Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-05
THE RUTLAND HERALD.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER "a, 1865,
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The l.r.al,,urr ha, forwarded '- u'-i-
ne, more rapidly the present v.... H
view ot tLy anticipated aiIaurnws" "'m
SATURDAY, Of ,his week, until "Wednesday
If next week, IN order that the W'"Fas
may be- at HON, ga ILo day of the tr.-'-
Dental election Although formally th'
Legislature viii adjourn from Saturday
afternoon To Tuesday afternoon'two work
ng days, ye, it will practically be from
Friday evening until Thursday morning
making four working days, There '''h's
Ia be- no real necessity for such an adl"urn'
m,n,, in view u the fartthat "a law has
been enacted opening the polls az the
State House on the third uf November
wlers au can vote Tho ire4ucn, ad'
Iaurum,ut, Of the Legislature and. the
want Of quorum, for the transaction OF
business caused hy the absence Of mem
bers. is growing 10 he an evil which should
DO met ly such legislation as will pay q
member only Tor his actual attendance
upon the session This subject will at
tract attention ~ long as every day OF the
session Of the legislature costs about Slooo
per day, and an adjournment OF five days
is practically loss to the State oi saooo
This is subjec, which should receive
Legislative attention. and can, probably
only be remelicd by reaching the pockct-
Of tho members
4 new feature Of legislation has been
introduced, which is the corporation OF th'
Tehuantcpec Railway Company, TIM
Company formed under authority granted
hv the Mexican government, in 1907
for opening iutcroocanic communication
across the Is,hmus OF Tchuantepec. The
capital of the Company is eighteen mil
lions Of dollars, divided into shares, 1t
to be managed 10y four Directors, one O
whom is to he appointed 10y the Govern
ment of Mexico The Company is au
thorized to build, purchase, or charter
steam OF other vessels, to run from tn
termini Of the railroad, to any other ports
This is new measure for Vermont to in
corporate, but it is presented by Simon
Stevens, native Of Barnet, and son O
the late Henry Stevens, OF Barnet, tn
antiquarian Mr.. S. is a lawyer, and
man of wealth, residing in New York, an'
is largely interested in this enterprise
The bill will undoubtedly pass, as it ha
been favorably reported by the Railroa'
Committee of the Senate, and has passe
that branch.
A bill was introduced into the Senate
on Wednesday, for an act of incorpora
ton for new insurance company TO b'
located ut Rutland, under the nains Q
the state Fire Insurance Company" nam
ing Col Levi G.. Kingsley and Harrison
Prindle as the commissioners to secure tn
stock, and organize the company. Their
is no reason why this company should no
be organized and our town become
prominent insurance point, with con
pany Of its own az it now is Of Foreig
Insurance.
The Railroad hearing in the West Ru
land Railroad was adjourned froI
Wednesday to Thursday evening, whc
Mr.. Dewey and Mr. Stewart will presel
the arguments in favor OF the application
Five hours have been allowed to each sic
to present their arguments,
Hon. Luke p Poland spoke upon \
tional affairs before a crowdedl auditor
in Representatives Hall, on Wednesdi
evening Il, c.