Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-10-31
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Dsay Herald = The members OF the
General Assembly returned after their
three days vacation, with disposition to
carry forward the work of legislation, and
have made some progress in the several
committees in perfectng bills for action.
1t i' known that the State approprlates
sum Of money each year TO the Deaf
and Dumb ASYLUM located at Hartford,
Conn, for the education Of INDECENT mutes,
atthe expense Of the State. |, is the Gus
tom of the principal of the institution to
visit the Legislature each year, accompa-
MED by seven of the pupils from Vermont,
for the purpose Of showing their prof.
rsncy. This exhibition was made in the
Hall of the House Of Representatives on
Thursday afternoon last by Mr.. Collin
Stone, teacher in the Asylum. The
performances of the children, in the ex-
pressive language Of signs, translatlng OF
sentences from that to written language
ana to the language of figures, and their
exercises In arithmetic, grammar, &C.,
we're exceedingly interesting and show the
renarkable success which attends the ed
ucaiion of these unfortunates, under the
improved methods of instruction. The
Asylum, now so years established, has
thus educated LOO deaf mutes, of which
l95 we're from Vermont. Ten Vermont
children are now in the Asylum, most of
them as benefcisres Of the State.
The contest on the question of charter
ing the Walloomsac Railroad asked for by
the Messrs. Burdens of Troy, was com.
menced before the railroad committee of
both Houses last evening. Hon. Timothy
F. Redheld appeared as counsel for the
applicants. Hon. y. w. Park and Hon.
A. l.. Miner for the contestants; Nr.Wll.
lard made a statement of the reasons for
the application, eXhlbitingto the commit
tee map of the proposed line, and sug
gested that il was desirable the committee
should 90 to Troy, that they might be in
formed Of the extent of the Troy mills Of
the Messrs Burdens, and from thence to
Bennington, over the line of the new road
asked for. Mr.. Park made a brief state
ment of the condition of affairs in that
section of the State, and that the people
we're opposed TO the chartering of the
! road, as it would interfere with their pro-
ects in building the new road by the way
Of Lebanon Springs, and that applicants
could be accommodated by other means
and closed by joining in the request that
the committee visit Bennington, that they
might not only consider this question, but
also have a personal knowledge Of the in.
conveniences to which the business men d
Bennington county are subjected by The
break in railroad connections that haC
taken place, thus considering the whol,
question at once b,lt he did not see th,
object 10 be accomplished BY visiting tn,
city of Troy. Mr.. Miner also asked tha
the committee wonld take time to stop a
Arlington, Manchester, Dorset, DANNY
and Wallngford, examining the lwant
of the people and learn of the extent O
the business Of those localities Tn
two houses have granted leave to tn
committee to make the visit. One mem
Der of the Senate committee, Mr.. Simpson
is seriously i'll at his home in Craftsbury
and to-day the Senate appointed Senate
Dale of Essex, in his place. The Com
mittee consists of Hon. Burnham Martin
Hon. George n, Dale and Hon. Luciu
E. Smith on the part of the Senate, an
Hon, Julius Converse of Woodstock. j R
cleveland of BrookfeId. II. F. Parke
OF Woicot, r. J. Jones of Cornwall, "
ID. johnson of Rockingham w. D. Gran
of Newport and A. C, WEIGH of Willis
ton, on the part of the House. The CON
tee left Montpelier at S O'Clock this even
ing, going over the Rutland and Bnrllna
ton and Rutland and Washington Raj
roads on the night train to Troy, Thurs
day morning they will visit the works {
The, Messrs, Burdens, and the same for,
noon they will pass over the Troy an
Boston Railroad to Hoosic junction
whence they will DO taken in carriages
the mines Of the Burdens, and will arri,
at Rutland on the 7 o'clock P. NJ. trsi
from Bennington, and leave on the mic
night train on their return to the capita
This Is the programme now laid dow
but should they conclude to stop at Il
various towns on the line of the BENIN!
ton and Rutland Railroad, the plan ma
be varied as 10 time The exciteme
upon the question is somewhat spirte
and the discussions IN the lobby and
the hotels at times becomes interestin
But the parties mainly in interest will u