Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-10-29

arts with corporate powers, ana repeahng acs
on this subject; to committee on printing BY
Mr.. Warner of Pittsford, 10 incorporate Pitts
ford Cemetery Association to committee on
By Mr.. Pierpoint of Rutland,
laying cent tax on Rutland county to MEM
bers of the county. By Mr.. Monroe Of Paw
let, TO pay Lavel Leach; to committee on
claims.
Remonstrance referred. From inhabitants of
Tinmouth, against annexation Of paglsss I'm
poath towels; to solecS comn,lts5ds tnat
subject.
Resolutions--By Mr.. Chase of Wheelock,
instructing Judiciary committee to inquire
whether any further law is necessary for the
taxation of real estate in Wheelock adopted
Bills referred.-For completing record of
military service in the war of 1912; to COM
mttee on military affairs. On reference of ac-
tions; in addition to chapter so and IS Of
compiled statutes. on settlement of estates, in
addition to chapter 81 of compiled statutes, on
divorce e,-severally to judiciary committee. AL
tering law to prevent traffic in liquors; for the
election of liquor agents by towns both to Sc
lect committee on the liquor law.
Repon-By Judiciary committee, against
bill amending section l3, chapter ll6 Of conf
piled statutes, on justice fees, and it was re-
jected Adjourned
AFTERNOON.
SENATE.--BWs introduced. By Mr.. Royce,
to amend an act entitled "an act relating to
assiguments; referred to committee on print
Ing.
By Mr.. Royce, in addition to and amendment
Of chapter "a of compiled statutes, relating to
banks requiring the bank commissioner to re-
port the respective loans made by each bank to
persons and corporations without the State !
referred to committee on printing.
Reports BY the committee on banks, in ia.
vor of bill to incorporate the Mutual Bank.
Mr.. Willard said that this bank was designed
to take the place of the Castleton Bank, which
was Incorporated under the general banking
law. No increase Of banking capital or of the
aum5er OF banks would be made by the bill.
They asked simply TO be placed upon the same
footing as the other banks, with the same ad
vantages
Mr.. Chittenden said that he had no objection
whatever to the bill, and should vote for the
passage OF the same when the proper time
should arrive. But he would not take aAay
or i'll any way'dimineh, the rest,lctions{ vkioll
the Legislature had hitherto thrown arsund
such institutions. The old general banking law
he considered disgrace to our statutes, and
the sooner it could be wiped out the better
lie would hope that the bill might lie over iol
the present.
Mr.. Royce would also desire that the passage
of the bill might be delayed for tho present. -
The billholders were most amply secured, bott
by real estate and State stocks.
The motion to lay the bill on the table pre-
vailed. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-The Speaker announced the seec
COMMITTEES on the bill taxing Orleans County
Messrs Green of Dandy, Field of Cornwall
Warner of Cambridge.
Report. By committee on military affairs, il
favor OF bill amending section %, chapter Ii;
/ OF compiled statutes, relating to discharge q
military affairs, and it was ordered to a thir
reading.
J. Special order.-The House resumed consider
alton of the Senate bill repeating all acls IT
lating to railroad commissioner, the questio
being on the motion of Mr.. Merrill OF Nom
pelier, to postpone to lst day of Jan. next
Mr.. Marsh Of Brandon said that he felt cal
ed upon FROM the course this discussion had tt
ken, to make an explanation Tie sentlema
from Vergennes, Mr.. Woodbridge, had at til
close Of our session last week, with the pathl
for which he is peculiar, made an impassione
appeal to this House, which might commen
g itself to cur sympathies if not to our judgmen
He commenced by saying that an attack he
been made upon the Railroad Commission
- and upon the managers OF our roads Now
= such an attack mas been made, he should lii
10 be informed who made it. have not, sa
= Mr. Marsh, during this debate, said word
o censure Of our Railroad Commissioner or of d
= manner in which he has discharged his dutit
:. have expressed no opinion on this point, oil
"a I'd have not, as yet, closely examined his repol
- - Neither would he disparage the managers
:. our roads. They may possess all che go
" qualities, and be subject to the same failing
and be governed by the same selishness tb
would actuate other men under like circumsta
ces Ii an attack has been made upon t
" Railroad Commissioner it has come from
~ other side. They have claimed that the off
:" had been made snecnre,-- no yaluul
= services had been performed, and this has be
:" the great reason, here and elsewhere, for alb
~ ishing this Office and repeating all laws on t
NC eubjcct. On the other side, we claim that
"' this be true, it affords no reason why the ra
roads should be divorced from all supervise
I" Of the government and people of the Stat
he that the law should be made what it should
'o' and that Commissioner representing the p
By pie, should be required to perform his dut
on faithfully under it.
lie But said Mr.. NJ, lam surprised at the cou
ng this debate has taken, and the position assuu
,es against this law The railroads of this st,
M are intimately connected with the people
of Their revenues are derived from the people
IA About two millions of dollars, it is said,
ir. paid by the people annually to the railroads
es. this State Now, he had not supposed vi
on this discussion arose, that the railroads of
~ State desired to be divorced from the peor
M 1t was the confidence the people had in tn
as roads that ensured their continued success {
y prosperity. If you impair or destroy that 9
eld idence by denying to tho people the mower