright opposed the amendment, inasmu
he as certain railroads are in possession of /
N best lands in the ate, which were former
IN and ought now to be taxed. MIR. Richar
90 son stated tina. this amendment of the co,
nj mlttee is merely explanatory of a rrccedi
-, section. that the 2lst section Of the law
~ now in force, taxes stock of companos "
~ are doing Good business. although no aci,
~ dividend is declared. and thought il al
oe,her better Than the proyiso of MIR. Ever
MIR. Barrett favored the proviso and consi
on cred that there is difference between
ss investmen. in a public interest and the ow
nd ershin of nrivate nroperlv. and that the
re who sacrifice their propcrty for the pub
10 oool should mot he IN kid until some bcne
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