Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-11-19

Adjourned.
TUESDAY RvxsIss-1sArR.
Repor,s-Mr Cree, Tor Committee on Claims,
fayorabiy 20 House DILL l02, 10 pay certain state
officers for extra services. with proposals OF amend
ment.
The amendment proposes to pay the Treasurer
$500 extra.
Amendment adopted, and the bill ordered ;oa
I third reading.
BY Mr. Cree, for the same. avorably ON Senate
bill is, to pay Frederick Holbrook the sum there
/ in mentioned sd reading ordered.
| BY Mr. Keith, for the Committee on Military
Auairs, favorably on House bill l1S 20 encourage
volunteering; Sd reading ordered.
| BY Mr.. stevens, for the Committee ON EdUea-
ton, fayorably on House bill l5t, to incorporate
| the Vermont State University and Associate Col
/ leges; Sd reading ordered.
| Nv Mr. Nichols, for the Committee on Military
/ Affairs adversely on House bill las, to pay the
| soldiers in the Invalid Corps seven dollars per
1 month from the state; Sd reading refused.
on motion Of Mr. stoughton the Senate went
By Mr. Holeomb, for the Committee ON Manu-
| features, hvoraoly, with proposal OF amend
ment, on senate bill 26, to incorporate the Rut-
| land Copper Mining Company amendment
| adopted and the third reading o.de,ed,
\ BiIls-From the House, No. l5i, TO incorporate
| the Vermont ate University and Associate COL
| leges, &c; referred 70 the Committee on Eduea-
| ton.
From the House, IT'S, an act providing for sol
diers voting referred to the Committee on the
| Prom the House, It's, to encourage volunteer
| ing; referred to the Committee on Military Al
1 fairs. rf.
| Resolgtioa.--That our senator's and represent
| atiyes in Congress be requested TO use their in
fiuence TO procure ship canal from the Missis-
sippi river to the great lakes; adopted in con-
| currence.
| whole on the bill providing u State bounty OF
800 to soldiers hereafter ensting in the service
of the State, Mr., Richardson in the chair,
The bill was favored by Messrs Williams,
Cree and Stafford, and opposed by Messrs Engies'
Mr. Stoughton moved to amend by giving the
800 bounty to all the soldiers now IN the hela'
| and in case of their death, to their 1rlenus-
The amendment was opposed by Messrs Cush-
man and Stafford, and favored by Messrs
Storghton, Child, Cree and Bass, and adopted.
The committee then rose ana reported me
| bill to the senate, and the Senate soopteo lhe
| amendment of the committee
| The bill was then rejected; yeas 8, nays Is
Adjourned.
HOUSEKEEPING.
Bafs-senate bill providing for sale OF lane
scrip; referred to committee under the lourti
| Joint rule.
senate bill for founding State University
| and Associate Colleges, being similar to thu
House bill providing for the union of the col
Select Committee having charge of the subject
By MIR Wilson of Troy, an act to provo
AGAINST extortion by Express and Telegraph
Companies referred to Committee on Corpo
rations.
LIQUOR LAW.
yaThe General Committee reported adversely
| bin providing for the substitution OF hcens
| law tor the Slsting promnieory Ia" I'M
Bv Mr. Colby, for Committee on Ways an
Means favorably to bill appropriating none
to pay military bounties; ordered 10 ne. ),
ts n.,tl tnr Gnmmiftpp nnnpr
Joint rule favorably to Senate bill proyidln
for sale OF land scrip; read the third time an
passed, - ,
n COLLEGES.
# The House bill to incorporate State Unive
sity and Associate Colleges was taken up, rea
the third time, and passed without furth
amendment or debate
ESSEN COUNTY RAILROAD BILL.
; The Essex county railroad bill was read Il
: third time
r tee against the bill was read by the Clerk,
;, Mr. Billiard of st. Johusbury proposed a seri
| of interrogatories which were answered by M
| HYDE of Castleton, member OF the Road Con
mittee Ii appeared from the answers to the
~ questions that there was feasible route for u
, | road that the lumber along the route would
~ increased in value to the amount OF one mlii'
n | seven hundred and seventy thousand dollars, tn
IA | the people of the county were unanimously In
II vor OF the road, that the sole opposers OF the b
II were representatives of the Connecticut and Ia
~ sumpsic Road etc., etc.
u Nv Skinner of Barton also propounded ser1
~ of questions which were replied to by the oAal
~ ! man of Committee.
g From the answers to these qnestionsit appea
|. | that carving spruce lumber would be prncipa
" if not the principal business OF the proposed roa
u. and that such business taken alone would not
II, ~ for building and running the road, etc. -.
" Mr. White of Coventry, presented statlsti
which in his view established the point that Ess
i county had not such natural resources as cou
he developed so as to make It worth while
p, grant rail road charter for road through
county. =,
~; tory spoke in favor Of, and Mr. Skinner OF bart'
Use Mr. Chandler of Woodstock thought the pc
Cd TONERS for the Essex County Rallroad asked 10
Gu reasonable grant, and their petition should
= granted He spoke at length and very apiy,
% | support of the bill.
en- Mr Wilson of Troy, in behalf of Orleans co,
10 | ty claimed the right to speak against tine
49, and spoke in support Of this claim.
~ Mr. Shaw thought it proper to remember
III character Of the contestants in this matter.
.o the one hand were the people OF vermont, ana
~ Che other private corporation seeking its PRIV
oe interests. He believed the request OF the P
-. | pie should be granted. .
zee Mr. Wilson Of Bakersfield thought the object
"a the bill was merely speculation, and opposed II
'e- this and other grounds. He thought he ssw
=. inconsistency in supposng the people would bt
'm the road. II it ever built II would be by
oA Grand Trunk Company,
Mr. HYDE of Castleton rose to assert the hon
II able character and pure intentions OF the EN-
Is Road Committee in the decision they mad come
with reference to the bill under consideration
M He made this assertion because remarks had b.
m madethat might be construed as insinuatons "
! regard to them. He also spoke in support OF
bill.
On melton of Mr. Burrows, the previous qr
lao ton was ordered, and the question was the
70. sage OF the bill. x. n
re- The yeas and nays were called for by MI i
49,, lard of st Johnsbury yeas 1877, nays oo'
, na | the bill was passed.
THIRD READING OF BILLS.
An act incorporating the FAIRBANKS d
,tv Branch Railroad Company-passed
the Mr. Shaw called up Senate bill in addition
ant CHAPTER ITO, of General Statutes relating t,
IN oanization. ETC., of the militia, and moved
on amendment /; agreed to and bill ordered to u
reading; read the third time and passed
- Adjourned,
,nd WEDNESDAY, Nov.
not SENATE.
uld From the House No q, TO incorporate
ing Fairbanks Scale Works Branch Railroad "
be many referred to the Committee on roads.
From the House, No 1870, to prevent extortol