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

seeks TO he extended to profitable point on N
hcnselaor 4 Saratoga road. We ought to or
courage foreign capital 10 come into the Stat,
but II we gnnt charter tn this parallel an
competing road, we may as well " bid GOOD bye
70 foreign capital coming into the State TO inve,
IN our railroads aud other enterprises as it woul
set precedent which would be troublesome /
our future legislation.
Mr.. Pingy Of Weathersftld asked Mr.. Woo
/ to give way TO enable him 10 offer an amendmen
| 70 the bill
| The Speaker decided that Mr.. w could no
yleld the foor for that purpose, without conclud
| ing his remarks
Mr.. Wood then said that if this bill is to pass
tine same privileges granted by ii 10 the Benninp
ton Rutland or the Rutland 4 Burlington road
should be granted to the Rensselaer, and Saraion
road 10 run over either of those roads 10 import
ant points ON them. lie then referred to III
numerous remOnstmnocs that had been presento
here against this bill embracing all the lcadn
business men, as well as a large proportion Of Ia
inhabitants ON those roads lie then conclude
BY an appeal 10 the House to do equal Justice /
oil parties in interest in this bill
Mr.. Pingry Of Wcathersiicld proposed Of
amendment, by which equal privileges should b
granted to all three Of the roads in interest Il
this bill, zach to run over the roads of the other
under such regulations rs may hc established ~
the supreme Court.
Ahi+ -hlN'i ~ Nlhiltut~ttf NliN ne proposed q
discuss the bill as il now is and IL the lIous
are not disposed 10 pass that, then it will be tim
TO consider the proposition made by the gentle
man from Neuthersfeld. We have had man
things presented in this d-cussion--om of then
OF no bearing at all, some but slight, and some O.
but very little bearing on the bill before u.s. Tn
matter stands here the gentleman from Benninp
ton introduced bill for charter for a road iron
Rutland to West Rutland. the committee hav
considered it, nnd reported in favor of the hill
bat have made provision by amendments that
the Rutland & Slmt1gn road will allow the Ben
niugt1u q Rutland road 20 run out on their roa,
O. W cN Rutland at q small rate per ton lU
freight or, il the Rensselaer, d Saratoga roai
Will haul clt- Cor the Bennington & Rutland rOa,
at snni tariff per ton then in either case tn
road shall not be built. lie then went into
history Of the charter Oh the Rutland Bnrling
Ton ana Bennington q Rutland roads, and tina
the stock OF these roads was taken by reason u
the fact, that there were ncxhoustihlc quarrie
OF Marble 90 Rutland which would furnish
large business o. the roads and that while th
gentleman rom iuirhuNcn claimed that the sam
argument was made in getting the stock ul tn,
Rutland Washington rlad takcn. the @mo nr
gument- would hold good in favor 0f the othe
two roads named. lie then gave % history of th,
roads West from West Rutland how they ha,
been crippled in their finances bad run their ear
in the winter by horse power and how they haC
fNfil Ffh1IlA VIZ ~ AlN iAfiln7t'lNtl l7lfNNlE
road, and bad become prosperous under theirnev
ownership. lie gave als1 % history OF the Troy
q Boston road which had the control % the out
lets oi the various roads in interest in THIS bill
and the manner ia which that rnad had cripple.
the roads connecting with IL.
These matters, Mr.. NJ said, were onLy prelim
mary 70 the main question. AMI he would nov
consider the bill itself lie then criticized th,
course pursued by Mr.. Wood in questioning I'll,
chairman OF the committee on railroads thai
he had oyerstepped the rules OF right, and order
and asked questions that were not allowable by
either, opening the whole question before House
and requiring as well the examination Of all the
witncsscs in detail We have referred tins que-
ton 70 the com. 70 ascertain the fact IN the case
The committee have reported the facts as thcl
found them, from the evidence before them anC
We are bound 10 believe that the facts, as stateC
over the signatures Of those seven men, is true ii
every respect
lie then referred % the statement MS 10 ia,
amount of the local business and the large bust
ness interests, on the line Of the road now run By
the Rensselaer, q Saratoga road, and compare,
those with the large business Interests along th'
line OF the Bennington d Rutland road how al
the vast interests on this last named road ha'
been cut OIL from nn outlet, By TINS same Rens
selacr q Saratoga road. if the business Interest,"
on the line oi the heoS.eaer " oaiatoga r9a'
We're suffering as the business interests on the lin