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

I M amendment Ot net relating to the compeu.n
ton Of The Beard Of Education TO committee oi
printing
Reports. Prom committee ON milroods :. 81
enabling towns in Washington, Orange ant
Windsor Counties To aid in the construction o
the Montpelier and White River Railroad, will
proposal Of amendment, adopted and 81 rcadin.
ordered.
From committee ON banks, IT, Is, to mcorpor
ate the Nin0oski Savings Bank passed
From select committee, $. 30, directing til,
Governor to appoint a committee to myestimt,
The matter relative to changing the site Of th,
state Prison. with statement of facts On mo-
ton Of Mr. Barlow laid upon the table. aud or.
dered to he printed
From committee on highways and bridges. II.
llB, tU incorporate the St. Alhns pntt-b uroh
and Grand Isle Ferry Co.
=, II, to incorporate the National Trust Co..
with proposal Of amendments, which were ad1pt-
ed.
$. 73- 70 enable towns in Rutland aud Windsor
Countics To aid in the construction Of tire Xii
lngtn Railroad
5. ~, re,iying and extending ana act to iucor-
pOntc the West fnrloe Railroad Co..
,. 80 90 enable towns in Addison and Rrtand
Counties To aid in the construction Of the Addi-
son Railroad
Passed II ~, to lcgalize the grand list of
the town oi Winhall Tor the years lsGj-6s i'm
II. l57, to incorporate the Central Marble Co.
II. ia 20 incorporate the Orwell Cheese hc-
tory Co.
II. ls6, in amendment Of Chap 81. Gen. Stat
OF the grand list 3d reading ordered
II 90, TO discontinue the allowance of interest
ON funds in the Irea-uryol the State, (allotmcnts
OF soldlers), with proposal 1l amendment
Mr.. licndee called for information as to Ect-.
from the committee, stating the statute or arrce-
ment which the State made with the soldiers
which led TO this allotment being desirous of
dong no injury or injustice % the soldier who
had 81 deposited hi- money. 10 appeared that
about $4,000 now remain in the Treasury. be-
longing mostly t0 soldiers or their representatives
whose whereabouts is not known lie urged
that the notice proposed 10 be giyen Of the stop
ping Of interest, was not sulicent Mr. Walker
responded in behalf oi the committee, justifying
the plan proposed 10y the bill Of issuing circulars
setting forth the matter and posting The same in
the town clerks offices.
Mr.. llendee replied that it was we'll kn jwn
fact, that nearly one halt the town clerks Offices
IN the state, were kept private lou>eS, and
notice posted IN such place, was but poor no
tice. If the State desires to abrogate this aggree-
nent' 1t * bound, at its own expense, t. give
good and sufficient notice, and should provide for
its publication in newspapers. For the purpose
OF Offering an amendment, he moved that the bill
DC ordered to lie adopted.
5. 63, to incorporate the Springfield Woolen
5. 80, to leg,lze the grand list of Goshen
and Harris cores.
). Il, to regulate the choice of council Of cen
~0rs
II. l5l. to incorporate tlr Charlotte Cheese
Co.
H. l6s, the Forest Min Lumher Co.
H. 32 the South Royulton Water Power Co.
Mr. Barlow called up ;, 20, to enable towns in
franklin County to aid ia the construction of
the lamoille Valley Railroad, and on his motion,
rccdmmitted To committee ON railroads
R35Ted.-H. lyS, making provision for the
support OF government; to committee ON finance
Mr.. Wheeler asked to be excused from serving
On the committee to visit the Reform School
granted.
On motion Of Mr.. Simpson, adjourned
HOUSE
Bills Read ho Third Time.-H Gj. regulating
the choice Of the septennial council Of cenSorS
passed.
Ii. IS, defining the qualifications Of voters in
school district meeting passed.
ii. l37, in amendment Of chap. l3, general
relating to supplying and completing
records passed.
II, l6l, to Incorporate the Bellows Falls Manu-
ncturing Company passed
II. Us, to repeal an act authorizing towns to
establish central schools ordered { lie on motion
IF Mr.. Gleed of Morrstown.
ii. 1875, to enable certain towns to aid in the
construction of the Bennington and Deerfeld
Valley milroad passed.
II. l9s, making provision for the support of
government passed.
II. 2is, to enable owners Of lands to drain the
same passed
Reporh.-From committee on corportions. in
ayor Of II. 1876, to Incorporate the Robbins Wood
Preserving Company, with amendment, which
was agreed to third reading ordered.
Unfinished BUaHcSs.-H. 6, authorizing the |
ul kutloud rsi ilr.ud D., svtat.l tiafr
road to West Rutland, was again taken up, Mr.. |
Park Of bennington having the floor who read |
etters from Mr. Baxter 10 the Superintendent of
.he Rensselaer, a Saratoga in which he stated his
grievances fully, which grievances, Mr. p said, /
we're still without remedy under the monopoly
If the Rensselaer, x SaOtogu railroad managers
It showed that it cost s so per ton, TO transport
marble by the railroad now, when it formerly
sould be done by teams for only 60 cents The
Of the road offered 10 bin Mr. Baxters /
marble which he furnished to the Messrs Ripley |
1t Centre Rutland at 81 per ton, but that they
would make a rebate TO him of IS cents per ton,
ne (Nlr Baxter) to collect the 81 80 per ton Of
he Mcssrs. Ripley-a proposition which Mr.. Bax- |
er Indignantly spurned.
In further commenting on the remOnstrtnce of
he marble owners, he said that it was introduced
II the House after the subject had been submitted
% the committee, and in many respects did not
correspond with the facts as proved before the
anu NtIt Ill luNlfflul respects
rom statements made before the committee by |
he gentlemen themselves. He argued at length |
n favor OF competition in the matters of railroad /
as tending to cheaper lreights and |
hereby render the profits of the original produ- |
ers, whether marble producers, or agricultural |
PRODUCTS, much larger than they could be under |
he monopoly of but one road. These same men, |
Who now remonstrate against this extension, but |
few years ago were here asking of the legisla- |
ature to grant them charter for n road from |
futland t0 CastletOn, because the ices charged |
or freight from Rutland to Castleton were so high |
IS to be oppressive. The charter was granted, |
hereby giving the Rensselaer, and Santoga road |
N opportunity to extend their road from Castle .
on to Rutland and then the Rensselar and Sar- 1
toga road bought out the Rutlandand Washing |
on road, and pocketed the charter for another
Dad, and then instead of remedying the evils |
omplained Of rendered them even worse than be-
ore. 1t seemed to Mr.. p, little singular that |
he same men who in 1864 complained Of oppres
ion 50 burdensome as 10 require the charter for
lew road should now be 80 much pleased with |
he new order of things as 10 demonstrate against |
N application similar to the one they then petit /
i0ned for and that too when the evils they COM
,lained Of in 1864 still existed only in an en- |
anced degree. lie said the Rensselaer, and Sain-
oga road bought up the charter that was granted
OF the benefit of the people, and pocketed it, |
hereby preventing the road from being built !
Mr.. p.) and Gov Page had tried to purchase
he charter, and supposed they had done so, but
we're not smart enough to complete with the kind |
I sHGrfRoss pncticed by the Rensselaer, and Sar-
tOga road.
Mr.. Park then went into an argument, to show
hat low tariffs, both for treights and passengers,
5ould conduce to increased earnings to those rail
Dads which adopt them, and would make more
Money than those roads which retained high rates
tariff, and cited the case OF the Harlem (N W
abroad which Com, Vanderbilt had brought up
rom its stock being worth less than nothing until
is now worth Sl25 per share-and this had
cen done, all the while the tariffs Of freight and
assengers being gradually reduced He read
rom the annual reports OF the Rensselaer, and
aratoga road showing that the earnings Of that
Dad paid from thirteen to sixteen per cent. on
,l50, 900 10 5000, 900 more Than the cost Of Mc
Dad, which proved the assertions of the man
gers of that road, that they could not afford To
the marble of West Rutland 1T less
ates than are now charged, was utterly allacious.
le said while they were doing this the Benning-
IN and Rutland railroad was running at loss 10
s owners and managers, and the Bennington and