Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-12-05
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
SATURDAY, Nov, %.
AFTERNOON.


concentration Of amendment third reading ordered.
by Mr. Allen for committee on Claims, Senate bill,
p}ns Mlusm hssE1s 9sas,sa 70 ne Ms ss"f,'
debtedne.s TO the Montpelier Meeting House Society
third reading ordered.
BY Nj Stewart. for judiciary oornmittss, House bill,
title Sxxvii, CHI i2I, relating 20 ferns Of sundry wuis
prooepts and other instruments With proposals OF amend
ment third reading ordered
BY Mr. Nelson fer committee Elections. House
bill relating 10 elections Of members OF Congress
py Mr. StouRht1n, for judiciary committee, House
bill title Sy Oh 80 relating to dispositions and Witnesses
road and passed 10 concurrence.
three Senate bills, VIC. punshng violation o. bwNng
laws for the relefof banks amending act Tor The pre-
vcnuon of the circulation Of counterfeit and altered bank
notes. Bills rejected
By Mr. stewart Tor Judiciary committee, Senate bill In
addition to TO- Oh %, c third readinl ordered -
Also. Senate bill exemptng certain property from attach
nont and levy Of executions third reading ordered Also
House bill apponti collector against the old town OF
Sterling; read and passed
bill authorizing banks issue lis Of less denomination
than one dollar third reading o'dered
BiY introduced and rereyrsd.-By Mr. Stafford, BY
nous consent authorizing banks to issue bills Of
less amount than dollar. prior TO December l. 1854
be redeemed in sums Of one dollar or more to com
By Mr. Allen, BY unanimous consent, Incorporating the
Rutland Wooden Manufac uting Company U commit
Speo,aiOraer House bill title xiv ch g. relating to
railroads and railroad commissioners was further cond.
elcd, and after debate amended 80 as % require
railroad companies changing the line " their original
Of usefulness and pcrmanency. The bill was then
House bill paying me auditor OF accounts S2J0 and INC
slate $1,000 fjr each " the Jears 1851 b2 Tor
extra services under the o. the extra and annual
sessions Of S60-6l, was taken up
MI Edmuuds moved to amend SO TO allow the audi
only $500 for all extra services up To the present time
The amendment was favored BY Nessrs kirkland and
aud Rdmunds and opposed by Mess Stewart and Stevens
Nj Cree opposed but preferred t TO the bill repnred
The bin was special order for Monday a. r. VI.
Mr. Richardson moved the reconsideration u the vote
NJ the Senate concurrng in the proposal Of the lloise
pendny title " chan 81 relating 10 JUSTICES NJ the
IN he of
10 $500 in civil actions agreed to. Modification was
proposed, giving justices concurrent jurisdiction with
s s95y courts concerning amounts between s''O and
Houss BiR rsferred-For the relief Of the surees Of
the ats state treasurer on payment Of specified sums
Special committee. Adj. ]
HOUSE
On motion Of Mr. Henry the bill Incorporating the Is
stx County railroad was made the special order
~ min utes past two o'clock this afternoon.
Neadfe bR referred Authorizing The Governor 10 /
appoint listers and collectors Of taxes for the several
Cores in this satei 70 the committee Of Ways and
Moons For the relief Of the town Of Pouney % the
Rcport,-By Mr. rIubbell for committee on Claims
favor OF bill for the relief Of the town II Poul,ney
laid on the table
EssEx COUNTY RAILROAD.
An act 70 incorporate the Essex County railroad
taken up and special order.
NJ Houston said this subject Of great import
auce the people Of Essex county Thee were uo OBJ
ie.riuns In the county, but here meet ohiectons
They from the Passumpsc road. they say this will
JuIe their road ere differ with them, but one
mans 4
cd Their road through one Of the richest portions
VI the state destined TO became They have the
money all raised complete their We are anxious to
nave started that county may grow 100 wealth
and population like our neishbuf. They say THIS Is
pr iect Of the Grand Trunk Company, to make their
ruui competing road. Now II the Grand Trunk wish
I'd 90 make competing road they could by building
spur Z ON their road to the White Mountain road dis
lance " about thirty miles But the Grand Trunk have
nothing do with this charter and far As know the
Grand Trunk nothing about IT, Again our route
h.. Montreal is FORTY miles further than The Passuuipsic
cal audt lyht 10 sal uF.p
"l not injure the PAssumpsic road by competition
Men do not ride carry freight forty miles for nothing
Agun they It is 20 be built by British capital this is
mo- objection 10 my mind when that capital is subject
the legislature Of Vermont II Essex County has start
ed improve it is admitted they have, do not let us
in the way Let them have railroad that their lands
may rise in the market well others aud that their
Their streams and they have an avenue OF inRress ana
gtess with the product OF their abors. And let them
have the privilege Of changing the reputation of this coun
~ aud that be no longer the habtAton and Mt rest
ing place OF wolves and owls.
Mr. Underwood gave the history Of the Passumpsic
ro,d and the manner in which had been built from one
been raised by the people living on or near the line Of
he road in this state The rest In Boston They had
ted in good faith and going along in the
way Their road almost pieed another year they
hoped would see their cars running to Canada line
Now IL asked that theptae violate their pighed faith
this road and grant charter connection a compel
ing road with that portion OF the Passumpsc road ex
tending from st Johnsbury 10 Derby Line. Here
the Grand Trunk railroad gigantic monopoly extending
fom Portland to Montreal and thence TO the far west
The House could not but be aware Of the influence and
power Of this monopoly They must ever have large
through business that would go this II the
charter granted and necessarily to the gea dam
age Of that portion Of The Passumpsic road II st
ohu shury IL injustice the Passumpsc road Il
carrying out that good faith the part OF the
which The Corporation had rpht To erpcct
he Canada roads being completed fast "a the
passuulpsio aud soon this through line would be built 49,
He did not wish TO DO injustice TO Essex County but
boxing at the map he coulu not why Essex Coun
we'll accommodated - other ouuties In the
state except perhaps Rutland and Bennington. There
railroad falices through almost the whole extent
NJ the county individuals owning large Of this
wild land might have some interest in having railroad
up there raise the price Of real estate but justice
those who have already paid out their money Tor the Pas
sumpsc road trusting the good faith Of the legislature
not TO grant parallel competing route must influence
him TO vote against this charter.
Mr. Henry thought those men who had built seventy
1--we miles Of railroad through this State had right to
be heard the question OF granngA road to benefit
them. He gave the history Of the various charters
that had been granted heretofore and the conditions that
had put upon them providing that they should be
void the Psssumpse road company extended their road
Derby Line. This line built, makes iiue Of fly
nine miles nearer from New York 10 Quebec than the
Hudson river route lie Of the opinion that when /
the Passumpsic road got TO Nevportt should stop He
w,s in favor Of th' little line through Essex Couuu
Wheu the roads upon the side Of the mountain
were built the Connecticut River Waller road
ye,ing all the freight the Western pa, Of Vermont 10
New Hork,cy. Did the Connecticut River road oblec,
Certainly not. Why Because II right that they
should have more drectroute. Now, Essex County
asks right for road that will develop its and
furnish an opening the lumber aud other things for
more souteeTu market.
Mt skinner gave Ahstlrv OF tina various attempts N
form connection OF the Passumpsc add Grand Trunk
Railroads from Barton Island Pond, and the reasons
for asking thebs chsres that the PAssumpsc would fail
in mrking its connections as originally intended We
opposed by the fAssumnsic company who sul hop
ed that the original undertaking " the Passumpsc com
PAM would be accomplished The Legislature gr tnt ed
charter but wisely preserved the rights of the Pas
sumpsie Company by proyiso which II they pc formed,
the chatter would be void They did perform aud The
charter became void Their opposition TO this charter
the that II had been othe others that the faith
Of the Legislature pledged to them, and ought
not 10 grAhta charter for competing road The Pas
sumpsie road nearly completed within righreen
months, probably their connections would be made.
The Grand Trunk was large monopoly with their |
agents from Milwaukee. Chicago aud Montreal ~ Port !
land, Boston and New York. Already they had with /
their agents contracted for freight Boston within
very whistle Of the Passumpse road and carried IL with
TO Island Pond thence their road At prizes
that neither the GrAnd Trunk the Passumpsc could
live at--prices that were ruinous TO any road. And
when said that the County Of Essex had increased
in population faster than Orleans County for the ten
years il was probably in greater owing 10
their ample railroad facilities and when the Passump
sic road completed Orleans County would only have
such railroad advantages as the County Of Essex already
had
Mr. Shaw advocated the incorporation Of this company
at length. He spoke Of the different roads that had
been chartered heretofore conditions They not
chartered benefit Essex County particularly, but TO
spur up the Passumpse company in completing their
mad ~. ~ aak.r k.A h..r