Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-11-29
Affairs at the Capitol.
Correspondence Of the FREE PEEss.
MONTPELIER, Nov 90.

burden h1lTOal ended today. IN the CON
rlete di=conftuTe Of the applicants for the
Burden OF Walloomslc Road. The decislv,
vote sustained the Railroad Committee by q
majority Of FIVE to one. 1t Is idle to at
tempt to make out that such an oyerwhelm-
ing Trepouderance Of what Is considered Z
very iaT and, upright House, could have
/ been secured By Mr.. Parks money, manage
ment, and influence. His side of the con-
test has been ably managed but it has sue
ceedod mainly because he had tie right on
bis side, and ought to have succeeded. His
argument in the House this forenoon was the
speech Of the session, holding tie House
closely interested for over an hour and a
half. and winning the rare need Of applause
from the House.
This afternoon he again took tie floor to
reply to tie member from Powual who
charged on Mr.. Park the responsibility for
introducing into Vermont the bad policy of
bonding towns, and declared that the mon.
ey of Mr. Park and the Bennington banks
bad decided the elections in that County.
To these and other insinuations, Mr.. Park
replied that be had not intended 20 speak
again 70 tL.s matter, but De did lot choose
20 sit still under insults offered TO himself
and bis ifieads in Bennington County. 1t
Eas wei. i.r thc member from Pownal to talk
aloat the money of the Bennington banks
when bis Che Pownal member's) brother
had obtained considerable loan shortly be
fore ,.ec.I1n, from one Of The Bennington
hanks, and had used the money to aid the
cs-rup, combination by which the Troy K
Boston Road undertook to carry tie elec-
tons in Bennington County. He showed
low lie Of the town elections were carried
by tie votes Of Irishmcn, taken iron the
Burden Mines to Troy, uaturuizci by per
Jlriug rlcmselvcs. ami brought back to Yer
mont 20 vote. He read from the testimony
before tle Railroad Committee, the evidence
oi q witness who sw5re that he heard man,
whom be named. tell Mr. John Burden that
be bad bought FIVE votes for him in the town
Of roollrl; to which Mr. Burden replied, |
"ail right; - and added, that there was
more money ior hin If needed Mr Burden /
was tLea called before thc Committee and I
when asked if De had given such a man mon |
es .o Ing votes in Wo5i,orl, replied. d" I de. /
cline go answer E" thus, In cfcct. c1rrob5ra- |
ting tae witness Mr. Park proceeded ht- |
.,r-y 70 d-Houuce ;Le tactics of his 1rp5- /
ucut. in the legislature. He had been q
c.lz.-a, target for Misrepresentation. lie
could not give mauey 20 a charitable objec. |
withou. talk ID c-rsap,ian. lie had been
charged with selling out the Republican
party to tLe Copperieals. lie thought his
services IN saving California for tbs Union,
and as Chairman Of the Republican STATE
Committee Of thst STATE, and bic Devotion TO
the Irncni- af Vermont ropubiicanism.
might have -ased tim from such charges
bat coming from the hircli1ss of the Troy q
Boston road. be rcpcllci them with seorn.
The P5wuai member attempted a feeble
reply by charging JlIe member from Benning-
ton with Icing abe s.gross5r IN personal VI
tuplr-;i5 in ;dat he had charged one Of
Burlington daily papers with being bought
up by the Burdens. 10 which Mr.. Park &c
Piled that the member was 'vcry good at
guessing bu, that be (Mr Park) had not
mentioned TO what paper be alluded The
passlge alarms erd-d by dr. Wright's jeolar-
ing that the testimony showed that money
had been used in the elections, on Mr. Parks
side; and the vote was taken. 1t sustained
the report Of the Committee by vote Of los
to 3j. The Messrs. Burdens refused to ac-
cept the act reported by the Committee for
their benefit; it was then dismissed.
1t needed but this 10 convince the most
unbelieying that the Burdens were repre-
senting in this business not their own IL
teres.s as manufacturers, but the interests
OF the Troy ( Boston Road.
There are some threats that that interest viii
renew the fight another year; but 1t is safe
to predict that this railroad fight VIII not
come before another Vermont Legislature.
The Toy & Bennington road will probably
soon be opened, now, by agreement between
the high con;estIng parties and when the
Lebanon Springs connection Is built, the |
people Of Bennington County will be much |
better OF than ever before. IN the wav Of |
railroad facilities Yours, Anon.