Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-18

necessarily change the site, bat II provided e. nl'
investigation which would involve condda.rsssn
expense. lie alluded to the present nnpon, ,ln'
~ of the Prison and its management TIps'an
ent contract system WIS noted, and, in H. prs
ion, the present contract must expire Loc oplh
change could bc made. The expense of hniin
a new prison at the present time was of do,I.s
policy with the present indebtedness of tbo y.
lie was opposed to the passnge Of the bill ''''e
Mr.. Barlow advocated the BILL lie tho,ol, .
important that the committee should he anssoi v
ed and report TO the next session of the las J'
ture, TINT intelligent action might he had 1 gna
the subject 'Plh
Mr.. Walker gave his reasons briefly C,y VOL.
against the bill lie referred IN the preeo, ,.''s
fortunate contract, and urged that undcr ~ ui
favorable one, which would probably no oi,i uh'le
when the present one had expired, the sroat i
complained Of would he as readily obyieted I. IVY
present location as in any other. wv
Mr. Heath followed lnyoring the bill H.
the citizens Of Windsor should demand an NH
tienton Of it, Affairs, for II was impossil I've
convince the people Of Vermont that Inc laho. y Z,
one hundred able bodied men, more or lesg ~
not be- made self sustaining. lie rrplied ~ ,il
charge Of It's being n rOying commission - W,
did not believe that the Governor would nm, on
men on this committee, who would not woft ' e
the best interests Of the State. II isripbt ~, y,
tax PAYERS Of the State tD look into TIKI ,,. wv
IIfHIIl
all hands that o reform is needed
The bin does not contemplate the exte,i;,.
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars M 4
time. as suggested by the Senator from Wind''l
The time is opportuno now 10 make the me.
cation, to -oe whether II would h. for de- ,n.
rest ol the state hereafter D. make such ON e,'.,
dituro.
On it, passage Mr.. Brown called Gr no 40.
and nays, which were as follows
Nfa.ara Allnn Ilurlutt H..
Clark. Dale, Dewey, Dyer, Elkms. Fan,i.,.
Green, llalbert Hail. Heath, llutchin.r
Fmukln, Hutchinson Of Orange, Laid. t..
Love. NASH circuit, Simpson. Yeas. p
N,Ys.-Nlessrs. anderson, Brown. C.tr
Walker Wheeler. Nays, ..
RtpOris.--from committee on highway. ,,l
bridges. 5 81, t1 Incorporate the Miss~iua ~
Ferry Co. amendments proposed by the cnT.S
tee inserting other names MS inoop0utrs H..
those in he original bill
Opposed by Mr. Burt. Mr. Tadd made e,,i
nations In behalf Of the committee, and sd II.
report wis 10 accordance with The agree,1s,,, +,
those interested.
On the amendment Mr Burt called 70, Oh.
ycns and nny--yeas 10, NAYS g.
Mr. Burt moved, as o. further Amendment
strike out the name uf GILES Harrington. f
the corporntprs named in the original hill ADM.
ell
Mr. Barlow moved that the bill h. indefinite,
postponed refused and 81 reading ordered
Agnin-t ;. g., TO pay Hollis g. Putnam r.
sum therein mentioned 81 reading refused
$. III, 90 amend an act authorizing he ,.
structon Of bridge from Alburgh % l.lo IA
Mott 81 reading ordered
From committee on military Affairs, again.iU
1877, in amendment Of Chap. 10, Gen Stat
supplying AMI completing records 81 r,udt,
refused
Passcd.--Il 100, u incorporate the lIar.asa
Cemetery Association
Z II. ls2. ~ change the name " Herbert Ieti.
/ II 24, appointing committee to settle Wit.
/ the Judges ol Windsor County Court, &C.
Against II 70, IN alienation OF an nct "f
justices OF the peace 81 reading refused
II. 1872, 10 repeal an act in Amendment u 81
act, relating 10 public burial grounds ami u.f
enlargement 81 reading refused
I II. 2l9, in relation % -cryicc 81 Trl.tst 1..
cess on corporations
! II go, defining the boundary line hetw,sus
town of Newport and Derby.
/ II 907 fixing the pay Of the director, % Oh,
State Prison ga per- day, and actual expense
/ II. 800, 20 incorporate the West Concord Ail.
/ duct Company. with proposal Ut amendment
/ II 2li, TO Incorporate the mutual slciety
I st. Joseph Of Burlington,
/ II -, o. incorporate the Memphremaeg %,
eel Company.
/ ;. -. IN amendment " Sec 3, Chan ~. I've.
Stat, of moneyuccount and interest amended
striking out the figure 4" " (pcr-ccnf) and D.
-erting : $40 30; 81 reading ordered
On motion Of Mr.. Hutchinson OF Onng
iourned
/ Prayer by the Chaplain
I The Speaker announced that there are nov
the hands Of various committees Of the Hlus
bills that have not yet been reported.
RssoimioH.-By Mr.. Miner Of Manchester iia
the House for the remainder Of the session mes
at O'Clock o. m, and hold evening sessions 0u.
mcncing at O'Clock adopted
Mr. Park Of Bennington called up II. 6, % az.
thorEe the bennington & Rutland railroad ~ ei.
tend its road 81 West Rutland Mr. Wood Of
tairhaven having the floor
Mr.. Wood proceeded with his interrogatore.
4 Ut the chairman of the committee on rairJads, ID
regard b the evidence before the committee as O
the rates charged by the Rensselaer, & Saraag
read on marble from the quarries at IVES, Ru,
iand 70 various points on that and other ruad
and also in regard 10 the discrimination made
that road against the Rutland & Burlington no
Having concluded his interrogntories,
Mr.. Park OF Bennington Intercepted the char
man OF the committee on milronds ~ ~ the rae
charged 10y the Rensselaer, & SautoaA road % o.
different points West on that and other road, 3
the different marble dealers at West Rutland t
drew from the committee the fact that il did 3.
pear before the committee that discriminaht
was made. and that some dealers were cimrg.
higher rates than others and that there was g.
~ u discrimination IN favor of Mr. sheldon 81
marble going from West Rutland b. Center Re-
land and Rutland, and thence to the West b
the way Of the Ogicnsburgh route. u preta
marble going by the Oglensburgh route. The nv
20 Center Rutland Was mised, that rise 10 be D..
ductei ii 1t should be sent West. after bein.
sawed by the way Of the Rensselaer, 4 sano.s
] road. lie then drew from the committee h.
statements Of the rates charged ON the Benning
ton 4 Rutland road for hauling ore On it, rad
and the comparison Of these rates with rates
charged by the Rensselaer, Saratoga road ani
he further nterTogated the committee a. TO ~
rtes charged hy various roads on the ya-e
kinds Of freight transported by them that rH
and coal could lie shipped from New lori
burlington and from there over the Rutlani
burlington and the Bennington q Rutland rai'
cheaper than it could be transported 70 the SIN
point over the Rensselaer, a Saratoga road ia'
the special rates, generally, on the Rensselaer,
Saratoga road were higher than on other raf
both in this and other States that the haIari
transporting marble was not greater than that q
other kinds Of freight that the first that NJ
Baxter knew Of any discrimination being nst
against him by the Rensselaer, & Saratoga ral
was from the evidence before the committee 10
the Rensselaer, Saratoga road did carry H
the contract 10 transport marble 10 Salem, IN
Tor some months after IL was made that BY fa
son Of the closing up of the Bennington Rallh
road, II had failed u pay expenses, and had bci
RIM at loss that an the business men on p
Bennington Rutland road were satisfied wl
both the management of the road and the nH
charged BY that road
Mr.. Wood then made further interrogme
OF the committee in explanation Of matters dn"
out by Mr.. Park
MIR. Jones Of Cornwall, the chairman Of "
committee, said that he had requested that n
questions to he asked might b. submitted 70 9l
IN writing that he might be able to answer u3l5
standingly after careful examination
minutes Of evidence as taken before the eon@.
tee, but that he could not at the moment al
mind the mass of evidence, so as 10 answer "
questions definitely. A copy Of these inquire
was placed In his hand but promise wpseIaglS.,
from him that they should not he copied, ana 'H'
only flco of the committee should see them
Mr., Wood, after further briefly interoslI3
the committee, proceeded TO discuss the mene
the bill, rehearsing some of the Testimony -
recollected i to have been given before inc ~
mittee. lie then offered to read aihas,,%
from Mr. Wilson, superintendent, and Mt. I
ey, master of transportation Of the kenssIs
a Saratoga road, in regard 10 rates charge
certain an, Vlat- .rhf ali