The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-11-17

81 isffa lH HAN AAf 81 3ftaAs -t httN A*N& et@
Benaa on railroad. by Zoe Renssoia.r
ard saFatega railroad WHICH caasod
total mspeus,an q COMMISSIONS = ihe
State hoes special session q he l.eg
islasure vas called at tbs instance d Tie
pearae 81 NesSru Vermont. and hcid
- March 1857. 81 ~ was passed 10
ansb}o the taWus h bennington county
Il ala ID The construction 81 tbo Luhs-
nan Springs railroad 10 tho State ot
New YORK, connecting Wiib the ben-
nington and Rutland railroad, accord
ing 20 the original idea when the char
ter was granted 30 she Western Yer.
mont railroad. Il appeared that ald vas
rendered 10 the construction 81 the
Lebanon Springs railroad hy towns and
individuals, - the extent Of about one
million dollars, and that said road Is IA
course Of constructiin, and viii soon be
completed forming. IN connection with
other roads,a direct and continuous hne
I from Montreal 10 New York.
AZ Chatam said road crosses the Al
bAny and Boston railroad.
I Ii appeared that the Bennington and
+ Rutland aud the Lebanon Spaings rail
road are practically consolidated, form
ing one interest, chartered with the
right to lay double track.
During the hearing before the com
mittee, Mr.. Wood, counsel for the
Rensselaer, aud Saratoga railroad, made
! the following offer in writing;
The Rensselaer, and Saratoga rail
road company offers TO submit TO tar
in # rates, for the transportation OF
marble over their roads, either in the
block or sawed, and either for long OF
short distances, and 10 apply to the en-
tire length their roads, to be establish
ed by a committee Of three or five com
petent persons, to be appointed by the
Supreme Court of this State, aud by
the rates established 10y such commit
tee the Rensselaer, and Saratoga rail-
road pledges itself to abide. SAID com
mittee to be appointed on the appica-
ton Of any Of the parties interested IN
the marble quarries at West Rutland
] The committee, IN considering the
\ bllI'and the amendments recommended
have endeayored TO protect all railroads
leading into the town Of Rutland equal
ly.
On the finding Of the facts, and for
the reasons above stated, your commit
tee are unanimously Of the opinion that
the accompanying amendments shoule
be made to the bill, and that, when sc
amended, the bill ought TO pass.
RoLLIN }. JoSEs,
... W ID, CRANE,
JAMES Il. LANGDoS,
l.. W. MARTIN,
GEORGE p. FosTER,
Isaac y HAIL
JoHN Z. HosBIsoN.
In the Senate the following JOINT res
oluhon was introduced by Mr., Heath
Whreas, The government of the Uni
ted States have from time to time gran.
ted large tracts Of valuable lands to va
rious and almost all Of the Western anc
Southern States, for the purposes o
aiding the educational or internal i'm
provements in those States, and
Whereas, The State of Vermont al
though at all times fully and complete
ly dong her duty to the United States
has, in only one instance, been the re
cipient CT such bounty and favor from
the United States, therefore
Resolved, BY the Senate and House
OF Representatives, that our Senators
ane Representatives in Congress, ar,
hereby requested TO procure from thu
government OF the United States sucl
grants Of unappropriated public lands
for the aid and advancement Of educa
ton, and for the promotion of interna
improvements in the State of Vermont
as will be Just and equitable.
Resolved, That the Secretary Of Stat
be, and is hereby directed to TRANSMIT
an authenticated copy Of these resolu
tons to each Senator and Representa-
tive for Vermont in the Congress c
the United States.
A iolnt resolution has been intro
duced into the Legislature, OF whicI
, the following appears to be the sub
stance
Received, That the Secretary of Stat
be directed to Issue circulars TO tn
,, town clerk and selectmen of each town
to the mayor and aldermen of eac
city, and to such other persons as h
may deem advisab e, calling for lnfol
nation as to the number and capacit
I OF the water powers IN the diterer
! towns, aud tnelr advantages for manu-
acturing industry. Said circulars sha
also call for statement of the differ
r ent manufacturers, together with til
e resources and annual product Of mine
J quarries; also, for statement ,
! amount of capital invested therein
amount Of raw material and value ther,
F. of expended, tonnage of same, amour
u and value of manufactured product
{, number of employees, compensate
y paid to same, the number Of person
+ wholly OF II part dependent upon sue
= labor for livelihood, ana tile iaclhu,
Of transportation 10 suitable markets
5 the Secretary OF State to compile I'll
statistics 80 obtained, and cause III
same to be printed for distribution.
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r The total Democratic gain in th
next Congress vail be tw ent y-seyen,
g There were only six towns IN Mas