Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-04-03
Special Session Of the General As
sembly.
WEDNESDAY, March p.

SE~ArE.-At ten o'clock 4. NJ, the Sem
ate was called to order by the President, and
PRAYER was offered by the Chaplain
The roll was called and all the Senators
answered There being vacancy in Wind |
sor County.
ReSo7ufi0n-by Senator Reed, for ID COM
,uitre. Of two senators to inform the Gov |
crnor that the Senate has assembled and is |
ready Il receive any communication he may
please 10 make. Adopted, and Senators
Reed and Iiendee were appointed the commit
zee.
Bv senator HYDE that the Secretary be di-
rc.tcl t. inform the House of Representa-
tive- that the Senate has assembled and is
ready I, proceed to business adopted
BIS iatroduced-By Senator Barlow,
amending the act of last session to legalize
the Grand list of Berkshire for lS64-5-6 max
ing The act take effect from its passage but
not u affect any suit now pending Refer
red u Judiciary Committee.
Bv Senator DJton, authorizing special
meetings in towns authorized to aid railroads
ariel t, give aid by issuing bonds ; referred
4, judiciary Committee.
Iv Senator B lker. ceding to the United
States Jurisdiction over land for a custom
house in the town of Newport. Senator
HcnJcc explained that if the bill shall be
taS>ed the work on the custom-hOuse can be
commenced a once, and he moved To suspend
tie rdlcs for the immediate passage of the
bill agreed 70, and the bill was passed.
I'LL. 6 Jvcrn1r communicated his message,
which was read
On mott IN Of Senator Dorr, it order
srcd that the Message be laid upon the table,
and that the Secretary he ordered to procure
the printing of five hundred copies for the
use If the Senate.
tn. Governor communicated IA memorial
"rII Blrden * Sons, Troy, New York. pray
ius f,r authority to lay a railroad track from
tile IRON works in Bennington and Shafts
bury which was read and referred to the
Committee on Roads
ON motion of Senator Lane. the Senate
adjourned.
IIoUsE-The House assembled in pursu-
ance of the proclamation of the Governor
ut ten o'clock \ NJ, March 9th, in Repre-
scntatives Hall. and was called to order by
Hon John W. Stewart, Speaker.
Prayer was offered BY the Chaplain, Rev
Dr Foster.
TIE Proclamation convoking the General
Assembly was read by the Clerk.
Tac roll of representatives called by
rie Clerk. when all but twenty-five members
answered t. their names.
\ communication from the Governor an
nouuciu- the resgnation of Charles NJ Gay,
and tie appointment of VIM. p. Dillingham;
as Secretary Of Civil and Military Affairs.
was received and read.
Mr. Lane Of Cornwall offered resolution
iu-tructing the Clerk to inform the Senate
that quorum of the House had assembled
ami were ready To proceed with the business
ot the session adopted
4 message was received 'srom the Sen
ate announcing that quorum of that
body had assembled, and were ready to
proceed with the business Of the session
MIR Rounds of Chester, offered resolu-
tion adopting the rules and committees OF
hist -e--i in, as the rules and committees OF
5hl- session adopted.
Mr. Birchard Of Shorcham offered reso-
Iutisn directing the Clerk To inform the Gov
.-rupr that quorum of the House had as
~cmhlcd. and were ready to hear any commu-
uic;,ti be had t. make to them adopted
4 message WAS received from the Govern
ur. t'r,ush Mr. Dillingham;. Secretary OF
Civil and Military Affairs, which read
t,y the Clerk. and i follows
Gr4tea.en ofHte Se1,a,e
al.d Holse Of Representatives..
Ipu representations made TO of the
suffering condition in which the importan
business interests Of the Southwestern por
ton of this State had been suddenly anC
unexpectedly placed. by hostile acts of GER
taiu railroad corporations Of an adjoining
state. and which appeared to me to demand
i.Hin liate legislative relief, | have felt con
strained = call You together at this time, il
extra session
deem it my duty To make you IL brie
statement in facts III relation thereto, they
h1rc hcen presented u me, and on the cor
re-tuc~- Of which have reason To rely.
ID appears that connected with the Rut
IlnI x BurIngt IN Railroad at Rutland there
have been. for series Of years three rail
road route, t. Troy. in the state of New
l'rk. forming connections there with othe
railroads leading : SDuth and W est that thes
railroads have been To considerable extent
rival roads. competing with each other 70
tiic frci-ht~ and travel which enter upon an'
1.i~- over these from other railroads, terme,
tbruIh 5lfsiueSS and that each of said road
depends mainly upon such through busInes
tir it- support and successful operation On
uf these roads. which was chartered by tn
naInc Of the Western Vermont Railroad. an,
i now the Bennington & Rutland road, run
-,u;hcriv from Rutland through the countie
of Rutland and Bennington, to the west lin
"f the state. near North Bennington, a dis
tancc of fiftv-lour miles, its track bein
thence connected by that of another railron
in the state Of New York, about thirty-on
miles further t. Troy. the latter road bein
under the management of the Troy Il Bosto
Railroad Company There is also branc
If the Bennington * Rutland road to Ben
nington. five miles in length
Another of the rival roads, called the Rut
land Il Washington Railroad, runs wester
from Rutland bv way Of Castleton and Saler
d, Eagle Bridge. where it connects with tn
Troy Il Blst,n Railroad. the latter road eS
tending from thence t. Troy.
The third rival road known the Rensss
Itcr 4 Saratoga road. uses the track of tn
last mentioned road from Rutland to Castle
tu "A distance of eleven miles. and froI
thence it runs by way of Whitehall and Sara
t..a Springs to Troy. This road is twelv
tuiles ,nrer than either of the other two, an
doe, not seem u be the natural route fo
either travel or freight between Rutland an
Troy
Tie Rutland IL Washington Railroad ha
been = competing line with the Rensselaer, I
S1ratJ2t road for through business unit
about twJ years ago, when 1t Is understoo
lat the company owning the latter road mad
"a purchase of the former, since which tim
their rivalry has ceased, and they have bot
been under the direction and management
within this State as well as out of it, of tn
Rensselaer, il Saratoga Railroad Company,
corporation existing under and by virtue
tie laws Of the state Of New York.
The Western Vermont. now the Bennint
ton * Rutland Railroad, was put in operatio
in the wear 1852, and for ten years, endin
the 10th Of january last. had been leased I
the TROY S Boston Railroad Company, an
during that period had been operated b
them in connection with their road from tt
State line t. Troy, before mentioned.
Tie Western Vermont road had alwa,
oeen a rival road to the Rutland & Washin,
ton and the Rensselaer, il Saratoga roads, III