Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-11-11
AFTERNOON.

West Haven, called up the joint rcsolu-
ton relating to reducing the number of
members of the House of Representa-
tives, and moved that the same be re-
ferrcd TO the select committee raised on
the joint resolution relative to bic 1nial
sessions agreed to.
Mr.. Abel called up III. ~, to provide
for the com ensation of States Attor-
neys, and the taxation of costs in crimi-
nal cases-the committee having re-
ported adversely to its passage.
Mr.. Mead, of Randolph, called upon
the committee for reasons for their adj
verse report.
Mr.. Gleed, of Morristown for the COM
mittee, said that there was considerable
discussion rs to whether the law should
stand as it is, or we should have q sort of
mongrel system of part salary and part
fees, and they came to the conclusion
that it was best to let well enough alone.
The bill would greatly increase the cX-
pense without corresponding benefits.
Mr.. Boyce of FaystOn, said he was in
the minority on the committee, but be-
lieved also that he was right. He hoped
the bill would be fairly considered and
passed He thought the system OF sal
ried States Attorneys had signally fail
ed-that crimes are increasing by reason
of the excuses made by States Attor-
neys that they could not spend theil
time for the compensation now paid we
ought to have the best talent as States
Attorneys, but it could not nov be had
for the salaries now established by law.
He proposed to amend the bill, so that
instead of being paid "all necessary ex-
penses," the States Attorneys shall be
paid "ten cents per mile for necessary
travel"
Mr.. Dunn of Fairfax, moved that the
| bill be ordered t. lie agreed tO-yeas 1876
nays 3
Special Order-H. 6, authorizing
the Bennington & Rutland Railroad to
extend its road to West Rutland, was
taken up. The committee on railroads
submitted supplementary report re-
commencing an amendment to section
IL of the amendments.
Mr.. Park of Bennington explained the
reasons for this supplementary report,
| that in the report as originally drawn,
the last clause of sec. IA read :"shall not
exercise the rights and privileges grant
ed in the previous section, '-supposing
it referred to the previous sections ofthe
amendment; and the report was altered
to correspond. But it turns out that it
was intended to refer, not only to the
proceeding sections CT the amendment,
but also to such sections of the amend
ment, but also to such sections of the
original bill as had not been proposed to
be stricken out.
Mr.. Wood of Fairhaven, said that no
one in the interest the Rensselaer, and
Saratoga road had seen the report pre-
vious to its being submitted to the
House. He therefore Intercepted the
gentleman from Montpelier as he did
this forenoon, to ascertain how the
changes came to be made in the report
as originally drawn by the committee.
After some explanatory remarks be-
tween Mr.. Park of Bennington and Mr..
| Wood of Fairhaven. not materially re-
lating to the merits of the bill, the
amendment proposed by the com mittee
in their supplementary report, was
agreed. The question then REQUIRED OH
the adoption of the amendments pro-
posed by the committee, Mr.. Park OF
Bennington had the floor.
Mr.. Wood, of Fairhaven, proposed
several amendments to sec. IA, or the
amendments proposed by the committee
and moved that the amendments be or
dered to lie, and made the special Or
der for tomorrow morning at lUa o'clock,
and that the clerk be directed to procure
the printing of the usual number of
copies, with the amendments now pro-
posed, for the use of the House.
The Speaker ruled the motion to Ii G
on the table, and the propositions of
amendment to be out of orde Mr.. Park
of Bennington having the floor, and
only having yielded as he supposed,
for an explanation.
cussed at length the merits of the bill,
and the action that had been had on it
before the committee. This was not an
application in which he was a party
solely in interest, but nearly every road
in Vermont was interested in the appli-
cation; the people on the lines of the
road leading from Rutland-the people
of the whole county of Rutland and
every taxpayer in the State-all are in
terested in this application, as he would
endeavor to satisfy this House before he
had finished the discussion. He then
gave history of the chartering and
centering in the town of Rutland-the
Rutland andWashington, the Rensselaer,
and Saratoga, and the Rutland and Bur-
lingtOn Railroads. and reviewing the
action of the Troy and Boston Railroad
in breaking the connection with the
Bennington and Rutland road at the
State Line in 1867, and the causes that
led to it.
In discussing these causes Mr.. Park
went over in part the same argum ents
that were advanced last year against the
charter of the Burden 4" railroad, so
called, reading from the contracts that
had been made between the managers
of the Troy and Boston road, and the
Rensselaer, and Saratoga road, whereby
all through business was to be diverted
from the Bennington and Rutland road
and to pass over the Rensselaer, and
Saratoga and Troy and Boston Rail-
roads, whereby the Bennington and
Rutland Railroad was to be forever
close up so far as its southern outlet
was concerned and its sale to those
roads, on forced terms, was to be affected,
or the road ruined. The articles of