Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-19
THE RUTLAND HERALD,
MONTPELIER, Am lh, 1850

h-en under discussion since Friday AMI
probably will not b. until iuli House 10
again secured, when Mr., Wuol, al lalrha'
ven, will conclude his series OF lut,tns''o'
ries To the Chairman Of the Committee "a
Railroads, and continue his remarks IA
opposition. Mr.. Grover, Of Wells, and
Mr.. Frisbie, of Poultney, have both made
arguments against the bill. Mr. frisbie
was unable from illness to fully complete
his remarks. 4 vote viii not probably
he reached in the House before Tuesday
afternoon OF evening, Various printed
documents, in the form Of memorial, and
remons,rance, and answers, are constant
ly being made on both sides, and the con-
test may be said 10 be somewhat exciting
and close,
The Governor. mp TO this date, has ap-
proved. signed, and reported, only 10
bills OF public nature, and GO Of pri-
vate character, pertaining TO acts Of in
corporation, change Of names, Sc. There
ARE now over $50 bills pending in both
Houses, To he disposed Of, including the
railroad hill now under consideration,
The public bills that have become laws,
two refer To the check list of voters at the
Presidential election one relating TO the
filing Of vacancies in school district oili-
GERS, and one relating 10 school dirtricts
formed from territory or inhabitants be-
fafar.
ring 10 life insurance, requiring Compli'
anoe with certain laws of the State in
reference 10 fees one providing for the
delivery Of the body OF an executed
criminal for dissection; one relating to,
private corporations. allowing them time,
after the expiration of their charters, 10
close up their business; one providing
that teachers shall receive pay for actual
attendance on the sessions Of teachers in.
stitutes, and another allowing Judge Of
the Supreme Court TO sign decree for
alimony, after the expiration of his term
Of office, which by mistake. may failed to
have been signed. This is a summary Of
the general laws. so far as they have been
passed, from which it will be seen that
but very little, as far as the public inter
ests is concerned, has been considered,
which arises, in a measure, from the fact
stated in a letter early in the session, that
very little legislation seemed to be called
for by the people, or in fact needed.
Acts of incorporation have been granted,
local to your immediate vicinity, as fol-
lows: The Wells Slate and File Com
psny, with Levi Lewis, VIM. H. Hull, NJ.
D.. Grover, Of Wells Oscar i. Thompson
and A. S. Burdict, of Granville, y. Y, as
incorporators, with the power TO dcterm-
inc their own capital.
An Act incorporating an Hotel com
pany to he located at Middletown, under
the name of the Middletown Spring Hotel
Co, with a capital stock not exceeding
100000. 1t names as incorporators,
Albert w, Gray, Lucius Copeland, Leoni-
das Gray, William r. Norton, of Middle
town, Joel 5. Oatman, Jonas Clark, of
New York City, John W. Champion,
Henry Clark, of Rutland, Merritt Clark,
Barnes Frisbie and John Newman, of
poultney.
A bill has passed allowing the Directors
Of the Western Vermont Slate Company.
located at West Castcton, at any time
within two years, to issue bonds for the
payment of its debts, and raising money
TO carry on its business The amount
of bonds not to exceed fifty thousand dol
lars, and the bonds not to be sold less
than so cents on the dollar.
School districts Nos, and 10 in Ben
nington have been constituted fire dis
tret, and the grand list Of Peru for 1868
has been legalized also the name of Rob
ert Benjamin, of Pownal, has been
changed to Burlison, and he is made heir
at-law of Stephen and Sarah Burlison,
and Katy Manning. Of Grafton, mas
changed her name TO Stone, and become
the daughter Of Clark z and Clara s..
Stone. All this paragraph is Of great
public importance, and Is IL fair sample
~ ING everyday WORK carried on IN the
Legislature; hence We present the bust
ness IN the, above connected form.
\ charter ha> been granted for rail-
road running from bennington, Wood
ford, Glastonbury, Scar.hurgh, Readsboro.
StrAtton, Somerset, Dover, Wilmington.
Nottingham aud ll1lnx 10 the lime Of
Massachusetts, called the Bennington aud
Deerfeld Valley railroad.
a manufacturing company has been IN
c'rpora'ed at bellows rolls, with W. H.
''nlth' "'o' II. Cheney Geo. l% hey